Liberal Arts

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Catalog, 2024-25

LIBERAL ARTS ROADMAP

The Liberal Arts concentration is 24-26 units. Students must complete the following coursework as outlined below:

Students must take one (1) of the following two courses for 3-4 units:

  • ANTH 110 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-B2
  • BIOL 100 - Biology in the Real World Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-B2, GE-B3

Students must take one (1) of the following courses for 3-4 units:

  • ENGL 322 - African-American Literature Before 1945 Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Social Justice
  • ENGL 323 - African-American Literature After 1945 Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Diversity
  • ENGL 324 - Women’s Literature and Feminist Theory Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Social Justice
  • ENGL 327 - LGBT Literature and Queer Theory Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Social Justice
  • ENGL 328 - Latinx Literature Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Diversity
  • ES 302 - Eating The Landscape Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Sustainability
  • ES 303 - Debates in Contemporary Native America Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Diversity
  • ES 304 - American Indian Oral Literature Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Diversity
  • ES 305 - Reel Injun: American Indians in Film Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; Social Justice
  • ES 306 - American Indian Liberation Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; Social Justice
  • ES 307 - God is Red: American Indian Worldview Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Sustainability
  • ES 308 - Cultures of Habitat Units: 3
  • ES 320 - The Chicano/a Movement Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; Social Justice
  • ES 321 - Chicana Feminisms Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Diversity
  • ES 322 - Oral Traditions Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Diversity
  • ES 323 - Latinx and Latin American Film Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Social Justice
  • ES 324 - Latin American Immigration Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Diversity
  • ES 325 - Mexico Before Spain Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Social Justice
  • ES 326 - Peoples of Central America Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; Social Justice
  • ES 327 - Decolonize Your Diet Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; Sustainability
  • ES 328 - Afro-Latinx Cultures, Identities, Histories Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Social Justice
  • ES 338 - Asian American Politics Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-F-ES; Social Justice
  • ES 340 - Black Literature Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Diversity
  • ES 341 - Enslavement and Resistance in the Americas Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; Diversity
  • ES 342 - James Baldwin Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Social Justice
  • ES 343 - Black Power Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; Social Justice
  • ES 344 - Malcolm X: Third World Revolutionary Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; Social Justice
  • ES 345 - Jazz Cultures and Communities Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Diversity
  • ES 346 - Afrofuturism Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Diversity
  • ES 347 - Black Sexualities Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; Diversity
  • ES 360 - Asian American Intimacies and Families Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; Diversity
  • ES 361 - Asian Immigrant and Refugee Women in Literature and Cinema Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Social Justice
  • ES 362 - Concentration Camps, USA Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; Social Justice
  • ES 363 - Asian American & Pacific Islander Film Festival Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Diversity
  • ES 364 - Asian American & Pacific Islander Communities Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; Diversity
  • ES 365 - Asian American and Pacific Islander Environmental Voices Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Social Justice
  • ES 366 - Pinayism: Filipina Experiences and Activism Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; Diversity
  • ES 370 - South Asian American Communities Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; Diversity
  • ES 380 - Queer of Color Histories, Cultures, and Identities Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Social Justice
  • ES 381 - Racialized Masculinities Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; Diversity
  • ES 382 - Women of Color Writers: Race, Sex, and Resistance Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Diversity
  • ES 384 - Interracial Sex and Marriage Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Social Justice
  • ES 389 - Engaging Communities of Color Units: 3
  • ES 395 - Muslims in the Americas Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; Diversity

Students must take the following course for 3 units:

  • HIST 389 - Social Justice and Reform Movements in America Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; Social Justice

Depth of Study Coursework

Students must complete either A or B for a minimum of 15 units:

  • Depth of Study A

Students may create a special depth of study with the help of an advisor.  All fifteen (15) units must be unique and cannot be used to satisfy any other components of the Liberal Studies major. At least twelve (12) units must be upper-division.  GS courses may not be used for this requirement.

  • Depth of Study B

Select any Minor offered by any department or program in the CSUEB catalog.  At least fifteen (15) units in the minor must be unique and cannot be used to satisfy any other components of the Liberal Studies major.

LA

Liberal Studies Major Requirements (71-80 units)

 

Core Requirements

Liberal Studies majors must complete the following core coursework as outlined. Please note that the core requirements also satisfy the upper-division GE requirements in areas C4, D4, and B6.

Liberal Studies Courses

Students must take all of the following courses:

  • LBST 201 - Introduction to Liberal Studies Units: 3
  • LBST 223 - Education For Liberation Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-F-ES; Social Justice
  • LBST 499 - Liberal Studies Senior Seminar Units: 3

Humanities Courses

Students must take all of the following courses:

  • ART 120 - Art of Asia and the Pacific World Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-C1 (or ART 221)
  • ENGL 204 - Writing About Literature Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-C2
  • HIST 101 - World History I Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-C2

English, Math, and Expressive Basic Skills Courses

Students must take both of the following courses: 

  • MATH 318 - Mathematical Contributions to Modern Society Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UDB; Social Justice
  • THEA 341 - Dramatic Activities for Children Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C
Students must take one (1) of the following courses (OR other course equivalent to GE-B4):
  • MATH 118 - Mathematics for the Arts and Humanities Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-B4
  • MATH 118E - Mathematics for the Arts and Humanities with Extra Support Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-B4

Students must take one (1) of the following courses:

  • ENGL 303W - Advanced Expository Writing Units: 4; UWR
  • ES 300W - Writing for Social Justice Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Social Justice; UWR
Social Science, Natural Science, and Critical Thinking Integration Courses 

Students must take all of the following courses:

  • ANTH 300 - Anthropology of Global Change Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D
  • ENSC 320 - The Science of Global Change Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UDB; Sustainability
  • PHIL 311 - Environmental Ethics Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Sustainability

Students must take one (1) of the following courses:

  • CHEM 100 - Introduction to College Chemistry Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-B1, GE-B3
  • GEOL 100 - Earth Systems Science Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-B1, GE-B3; Sustainability
  • PHYS 115 - Elementary Physics Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-B1, GE-B3
Human Development and Social Context Courses 

Students must take both of the following courses:

  • HDEV 381 - Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Lifespan Human Development Units: 4
  • HIST 382 - California and the World Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; US-3

Core Courses