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What can you do with an Ethnic Studies Major?  ES majors can undertake a wide range of roles in our increasingly diverse society.  Helping to make workplaces more inclusive is just one way that ES majors contribute their field of study to the world beyond college.  When they pursue additional study, ES students typically go on to graduate programs in Ethnic Studies, Law, Public Health, Social Work, Counseling, Education, Creative Writing, American Studies, Women's and Gender studies, Film Studies, Public Administration, and Public Policy. Skill Building: Whatever you choose to do, the skills you develop as an ES major will help develop your ability to work effectively across communities and cultures, your diversity competence, and your communication and critical thinking skills. An area of study for the 21st Century: Several school districts in California have begun to require Ethnic Studies classes, recognizing the vital role this area of study will play in our increasingly diverse society. Come on board!

 

The educational goals of the Ethnic Studies Program for majors include:

  • Exploring the cultural and social histories of African American, Latino, Native American and Asian American/ Pacific Islander ethnic groups.
  • Integrating Catholic social justice teaching, the Lasallian core values, and service based learning in service of these historically underrepresented groups.
  • Critically examining United States racial and ethnic diversities and their

The Ethnic Studies Major comprises 11 Courses:
2 lower division and 9 upper division.
*Core Curriculum designations noted in [ ].  
 
Lower Division (2)
ES 1—Introduction to Ethnic Studies [AD, TCG] (1)
ES 50—Creating Community [AD, TCG] (1)

Upper Division Core
Ethnic Studies Theory (1)
   ES 101: Critical Race Theory (or other Theory course approved by Director)

ES 196- Capstone Course (1)

One Methods Course from list below: (1)
(Other courses may be taken with approval of   ES Director):  
   ES 105: Modern Approaches to History
   ES 111: Qualitative Methods
   ES 132: Sociological Research Methods

Six Upper Division Electives (6)
Two courses from each of the following categories:
Ethnic Groups and Identity; Arts and Literature; and Socioeconomics and Inequality

  Ethnic Groups and Identity:
•    ES 102
•    ES/COMM 106 [AD, SHCU]
•    ES/SOC 107, 111, 116, 123, 125, *135 (*depending on course content)  
•    ES/MODL 133
•    ES/HIST 017, 018, 133, 136, 139 [SHCU],  140 [AD, SHCU], 141 [AD, SHCU], 142 [AD, SHCU], 154,131,132, 134,170    
•    ES/POL 003, 101, 109, 110 [AD, CE, TCG], 140,149     
•    ES/PSYCH 165 [AD, CE]  
 
  Arts and Literature:
•    ES/MODL 150  
•    ES/SOC *135 (*depending on course content)   
•    ES/ENGL 023, 150, 151, 152, 153 [AA, AD], 154 [AA, AD], 184, 170          
•    ES/PERFA 014, 50, 61, 60/160, 113 [AA, AD], 161      
•    SEM 144   
 
   Socioeconomics and Inequality:
•    ES/ANTH 131   
•    ES/COMM 161 [CE, TCG]   
•    ES/SOC 004, 112, 115, 120, 122, 124, *135 (*depending on course content)   
•    ES/POL 106, 115 [TCG], 125, 126, 127
•    ES/TRS 166 [AD, TE], 171 [AD, TE]   
•    PSYCH 163 [AD]    
In addition, new courses are approved on a term-to-term basis.