Santa Clara University

ETHNIC STUDIES PROGRAM

Associate Professors: Ramón D. Chacón, James S. Lai (Program Director), Anna Sampaio
Assistant Professor: Perlita R. Dicochea

 

The Ethnic Studies Program provides a critical analysis of historical and contemporary formations of race, ethnicity, class, and gender. In the pursuit of social justice, it challenges dominant views of racial and ethnic groups that lead to inequalities. Ethnic studies focuses on the roles and experiences of African Americans, Asian/Pacific Islander Americans, Latinas/Latinos, Native Americans, and other people of color within the framework of the United States and within transnational frameworks.
As an academic program, ethnic studies fosters interdisciplinary inquiry. The faculty comprise a community of scholars of critical race and ethnic studies, while serving as teachers, mentors, and role models for undergraduate students. Ethnic studies strives to make connections between University learning, racial and ethnic communities, and social change, and encourages a reflective engagement with society and a commitment to fashioning a more humane and just world. The Ethnic Studies Program serves as a resource for students, faculty, and staff across the University who are interested in issues of race and ethnicity. The program offers both a minor and a companion major in ethnic studies: a student must declare a primary major in another discipline as well as companion major in ethnic studies. The companion major is designed to complement a student’s primary major by broadening the field of study to include an academic focus on race/ethnicity. It enhances a student’s employment opportunities in business, education, law, medicine, social work, and government. The minor provides a foundation for graduate studies for students who plan to become university professors and researchers with a specialization in ethnic studies.

 

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR

In addition to fulfilling University Core Curriculum and primary major re-quirements, students with a companion major in ethnic studies must complete the following requirements:

• ETHN 5
• Two courses from ETHN 10, 20, 30, 40
• One of the following breadth electives: ANTH 86, ANTH 90, ENGL 35, ENGL 36, ENGL 37, ENGL 38, ENGL 39, ENGL 69, ETHN 50, ETHN 51, ETHN 55, ETHN 60, ETHN 65, ETHN 95, ETHN 96, RSOC 91, THTR 14, THTR 65
• Four upper-division courses from ETHN 112, 120, 121, 122, 125, 129, 130, 132, 134, 141, 142, 150, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 159, 199
• Three upper-division courses from: ANTH 146, ARTH 141, COMM 106, COMM 121, COMM 127, ECON 155, EDUC 106, ENGL 130, ENGL 134, ENGL 140, ENGL 155, ENGL 158, ENGL 166, HIST 178, HIST 180, SPAN 133, DANC 162, POLI 153, POLI 195, PSYC 189, RSOC 164, RSOC 184, SOCI132, SOCI 153, SOCI 175, SOCI 180, THTR 161, THTR 189
• Capstone requirement including two courses:

• A methods course in the primary major
• ETHN 198 or 199, a community internship, creative project, or directed reading in which the student simultaneously works on a research paper or project under the direction of an Ethnic Studies core or affiliated faculty. Provides opportunities for students to apply their understanding of methods in primary major to a project explicitly in Ethnic Studies.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MINOR

Students must fulfill the following requirements for a minor in ethnic studies:

• ETHN 5
• Two courses from ETHN 10, 20, 30, 40
• Three upper-division courses in an area of specialization (i.e., African American studies, Asian American studies, Chicana/Chicano studies, or comparative ethnic studies)
• ETHN 198 or 199

Departmental Courses Applicable to the Minor
Note: For descriptions, see the listings of the relevant departments. Stu-dents should consult with the director of the Ethnic Studies Program to de-termine the applicability of courses taken at other institutions or in study abroad programs.

• ANTH 86, 90, 146
• ARTH 141
• COMM 106, 107A, 121A
• DANC 62/162
• ECON 155
• EDUC 106
• ENGL 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 69, 130, 134G, 139, 140, 155, 158, 166
• HIST 178, 180
• MUSC 20
• SPAN 133
• POLI 132, 153, 195
• PSYC 189
• RSOC 91, 164, 184
• SOCI 132, 153, 175, 180
• THTR 14, 65, 161, 189

LOWER and UPPER DIVISION COURSE LISTINGS are AVAILABLE in the Undergraduate Bulletin (PDF)