College of the Pacific
Minor Program and Courses
In order to earn the minor in Ethnic Studies, students must complete a minimum of 20 units and 6 courses with a Pacific minor grade point average of 2.0.
Minor Requirements
ETHN 011 Introduction to Ethnic Studies (4 units)
Electives: 5 additional courses from Ethnic Studies
course offerings (16-20 units)
Note:
1) See the list at the end of ETHN course offerings.
2) At least two of these courses must be 100 or above.
3) These 5 courses have to be taken in more than one discipline.
Students are not required to take a capstone course to complete the minor.
Optional:
ETHN 189 Experiential Learning Practicum (4 units)
ETHN 197 Undergraduate Research (4 units)
Note:
1) Student must have a 2.5 GPA in order to take ETHN 197.
2) ETHN 011 is a prerequisite for the above capstone courses
Course Offerings
ETHN 011. Introduction to Ethnic Studies (4)
This course introduces students to the theories and practices of Ethnic Studies, with a focus on the racial formation in the United States, and its impact on the experiences and social statuses of racialized groups, including, but not limited to, Blacks, Latinos, Native Americans, Asians, Pacific Islanders, and Whites. Our primary course contents include histories, critical race theories, media representations and critical studies. While California serves as the major geographical location of racial formation in our study, the issues we explore are situated in national and global contexts. Through a critical examination of histories and contemporary issues regarding the social positions of racialized groups in the U.S., we seek to understand "the irreducibility of race in U.S. political and cultural life" (Winant 33). At the same time, we will examine the forces and conditions for social change and cultural transformation. The contributions of historically marginalized "minority" Americans to the development of American democracy will be a major discussion and research topic.
ETHN 051. Introduction to Black Studies (4)
This course provides an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of African American Studies. The course will provide students with a substantive knowledge base of the historical, cultural, intellectual, social, political, and economic experiences of African Americans.
ETHN 142. Implementation for Social Change (4)
This course is designed to examine the rationale, general strategies, and procedures for effecting social change. The course will focus on planned change in which attempts to bring about change are conscious, deliberate, and intended. The focus of the change efforts will be with systems that directly and indirectly impact the social functioning of African Americans. People of "color" continue to be subjected to hostile and oppressive individual, organizational and environmental conditions.
ETHN 146. Cultural Contributions of African Americans (4)
This course will address the social, political, economic, psychological, aesthetic and cultural contributions of African Americans to America. America is truly "A Nation of Nations" (Walt Whitman). People of American ancestry represent one of these nations. "They are philosophers, scholars and human rights proponents from the era of slavery to the present" says Talmadge Anderson.
ETHN 164. Ghetto Life (4)
This course will address "Ghetto Life" from a historical and current perspective, the injustices—sociological, psychological, economical, and educational—that people in the "Ghetto" are subjected to will be fully examined. Students will be challenged to reassess "The Meaning of Life" for some people who are forced to reside in a geographical area (community of physical space) and a psychological area (community of mind) that are void of life-enhancing means for a quality of life that all human beings deserve. What are the underlying factors that create a "Ghetto"? We will answer this question.
ETHN 189. Service Learning Practicum (4)
As one of the capstone courses, the Service Learning Practicum offers students an opportunity to integrate and apply the skills, knowledge, and theories they have learned to community-based service learning projects related to their academic interests. Each student will work with a faculty supervisor who will provide guidance for the student's experiential learning. While a capstone course is strongly recommended, it is optional. Students can take an alternative course for completing a minor in Ethnic Studies. Prerequisite: Completion of ETHN 011 and another course in Ethnic Studies.
ETHN 191. Independent Study (2-4)
Undergraduate independent study. A student taking this course will be working with a faculty member approved by the Director of Ethnic Studies.
ETHN 193. Special Topics (2-4)
ETHN 197. Undergraduate Research (4)
This is one of the two capstone courses. It offers students an opportunity to integrate and apply the skills, knowledge, and theories they have learned to a particular research project in a field of their academic interest. Each student will work with a faculty supervisor who has expertise in the student's research topic. While this course is strongly recommended, it is optional. Students do not need to take this course for completing a minor in Ethnic Studies. Prerequisites: Overall GPA 2.5 or above, completion of ETHN 011 and another course in Ethnic Studies.
Additional Ethnic Studies Courses
Anthropology (SIS)
ANTH 053: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 054: Antropologia cultural (ANTH 053 in Spanish)
ANTH 112: Physical Anthropology
Communication
COMM 133: Documentary as Persuasive Communication
COMM 143: Intercultural Communication
Economics
ECON 180: Labor Economics
Education
CURR 129/229 Introduction to Bilingual Education
CURR 137x: Teaching English Learners
EADM 130/230: Cultural Basis of Conflict in Education
EADM 204: Pluralism in American Education
English
ENGL 025: American Families
ENGL 025: Between Two Worlds: Exile in Contemporary Lit. & Film
ENGL 025: Black Women Writers
ENGL 025: Class & Desire in Film and Literature
ENGL 025: Gender, Race, and Representation in Film and Fiction
ENGL 025: Multi-Ethnic American Literature: Space, Body, and Identity
ENGL 025: Sports and Scandal
ENGL 161: Topics in American Ethnic Literature
History
HIST 120: Native American History
HIST 121: Colonial America
HIST 124: History of the American West
HIST 130: History of California
HIST 132: History of American Immigration from 1800 to 1900s
HIST 134: African American History
HIST 137: "His-panic" USA (approval in process)
HIST 139: Borderlands: Life on the U.S.-Mexico Border
Modern Languages and Literature
SPAN 124: Hispanic Writers in the U.S.
Music
MHIS 008: History of Jazz
Political Science
POLI 104: Urban Government
POLS 134: American Political Thought
Psychology
PSYC 129: Developmental Psychology
Sociology
SOCI 061: Urban Society
SOCI 093: Social Problems
SOCI 093A: Environment and Society
SOCI 104: Sociology of Sport
SOCI 108: Food, Culture, and Society
SOCI 123: Sex and Gender
SOCI 133: Criminology
SOCI 141: Prejudice and Racism
SOCI 172: Social Inequality
Speech-Language Pathology, School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
SLPA 143: Multicultural Populations
Sport Sciences
SPTS 141: Sport in America