Concentrations

Africana Studies

Required Courses

  • Complete three of the following
  • HCOM 324: African American Narratives (4 units)
  • HCOM 346: African American Life/History (4 units)
  • HCOM 443: Black Feminist Theory & Praxis (4 units)
  • HCOM 445: Slavery & Race in the Americas (4 units) *
  • *Fulfills the research intensive/theory requirement

American Multicultural Studies

Required Courses

  • Choose one course from each of the following groups. Of the three, one must be a history course and one must be a literature course.
  • Group 1. Comparative Hemispheric emphasis
  • HCOM 426: Travel Narratives (4 units)
  • HCOM 445: Slavery & Race in the Americas (4 units) *
  • Group 2. Monographic Emphasis
  • HCOM 309: Interracial Communication (4 units)
  • HCOM 322: Asian American Literature (4 units)
  • HCOM 324: African American Narratives (4 units)
  • HCOM 344: Chicana/Latina Experiences (4 units) *
  • HCOM 345: Chicano Life & Culture (4 units)
  • HCOM 346: African American Life/History (4 units)
  • HCOM 348: Race, Colonialism & Film (4 units) *
  • HCOM 353: California At Crossroads (4 units)
  • HCOM 359: Sexuality, Law and History (4 units)
  • HCOM 365: Chicana/o Latina/o History (4 units) *
  • HCOM 443: Black Feminist Theory & Praxis (4 units)
  • HCOM 451: Transnational Migrations (4 units) *
  • HCOM 455: Paradigms Of Chicano Comm (4 units)
  • HCOM 555: Paradigms Of Chicano Comm (4 units)
  • Group 3. Comparative U.S. emphasis
  • HCOM 325: 20th Cent Narr Amer Immgr (4 units) *
  • HCOM 328: Latina Life Stories (4 units)
  • HCOM 335: Amer Ethnic Lit & Culture (4 units)
  • HCOM 340S: Topics in Social Movements SL (6 units)
  • HCOM 342: Feminist Theories & Methods (4 units) *
  • HCOM 348: Race, Colonialism & Film (4 units) *
  • HCOM 352: History According To Movies (4 units)
  • HCOM 354: Whose America? (4 units)
  • HCOM 356: Multicultural History (4 units)
  • HCOM 358: Crit Perspect on Law inSociety (4 units) *
  • HCOM 440: Leadership & Community (4 units)
  • HCOM 446: EthnograpPortraits/Culture Cit (4 units)
  • *Fulfills the research intensive/theory requirement

Chicano Studies

Required Courses

  • Complete three of the following
  • HCOM 328: Latina Life Stories (4 units)
  • HCOM 329: Auto/Biografias (4 units)
  • HCOM 344: Chicana/Latina Experiences (4 units) *
  • HCOM 345: Chicano Life & Culture (4 units)
  • HCOM 365: Chicana/o Latina/o History (4 units) *
  • HCOM 428: Contemporary Chicana Poetry (4 units)
  • HCOM 445: Slavery & Race in the Americas (4 units) *
  • HCOM 446: EthnograpPortraits/Culture Cit (4 units)
  • HCOM 451: Transnational Migrations (4 units) *
  • HCOM 455: Paradigms Of Chicano Comm (4 units)
  • HCOM 546: Cultural Citizenship/Latino (4 units)
  • HCOM 555: Paradigms Of Chicano Comm (4 units)
  • SPAN 308: Hist/Cultr Aztlan:SW US (4 units)
  • SPAN 365: The Chicano Novel (4 units)
  • SPAN 370: The Chicano Community (4 units)
  • *Fulfills the research intensive/theory requirement

Creative Writing and Social Action

Required Courses

  • Complete MLO 8 by taking one of the following:
  • HCOM 330: Intro Creative Writing (4 units)
  • OR
  • HCOM 339S: Creative Writing & Service (6 units)
  • Then take three of the following:
  • HCOM 332: Poetry Writing Workshop (4 units)
  • HCOM 333: Women's Writing Workshop (4 units)
  • HCOM 334: Fiction/Creative NonFiction Wr (4 units)
  • HCOM 339S: Creative Writing & Service (6 units)
  • HCOM 432: Soc Action Wrtg (4 units)
  • HCOM 432S: Social Action Writing (6 units) *
  • HCOM 433: Life Stories & Life Writing (8 units)
  • *Fulfills the research intensive/theory requirement

English Subject Matter Preparation Program

For those intending to teach English at the secondary level, the English Subject Matter Preparation Program  Concentration offers a California-state-approved curriculum that prepares you to enter a fifth-year teaching credential program and attain a credential to teach English in secondary schools. The concentration features a multicultural study of poetry, drama, essays, fiction, nonfiction, memoirs and film drawing from American and British literatures. It includes the study and practice of expository and creative writing; the study of argument; and the history, politics, global significance and social dynamics related to the English language.

