AIS 119 - Introduction to Racial and Ethnic Studies

(3 units)

Prerequisite/corequisite: One GE Foundation course.

Survey of race and ethnic relations in the U.S. with a focus on four racialized groups: American Indians, African Americans, Asian Americans, and Chicanas/os/xs and Latinas/os/xs. Special attention is given to the formation and transformation of each racialized ethnic group and their particular and collective roles in the shaping and development of the United States.

This course was previously AIS 215. The course number was changed in Fall 2021.

Both Options: Letter Grade (A-F) and CR/NC. Same course as AFRS 119 , ASAM 119 , and CHLS 119 . Students may earn a maximum of 3 total units from all of these courses: AFRS 119 , AFRS 215, AIS 119, AIS 215, ASAM 119 , ASAM 215, CHLS 119 , or CHLS 215.

General Education: Lower Division F - Ethnic Studies