Students with a GE catalog year of 2021 or later are required to take 3 units of coursework meeting the Ethnic Studies (ES) graduation requirement in order to graduate from CSUN (or any California State University campus). Upon completion of an ES-designated course, students will have met the GE Breadth Area F requirement, and the course will be designated as such on their official transcript. Students are required to take one course that meets the Ethnic Studies (ES) graduation requirement prior to graduation from any CSU campus. Courses with this designation will be noted on the student’s transcript as meeting the GE Breadth Area F requirement.
The following courses meet the Ethnic Studies (ES) requirement. Courses indicated with an asterisk (*) are not available for General Education credit.
C2 - Humanities (9)
AAS 220. Survey of Asian American Literature (3)
AAS 321. Asian American Fiction (3)
AFRS 245. African-American Literature Since 1930 (3)
CAS 201. Survey of Central American Literature (3)
CHS 201. Survey of Mexican Literature in Translation (3)
CHS 350. Religions and Spiritualities in Chicana/o Communities (3)
CHS 351. Survey of Mexican Philosophical Thought (3)
D1 - Social Sciences (10)
AAS 210. History of Asians in America (3)
AFRS 201. Economics of the African-American Community I (3)
AFRS 220. Psychological Environment of the African-American (3)
AFRS 221. Social Environment of the African-American (3)
AIS 222. Gender, Sexuality, and American Indian Communities (3)
CAS 309. Ancient to Pre-Modern History of the Central American People (3)
CAS 368. Central American Revolutionary Movements (3)
CAS 369. Contemporary Social Movements in Central America (3)
F - Comparative Cultural Studies (19)
AAS 100. Introduction to Asian American Studies (3)
AAS 340. Asian American Women (3)
AAS 345. Contemporary Issues in Asian American Studies (3)
AAS 360. Asian American Immigration–Global Perspective (3)
AFRS 100. Introduction to Black Studies and Culture (3)
AFRS 320. African-American Personality Development (3)
AFRS 322. African-American Family (3)
AFRS 324. The Black Woman in Contemporary Times (3)
AFRS 325. The Black Man in Contemporary Times (3)
AFRS 366. Colonialism in Africa (3)
AIS 101. Introduction to American Indian Studies (3)
CAS 100. Introduction to Central American Studies (3)
CAS 102. The Salvadoran Experience (3)
CAS 311. The Central American Diaspora (3)
CAS 365. Changing Roles of Central American Women (3)
CHS 100. Chicana/o Culture (3)
CHS 246. Contemporary Issues of the Chicana (3)
Ethnic Studies (Non-GE) (23)
AAS 311. Research Methods in Asian American Studies (3)*
AAS 355. Biracial and Multiracial Identity (3)*
AAS 440. Urbanization and Asian American Communities (3)*
AAS 455. Asian American Sexuality (3)*
AFRS 168. Introduction to the African Diaspora (3)*
AFRS 171. Classical African Civilization (3)*
AFRS 367. African American Social Movements (3)*
AFRS 417. Equity and Diversity in Schools (3)*
AFRS 420. The Black Child (3)*
CHS 306. The Chicana/o in Films (3)*
CHS 401. Pre-Cuauhtemoc Meso-American Civilizations (3)*
CHS 405. Chicanas/os and the Media (3)*
CHS 417. Equity and Diversity in Schools (3)*
CHS 430. The Chicana/o Child (3)*
CHS 431. The Chicana/o Adolescent (3)*
CHS 432. Counseling the Chicana/o Child (3)*
CHS 434. Current Educational Theories of Chicana/os in the Schools (3)*
CHS 453. Theory and the Chicana/o Experience (3)*
CHS 460. Politics of the Chicana/o (3)*
CHS 467. Environmental Justice and Chicana/o Communities (3)*
CHS 473. The Chicana/o and Social Institutions (3)*
CHS 480/F. Chicana/o-Latina/o Children’s Literature in Communities (2/1)*