Ethnic Studies (ETNC)

ETNC 4 -  Mexican-American and Chicano Art   (3 units)  
Letter Grade (LG) or Pass/No Pass (P/NP) •  Total hours: 51 hours lecture  
This is an ethnic studies course on Mexican-American art and the historical, political, spiritual, and aesthetic antecedents that have nurtured the development of visual culture. It explores the negotiation of identities in Mexican-American artwork in relation to the politics, resistance, and iconography of the Chicano movement and contemporary Mexican-American art genres. Portions of instruction may be offered online; may also be offered fully online.  
Advisory: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ENGL C1000  
Credit transferable: Transfers to CSU & UC  
GE Credit: Cal-GETC 3A: Arts, 3B: Humanities; MPC 3 Arts and Humanities, 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences, 6 Ethnic Studies  

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ETNC 5 -  African-American Arts and Music   (3 units)  
Letter Grade (LG) or Pass/No Pass (P/NP) •  Total hours: 51 hours lecture  
This ethnic studies course explores varied African-American art forms and their relationship to American culture. It examines African-American expressive culture and the historical, political, spiritual, and aesthetic antecedents that have nurtured the symbiosis between art, music and culture. It also explores the development of African-American art and music from 17th century to present with attention given to historical and humanistic context. Portions of instruction may be offered online; may also be offered fully online.  
Advisory: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ENGL C1000  
Credit transferable: Transfers to CSU & UC  
GE Credit: Cal-GETC 3A: Arts, 3B: Humanities; MPC 3 Arts and Humanities, 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences  

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ETNC 6 -  Ethnic Images in Film  (3 units)  
Letter Grade (LG) or Pass/No Pass (P/NP) •  Total hours: 51 hours lecture  
This Ethnic Studies course introduces students to intersections of identity, ethnic culture, race, socio-economic class and gender in the United States through the medium of film. It examines film content and construction for representation and presentation of ethnic images, the multiple dimensions of media stereotypes, and the authenticity of diverse ethnic experiences with particular emphasis on Native Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, and Latina and Latino Americans. Using film as the primary lens, it also analyzes ways in which ideologies are conveyed, how cultural values have formulated, and how technological, industrial, and aesthetic factors affect screen content. Students analyze films, figures, character types and narrative strategies to evaluate the relationship between film and identity within American society. Portions of instruction may be offered online; may also be offered fully online.  
Advisory: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ENGL C1000  
Credit transferable: Transfers to CSU & UC  
GE Credit: Cal-GETC 3B: Humanities, 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences; MPC 3 Arts and Humanities, 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences, 6 Ethnic Studies  

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ETNC 8 -  Introduction to Chicana/o Studies  (3 units)  
Letter Grade (LG) or Pass/No Pass (P/NP) •  Total hours: 51 hours lecture  
This introductory-level course explores social, political, economic, and historical aspects of the Chicana/o experience in the United States, using models and paradigms developed within Chicana/o/x Studies as an interdisciplinary field. It offers a multidisciplinary examination of representation, ideologies, and material conditions of Chicanas and Chicanos, including colonialism, race, labor, immigration, poverty, assimilation, gender, and patriarchy. The course provides a comparative study of the socio-economic and cultural conditions between Chicanas/o /Latinas/o and other ethnic groups through an examination of community activism and cultural praxis. Portions of instruction may be offered online; may also be offered fully online.  
Advisory: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ENGL C1000 (Academic Reading and Writing)  
Credit transferable: Transfers to CSU  
GE Credit: MPC 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences, 6 Ethnic Studies  

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ETNC 10 -  Introduction to Ethnic Studies  (3 units)  
Letter Grade (LG) or Pass/No Pass (P/NP) •  Total hours: 51 hours lecture  
Using interdisciplinary approaches, this Ethnic Studies course introduces students to major concepts, theories, processes, and events in the study of racial and ethnic groups. It focuses on the historical and contemporary experiences of Native Americans, Latino Americans, African Americans, and Asian Americans as a way of exploring ideas such as individual and systemic racism, colonialism and decolonization, racial/ethnic stratification, marginalization, white privilege, and intersectionality. It also explores how these groups have resisted, adapted, and sometimes thrived in ways that have made significant and enduring contributions to our society. More broadly, the course also investigates the processes and circumstances that have led to the construction of race and racial categories in the modern world. The course aims to provide a foundation for students to engage in practices that challenge racism and racial inequality. Portions of instruction may be offered online; may also be offered fully online. [C-ID SJS 110]  
Advisory: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ENGL C1000  
Credit transferable: Transfers to CSU & UC  
GE Credit: Cal-GETC 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences; MPC 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences, 6 Ethnic Studies  

