Social Justice: Ethnic Studies
AA-T Degree Ethnic Studies · Laney College · 2026-2027 Catalog
The Associate in Arts in Social Justice: Ethnic Studies for Transfer Degree, (AA-T ETHST) is designed to prepare students for a seamless transfer with junior status and priority admission to their CSU campus to a program or major in Ethnic Studies or similar major for completion of a baccalaureate degree.
Students are required to complete:
Completion of 60 semester units or 90 quarter units that are eligible for transfer to the California State University, including both of the following:
(A) Cal-GETC Breadth Requirements.
(B) A minimum of 18 semester units or 27 quarter units in a major or area of emphasis, as determined by the community college district.
Obtainment of a minimum grade point average of 2.0. Students must earn a C (or "P") or better for each course in the major or area of emphasis.
No more than 60 semester units are required.
The Associate in Arts in Social Justice: Ethnic Studies for Transfer Degree, (AA-T ETHST) will also assist Ethnic Studies major students to transfer to a U.C. or other baccalaureate institutions. Students are advised to consult with a counselor to verify transfer requirements.
Career Opportunities
Program is geared in future careers in Teaching, Social Work, Public Health, Community Organizing, as well as working in higher education or graduate school.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this program a student will be able to:
- Evaluate the development of the field of Ethnic Studies, and utilize research methodologies and scholarship within the field to produce research papers.
- Effectively employ social science methodologies in the analysis of issues related to Ethnic Studies.
- Identify and describe the general history of racial/ethnic people in the U.S.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core 1: Introduction to Ethnic Studies (3 units): | 3 | |
| ETHST 1 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies | 3 |
| Required Core 2: Intersections of Race and Gender (3 units): | 3 | |
| AFRAM 35 | Women of Color | 3 |
| M/LAT 35 | Women of Color | 3 |
| ASAME 35 | Women of Color | 3 |
| NATAM 35 | Women of Color | 3 |
| Area 1: History or Government (3 units): | 3 | |
| AFRAM 30 | African American History: Africa to 1865 | 3 |
| AFRAM 31 | African American History: 1865-1945 | 3 |
| ASAME 2 | Introduction to the Pacific Islander Experience from 1850 to the Present | 3 |
| M/LAT 34 | History of Latinos in the United States: 1800 to Present | 3 |
| Area 2: Arts and Humanities (3 units): | 3 | |
| AFRAM 26 | African American Culture: Black Music, Art, and Literature | 3 |
| ASAME 10 | Asian and Asian American Popular Culture | 3 |
| ASAME 30 | Asians and Asian-Americans Through Films | 3 |
| M/LAT 30A | Survey of Latin-American Films | 3 |
| M/LAT 30B | Survey of Latin-American Films | 3 |
| M/LAT 36 | Survey of Latina/o Literature | 3 |
| Area 3: Social Science (6 units): | 6 | |
| AFRAM 1 | Introduction to African American Studies | 3 |
| ETHST 30 | Introduction to Race, Gender and Health | 3 |
| AFRAM 2 | Black Economics | 3 |
| AFRAM 5 | The African American Family in the United States | 3 |
| AFRAM 8 | African-American Politics | 3 |
| AFRAM 11 | Perceptions of the African American Male in America | 3 |
| AFRAM 12 | Psychology of African Americans | 3 |
| AFRAM 14A | Social Psychology of African American Male/Female Relationships | 3 |
| AFRAM 16 | The Prison Industrial Complex: African American Incarceration | 3 |
| AFRAM 23 | Perceptions of African American Women | 3 |
| AFRAM 38 | Environmental Racism and Justice | 3 |
| ASAME 2 | Introduction to the Pacific Islander Experience from 1850 to the Present | 3 |
| ASAME 21 | Asian-American Communities | 3 |
| ASAME 32 | Asian-American Psychology | 3 |
| ASAME 42 | Southeast Asians in the United States | 3 |
| ETHST 3 | Race, Gender and Sports | 3 |
| ETHST 20 | Arab and Muslim Experiences in the United States | 3 |
| ETHST 14 | Community Building and Transformation in Urban America | 3 |
| ETHST 50 | Introduction to Race, Class and Schools | 3 |
| NATAM 1 | History of Native American Indians | 3 |
| M/LAT 12 | United States Relations with Mexico and Latin America | 3 |
| M/LAT 19 | History of the Mexican American | 3 |
| NATAM 2 | Native American Indians in Contemporary Society | 3 |
| M/LAT 23 | Psychology of Latinas and Latinos | 3 |
| M/LAT 31 | Survey of Chicana/Latina Women | 3 |
| M/LAT 33 | Introduction to Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies | 3 |
| Total Major Units: | 18 | |
| Cal-GETC Pattern: | 34 | |
| Electives to meet 60 units | ||
| Total Units: | 60 | |