{
  "college": "gavilan-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "code": "ETHN",
  "name": "Ethnic Studies",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gavilan.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/4259/4260/4291",
  "courses": [
    {
      "code": "ETHN 1",
      "subject": "ETHN",
      "number": "1",
      "title": "Introduction to Ethnic Studies",
      "units": "3",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [],
      "description": "This course offers a transdisciplinary examination of race and ethnicity in the United States, emphasizing the theoretical, methodological, and substantive foundations of Ethnic Studies. It critically engages with the discipline's origins, development, and future trajectory as an academic field committed to dismantling colonial/imperial ethnocentrism, Eurocentrism, and white supremacy within U.S. society. By integrating the socio-economic, cultural, and political conditions of key racialized and colonized communities, the course provides a foundational understanding of their histories of resistance, knowledge production, and contributions to transformative movements. Additionally, it investigates the intersections between social justice and racial equity movements, decolonization/decoloniality, and the establishment and evolution of Ethnic Studies as a site for liberation and epistemic disobedience. Course content engages students in the application of Ethnic Studies methodologies for understanding and critically analyzing struggles for equity, self-determination, liberation, decolonization, and anti-racism.",
      "notes": [
        "Grading: Standard Letter Grade"
      ],
      "offered": []
    },
    {
      "code": "ETHN 2",
      "subject": "ETHN",
      "number": "2",
      "title": "Introduction to Chicanx Studies",
      "units": "3",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [],
      "description": "This course examines the social, political, economic and historic aspects of the Chicanx experience in the United States. Utilizing an interdisciplinary and comparative study of historical, political, and economic frameworks, this course develops both a theoretical and experiential understanding of the lived and evolving Chicanx experience through an examination of community activism and cultural praxis.",
      "notes": [
        "Grading: Standard Letter Grade"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "summer-2026",
          "name": "Summer 2026",
          "sections": 2,
          "open": 2,
          "url": "/c/gavilan-college/schedule/summer-2026/ethn/#ethn-2",
          "subject": "ETHN"
        },
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 4,
          "open": 4,
          "url": "/c/gavilan-college/schedule/fall-2026/ethn/#ethn-2",
          "subject": "ETHN"
        },
        {
          "term": "spring-2027",
          "name": "Spring 2027",
          "sections": 6,
          "open": 6,
          "url": "/c/gavilan-college/schedule/spring-2027/ethn/#ethn-2",
          "subject": "ETHN"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "ETHN 3B",
      "subject": "ETHN",
      "number": "3B",
      "title": "Sociology of Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Identity",
      "units": "3",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [],
      "description": "This course is designed to introduce students to the basic sociological concepts and theories of race, ethnicity and cultural identity in U.S. society. Students will examine race, ethnicity and cultural identity as social constructs that permeate social structures and institutions, and how they change over time and space. Over the semester students will critically analyze the ways which race, ethnicity, class, and gender/sexuality continually shape people's lives and experiences. While the class focuses on U.S. societies, students will also critically compare and contrast race and ethnicity in other societies. Also listed as SOC 3.",
      "notes": [
        "Grading: Option of a standard letter grade or Pass/no pass"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "summer-2026",
          "name": "Summer 2026",
          "sections": 5,
          "open": 5,
          "url": "/c/gavilan-college/schedule/summer-2026/ethn/#ethn-3b",
          "subject": "ETHN"
        },
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 7,
          "open": 7,
          "url": "/c/gavilan-college/schedule/fall-2026/ethn/#ethn-3b",
          "subject": "ETHN"
        },
        {
          "term": "spring-2027",
          "name": "Spring 2027",
          "sections": 8,
          "open": 8,
          "url": "/c/gavilan-college/schedule/spring-2027/ethn/#ethn-3b",
          "subject": "ETHN"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "ETHN 5",
      "subject": "ETHN",
      "number": "5",
      "title": "Introduction to Asian American Studies",
      "units": "3",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [],
      "description": "This course explores how U.S. institutions have shaped the category of \"Asian\" and examines the history, culture, and politics of Asian/Pacific Islander/Desi American (APID/A) communities. Using Ethnic Studies theory, students will investigate key events, focusing on interactions with other racial/ethnic groups and themes like self-determination, imperialism, and social justice. The course critiques the \"model minority\" myth, challenges assimilation narratives, and situates APID/A experiences within global contexts, addressing issues of race, identity, citizenship, and social movements, while tracing the evolution of APID/A Studies.",
      "notes": [
        "Grading: Standard Letter Grade"
      ],
      "offered": []
    },
    {
      "code": "ETHN 10B",
      "subject": "ETHN",
      "number": "10B",
      "title": "African-American History",
      "units": "3",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [],
      "description": "This class examines how social, political, cultural, intellectual, and economic aspects of African-American life developed in the course of United States history. Students will explore the early effects of race-based ideology, and will consider the legacies of slavery and African-American economic underdevelopment. Students will also learn about the contributions of various African-American individuals and groups to the modern United States, and will use various indicators to assess the current state of the nation's ethnic relations. Also listed as HIST 10.",
      "notes": [
        "Grading: Option of a standard letter grade or Pass/no pass",
        "A new version of this course will be effective Fall 2021"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "summer-2026",
          "name": "Summer 2026",
          "sections": 2,
          "open": 2,
          "url": "/c/gavilan-college/schedule/summer-2026/ethn/#ethn-10b",
          "subject": "ETHN"
        },
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 2,
          "open": 2,
          "url": "/c/gavilan-college/schedule/fall-2026/ethn/#ethn-10b",
          "subject": "ETHN"
        },
        {
          "term": "spring-2027",
          "name": "Spring 2027",
          "sections": 3,
          "open": 3,
          "url": "/c/gavilan-college/schedule/spring-2027/ethn/#ethn-10b",
          "subject": "ETHN"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}