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ETNC 12 -  Chicana/Latina Feminism in Contemporary Society  (3 units)  
Letter Grade (LG) or Pass/No Pass (P/NP) •  Total hours: 51 hours lecture  
This course provides students with a basic understanding of the Chicana/Latina in contemporary society. Emphasis is placed on establishing a framework from which to view the historical development and treatment of women in modern society. Emphasis is placed on Latina feminist scholarship and cultural representations, border issues and migration, resistance to patriarchy, labor, and the search for power. This course focuses on the development of the Chicana/ Latina identity influenced by the Chicana and Latina cultural formations and experiences. Using readings, media images, and course discussions students will learn about how Chicana history examines social, political, and cultural issues in order to center Chicana identity as a tool of resistance, agency, and social/ cultural contributions in everyday life. Throughout the course, we will be discussing how Chicana identity formations are experienced in multiple spheres, including the intrapersonal, interpersonal, and systemic levels. We will explore the diversity and commonality of Latina experiences. We draw on the sociological approach that includes considering race, ethnicity, and mainstream knowledge as social constructs that permeate all social life, are entrenched in social structures and institutions, and shift and mutate over time and place, often in ways that reproduce existing patterns of power relations. The course also draws on critical race theory to examine society and culture as they relate to categorizations of race, law, and power and social psychology to examine how people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of the diversity of the Chicana/ Latian members in varying communities. Portions of instruction may be offered online; may also be offered fully online.  
Credit transferable: Transfers to CSU  
GE Credit: MPC 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences, 6 Ethnic Studies  

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ETNC 13 -  Introduction to Race and Ethnicity  (3 units)  
Letter Grade (LG) or Pass/No Pass (P/NP) •  Total hours: 51 hours lecture  
This course is an introduction to the sociological analysis of race, ethnicity, and racism. Examines the cultural, political, and economic practices and institutions that support or challenge racism, racial and ethnic inequalities, as well as patterns of interaction between various racial and ethnic groups. Offered as ETNC 13 and SOCI 13; credit may be earned only once. Portions of instruction may be offered online; may also be offered fully online. [C-ID SOCI 150]  
Advisory: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ENGL C1000  
Credit transferable: Transfers to CSU & UC  
GE Credit: Cal-GETC 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences; MPC 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences, 6 Ethnic Studies  

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ETNC 16 -  American Government and African American Politics  (3 units)  
Letter Grade (LG) or Pass/No Pass (P/NP) •  Total hours: 51 hours lecture  
This course examines the U.S. Constitution, the U.S. system of government, the ideas and values on which they are based, and their impact on African Americans. It focuses on the American government at the national, state, and local levels, emphasizing the roles and influences of African Americans from a contemporary and historical perspective, especially their legal and civil rights in areas of employment, law, and public participation. It addresses how racial and ethnic coalition-building, racial resistance, and agency formation have affected African-American communities and the American political system. Portions of instruction may be offered online; may also be offered fully online.  
Advisory: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ENGL C1000  
Credit transferable: Transfers to CSU & UC  
GE Credit: Cal-GETC 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences; MPC 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences  
CSU American Institutions: US-2: U.S. Constitution and Government, US-3: California State and Local Government  

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ETNC 18 -  Chicanos in American Politics  (3 units)  
Letter Grade (LG) or Pass/No Pass (P/NP) •  Total hours: 51 hours lecture  
This course will focus on Chicanos and the U.S. Constitution, political process of decision making by the Presidency, Congress, and the Supreme Court, and the California Constitution, laws and initiatives, and governors, and explore the impact of eurocentrism, ethnocentrism, racism, white supremacist, racial discrimination, class, gender, age, religion, institutional racism, language discrimination, colonization, and immigration in the Chicana/o community. Students will review how the Chicana/o community has applied theory and knowledge gained through solidarity, racial struggle, racial resistance, and agency formation, and how this organizing has positively impacted Chicano communities. Portions of instruction may be offered online; may also be offered fully online.  
Advisory: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ENGL C1000  
Credit transferable: Transfers to CSU & UC  
GE Credit: Cal-GETC 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences; MPC 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences, 6 Ethnic Studies  
CSU American Institutions: US-2: U.S. Constitution and Government, US-3: California State and Local Government  

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ETNC 20 -  Introduction to Native American Studies  (3 units)  
Letter Grade (LG) or Pass/No Pass (P/NP) •  Total hours: 51 hours lecture  
A survey of the cultures of Native American/American Indians within the United States, focusing on the social, religious, economic, linguistic, and artistic history of various indigenous groups. It examines current political, social, and environmental challenges and representations via indigenous viewpoints and knowledge. It also discusses anti-racist, anti-colonial, and Native American resistance and resurgence movements. Topics can include, but are not limited to, tribal citizenship, self-determination, decolonization, sovereignty, and settler colonialism. Emphasis on the local indigenous communities' geography, culture, history, and environment. Portions of instruction may be offered online; may also be offered fully online. Portions of instruction may be offered online; may also be offered fully online.  
Advisory: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ENGL C1000  
Credit transferable: Transfers to CSU & UC  
GE Credit: Cal-GETC 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences; MPC 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences, 6 Ethnic Studies  
CSU American Institutions: US-1: American History  

