Multicultural Studies Pre-major

Program Overview

The Critical Multicultural Studies program examines the social construction of identity and its relationship to power and privilege. Students develop skills in problem-solving, communication, and building alliances across diverse cultures. The program prepares graduates for careers in fields such as social sciences, medicine, law, education, and public policy. It also provides a foundation for graduate work in related disciplines.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Overview:

• Critical Multicultural Studies is the study of the social construction of race, social class, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ability, and their relationship to power and privilege.
• Students learn to revisit, re-envision, and re-articulate dominant understandings of United States history and culture.
• They explore dominant modes of understanding and discuss alternative perspectives.
• Multicultural Studies conveys skills in problem-solving and recognizing the implications of interdependence among diverse cultures.
• Students build communication strategies rooted in their identities and access tools for building alliances across categories of difference.

Objectives:

• Understand similarities and differences in how people worldwide experience social, cultural, economic, or political systems.
• Examine interactions between societies and individuals.
• Apply disciplinary methods to interpret human experiences.
• Identify scientific methods used to explain aspects of the natural world.
• Use scientific laboratory practices to investigate scientific concepts.

Outline:

Program Content:

• General Education Requirements:
Communication, Multicultural Understanding, Quantitative/Symbolic Reasoning
• Distribution Requirements:
Humanities, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences
• General Electives:
College-level courses or unrestricted courses

Program Structure:

• Associate of Arts - Direct Transfer Agreement (AA-DTA)
• Length of Study: 90 credits
• Starting Quarter: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
• Location: On Campus

Faculty:

Careers:

Career Paths:

• Social Sciences
• Medicine
• Law
• Education
• Business
• Public Policy
• Politics
• Diplomacy

Opportunities:

• Graduate work in the fields mentioned above.

Outcomes:

• Prepares students to succeed in any field or discipline that involves the analysis of power dynamics at the interpersonal and structural levels.
• Includes fields such as Communication Studies, History, American Ethnic Studies, Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies, Sociology, English, Geography, and Social Work.