Liberal Arts

Catalog, 2024-25

LIBERAL ARTS ROADMAP

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

Select one (3-4 units):

ANTH 110 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology (3) GE-B2
BIOL 100 - Biology in the Real World (4) GE-B2, GE-B3

Complete (3 units):

HIST 389 - Social Justice and Reform Movements in America (3) GE-UD-D; Social Justice

Select one (3-4 units):

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

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.

Liberal Studies Major Requirements (71-80 units)

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

Complete all (9 units):

LBST 201 - Introduction to Liberal Studies (3)
LBST 223 - Education For Liberation (3) GE-F-ES; Social Justice
LBST 499 - Liberal Studies Senior Seminar (3)

Humanities Courses

Complete all (10 units):

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

English, Math, and Expressive Basic Skills Courses

Select one (3-4 units):

ENGL 303W - Advanced Expository Writing (4) UWR
ES 300W - Writing for Social Justice (3) GE-UD-C; Social Justice; UWR

Complete both (6 units):

MATH 318 - Mathematical Contributions to Modern Society (3) GE-UDB; Social Justice
THEA 341 - Dramatic Activities for Children (3) GE-UD-C

Select one (3-4 units) (OR other course equivalent to GE-B4):

MATH 118 - Mathematics for the Arts and Humanities (3) GE-B4
MATH 118E - Mathematics for the Arts and Humanities with Extra Support (4) GE-B4

Social Science, Natural Science, and Critical Thinking Integration Courses

Complete all (9 units):

ANTH 300 - Anthropology of Global Change (3) GE-UD-D
ENSC 320 - The Science of Global Change (3) GE-UDB; Sustainability
PHIL 311 - Environmental Ethics (3) GE-UD-C; Sustainability

Select one (3-4 units):

CHEM 100 - Introduction to College Chemistry (3) GE-B1, GE-B3
GEOL 100 - Earth Systems Science (4) GE-B1, GE-B3; Sustainability
PHYS 115 - Elementary Physics (3) GE-B1, GE-B3

Human Development and Social Context Courses

Complete both (7 units):

HDEV 381 - Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Lifespan Human Development (4) (or HDEV 311)
HIST 382 - California and the World (3) GE-UD-D; US-3