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2201.30

Social Justice Studies is an expanding interdisciplinary field encompassing the study of race relations, feminist studies, LGBTQIA+ studies, and the like. The field explores and analyzes history, culture, and contemporary issues through the intersecting perspectives of race/ethnicity, gender, and economic inequality. Social Justice Studies explores how societies can better define and achieve equity, fairness, and justice.​

Program Outcomes

• Analyze the impact of race/ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and economic inequality in historical periods in written and oral work.
• Critique varied theoretical frameworks in debates on race/ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and economic inequality.
• Assess the importance of major eras, political figures, legislative acts, social trends, and economic policy on racial/ethnic, gender, economic, and other minority groups.
• Compare and contrast the experiences of marginalized groups with that of dominant groups, including concerns of race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and gender identity
• Critique ongoing social debates on race relations, gender relations, and the like.

Associate in Arts in Social Justice Studies: General for Transfer Degree

Course List

Code	Title	Units
REQUIRED CORE
SOC 014	INTRODUCTION TO ETHNIC STUDIES	3
or SOC 014H	HONORS INTRODUCTION TO ETHNIC STUDIES
or ETH 014	INTRODUCTION TO ETHNIC STUDIES
or ETH 014H	HONORS INTRODUCTION TO ETHNIC STUDIES
SOC 030	INTRODUCTION TO GENDER	3
or SOC 035	LGBTQ STUDIES
Select one of the following:		3
ANTH 002	CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
or ANTH 002H	HONORS CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ENGL 065	AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE
or ETH 065	AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE
ENGL 075	ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN LITERATURE
or ETH 075	ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN LITERATURE
ENGL 085	CHICANO AND MEXICAN LITERATURE
or ETH 085	CHICANO AND MEXICAN LITERATURE
GEOG 002	CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY
HIST 025B	WOMEN IN AMERICAN SOCIETY
HIST 051	HISTORY OF INDIGENOUS NATIVE AMERICANS
or ETH 051	HISTORY OF INDIGENOUS NATIVE AMERICANS
HIST 061A	AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY TO 1865
or ETH 061A	AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY TO 1865
HIST 061B	AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY FROM 1865
or ETH 061B	AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY FROM 1865
HIST 071	ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HISTORY
or ETH 071	ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HISTORY
HIST 081	MEXICAN AMERICAN HISTORY
or ETH 081	MEXICAN AMERICAN HISTORY
PSYC 062	AFRICAN AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGY
or ETH 062	AFRICAN AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGY
SOC 063	AFRICAN AMERICAN SOCIOLOGY
or ETH 063	AFRICAN AMERICAN SOCIOLOGY
SOC 073	ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN SOCIOLOGY
or ETH 073	ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN SOCIOLOGY
SOC 083	CHICANO SOCIOLOGY
or ETH 083	CHICANO SOCIOLOGY
LIST A: SELECT THREE COURSES FROM AT LEAST TWO OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS (Only one course from Area 4 may be used)		9-11
Area 1: History or Government
HIST 025B	WOMEN IN AMERICAN SOCIETY
HIST 051	HISTORY OF INDIGENOUS NATIVE AMERICANS
or ETH 051	HISTORY OF INDIGENOUS NATIVE AMERICANS
HIST 061A	AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY TO 1865
or ETH 061A	AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY TO 1865
HIST 061B	AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY FROM 1865
or ETH 061B	AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY FROM 1865
HIST 071	ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HISTORY
or ETH 071	ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HISTORY
HIST 081	MEXICAN AMERICAN HISTORY
or ETH 081	MEXICAN AMERICAN HISTORY
POLS 021	INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL ECONOMY
Area 2: Arts and Humanities
ART 008	MEXICAN AND CHICANA/O ART HISTORY
ENGL 012	LANGUAGE AND CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION
or LING 012	LANGUAGE AND CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION
ENGL 055	NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURAL EXPRESSION
or ETH 055	NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURAL EXPRESSION
ENGL 058	STUDIES IN QUEER LITERATURE
ENGL 065	AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE
or ETH 065	AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE
ENGL 075	ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN LITERATURE
or ETH 075	ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN LITERATURE
ENGL 085	CHICANO AND MEXICAN LITERATURE
or ETH 085	CHICANO AND MEXICAN LITERATURE
HUM 001	INTRODUCTION TO THE HUMANITIES
HUM 002	HUMANITIES, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
HUM 003	HUMANITIES AND THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
HUM 004	HUMANITIES THROUGH THE ARTS
MUSC 025	AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC
Area 3: Social Science
ANTH 012	AMERICAN INDIAN CULTURES
ANTH 086	CHICANO/A AND LATINO/A AMERICAN CULTURE
or ETH 086	CHICANO/A AND LATINO/A AMERICAN CULTURE
PSYC 062	AFRICAN AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGY
or ETH 062	AFRICAN AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 072	PSYCHOLOGY OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN
or ETH 072	PSYCHOLOGY OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN
PSYC 082	CHICANO/A PSYCHOLOGY
or ETH 082	CHICANO/A PSYCHOLOGY
SOC 063	AFRICAN AMERICAN SOCIOLOGY
or ETH 063	AFRICAN AMERICAN SOCIOLOGY
SOC 073	ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN SOCIOLOGY
or ETH 073	ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN SOCIOLOGY
SOC 083	CHICANO SOCIOLOGY
or ETH 083	CHICANO SOCIOLOGY
Area 4: Quantitative Reasoning and Research Methods (Only one course may be used for List A)
PSYC 005	RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY
SOSC 017	INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES
STAT 018	STATISTICS FOR BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
or STAT C1000	INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS
or STAT C1000H	INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS - HONORS
or STAT 015	STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
Area 5: Major Preparation
Any of the above listed courses not already used.
Required Subtotal		18-20
Cal-GETC 1		34
Transferable Electives (as needed to reach 60 transferable units)
Degree Total		60

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Students with rights to former general education patterns are able to use the CSU GE or IGETC-CSU in lieu of Cal-GETC to complete the general education requirement of this degree. Students should consult with an Academic Counselor to help determine which general education pattern to complete.

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General Education Requirements for the Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer

• General Information
• Cal-GETC
• Students with rights to the former general education patterns can complete IGETC-CSU or CSU GE in lieu of Cal-GETC. Students should consult with an Academic Counselor to determine which general education pattern to complete and may refer to an appropriate archived College Catalog or www.assist.org for more information.