  • Please see English Subject Matter Preparaton Program Coordinator Jennifer Fletcher for a full list of required courses.

History, Oral History & New Media

Required Courses

  • Select one course from each of the groups.
  • (Note: Students in the History, Oral History, & New Media concentration must take either HCOM 350 or HCOM 350S to fulfill HCOM MLO 2)
  • Group A. History
  • HCOM 346: African American Life/History (4 units)
  • HCOM 352: History According To Movies (4 units)
  • HCOM 353: California At Crossroads (4 units)
  • HCOM 359: Sexuality, Law and History (4 units)
  • HCOM 365: Chicana/o Latina/o History (4 units) *
  • HCOM 445: Slavery & Race in the Americas (4 units) *
  • HCOM 451: Transnational Migrations (4 units) *
  • Group B. Historical Narrative
  • HCOM 324: African American Narratives (4 units)
  • HCOM 325: 20th Cent Narr Amer Immgr (4 units)
  • HCOM 336: Poetry & Gender (4 units)
  • HCOM 344: Chicana/Latina Experiences (4 units) *
  • HCOM 348: Race, Colonialism & Film (4 units) *
  • HCOM 426: Travel Narratives (4 units)
  • HCOM 432: Soc Action Wrtg (4 units)
  • HCOM 432S: Social Action Writing (6 units) *
  • Group C. Multimedia
  • HCOM 328: Latina Life Stories (4 units)
  • HCOM 329: Auto/Biografias (4 units)
  • HCOM 356: Multicultural History (4 units)
  • *Fulfills the research intensive/theory requirement

Journalism & Media Studies

Required Courses

  • Complete three of the following:
  • HCOM 307: Social Impact of Mass Media (4 units)
  • HCOM 307S: Soc Impct Of Mass Media SL (6 units)
  • HCOM 310: Free Speech & Resp (4 units)
  • HCOM 315: Media for Social Change (4 units)
  • HCOM 316: Media Ethics (4 units)
  • HCOM 334: Fiction/Creative NonFiction Wr (4 units)
  • HCOM 352: History According To Movies (4 units)
  • HCOM 384: Newswriting (4 units)
  • HCOM 385: Reporting (4 units)
  • HCOM 387: Media Production Lab (4 units)
  • HCOM 388: Investigative Reporting (4 units)
  • HCOM 389: Otter Realm Workshop (4 units)
  • Upon prior consent of instructor:
  • HCOM 390: Magazine Writing (4 units)
  • HCOM 406: Philosophy Acrdng to Movies (4 units) *
  • HCOM 486: Mass Media Internship (4 units)
  • HCOM 487: Mass Media Internship (2 units)
  • HCOM 487S: Community Media Project SL (6 units)
  • HCOM 489: Otter Realm Production (2 units)
  • (Note HCOM 489 Must be repeated to fulfill concentration requirement)
  • *Fulfills the research intensive/theory requirement

Literary & Film Studies

Required Courses

  • Complete three of the following:
  • HCOM 322: Asian American Literature (4 units)
  • HCOM 323: American Drama (4 units)
  • HCOM 324: African American Narratives (4 units)
  • HCOM 325: 20th Cent Narr Amer Immgr (4 units) *
  • HCOM 326: Jewish Holocaust Literature (4 units)
  • HCOM 327: Survey American Literature (4 units) *
  • HCOM 328: Latina Life Stories (4 units)
  • HCOM 335: Amer Ethnic Lit & Culture (4 units)
  • HCOM 336: Poetry & Gender (4 units)
  • HCOM 337: Women's Literature (4 units)
  • HCOM 338: Multicultural Adolescent Lit (4 units)
  • HCOM 348: Race, Colonialism & Film (4 units) *
  • HCOM 352: History According To Movies (4 units)
  • HCOM 356: Multicultural History (4 units)
  • HCOM 406: Philosophy Acrdng to Movies (4 units) *
  • HCOM 425: Post-Colonial Lit and Film (4 units)
  • HCOM 426: Travel Narratives (4 units)
  • HCOM 427: Survey of British Literature (4 units)
  • HCOM 428: Contemporary Chicana Poetry (4 units)
  • HCOM 433: Life Stories & Life Writing (8 units)
  • HCOM 436: Literature of Sexualities (4 units)
  • HCOM 437: Shakespeare (4 units)
  • HCOM 438: Author(s): Canon & Context (4 units)
  • HCOM 443: Black Feminist Theory & Praxis (4 units)
  • HCOM 452: Literature into Film (4 units) *
  • *Fulfills the research intensive/theory requirement

