Social Justice
Courses approved for the Social Justice requirement must address social constructions of identity, hierarchy, power, and privilege; community resistance and empowerment; and social justice. The social constructions may be related to variations among humans, including such factors as abilities, ages, cultures, genders, geographic locations, histories, immigration statuses, languages, national and ethnic identities, racializations, religions, sexualities, socio-economic classes.
- AA S 211 Contemporary Asian Americans [AERM][SJ]
- AA S 214 Second Year Written Composition: Asian American Studies [AERM][SJ]
- AA S 320 Chinese in the United States [AERM][GP][SJ]
- AA S 322 Chinese American Language and Literature [AERM][SJ]
- AA S 323 Chinese American Identities [LLD][AERM][GP][SJ]
- AA S 330 Nikkei in the United States [AERM][SJ]
- AA S 332 Japanese American Art and Literature [LLD][AERM][SJ]
- AA S 352 Filipina/o American Literature, Art, and Culture [AERM][SJ]
- AA S 353 Filipina/o American Identities [AERM][SJ]
- AA S 360 Koreans in the United States [LLD][AERM][GP][SJ]
- AA S 370 Vietnamese in the United States [LLD][AERM][GP][SJ]
- AA S 373 Vietnamese American Identities [LLD][AERM][SJ]
- AA S 377 Cambodians in the United States [LLD][AERM][SJ]
- AA S 510 Asian Americans in California [SJ]
- AA S 512 Asian American Children's/Adolescent Literature [AERM][SJ]
- AA S 570 Southeast Asians in the United States [LLD][AERM][GP][SJ]
- AA S 581 Asian American Women [AERM][SJ]
- AA S 585 Asian American Religiosities [LLD][AERM][GP][SJ]
- AA S 587 Asian Americans and Environmental Justice [AERM][ES][SJ]
- AA S 591 Asian American Community Health Issues [SJ]
- AA S 595 Asian American Communities and Public Policy [AERM][SJ]
- AA S 681 Asian American Community Changes and Development [AERM][SJ]
- AFRS 111 Black Cultures and Personalities [AERM][SJ]
- AFRS 200 Introduction to Black Psychology [AERM][GP][SJ]
- AFRS 203 Black Social Sciences [AERM][SJ]
- AFRS 208 Introduction to African American History [AERM][GP][SJ]
- AFRS 215 Introduction to Black Family Studies [LLD][AERM][GP][SJ]
- AFRS 335 The Black Woman: A Cultural Analysis [LLD][AERM][GP][SJ]
- AIS 100 Introduction to American Indian Studies [AERM][SJ]
- AIS 150 American Indian History in the United States [AERM][SJ]
- AIS 205 American Indians and US Law [AERM][SJ]
- AIS 230 Urban Indians [AERM][SJ]
- AIS 235 American Indians: Image and Issues in the Mass Media [AERM][SJ]
- AIS 300 American Indian Studies Research Methodology [AERM][GP][SJ]
- AIS 310 American Indian Religion and Philosophy [AERM][GP][SJ]
- AIS 320 American Indian Music [AERM][SJ]
- AIS 330 American Indian Law [AERM][SJ]
- AIS 400 American Indian Education [LLD][AERM][GP][SJ]
- AIS 440/ Native Sexualities and Queer Discourse [AERM][SJ]
- SXS 440/ Native Sexualities and Queer Discourse [AERM][SJ]
- WGS 440 Native Sexualities and Queer Discourse [AERM][SJ]
- AIS 460 Power and Politics in American Indian History [AERM][SJ]
- AIS 470 American Indian Ethnicity: Problems in Identity [AERM][SJ]
- AIS 535 American Indian Film [AERM][SJ]
- AIS 550 American Indians in Contemporary US History [AERM][SJ]
- ANTH 120 Introductory Social and Cultural Anthropology [SJ]
- BECA 301 Media Literacy in the Electronic Culture [SJ]
- BECA 502 Environmental Communication on the Electronic Media [SJ]
- BIOL 100 Human Biology [LLD][SJ]
- BIOL 176 Science and Politics of Stem Cell Biology [AERM][SJ]
- CINE 441 Signs of Aliens: Semiotics of Film and Popular Culture [SJ]
- CLAS 240 Greek and Roman Drama [SJ]
- COUN 450/ AIDS and People of Color in the U.S. [AERM][SJ]
- RRS 460 AIDS and People of Color in the U.S. [AERM][SJ]
- CST 300/ Introduction to Critical Social Thought [SJ]
- PLSI 386 Introduction to Critical Social Thought [SJ]
- E ED 613 Integrated Arts Curricula in ECE [SJ]
- MGS 397/ Greek American Literature [SJ]
- ENG 398 Greek American Literature [SJ]
