Program: Social Justice, AA-T to Ethnic & Gender Studies, B.A. - California State University Monterey Bay

Apr 01, 2025

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If you transferred into CSUMB as an AA-T certified student in Social Justice, you must complete the following courses for your bachelor’s degree in Ethnic and Gender Studies at CSUMB. If you are unsure about your transfer status, please talk to an advisor.

In order to graduate, you will also need to complete your General Education and University Requirements .

Required Courses

Complete all of the following courses:
EGS 300 - Ethnic & Gender Studies Major ProSeminar Units: 2
HCOM 312 - Deliberation and Advocacy Units: 3
HCOM 391 - Race and Ethnicity in the United States Units: 3
EGS 475 - Senior Capstone Units: 4
Complete one of the following Intersection of Race and Gender courses:
HCOM 342 - Feminist Theories & Methods Units: 4
HCOM 344 - Chicana/Latina Experiences Units: 4
HCOM 443 - Black Feminist Theory & Praxis Units: 4
Complete one of the following Service Learning courses:
GS 339S - Sweat/Service/Solidarity SL Units: 5
HCOM 307S - Soc Impct Of Mass Media SL Units: 5
HCOM 317S - Advanced Composition, Composition Theories, Service Learning Units: 5
HCOM 339S - Creative Writing and Service Learning Units: 5
HCOM 340S - Topics in Social Movements Service Learning Units: 5
HCOM 350S - Oral Hist/Comm Mem SL Units: 5
HCOM 432S - Social Action Writing SL Units: 5
SL 300S - Social Justice and Service Learning Pedagogy Units: 4
SL 394S - Service and Social Justice Units: 4
SL 491S - Topics in Civic Engage Units: 4
SPAN 301S - Service Learning in the Chicano / Latino Community Units: 4
Complete one of the following Cultural Expression/Representation courses:
GS 336 - Cultural Geography: Place, Power, and Positioning Units: 3
HCOM 324 - African American Narratives Units: 4
HCOM 328 - Latina Life Stories Units: 4
HCOM 329 - Auto/Biografias Units: 4
HCOM 333 - Women’s Writing Workshop Units: 4
HCOM 335 - Amer Ethnic Lit & Culture Units: 3
HCOM 336 - Poetry and Gender Units: 4
HCOM 337 - Women’s Literature Units: 4
HCOM 341 - Poetry & Pop Culture Units: 4
HCOM 348 - Race, Colonialism, and Film Units: 4
HCOM 426 - Travel Narratives Units: 4
SPAN 365 - The Chicano Narrative Units: 3
Complete one of the following Social Movements and Communities courses:
GS 317 - Global Migrant Workers: Ethnic Experiences, Resistance, and Empowerment Units: 4
HCOM 315 - Media for Social Change Units: 4
HCOM 343 - Race and Gender Justice Units: 3
HCOM 345 - Chicanx Life & Culture Units: 4
HCOM 440 - Leadership and Multicultural Communities Units: 4
HCOM 455 - Paradigms Of Chicanx Comm Units: 4
Complete one of the following Historical Formations courses:
GS 325 - Geography of International Development Units: 3
HCOM 346 - African American Life/History Units: 4
HCOM 356 - Digital Multicultural U.S. Histories Units: 4
HCOM 359 - Law, Politics and LGBTQ History Units: 4
HCOM 365 - Chicanx Latinx History Units: 4
HCOM 367 - Gender and United States History Units: 4
HCOM 369 - Asian American History Units: 3
HCOM 451 - Transnational Migrations Units: 4
JAPN 307 - Japan-American Experience Units: 3
SBS 350 - Domination and Resistance: US since 1880 Units: 3
SBS 353 - Race, Class and Gender in the American West Units: 3
Complete one of the following Theories of Race and Gender courses:
HCOM 344 - Chicana/Latina Experiences
HCOM 443 - Black Feminist Theory & Praxis
HCOM 445 - Slavery & Race in the Americas Units: 4
HCOM 451 - Transnational Migrations
SPAN 336 - LGBTQ/ Queer Hispanic Experiences Units: 4

General Education and University Requirements

To satisfy the requirements of this degree, students must successfully complete all Undergraduate Requirements . Some of these (GWAR, Upper division Service Learning) are embedded in the major curriculum.

Select and complete coursework to meet the following requirements:

Students may select additional elective coursework if necessary to complete 60 units.