# Ethnic Studies (ETHST) courses

Laney College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 6 courses

Source: https://lan.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/44166/44231/44196/44377/44380

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026.

### ETHST 1 — Introduction to Ethnic Studies

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **C-ID:** SJS 110
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 5 sections (/c/laney-college/schedule/fall-2026/ethst.md)
- AA/AS area 4, 6; Cal-GETC Area 4;

Survey of the American experience of ethnic and racial relations: Exploration of American history and contemporary issues facing minority groups in the United States. Emphasis on Native, African, Mexican, and Asian American cultural experiences.

### ETHST 3 — Race, Gender and Sports

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- AA/AS area 4, 6; Cal-GETC Area 4;

Influence of racial and ethnic groups in sports in the United States: Cultural, historical, political and economic influences associated with gender participation and race relations.

### ETHST 14 — Community Building and Transformation in Urban America

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- AA/AS area 4, 6; Cal-GETC Area 4;

Community organizing as a practice in areas of public service, non-profit work, and electoral politics: Political economy of community development through historical study of disenfranchised ethnic, racial, gendered and immigrant groups in the groups in the U.S.

### ETHST 20 — Arab and Muslim Experiences in the United States

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- AA/AS area 4, 6;

Overview of Arab and Muslim communities in the United States: Analysis of experience through concepts such as racialization, intersectionality, postcolonialsm, migration and diaspora.

### ETHST 30 — Introduction to Race, Gender and Health

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 3 sections (/c/laney-college/schedule/fall-2026/ethst.md)
- AA/AS area 4, 6; Cal-GETC Area 4, 6;

Overview of disparities in health outcomes across communities of color using a public health approach: Analysis of policies, medical institutions,environment, and communities.

### ETHST 50 — Introduction to Race, Class and Schools

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/laney-college/schedule/fall-2026/ethst.md)
- AA/AS area 4, 6; Cal-GETC Area 4;

Survey of issues of equity, diversity and access in K-20 educational institutions: Analysis of urban schooling and comparative experiences in learning through the lens of race, class, culture and gender.