ACADEMIC PROGRAMS Academic Programs • University Curricula Course Numbering System EDUC Education ENGL English 0-99 No Academic Credit/Prebaccalaureate Course
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ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AcAdemic ProgrAms • UNIVERSITY CURRICULA Course Numbering System EDUC Education ENGL English 0-99 No academic credit/prebaccalaureate course. ENSP Environmental Studies and Planning 100-299 Lower division. ES Engineering Science 300-499 Upper division/may be acceptable for graduate program. FILM Film Studies For more information, please see the Provisional Unclassified Gradu- FR French ate Status for Senior Students in the Degree Requirements section. GEOG Geography 500-599 Graduate courses. GEOL Geology GER German Academic Department Abbreviations and GERN Gerontology Course Prefixes GLBL Global Studies AMCS American Multicultural Studies HD Human Development ANTH Anthropology HIST History ArtH and ArtS Art History and Art Studio ITDS Special Major/Interdisciplinary Studies ASTR Astronomy LIBS Hutchins School of Liberal Studies BIOL Biology KIN Kinesiology BUS Business Administration LING Linguistics CALS Chicano and Latino Studies MATH Mathematics CHEM Chemistry MUS Music COMS Communication Studies NAMS Native American Studies CS Computer Science NURS Nursing CES Computer and Engineering Science (M.S.) PHIL Philosophy COUN Counseling PHYS Physics CCJS Criminology and Criminal Justice POLS Political Science EDCT Education: Curriculum and Teaching PORT Portuguese EDEC Education: Early Childhood Education PSY Psychology EDEL Education: Leadership SCI Science EDMS Education: Multiple Subject SSCI Social Science EDRL Education: Reading and Language SOCI Sociology EDSS Education: Single Subject SPAN Spanish EDSP Education: Special Education SELD Supplemetary English Language Development ECON Economics THAR Theatre Arts UNIV University Courses WGS Women’s and Gender Studies Page 46 Academic Programs • University Curricula Sonoma State University 2008-2010 Catalog AMERICAN MULTICULTURAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT OFFICE and aesthetic values of others. Moreover, through an interdisciplin- Nichols Hall 214 ary approach, they come to a clearer view of the historical impor- (707) 664-2486 tance of ethnic identity in America and to a deeper understanding www.sonoma.edu/depts/amcs of the impact ethnic groups have had on America generally, the DEPARTMENT CHAIR social thought, practice, and institutions. Michael Ezra ADMINISTRATIVE CooRDINATOR Careers in American Multicultural Studies Perce Smith AMCS offers an innovative four-year B.A./teacher credentialing program. Students who complete the pre-approved curriculum will Faculty receive a simultaneous B.A. and CLAD certification. This academi- cally rigorous program will allow students to receive both their Michael Ezra / African American History & Culture; 20th Century US Bachelor of Arts and a teaching certification in four years. With this History; Race Relations; Sport History; Popular Culture program future teachers will be able to avoid an additional year *James E. Gray / Cultural Theory; Ethnic Images and the Media; of postgraduate training. The program combines classes in AMCS Health & Culture/Medical Anthropology; African American Litera- and education and provides extensive field training so students will ture; Language & Culture; African American Cinema; Cultural be able to use pedagogical theory as well as practical experience. Identity; Methodology They will have the preparation needed to instruct and mentor an Elenita Strobel / Transformative Education; Postcolonial Studies; increasingly diverse student population. Race, Ethnicity & Race Relations; Globalization Studies; Language, The major prepares individuals to function effectively in the Culture & Identity fields of education, personnel administration, business, law, hu- Christina Baker / Education; Race and Gender; Mass Media and man resources, public health, public relations, social services, and Society; Race/Ethnicity and Identity environmental planning. It provides a sound foundation for graduate *Faculty Early Retirement Program work in many traditional disciplines and in emerging multidisci- plinary fields of inquiry. The Department of American Multicultural Programs Offered Studies, through its major and minor, has the following goals: Bachelor of Arts in American Multicultural Studies • To equip students with the knowledge, skills, and sensitivity Minor in American Multicultural Studies to function effectively in a culturally diverse society; • To provide knowledge of the contributions that ethnic and American Multicultural Studies (AMCS) is devoted to the interdis- racial minorities have made to American society and culture; ciplinary study of ethnic and racial minority groups in the United States. A variety of courses focus on the historical, sociological, • To