{ "college": "coastline-college", "edition": "2026-2027", "code": "ETHS", "name": "Ethnic Studies", "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.cccd.edu/coastline/course-descriptions/credit-courses/eths/", "courses": [ { "code": "ETHS C100", "subject": "ETHS", "number": "C100", "title": "Introduction to Ethnic Studies", "units": "3", "hours": "54 lecture hours", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This introductory course in Ethnic Studies is a critical inter/transdisciplinary examination of race, racism, and liberatory movements that centers the histories, experiences, cultures, and contemporary struggles of Native American, African American, Latinx/Chicanx, and Asian American populations, as well as other Communities of Color in the United States. Emerging from Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) campus activism and civil rights movements of the 1960s and 1970s, Ethnic Studies critically and comparatively analyzes how race and ethnicity intersect with class, gender, ability, and sexuality along with an interrogation of settler colonialism, White supremacy, patriarchy, classism, heterosexism, racism, Euro/Anglocentrism, and other systems of privilege and oppression. Central to the field is a racial justice orientation that draws from the cultural knowledge and activism of Communities of Color, critical race, transnational, intersectional feminist, and decolonial frameworks, and scholarship from the humanities and social sciences. Through culturally sustaining and community-engaged learning opportunities, this inter/transdisciplinary course is designed to cultivate students' self-awareness, cultural competency, and racial literacy, as well as critical thinking, research, and community advocacy skills for a socially just society. Community engagement activities and fieldwork with local organizations may also be assigned.", "notes": [ "Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass" ], "offered": [] }, { "code": "ETHS C123", "subject": "ETHS", "number": "C123", "title": "History of Ethnic Minorities in the United States", "units": "3", "hours": "54 lecture hours", "advisory": "ENGL C1000.", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This course explores the experiences of diverse ethnic groups in the historical development of the United States, including Native Americans, European Americans, African Americans, Hispanic Americans and Asian Americans. Major themes will include concepts of racialization and Eurocentrism, the intersections of ethnicity, class and gender, changing immigration patterns and policies, contemporary implications for historical discrimination, and the long term struggle to create a truly pluralistic and egalitarian society. Enrollment Limitation: HIST C123; students who complete ETHS C123 may not enroll in or receive credit for HIST C123.", "notes": [ "Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass" ], "offered": [ { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 5, "open": 0, "url": "/c/coastline-college/schedule/fall-2026/eths/#eths-c123", "subject": "ETHS" }, { "term": "spring-2027", "name": "Spring 2027", "sections": 5, "open": 5, "url": "/c/coastline-college/schedule/spring-2027/eths/#eths-c123", "subject": "ETHS" } ] }, { "code": "ETHS C134", "subject": "ETHS", "number": "C134", "title": "Introduction to Chicana/o Studies", "units": "3", "hours": "54 lecture hours", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This course examines the history, culture, and politics of Mexican-origin and Latina/o/x communities in the United States from 1848 to the present. The course explores the formation of Chicano communities, the dynamic roles of women and queer activists, and the experience of migration, resistance, and belonging. Students will analyze issues of identity, labor, representation, and social justice in relation to Chicana/o/x and Latina/o/x life.", "notes": [ "Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass" ], "offered": [] }, { "code": "ETHS C135", "subject": "ETHS", "number": "C135", "title": "Introduction to Native American and Indigenous Studies", "units": "3", "hours": "54 lecture hours", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This course provides an introduction to native societies in North America. Students will examine the historical and contemporary Native American struggles against racism, land dispossession, forced acculturation, and poverty within the United States highlighting the Native people's ongoing struggle for social justice and the efforts to rebuild, revitalize, and reclaim their identity.", "notes": [ "Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass" ], "offered": [] }, { "code": "ETHS C136", "subject": "ETHS", "number": "C136", "title": "Introduction to Black and African American Studies", "units": "3", "hours": "54 lecture hours", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This course is an introduction to Black and African American Studies that centers on history, culture, and politics of the Black community in the United States. Special attention is given to exploring theoretical concepts and social processes such as the social construction of Blackness, white supremacy, racialization, social inequality, Black civil rights, racial justice, and liberation.", "notes": [ "Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass" ], "offered": [] }, { "code": "ETHS C137", "subject": "ETHS", "number": "C137", "title": "Introduction to Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies", "units": "3", "hours": "54 lecture hours", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "This course is the study of Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) histories, cultures, and social experiences in the United States, with a focus on critical theories and contemporary approaches. Emphasizing a thematic exploration of race, ethnicity, gender, and class, the course examines the impact of imperialism, colonialism, and resistance movements, and integrates academic community-based scholarship to understand APIA contributions and struggles within a border socio-political context.", "notes": [ "Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass" ], "offered": [] }, { "code": "ETHS C233", "subject": "ETHS", "number": "C233", "title": "Racial and Ethnic Relations in America", "units": "3", "hours": "54 lecture hours", "cid": [ "SOCI 150" ], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC" ], "description": "Sociological analysis of race, ethnicity, and racism. Examines the cultural, political, and economic practices and institutions that support or challenge racism and racial and ethnic inequalities as well as historical and contemporary patterns of interaction between various racial and ethnic groups. Enrollment Limitation: SOC C233; students who complete ETHS C233 may not enroll in or receive credit for SOC C233.", "notes": [ "Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass, Pace+" ], "offered": [ { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 10, "open": 3, "url": "/c/coastline-college/schedule/fall-2026/eths/#eths-c233", "subject": "ETHS" }, { "term": "spring-2027", "name": "Spring 2027", "sections": 11, "open": 11, "url": "/c/coastline-college/schedule/spring-2027/eths/#eths-c233", "subject": "ETHS" } ] } ] }