Bachelor of Arts in Race, Ethnicity, and Health Roadmap
120 Total Units Required
Minimum Number of Units in the Major: 39
This roadmap is a suggested plan of study and does not replace meeting with an advisor. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability. Please consult an advisor in your major program for further guidance.
| First Semester | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 114 | Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice (A2) 1 | 3 |
| GE Area A 2 | 3 | |
| GE Area B: Quantitative Reasoning (B4) 3 | 3 | |
| GE Area D | 3 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| GE Area A | 3 | |
| GE Area B: Physical Science (B1) and Laboratory Science (B3) 5 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area C | 3 | |
| GE Area D | 3 | |
| GE Area E | 3 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| GE Area B: Life Science (B2) and Laboratory Science (B3) 5 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area C | 3 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Three | 9 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| GE Area C | 3 | |
| U.S. and California Government | 3 | |
| GE Area F ± | 3 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| ETHS 300GW | Writing in Ethnic Studies - GWAR (Major Core) | 3 |
| Community Health - Select One 6 | 3 | |
| History of People of Color in the US - Select One 7 | 3 | |
| GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities | 3 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Sixth Semester | ||
| ETHS 500 | Introduction to Race, Ethnicity, and Health (Major Core, UD-D, AERM, SJ) | 3 |
| History of People of Color in the US - Select One 7 | 3 | |
| Health, Wellness, and Liberation - Select One 8 | 3 | |
| GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences | 3 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Seventh Semester | ||
| ETHS 647 | Understanding Health Disparities Among Underserved Communities (Major Core) | 3 |
| ETHS 697 | Field Research or Internship in Ethnic Studies (Major Core) | 3 |
| Community Health - Select One 6 | 3 | |
| Health, Wellness, and Liberation - Select One 8 | 3 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Eighth Semester | ||
| ETHS 570 | Senior Capstone for Race, Ethnicity, and Health (Major Core) | 3 |
| Health Elective - Select One 9 | 3 | |
| Equity, Justice, and Environment - Select One 10 | 3 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Total Units | 120-122 | |
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ENG 114 can only be taken if you complete Directed Self-Placement (DSP) and select ENG 114; if you choose ENG 104/ENG 105 through DSP you will satisfy A2 upon successful completion of ENG 105 in the second semester; multilingual students may be advised into alternative English courses.
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To avoid taking additional units, it is recommended that you meet the SF State Studies (AERM, GP, ES, SJ) requirements within your GE or major.
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To determine the best B4 course option, students should complete the online advising activity at mathadvising.sfsu.edu. Questions? Contact Gator Smart Start.
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Complementary Studies
Students in the B.A. Race, Ethnicity, and Health program will satisfy the Complementary Studies requirement through the major requirements.
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Consider taking a class combined with a laboratory or a separate lab to fulfill B3 if not already satisfied.
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Community Health (6 units)
Select two from the following:
AA S 591 Asian American Community Health Issues (3 units) (UD-B, AERM, SJ)
AFRS 370 Health, Medicine, and Nutrition in the Black Community (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, ES, SJ)
AIS 450 American Indian Science (3 units)
LTNS 210 Latina/o/x Health Care Perspectives (3 units) (B2, AERM, ES, GP, SJ)
RRS 303 Health and Wellness among Pacific Islanders (3 units) (UD-B, SJ)
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Histories of People of Color in the U.S. (6 units)
Select two from the following:
Asian American
AA S 210 History of Asians in the United States (3 units) (D2, USH, AERM)
AA S 320 Chinese in the United States (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, GP, SJ)
AA S 330 Nikkei in the United States (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, SJ)
AA S 350 Filipina/os in the United States (3 units) (UD-D, AERM)
AA S 360 Koreans in the United States (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, GP, SJ)
AA S 370 Vietnamese in the United States (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, GP, SJ)
AA S 510 Asian Americans in California (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, ES, SJ)
AA S 541/RRS 657 South Asian Diaspora (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, GP, SJ)
AA S 570 Southeast Asians in the United States (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, GP, SJ)
Africana American
AFRS 208 Introduction to African American History (3 units) (D2, AERM, GP, SJ)
AFRS 303 African American History (3 units) (F)
American Indian
AIS 150 American Indian History in the United States (3 units) (D2, USH, AERM, SJ)
AIS 205 American Indians and U.S. Laws (3 units) (F, USG/CSLG, AERM, SJ)
Latina/o
LTNS 265 Topics in Latina/o/x History (3 units) (D1, AERM, SJ)
LTNS 276 Latina/o, U.S. Government, and Constitutional Ideals (3 units) (F, USG/CSLG, AERM)
LTNS 278/HIST 278 History of Latinos in the U.S. (3 units) (D2, USH, AERM, SJ)
LTNS 465 Mexican American and Chicana/x/o History (3 units) (F, AERM, GP)
LTNS 467 Caribbeans in the U.S.: History and Heritage (3 units) (UD-D, GP, SJ)
LTNS 470 Latina/o Immigration to the U.S. (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, GP, SJ)
Race & Resistance
RRS 103/AIS 103 Introduction to Pacific Islander Studies (3 units) (D2, USH, AERM, GP, SJ)
RRS 240 All Power to the People: Comparative Freedom Movements of the "Sixties" (3 units) (D2, USH, AERM, SJ)
RRS 600/HIST 466 History of People of Color in the U.S. (3 units) (F, USH, AERM, SJ)
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Healing, Wellness, and Liberation (6 units)
Select two from the following:
AA S 520 Asian American Musical Communities (3 units) (UD-C, AERM)
AIS 320 American Indian Music (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, SJ)
AIS 400 American Indian Education (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, GP, SJ)
LTNS 305 Latina/o Studies Creative Writing Workshop (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, GP)
LTNS 440 Caribbean Cultures and Spirituality (3 units)
LTNS 455 Resistance Literature of the Americas (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, GP, SJ)
RRS 270 Creativity, Decolonization, and Social Justice in Oceania (3 units)
RRS 304 Decolonize Your Diet: Food Justice and Gendered Labor in Communities of Color (3 units) (UD-B, AERM, ES)
RRS 490 Race, Art, and Social Justice (3 units)
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Health Elective (3 units)
Select one from the following:
AFRS 200 Introduction to Black Psychology (3 units) (D1, AERM, GP, SJ)
AFRS 646 ( units)
AIS 250 American Indian Populations and Colonial Diseases (3 units)
LTNS 211 Latina/o/x Families (3 units) (D1, AERM, GP, SJ)
LTNS 500 Latina/o Community Mental Health (3 units) (F)
LTNS 692 Cuba: Health, Education, and Culture (3 units)
RRS 460/COUN 450/SXS 460 ( units) (UD-D, AERM, SJ)
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Equity, Justice, and Environment (3 units)
Select one from the following:
AA S 587 Asian Americans and Environmental Justice (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, ES, SJ)
AFRS 466 Black Lives Matter: Race and Social Movements (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, SJ)
AFRS 678 Urban Issues of Black Children and Youth (3 units)
AIS 520 Before the Wilderness: American Indian Ecology (3 units)
LTNS 485/C J 485 Latina/o Youth, Crime, and Justice (3 units) (UD-D, SJ)
LTNS 580/RRS 580/SOC 580 Educational Equity (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, SJ)
RRS 252 Beyond Bars and Borders: Race and the Carceral State (3 units) (D2, USH, AERM)
RRS 276 Race, Activism and Climate Justice (3 units) (B2, AERM, GP, SJ)
RRS 480 Youth Culture, Race and Resistance (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, SJ)
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Given catalog rights, fall 2023 transfer students do not need to complete an Area F course.