make students sensitive and aware of the problems and cultural, and ideological aspects of American ethnicity. issues facing ethnic and racial minorities; The program is designed to equip students with the knowledge • To develop within students an appreciation of the richness and skills they will need to meet the ongoing challenge of living in and diversity of ethnic arts and humanities; a culturally and ethnically diverse society. AMCS students receive • To develop students' skills in research methods, computer basic instruction in how to recognize and engage the underlying applications, and basic social statistics, and thereby enable assumptions that guide our thinking about race, ethnicity, and students to analyze the problems and issues facing ethnic multiculturalism. They will explore arts and literature, language, and racial minorities; and philosophy. Additionally, they will examine historical, political, • To develop students' skills in communication, particularly in social, educational, economic, and cultural developments that af- intercultural settings, and to demonstrate the application of fect ethnic and racial minority communities in the United States. these skills as tools in research, in pedagogy, and in real-life Through a critical study of the significance of the constructions situations; of ethnicity and race in shaping social relationships in the United States, AMCS students are introduced to modes of intercultural • To develop a diverse pool of teachers to meet the needs of learning and understanding that help them to develop the knowl- an increasingly multicultural student population; edge and sensitivities needed for the enhancement of multicultural • To provide students with research, community internship, communication. By examining the arts, literature, language, and and editing/teaching facilitation opportunities focused on philosophy of ethnic groups, students learn to appreciate the moral ethnic studies, multicultural education, and multicultural studies; and Sonoma State University 2008-2010 Catalog American Multicultural Studies Page 47 • To provide the expertise in areas that will allow students to CIP/Service Learning pursue professional and graduate training so they can serve Students are required to complete at least 3 units of credit by being diverse communities, act as a bridge between different involved in a Community Involvement Program (CIP) or service- cultural groups, and affect constructive social change. learning opportunity. Departmental CIP advisors can provide infor- mation to students about service-learning opportunities. Depart- Bachelor of Arts in American Multicultural Studies mental CIP policy is as follows: 1. Students will do 30 hours of community service per unit Admission into the Major received. Students may count a maximum of 4 units of CIP Each student majoring in AMCS is assigned a faculty advisor and credit toward the AMCS major. consults with the advisor on progress toward the degree. Upon 2. CIP advisors will request that students get a letter (on official acceptance into the major, a transfer student’s records will be letterhead) from their supervisors indicating their duties and reviewed to articulate the courses that are equivalent to those the amount of time worked. offered within AMCS, CALS, or NAMS at Sonoma State University. 3. Students will submit a journal or a paper, two double-spaced A maximum of ten lower-division units may be transferred toward pages per unit of CIP credit received, describing their experi- the AMCS major. Upper-division courses from four-year institutions ences as a CIP volunteer. may be transferred above and beyond the ten units of lower- division transfer toward the AMCS major, based on advisor approval. 4. Students are expected to keep a log of the dates and times Students should use www.assist.org to view official articulation they worked. agreements between SSU and other California colleges. 5. CIP advisor can give additional assignments if necessary. Degree Requirements Units Major Electives and Repeated Courses General education 51 Any course within AMCS may serve as an elective course. Students Major core requirements 17 Major electives 19 may count one class (up to 4 units) of AMCS 399: Student Instructed General electives 33 Course for major elective credit. Students may repeat courses such Total units needed for graduation 120 as AMCS 470 and AMCS 476 for major elective credit provided that Students graduating with a B.A. in American Multicultural Studies the subject matter varies. Students should check with their advisors must take a minimum of 36 units within AMCS or supporting cours- or the department chair if they have questions. es from CALS, NAMS, or related course work in other departments Optional Courses in Related Fields and Departments in order to fulfill the requirements of the major. The majority of the A maximum of three