- ENG 417 Academic Literacy and the Urban Adolescent [SJ]
- ETHS 100/ Introduction to Ethnic Studies [AERM][GP][SJ]
- RRS 100 Introduction to Ethnic Studies [AERM][GP][SJ]
- ETHS 260 Ethnic Studies: The African American and Western Racism [AERM][GP][SJ]
- GEOG 430 Transforming Food and Agriculture Systems: Local to Global [ES][GP][SJ]
- GEOG 455 Geography of Ethnic Communities [AERM][SJ]
- GEOG 552 Geography of California [AERM][ES][SJ]
- GPS 315/ Introduction to Global Peace Studies [ES][GP][SJ]
- I R 315/ Introduction to Global Peace Studies [ES][GP][SJ]
- PHIL 315 Introduction to Global Peace Studies [ES][GP][SJ]
- GPS 375/ Peace Law and Human Rights in the U.S. [GP][SJ]
- PHIL 375 Peace Law and Human Rights in the U.S. [GP][SJ]
- H ED 120 Educational Justice, Health Equity, and Academic Success [LLD][AERM][SJ]
- H ED 200 Global Health [LLD][GP][SJ]
- H ED 210 Personal and Social Determinants of Health [LLD][SJ]
- H ED 221 Health and Social Justice - Burning Issues, Taking Action [AERM][SJ]
- H ED 241 Health and Social Movements in the United States in the 20th Century [AERM][SJ]
- H ED 305 Critical History of Public Health in the United States [SJ]
- H ED 315 Drugs and Society [AERM][GP][SJ]
- H ED 320 Contemporary Sexuality [SJ]
- H ED 414 Women’s Health—Problems and Issues [AERM][SJ]
- H ED 415 Health Aspects of Aging [LLD][SJ]
- H ED 417 AIDS: Contemporary Health Crisis [AERM][GP][SJ]
- H ED 455 Community Organizing and Community Building for Health [LLD][AERM][SJ]
- H ED 520 Race, Class, Gender and Health Promotion [SJ]
- H ED 640 Structural Inequities and Public Health [AERM][SJ]
- HIST 313 Comparative History of Love and Sexuality [GP][SJ]
- HIST 418 Society and Politics in American History [AERM][SJ]
- I R 104 Introduction to World Affairs [ES][GP][SJ]
- IBUS 676 Social Entrepreneurship in a Global Context [SJ]
- JOUR 610 Cultural Diversity and News Media [AERM][SJ]
- JS 350 Jewish Social Responsibility [SJ]
- JS 437/ Holocaust and Literature [SJ]
- CWL 437/ Holocaust and Literature [SJ]
- ENG 533 Holocaust and Literature [SJ]
- JS 449/ American Jewish History [AERM][SJ]
- HIST 449 American Jewish History [AERM][SJ]
- JS 480 European Jewish Writers [SJ]
- LABR 251 Know Your Work Rights [SJ]
- LTNS 110 Critical Thinking in Latina/o Studies [AERM][SJ]
- LTNS 210 Latina/Latino Health Care Perspectives [AERM][ES][GP][SJ]
- LTNS 211 Latina/o Families Narrative [AERM][GP][SJ]
- LTNS 225 Survey of Latina/o Visual Images [AERM][SJ]
- LTNS 230 Introduction to Latina/o Literature [LLD][AERM][GP][SJ]
- LTNS 265 Topics in Latina/o History [AERM][SJ]
- LTNS 278/ History of Latinos in the U.S. [AERM][SJ]
- HIST 278 History of Latinos in the U.S. [AERM][SJ]
- LTNS 315 Latina/os in California [AERM][SJ]
- LTNS 409/ Latina/o Cinema [AERM][GP][SJ]
- CINE 409 Latina/o Cinema [AERM][GP][SJ]
- LTNS 430/ Race, Crime and Justice[SJ]
- C J 435 Race, Crime and Justice [SJ]
- LTNS 445/ Gendered Borders: Latinas and Globalization [AERM][GP][SJ]
- WGS 445 Gendered Borders: Latinas and Globalization [AERM][GP][SJ]
- LTNS 460 Central Americans of the U.S.: History and Heritage [AERM][GP][SJ]
- LTNS 467 Caribbeans in the U.S.: History and Heritage [GP][SJ]
- LTNS 470/ Latina/o Immigration to the U.S. [AERM][GP][SJ]
- ETHS 470 Latina/o Immigration to the U.S. [AERM][GP][SJ]
- LTNS 485/ Latina/o Youth, Crime, and Justice [SJ]
- C J 485 Latina/o Youth, Crime, and Justice [SJ]
- LTNS 530 Latina/os and the Media [LLD][AERM][SJ]
- LTNS 660 Latina/o Politics [AERM][SJ][GP]
- LTNS 670/ Mexican Politics and Society [AERM][GP][SJ]
- PLSI 408 Mexican Politics and Society [AERM][GP][SJ]
- PHIL 130 Political and Social Philosophy [AERM][SJ]
- PHIL 150/ Contemporary Moral/Political Issues [SJ]
- PLSI 150 Contemporary Moral/Political Issues [SJ]
- PHIL 330 Political Philosophy [SJ]
- PHIL 335 Law and Society [AERM][SJ]
- PLSI 355/ Politics and Ethics of the Consumer Society [SJ]
