Bachelor of Arts in Race and Resistance Studies Roadmap
120 Total Units Required
Minimum Number of Units in the Major: 36
This roadmap is a suggested plan of study and does not replace meeting with an advisor. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability. Please consult your Degree Planner and an advisor for further guidance.
To avoid taking additional units, it is recommended that you meet the SF State Studies (AERM, GP, ESCA, SJ) requirements within your GE or major.
| First Semester | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| RRS/ETHS 100 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies (Major Core, GE 4, AERM, GP, SJ) | 3 |
| GE Area 1A: English Composition 1 | 3 | |
| GE Area 1: English Communication | 3 | |
| GE Area 5: Physical and Biological Sciences 2 | 3-4 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| RRS 240 | All Power to the People: Comparative Freedom Movements of the "Sixties" (Major Core, GE 4, USH, AERM, SJ) | 3 |
| GE Area 1: English Communication | 3 | |
| GE Area 2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning 3 | 3 | |
| GE Area 5: Physical and Biological Sciences 2 | 3-4 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| RRS 250 | Race, Ethnicity and Power in America (Major Core, USG/CSLG, AERM, SJ) | 3 |
| Select One (Major Core): | 3 | |
| Disrupting Science Fiction: Race, Gender, and Alternative Futures (GE 3B, AERM) | ||
| Sounds of Resistance: Race, Rhythm, Rhyme, and Revolution (GE 3A, AERM, GP) | ||
| Race, Public Art, and Creative Resistance (GE 6) | ||
| Major Elective (9 units total) - Take One 4 | 3 | |
| GE Area 3: Arts and Humanities | 3 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| Select the GE Area Not Already Fulfilled: | 3 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Four | 12 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| ETHS 300GW | Writing in Ethnic Studies - GWAR (Major Core) | 3 |
| Major Elective (9 units total) - Take One 4 | 3 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Three | 9 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Sixth Semester | ||
| Select One (Major Core): | 3 | |
| Race and Comedy in the United States (AERM) | ||
| Youth Culture, Race and Resistance (GE 4UD, AERM, SJ) | ||
| Major Elective (9 units total) - Take One 4 | 3 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Three | 9 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Seventh Semester | ||
| Select One (Major Core, GE 3UD): | 3 | |
| Queer and Trans Ethnic Studies (GE 3UD, AERM, SJ) | ||
| Women, Race, and Class (GE 3UD, AERM, ES, GP, SJ) | ||
| Select One (Major Core): | 3 | |
| Grassroots Organizing for Change in Communities of Color (GE 4UD, AERM, SJ) | ||
| Community Engaged Learning: Praxis in Race and Resistance Studies | ||
| GE Area 5UD or 2UD: Upper-Division Sciences or Upper-Division Mathematical Concepts | 3 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Eighth Semester | ||
| RRS 590 | Senior Capstone (Major Core) | 3 |
| Select One: | 3 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Three | 9 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Total Units | 120-122 | |
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Students should use their Pathway/Category to determine the appropriate GE 1A course option. For directions on how to view your Pathway/Category, visit how to find your pathway. Questions? Contact Gator Smart Start.
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Consider taking a class combined with a laboratory or a separate lab to fulfill 5C if not already satisfied.
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Students should use their Pathway/Category to determine the appropriate GE 2 course option. For directions on how to view your Pathway/Category, visit how to find your pathway. Questions? Contact Gator Smart Start.
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Major Electives - 9 units
Three RRS Courses - 9 units
At least six elective units should be upper-division.