Minor Requirements

Pursuing our minor is simple

Requirements for the Ethnic Studies Minor

For successful completion of the Ethnic Studies Minor, students must take a total of 18 units as follows:

Required Courses: 9 units must be derived from the following three required courses:

• ENS 10/ENS 110 (Introduction to Ethnic Studies) or SOC 141 (Introduction to Ethnic Studies and Critical Theory) - 3 units
• ENS 20/ENS 120 (Race and Ethnicity) or PHI 171 (Philosophy of Race) - 3 units
• ENS 15/ENS 115 (Intersectionality and Power) - 3 units

Electives*: 9 Upper Division units (3 courses) derived from any of the following content areas/electives:

• ENS 130 Filipina/o American Experience and Narratives (3 units)
• ENS 135 Conflicts and Collaborations in Los Angeles (3 units)
• ENS 150 Colonization and Empire (3 units)
• ENS 155 Latinx Studies (3 units)
• ENS 160 Black Studies (3 units)
• ENS 165 Indigenous Studies (3 units)
• ENS 170 Special Topics in Ethnic Studies (3 units, may be repeated for credit)
• Elective Offerings from Other Departments
• PSY 167 Special Topics: Asian American Psychology (3 units)
• FLM 168 Race, Sex, and Hollywood (3 units)

*More elective courses will be added in the future.