- PHIL 355 Politics and Ethics of the Consumer Society [SJ]
- PHIL 369/ Philosophical Issues in Sexuality [SJ]
- SXS 369 Philosophical Issues in Sexuality [SJ]
- PHIL 378 Philosophy of Criminal Law [SJ]
- PHIL 380 Philosophy of Law [SJ]
- PHIL 383 Ethics in Medicine [LLD][SJ]
- PHIL 395 Ethical Issues: Science and Technology [SJ]
- PHIL 435 Human Rights in Global Perspective [GP][SJ]
- PHIL 450 Ethics [SJ]
- PHIL 451 Femanist Moral Issues [AERM][GP][SJ]
- PHIL 455/ Sex and the Law [SJ]
- SXS 569 Sex and the Law [SJ]
- PHIL 470 Environmental Ethics [ES][SJ]
- PLSI 100 Understanding Politics [SJ]
- PLSI 106 Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy: Introduction to Political Economy [SJ]
- PLSI 354 Politics, the Environment, and Social Change (4) [SJ]
- PLSI 381 Political Theories of Sexuality (4) [SJ]
- PLSI 388 Politics and the Popular (4) [SJ]
- PLSI 393 Anarchist Political Theory (4) [SJ]
- PLSI 473 California Politics and Government (4)[SJ]
- PLSI 551 Judicial Process (4) [SJ]
- PLSI 552 Individual Rights and the Constitution (4) [SJ]
- SXS 400/ Variations in Human Sexuality [SJ]
- PSY 450/ Variations in Human Sexuality [SJ]
- SOC 400 Variations in Human Sexuality [SJ]
- RPT 440 Urban Recreation, Park and Leisure Services [SJ]
- RPT 605 Ecotourism Principles and Practices [ES][SJ]
- RRS 101 Introduction to Arab and Muslin Communities [AERM][GP][SJ]
- RRS 230 Muslins in America: Communities and Institutions [AERM][SJ]
- RRS 240 All Power to the People [AERM][SJ]
- RRS 255 Voices in Exile: Arab-American and Civil Liberties post-9/11 [GP][SJ]
- RRS 260 Introduction to Arab and Arab American Feminisms [GP][SJ]
- RRS 310 Arab Revolutions and Social Movements [GP][SJ]
- RRS 330/ Comparative Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.: Class, Gender, and Nation [AERM][SJ]
- SOC 330 Comparative Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.: Class, Gender, and Nation [AERM][SJ]
- RRS 370 Islamophobia: Roots, Development, and Contestation of Hatred [AERM][GP][SJ]
- RRS 375 Queer Arabs in the U.S. [SJ]
- RRS 380/ Coloring Queer: Imagining Communities [AERM][SJ]
- SXS 380 Coloring Queer: Imagining Communities [AERM][SJ]
- RRS 420 Arab American Identity: Memory and Resistance [AERM][SJ]
- RRS 435 National Security and the Racialization of Arabs and Muslims in North America [AERM][GP][SJ]
- RRS 625 Mixed Race Studies: A Comparative Focus [AERM][SJ]
- RRS 630 Palestine: Ethnic Studies Perspective [AERM][GP][SJ]
- SOC 245 Social Problems (4) [SJ]
- TPW 490 Grantwriting [SJ]
- TPW 600 Individual and Team Writing [SJ]
- USP 200/ Changing Cities [SJ]
- SOC 200 Changing Cities [SJ]
- USP 515/ Environmental Justice: Race, Poverty, and the Environment (4)
- GEOG 667 Environmental Justice: Race, Poverty, and the Environment (4)
- USP 580/ Housing Policy and Planning [AERM][GP][SJ]
- PLSI 580 Housing Policy and Planning [AERM][GP][SJ]
- WGS 150 Women and Gender in the U.S. History and Society [AERM][SJ]
- WGS 200 Introduction to Women and Gender Studies [LLD][AERM][GP][SJ]
- WGS 303 Women as Creative Agents [AERM][SJ]
- WGS 304 Gender and Popular Culture [AERM][GP][SJ]
- WGS 513 Gender, War and Militarism [SJ]
- WGS 514 Women and the Prison Industrial Complex [AERM][SJ]
- WGS 534 Gender and the Law [AERM][SJ]
- WGS 536 Gender, Globalization and Women's Human Rights [GP][SJ]
- WGS 551/ Queer Literatures and Media [LLD][AERM][GP][SJ]
- SXS 551 Queer Literatures and Media [LLD][AERM][GP][SJ]
- WGS 552 Transgender Identities and Communities [AERM][GP][SJ]
- WGS 566/ Gender and Modernity in the Muslim and Arab Worlds [AERM][GP][SJ]
- RRS 566 Gender and Modernity in the Muslim and Arab Worlds [AERM][GP][SJ]
- WGS 621 Feminist Theories [AERM][GP][SJ]
Overlay abbreviations
LLD: Area E (Lifelong Learning and Self-Development)
AERM: American Ethnic and Racial Minorities
ES: Environmental Sustainability
GP: Global Perspectives
SJ: Social Justice
