Social Justice, AA-T to Ethnic & Gender Studies, B.A.

Required Courses

• Complete all of the following courses:

• EGS 300: Major Pro Seminar
• HCOM 391 - Race and Ethnicity in the United States Units: 3
• EGS 4XX: Capstone

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• 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

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• Complete one of the following courses:

• HCOM 312 - Deliberation and Advocacy Units: 4
• EGS 3XX: Research and Writing in Ethnic and Gender Studies

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• Complete one of the following Service Learning courses:

• GS 339S - Sweat/Service/Solidarity SL Units: 5
• GS 380S - Building an Int’l NGO Units: 5
• HCOM 307S - Soc Impct Of Mass Media SL Units: 5
• HCOM 317S - Advanced Composition, Composition Theories, Service Learning Units: 5
• HCOM 340S - Topics in Social Movements Service Learning Units: 5
• HCOM 350S - Oral Hist/Comm Mem SL Units: 5
• HCOM 399S: Creative Writing and Service Learning
• 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

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• Complete one of the following Cultural Expression/Representation courses:

• GS 336 - Cultural Geography: Place, Power, and Positioning Units: 4
• 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

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• 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

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• Complete one of the following Historical Formations courses:

• GS 325 - Geography of International Development Units: 4
• HCOM 346 - African American Life/History Units: 4
• HCOM 356 - Digital Multicultural U.S. Histories Units: 4
• HCOM 365 - Chicanx Latinx History Units: 4
• 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

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• 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

The State of California requires completion of a 48 unit General Education Breadth program, including 9 units of upper division GE in areas B, C, and D in order to meet graduation requirements. CSUMB also requires completion of campus-specific University Requirements.

Students select and complete coursework in the following areas to satisfy their degree requirements:

• the CSU’s upper division GE B area requirement;
• the CSU’s upper division GE C area requirement;
• the CSU’s upper division GE D area requirement;
  • the CSU’s American Institutions requirement
• the CSU’s Graduate Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR); [satisfied in the major]
• CSUMB’s upper division service learning requirement; [satisfied in the major]
• CSUMB’s World Culture and Language requirement.

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