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Ethnic and Women’s Studies Department
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As a diverse learning community, we are committed to a comparative and expansive examination of race, ethnicity, gender and sexuality and the ways they are constituted and transformed over time. We prepare students to manage, nurture, advocate for, and shape an open democratic society where diversity is valued and social justice principles are embodied.
The Department of Ethnic & Women’s Studies (EWS) empowers students to understand and analyze the complex intersections of identities through an interdisciplinary lens encompassing history, culture, and contemporary social issues. With curricular pathways including African American Studies, Asian Pacific Islander Studies, Chicana/o Latina/o Studies, Native American Studies, and Gender & Sexuality Studies, EWS cultivates a scholarly culture rooted in social justice and critical consciousness. Faculty actively engage students with community-based research and service-learning, integrating theory with practice in meaningful and transformative ways.
Students in EWS benefit from immersive experiences via service-learning courses, internships, and a senior capstone project that emphasizes community engagement. Programs like the NATIVE Pipeline provide mentorship and support for Native American students, linking K-12 outreach with university-level success. The Gender, Ethnicity, and Multicultural Student (GEMS) Club and the Diversity Ambassador Program, along with campus cultural centers, host workshops, cultural events, and advocacy campaigns that enhance civic leadership and academic identity. Through collaborative work and experiential learning, graduates leave equipped with analytical skills, cultural empathy, and the ability to address equity and power imbalances in professional, educational, and community settings.
ProgramsBachelorMinorCoursesEthnic and Women’s Studies- EWS 1020 - Engaged Education: Integrating Knowledge, Learning and Success (3)
- EWS 1051 - Ethnic Communities, Places, and Urban Planning (3) [GE 6]
- EWS 1090 - Race and Ethnicity in Fashion (3) [GE 6]
- EWS 1250 - Race, Ethnicity, and the American Consumer (3) [GE 6]
- EWS 1401 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies (3) [GE 6]
- EWS 1450 - Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Studies (3) [GE 4A]
- EWS 1460 - Introduction to Disability, Ethnicity, and Gender (3)
- EWS 2000 - Special Study for Lower Division Students (1-3)
- EWS 2011 - African American Historical Experience (3) [GE 6]
- EWS 2015 - The Great American Historical Paradox: African and American (3) [GE 6]
- EWS 2021 - Latina and Latino American Historical Experience (3) [GE 6]
- EWS 2031 - Native American Historical Experience (3) [GE 6]
- EWS 2041 - Asian American Historical Experience (3) [GE 6]
- EWS 2050 - Race, Ethnicity and Food Justice (3) [GE 6]
- EWS 2080 - Introduction to Race and Ethnic Politics (3) [GE 6]
- EWS 2180 - Ethnic Studies of Food, Nutrition, and Health Disparities (3) [GE 6]
- EWS 2185 - Realities and Representations of La Frontera/The Border (3) [GE 6]
- EWS 2200 - Sound, Rhythm, and Race (3) [GE 6]
- EWS 2210 - Race and Ethnicity on Stage and Screen (3) [GE 6]
- EWS 2230 - Infinite Blackness (3) [GE 6]
- EWS 2238 - Racialized Language, Power, and Identities (3) [GE 6]
- EWS 2250 - The Japanese American Experience and the California Landscape (3) [GE 6]
- EWS 2332 - Literature and the African American Experience (3) [GE 3B or 6]
- EWS 2600 - Digital Culture, Race, and Ethnicity (3) [GE 6]
- EWS 2800S - Service Learning and Community Engagement Service Learning (3)
- EWS 2900 - Multicultural Leadership (3)
- EWS 2990 - Special Topics for Lower Division Students (1-3)
- EWS 2990A - Special Topics for Lower Division Students Activity (1-3)
- EWS 2990L - Special Topics for Lower Division Students Laboratory (1-3)
- EWS 3010 - Ethnic Identity (3) [GE 3C]
- EWS 3275 - Asian American Politics (3) [GE 6]
- EWS 3300 - Ethnicity and Families (3) [GE 4C]
- EWS 3313 - Latina/o Sociology (3) [GE 6]
- EWS 3315 - Asian American Sociology (3) [GE 6]
- EWS 3450 - Labor, Race and Gender Studies (3)
- EWS 3500 - Immigration, Race and Gender Studies (3)
- EWS 3600 - Cultures of Childhood (3)
- EWS 3700 - Race, Gender and the Law/Public Policies (3) [GE 4C]
- EWS 3750 - Gender, Ethnicity, and Film (3) [GE 3C]
- EWS 3800 - Women in Global Perspective (3) [GE 4C]
- EWS 3850 - Education and Social Change (3)
- EWS 3900 - U.S. Women of Color (3)
- EWS 3950 - Methods in Gender and Ethnic Studies (3)
- EWS 4000 - Special Study for Upper Division Students (1-3)
- EWS 4010 - Contemporary African American Studies (3) [GE 4C]
- EWS 4020 - Contemporary Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies (3) [GE 4C]
- EWS 4030 - Contemporary Native American Studies (3) [GE 4C]
- EWS 4040 - Contemporary Asian Pacific Islander American Studies (3) [GE 4C]
- EWS 4070 - Diverse Gender and Sexual Identities (3) [GE 4C]
- EWS 4100 - Art, Community, and Social Change (3)
- EWS 4110 - Diversity, Education and Applied Arts (3)
- EWS 4200 - Critical Theories in Gender and Ethnic Studies (3)
- EWS 4250 - Gender, Power, and Emerging Technologies (2) [GE 4C]
- EWS 4250L - Gender, Power, and Emerging Technologies Laboratory (1) [GE 4C]
- EWS 4310 - Ethnicity, Gender and Religion/Spirituality (3) [GE 4C]
- EWS 4400 - Feminist and Queer Theories (3)
- EWS 4430 - Women, Health, and Body Politics (3) [GE 3C or 4C]
- EWS 4450 - Multiethnic Heritage of California (3) [GE 4C]
- EWS 4500 - Multiracial and Hybrid Identities (3) [GE 3C or 4C]
- EWS 4510 - Diaspora Studies (3) [GE 3C or 4C]
- EWS 4520 - Ethnicity, Race, and Sexuality (3) [GE 4C]
- EWS 4550 - Cross-Cultural Field Experience (3)
- EWS 4610W - Capstone Senior Project (3)
- EWS 4750 - Communities and Culture (3)
- EWS 4750S - Communities and Culture Service Learning (3)
- EWS 4850 - Social Movements and Resistance (3)
- EWS 4990 - Special Topics for Upper Division Students (1-3)
- EWS 4990A - Special Topics for Upper Division Students Activity (1-3)
- EWS 4990L - Special Topics for Upper Division Students Laboratory (1-3)
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