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ETNC 22 -  Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in American Society  (3 units)  
Letter Grade (LG) or Pass/No Pass (P/NP) •  Total hours: 51 hours lecture  
This Ethnic Studies course explores race, racialization processes, theories of racism, forms of racial subordination, and anti-racism strategies through the comparative status and experiences of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. It addresses their eligibility for constitutional protections and their legal rights at the federal, state, and municipal levels as refugees, immigrants, or citizens. It examines the impacts of racism, colonialism, and imperialism as well as the self-determination resistance of various Asian American and Pacific Islander ethnic communities. Portions of instruction may be offered online; may also be offered fully online.  
Advisory: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ENGL C1000  
Credit transferable: Transfers to CSU & UC  
GE Credit: Cal-GETC 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences, 6: Ethnic Studies; MPC 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences, 6 Ethnic Studies  

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ETNC 23 -  Chicana/o History: 1848-Present, A Survey   (3 units)  
Letter Grade (LG) or Pass/No Pass (P/NP) •  Total hours: 51 hours lecture  
A survey of Mexican American/Chicano history from the 1800s to the present. This course will address the economic, social, cultural, and political events that have shaped the history of Mexican Americans/Chicanos in the United States with an emphasis on concepts of race and racism, decolonization, racial solidarity, and self-determination. Key political and legislative topics cover the Mexican American Southwest, the U.S.-Mexico War, American Expansionism, U.S. Treaties, the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the California Constitution, American Nativism, Mexican Repatriation, WWII, the Bracero Program, the Mexican American Labor Movement, and the Chicano Movement. Portions of instruction may be offered online; may also be offered fully online.  
Advisory: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ENGL C1000  
Credit transferable: Transfers to CSU & UC  
GE Credit: Cal-GETC 3B: Humanities, 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences; MPC 3 Arts and Humanities, 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences, 6 Ethnic Studies  

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ETNC 24 -  African Americans in U.S. History to 1877  (3 units)  
Letter Grade (LG) or Pass/No Pass (P/NP) •  Total hours: 51 hours lecture  
This course is a history of the United States from the perspective of people of African ancestry and introduces students to major historical events in African American history from the colonial era to 1877. It will examine the Middle Passage and the transatlantic slave trade, African American slave cultures and communities, slave resistance, and freedom movements during slavery. It examines how African Americans have contributed to and shaped American culture and history, as well as how American history has impacted them. Offered as ETNC 24 and HIST 24; credit may be earned only once. Portions of instruction may be offered online; may also be offered fully online.  
Advisory: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ENGL C1000  
Credit transferable: Transfers to CSU & UC  
GE Credit: Cal-GETC 3B: Humanities, 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences; MPC 3 Arts and Humanities, 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences  
CSU American Institutions: US-1: American History, US-2: U.S. Constitution and Government  

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ETNC 25 -  African Americans in U.S. History 1865 to Present  (3 units)  
Letter Grade (LG) or Pass/No Pass (P/NP) •  Total hours: 51 hours lecture  
This course examines the history of African Americans in the United States since the end of the American Civil War. It examines the significant incidents, laws, themes, experiences, and African Americans who helped to form American history. It addresses how African Americans have historically and now been oppressed by institutions, policies, social norms, and laws. It examines how African Americans have shaped American politics, society, and the economy, from Reconstruction to the Jim Crow era to the modern Civil Rights Movement, the Black Power Movement, and the Black Lives Matter movement. Offered as ETNC 25 and HIST 25; credit may be earned only once. Portions of instruction may be offered online; may also be offered fully online.  
Advisory: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ENGL C1000  
Credit transferable: Transfers to CSU & UC  
GE Credit: Cal-GETC 3B: Humanities, 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences; MPC 3 Arts and Humanities, 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences  
CSU American Institutions: US-1: American History  

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ETNC 30 -  Gender in Global Perspective  (0 units)  
Letter Grade (LG) or Pass/No Pass (P/NP) •  Total hours: 51 hours lecture  
This course explores gender categories, experience, and history from a transnational feminist perspective, examining diverse global locations, geo-politics, and cultural contexts. Also offered as ANTH 30 and GWOS 30; credit can be earned only once. Also offered online. May be offered fully online.  
Advisory: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ENGL 1A  
GE Credit: Cal-GETC 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences (IGETC-Retired); MPC F Intercultural Studies, D Social Sciences  

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ETNC 40 -  The African Experience  (0 units)  
Letter Grade (LG) or Pass/No Pass (P/NP) •  Total hours: 51 hours lecture  
This course surveys geography, history, culture, politics, and economics of Africa south of the Sahara, and its relation with the Atlantic world. Also offered as ETNC 40; credit may be earned only once.  
Advisory: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ENGL 1A  
GE Credit: CSU Area C2: Humanities; MPC D Social Sciences  

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