CoES Programs

Curriculum in Africana Studies is designed to address the needs of the Africana-identified communities. That is, the community is situated as a classroom where lessons can be learned and taught. The discipline of Africana Studies prepares students to not only understand the world they live in but also to see where the world is wanting and to have the resources, skills as well as the desire to make it better.

The Bachelor of Arts in American Indian Studies (AIS) is designed to challenge students to think critically about the differences and similarities between American Indians' lives of the past and present and their own.

The Asian American Studies Department offers a baccalaureate major for students who wish to pursue a comprehensive program of study of the Asian American experience. The major program is designed, through disciplinary and interdisciplinary inquiries and analyses, to provide students with a broad range of knowledge of the diverse Asian American communities. Under advisement, students may use two specific courses to fulfill the history and government requirements, and may use up to twelve units in Asian American Studies courses towards General Education requirements. Students majoring in Asian American Studies are encouraged to study a modern Asian language other than English.

The Bachelor of Arts in Latina/Latino Studies program provides students with a solid grounding in the theoretical approaches and methodologies that define the field. The program prepares students to pursue graduate and professional studies or to begin careers in the public or private sectors.

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 Bachelor of Arts in Race, Ethnicity, and Health provides students with the knowledge and skills required to understand and address racial and ethnic health inequities in the U.S. The program critically examines the root causes of health inequities and ways to alleviate these inequities to promote social and health justice among communities of color.

The Ethnic Studies SF State Scholar program is a great opportunity for motivated students majoring in Africana Studies, Asian American Studies, Latina/Latino Studies, or Race & Resistance. The Master of Arts in Ethnic Studies is designed to be a versatile degree that provides a solid foundation for careers teaching at community colleges, working in community and multicultural resource development, administrative work in the non-profit sector, employment in student resource centers, practical application in the business fields, and much more.

Africana Studies BA + Ethnic Studies MA SF State Scholars Roadmap

Asian American Studies BA + Ethnic Studies MA SF State Scholars Roadmap

Asian American Studies BA + Public Administration MPA SF State Scholars Roadmap

Latina/Latino Studies BA + Ethnic Studies MA SF State Scholars Roadmap

Latina/Latino Studies BA + MPA SF State Scholars Roadmap

SF Scholars Coordinator - Jason Ferreira 
Spring admission deadline: November 15 
Fall admission deadline: February 1

Conflict Resolution (offered jointly by the Colleges of Business, Ethnic Studies, Health & Social Sciences, and Liberal & Creative Arts)

Ethnic Studies Empowerment

Africana Studies

American Indian Studies

Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Studies

Asian American Studies

Critical Mixed Race Studies

Critical Pacific Islands and Oceania Studies

Latina/Latino Studies

Queer and Trans Ethnic Studies

Race and Resistance Studies

The Master of Arts degree in Asian American Studies is designed, through disciplinary and interdisciplinary inquiries and analyses of Asian American history, literature and the arts, gender and family studies, as well as community studies, to provide students with a critical knowledge of the diverse Asian American population. Students in Asian American Studies are encouraged to study a modern Asian language other than English.

The Master of Arts in Ethnic Studies is designed to increase students’ knowledge and understanding of the experiences of people of color. The program provides training in techniques for the analysis of historical and contemporary social issues related to these experiences and the curriculum develops students’ capacity to structurally assess, plan and evaluate social policies aimed at the resolution of these issues.

Strengthen your teaching and expand your understanding of race, equity and social justice. Through the Graduate Certificate in Ethnic Studies, you’ll explore inequality, activism and self-determination in communities of color and Indigenous peoples. This program helps you bring Ethnic Studies perspectives into your classroom and better support diverse student populations.