Bachelor of Arts in Race and Resistance Studies
Overview
Race and Resistance Studies (RRS) examines both the race-related processes that underlie many social problems and the multiple forms of resistance and struggle aimed at achieving racial social justice. Our analytical approach is comparative, relational, interdisciplinary, and intersectional. The program will 1) provide majors with a solid understanding of key theories and approaches through a set of core courses required of all students, 2) provide all students with an overview of key areas of concern, including histories of resistance, gender issues, transnational issues, and cultural production, 3) allow students to choose electives emphasizing particular areas of interest, and 4) develop students' abilities to work in community organizations.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Apply historical, cultural, economic, intersectional, decolonial and/or comparative approaches to the study of race, class, gender, nation, and sexuality in a manner consistent with the history and objectives of Ethnic Studies.
- Interpret cultural production by people of color and the ways that various forms of culture (literature, dance, murals, etc.) express agency of oppressed peoples and/or challenge social inequalities.
- Analyze social movements in the contestation of social hierarchies based on race, gender, sexuality, class, and/or other social determinants.
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Apply principles of community-engaged scholarship and community service learning.
Bachelor of Arts in Race and Resistance Studies – 36 units
Core Courses (27 units)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ETHS 300GW | Writing in Ethnic Studies - GWAR | 3 |
| RRS 100 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies | 3 |
| RRS 240 | All Power to the People: Comparative Freedom Movements of the "Sixties" | 3 |
| RRS 250 | Race, Ethnicity and Power in America | 3 |
| RRS and Art - Select One: | 3 | |
| Disrupting Science Fiction: Race, Gender, and Alternative Futures | ||
| Sounds of Resistance: Race, Rhythm, Rhyme, and Revolution | ||
| Race, Public Art, and Creative Resistance | ||
| Critical Exposures: Race, Racism, and Resistance in Photography | ||
| RRS and Pop Culture - Select One: | 3 | |
| Race and Comedy in the United States | ||
| Youth Culture, Race and Resistance | ||
| Race, Art, and Social Justice | ||
| Select One: | 3 | |
| Queer and Trans Ethnic Studies | ||
| Women, Race, and Class | ||
| RRS 590 | Senior Capstone | 3 |
| Select One: | 3 | |
| Grassroots Organizing for Change in Communities of Color | ||
| Community Engaged Learning: Praxis in Race and Resistance Studies | ||
Electives (9 units)
At least six elective units should be upper-division.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Three RRS Courses | 9 | |
First-Time Student Roadmap (4 Year)
The roadmaps presented in this Bulletin are intended as suggested plans of study and do not replace meeting with an advisor. For a more personalized roadmap, please use the Degree Planner tool found in your Student Center.
Transfer Student Roadmap (2 Year)
For students with an AA-T in Social Justice Studies.
SJS ADT Roadmap
For students with the following Associate Degrees for Transfer:
AS-T in Administration of Justice
AA-T in Anthropology
AA-T in Art History
AA-T in Communication Studies 2.0
AA-T in English
AA-T in Global Studies
AA-T in History
AA-T in Journalism
AA-T in Law, Public Policy, and Society
AA-T in Political Science
AA-T in Social Work and Human Services
AA-T in Sociology
SF State Scholars Roadmap
The San Francisco State Scholars program provides undergraduate students with an accelerated pathway to a graduate degree. Students in this program pursue a bachelor’s and master’s degree simultaneously. This program allows students to earn graduate credit while in their junior and/or senior year, reducing the number of semesters required for completion of a master’s degree.
Race and Resistance Studies BA + Ethnic Studies MA SF State Scholars Roadmap
General Advising Information for Transfer Students
- Before transfer, complete as many lower-division requirements or electives for this major as possible.
- The following courses are not required for admission but are required for graduation. Students are strongly encouraged to complete these units before transfer; doing so will provide more flexibility in course selection after transfer.
- a course in U.S. History
- a course in U.S. & California Government
For information about satisfying the requirements described in (1) and (2) above at a California Community College (CCC), please visit http://www.assist.org. Check any geographically accessible CCCs; sometimes, options include more than one college. Use ASSIST to determine:
- Which courses at a CCC satisfy any lower-division major requirements for this major;
- Which courses at a CCC satisfy CSU GE, US History, and US & CA Government requirements.
Remedial courses are not transferable and do not apply to the minimum 60 semester units/90 quarter units required for admission.
Additional units for courses that are repeated do not apply to the minimum 60 units required for upper-division transfer (for example, if a course was not passed on the first attempt or was taken to earn a better grade).
Before leaving the last California Community College of attendance, obtain a summary of completion of lower-division General Education units (IGETC or CSU GE Breadth). This is often referred to as a GE certification worksheet. SF State does not require delivery of this certification to Admissions, but students should retain this document for verifying degree progress after transfer.
Credit for Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, or College-Level Examination Program courses: AP/IB/CLEP credit is not automatically transferred from the previous institution. Units are transferred only when an official score report is delivered to SF State. Credit is based on the academic year during which exams were taken. Refer to the University Bulletin in effect during the year of AP/IB/CLEP examination(s) for details regarding the award of credit for AP/IB/CLEP.
Students pursuing majors in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines often defer 6-9 units of lower-division General Education in Areas C and D until after transfer to focus on preparation courses for the major. This advice does not apply to students pursuing associate degree completion before transfer.
Transferring From Institutions Other Than CCCs or CSUs
Review SF State's lower-division General Education requirements. Note that, as described below, the four basic skills courses required for admission meet GE Areas 1A/A2, 1B/A3, 1C/A1, and 2/B4 in the SF State GE pattern. Courses that fulfill the remaining areas of SF State’s lower-division GE pattern are available at most two-year and four-year colleges and universities.
Of the four required basic skills courses, a course in critical thinking (1B/A3) may not be widely offered outside the CCC and CSU systems. Students should attempt to identify and take an appropriate course no later than the term of application to the CSU. To review more information about the 1B/A3 requirement, please visit bulletin.sfsu.edu/undergraduate-education/general-education/lower-division/#AAEL.
Waiting until after transfer to take a single course at SF State that meets both US and CA/local government requirements may be an appropriate option, particularly if transferring from outside of California.