Area F - Ethnic Studies at SJSU

At San José State University Ethnic Studies is housed in two departments, African American Studies, and Chicano/a Studies, and two programs, Asian American Studies, and Native American and Indigenous Studies. These departments and programs are where courses that meet AB 1460/Area F Requirements are housed. To lean more about the Area F requirement visit: https://www.sjsu.edu/general-education/ge-requirements/ 

To learn more about Area F, Watch a 10-minute presentation by Dr. Joanne Rondilla, Assistant Professor from the Department of Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, about the definition of Ethnic Studies, including the background and learning goals/outcomes for the Area F requirement. Additional information can be found on the Area F - Frequently Asked Questions page.

Area F - Ethnic Studies as part of General Education

Ethnic Studies courses give students the knowledge and skills necessary for comprehending continued sovereignty movements, racial and ethnic dynamics, and colonial settler and social justice histories of the United States; and the socio-historical origins, processes, and consequences of racial construction, racialization, and racial oppression in the society in which they live. Students learn core interdisciplinary and comparative concepts and frameworks in ethnic studies with a focus on understanding race and ethnicity as they apply to the historically defined racialized core groups: Native Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, and Chicanx/Latinx Americans. Students will gain the skills to better operate as responsible, informed, and constructive citizens in an evolving multiracial and multicultural democracy.

Minimum Grade: A minimum grade of “C-” or better (per the SJSU General Education Requirements).

  • AAS 1 - Introduction to Asian American Studies 3 unit(s)
  • AAS 25 - The Changing Majority: Power and Ethnicity in America 3 unit(s)
  • AAS 159 - Asian American Media Representation and Popular Culture 3 unit(s)
  • AFAM 22 - The Humanities in African American Culture 3 unit(s)
  • AFAM 25 - The Changing Majority: Power and Ethnicity in America 3 unit(s)
  • AFAM 134 - The Black Civil Rights Movements 3 unit(s)
  • AFAM 158 - Race, Sport, Activism & Social Movements 3 unit(s)
  • AFAM 162 - The Aesthetics of Hip-Hop 3 unit(s)
  • CCS 1 - Introduction to Chicana and Chicano Studies 3 unit(s)
  • CCS 25 - The Changing Majority: Power and Ethnicity in America 3 unit(s)
  • CCS 30 - Race and Ethnicity in Public Space 3 unit(s)
  • NAIS 1 - Intro to Native American and Indigenous Studies 3 unit(s)
  • NAIS 2 - California Indigenous Peoples 3 unit(s)