Liberal Arts
The Liberal Arts concentration is 24-26 units. Students must complete the following coursework as outlined below:
Select one (3-4 units):
- ANTH 110 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology (3) GE-B2
- BIOL 100 - Biology in the Real World (4) GE-B2, GE-B3
Complete (3 units):
- HIST 389 - Social Justice and Reform Movements in America (3) GE-UD-D; Social Justice
Select one (3-4 units):
- ENGL 322 - African-American Literature Before 1945 (4) GE-UD-C; Social Justice
- ENGL 323 - African-American Literature After 1945 (4) GE-UD-C; Diversity
- ENGL 324 - Women’s Literature and Feminist Theory (4) GE-UD-C; Social Justice
- ENGL 327 - LGBT Literature and Queer Theory (4) GE-UD-C; Social Justice
- ENGL 328 - Latinx Literature (4) GE-UD-C; Diversity
- ES 302 - Eating The Landscape (3) GE-UD-C; Sustainability
- ES 303 - Debates in Contemporary Native America (3) GE-UD-C; Diversity
- ES 304 - American Indian Oral Literature (3) GE-UD-C; Diversity
- ES 305 - Reel Injun: American Indians in Film (3) GE-UD-D; Social Justice
- ES 306 - American Indian Liberation (3) GE-UD-D; Social Justice
- ES 307 - God is Red: American Indian Worldview (3) GE-UD-C; Sustainability
- ES 308 - Cultures of Habitat (3)
- ES 320 - The Chicano/a Movement (3) GE-UD-D; Social Justice
- ES 321 - Chicana Feminisms (3) GE-UD-C; Diversity
- ES 322 - Oral Traditions (3) GE-UD-C; Diversity
- ES 323 - Latinx and Latin American Film (3) GE-UD-C; Social Justice
- ES 324 - Latin American Immigration (3) GE-UD-C; Diversity
- ES 325 - Mexico Before Spain (3) GE-UD-C; Social Justice
- ES 326 - Peoples of Central America (3) GE-UD-D; Social Justice
- ES 327 - Decolonize Your Diet (3) GE-UD-D; Sustainability
- ES 328 - Afro-Latinx Cultures, Identities, Histories (3) GE-UD-C; Social Justice
- ES 338 - Asian American Politics (3) GE-F-ES; Social Justice
- ES 340 - Black Literature (3) GE-UD-C; Diversity
- ES 341 - Enslavement and Resistance in the Americas (3) GE-UD-D; Diversity
- ES 342 - James Baldwin (3) GE-UD-C; Social Justice
- ES 343 - Black Power (3) GE-UD-D; Social Justice
- ES 344 - Malcolm X: Third World Revolutionary (3) GE-UD-D; Social Justice
- ES 345 - Jazz Cultures and Communities (3) GE-UD-C; Diversity
- ES 346 - Afrofuturism (3) GE-UD-C; Diversity
- ES 347 - Black Sexualities (3) GE-UD-D; Diversity
- ES 360 - Asian American Intimacies and Families (3) GE-UD-D; Diversity
- ES 361 - Asian Immigrant and Refugee Women in Literature and Cinema (3)GE-UD-C; Social Justice
- ES 362 - Concentration Camps, USA (3) GE-UD-D; Social Justice
- ES 363 - Asian American & Pacific Islander Film Festival (3) GE-UD-C; Diversity
- ES 364 - Asian American & Pacific Islander Communities (3) GE-UD-D; Diversity
- ES 365 - Asian American and Pacific Islander Environmental Voices (3) GE-UD-C; Social Justice
- ES 366 - Pinayism: Filipina Experiences and Activism (3) GE-UD-D; Diversity
- ES 370 - South Asian American Communities (3) GE-UD-D; Diversity
- ES 380 - Queer of Color Histories, Cultures, and Identities (3) GE-UD-C; Social Justice
- ES 381 - Racialized Masculinities (3) GE-UD-D; Diversity
- ES 382 - Women of Color Writers: Race, Sex, and Resistance (3) GE-UD-C; Diversity
- ES 384 - Interracial Sex and Marriage (3) GE-UD-C; Social Justice
- ES 389 - Engaging Communities of Color (3)
- ES 395 - Muslims in the Americas (3) GE-UD-D; Diversity
Depth of Study Coursework
Students must complete either A or B for a minimum of 15 units:
- Depth of Study A
Students may create a special depth of study with the help of an advisor. All fifteen (15) units must be unique and cannot be used to satisfy any other components of the Liberal Studies major. At least twelve (12) units must be upper-division. GS courses may not be used for this requirement.
- Depth of Study B
Select any Minor offered by any department or program in the CSUEB catalog. At least fifteen (15) units in the minor must be unique and cannot be used to satisfy any other components of the Liberal Studies major.
Liberal Studies Major Requirements (71-80 units)
Liberal Studies majors must complete the following core coursework as outlined. Please note that the core requirements also satisfy the upper-division GE requirements in areas C4, D4, and B6.
Liberal Studies Courses
Complete all (9 units):
- LBST 201 - Introduction to Liberal Studies (3)
- LBST 223 - Education For Liberation (3) GE-F-ES; Social Justice
- LBST 499 - Liberal Studies Senior Seminar (3)
Humanities Courses
Complete all (10 units):
- ART 120 - Art of Asia and the Pacific World (3) GE-C1 (or ART 221)
- ENGL 204 - Writing About Literature (4) GE-C2
- HIST 101 - World History I (3) GE-C2
English, Math, and Expressive Basic Skills Courses
Select one (3-4 units):
- ENGL 303W - Advanced Expository Writing (4) UWR
- ES 300W - Writing for Social Justice (3) GE-UD-C; Social Justice; UWR
Complete both (6 units):
- MATH 318 - Mathematical Contributions to Modern Society (3) GE-UDB; Social Justice
- THEA 341 - Dramatic Activities for Children (3) GE-UD-C
Select one (3-4 units) (OR other course equivalent to GE-B4):
- MATH 118 - Mathematics for the Arts and Humanities (3) GE-B4
- MATH 118E - Mathematics for the Arts and Humanities with Extra Support (4) GE-B4
Complete all (9 units):
- ANTH 300 - Anthropology of Global Change (3) GE-UD-D
- ENSC 320 - The Science of Global Change (3) GE-UDB; Sustainability
- PHIL 311 - Environmental Ethics (3) GE-UD-C; Sustainability
Select one (3-4 units):
- CHEM 100 - Introduction to College Chemistry (3) GE-B1, GE-B3
- GEOL 100 - Earth Systems Science (4) GE-B1, GE-B3; Sustainability
- PHYS 115 - Elementary Physics (3) GE-B1, GE-B3
Complete both (7 units):
- HDEV 381 - Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Lifespan Human Development (4) (or HDEV 311)
- HIST 382 - California and the World (3) GE-UD-D; US-3