Peace Studies

Required Courses

  • Outcome A
  • Complete one of the following:
  • HCOM 340S: Topics in Social Movements SL (6 units)
  • HCOM 404: Restorative Justice (4 units)
  • Outcome B
  • Complete one of the following:
  • HCOM 312: GWAR-Cooperative Argumentation (4 units)
  • HCOM 412: Multicultural Conflict Resolut (4 units) *
  • Outcome C
  • Complete one of the following:
  • HCOM 309: Interracial Communication (4 units)
  • HCOM 343: Race & Gender Justice (4 units)
  • Outcome D
  • HCOM 340S: Topics in Social Movements SL (6 units)
  • overlaps with Outcome A
  • *Fulfills the research intensive/theory requirement

Practical and Professional Ethics

Required Courses

  • Complete three of the following:
  • HCOM 301: Ways Of Knowing (4 units)
  • HCOM 304: Relational Ethics (4 units)
  • HCOM 306: Gender & Communication (4 units)
  • HCOM 307: Social Impact of Mass Media (4 units)
  • HCOM 307S: Soc Impct Of Mass Media SL (6 units)
  • HCOM 309: Interracial Communication (4 units)
  • HCOM 310: Free Speech & Resp (4 units)
  • HCOM 312: GWAR-Cooperative Argumentation (4 units)
  • HCOM 316: Media Ethics (4 units)
  • HCOM 321: Rhetorical Traditions (4 units)
  • HCOM 340S: Topics in Social Movements SL (6 units)
  • HCOM 403: Ethical Issues (4 units) *
  • HCOM 403S: Ethics in the Professions:SL (6 units)
  • HCOM 404: Restorative Justice (4 units)
  • HCOM 405: Philosophy & Sexualities (4 units)
  • HCOM 406: Philosophy Acrdng to Movies (4 units) *
  • HCOM 412: Multicultural Conflict Resolut (4 units) *
  • HCOM 440: Leadership & Community (4 units)
  • *Fulfills the research intensive/theory requirement

Pre-Law

Required Courses

  • Complete three of the following:
  • HCOM 301: Ways Of Knowing (4 units)
  • HCOM 304: Relational Ethics (4 units)
  • HCOM 310: Free Speech & Resp (4 units)
  • HCOM 312: GWAR-Cooperative Argumentation (4 units)
  • HCOM 340S: Topics in Social Movements SL (6 units)
  • HCOM 343: Race & Gender Justice (4 units)
  • HCOM 357: Constitutional Law (4 units)
  • HCOM 358: Crit Perspect on Law inSociety (4 units) *
  • HCOM 359: Sexuality, Law and History (4 units)
  • HCOM 398: Legal Studies Internship (4 units)
  • HCOM 403: Ethical Issues (4 units) *
  • HCOM 403S: Ethics in the Professions:SL (6 units)
  • HCOM 404: Restorative Justice (4 units)
  • HCOM 412: Multicultural Conflict Resolut (4 units) *
  • HCOM 440: Leadership & Community (4 units)
  • *Fulfills the research intensive/theory requirement

Women's Studies

Required Courses

  • Complete three of the following:
  • HCOM 306: Gender & Communication (4 units)
  • HCOM 328: Latina Life Stories (4 units)
  • HCOM 333: Women's Writing Workshop (4 units)
  • HCOM 336: Poetry & Gender (4 units)
  • HCOM 337: Women's Literature (4 units)
  • HCOM 342: Feminist Theories & Methods (4 units) *
  • HCOM 343: Race & Gender Justice (4 units)
  • HCOM 344: Chicana/Latina Experiences (4 units) *
  • HCOM 359: Sexuality, Law and History (4 units)
  • HCOM 428: Contemporary Chicana Poetry (4 units)
  • HCOM 440: Leadership & Community (4 units)
  • HCOM 443: Black Feminist Theory & Praxis (4 units)
  • *Fulfills the research intensive/theory requirement

Writing and Rhetoric

Required Courses

  • Complete three of the following:
  • HCOM 301: Ways Of Knowing (4 units)
  • HCOM 306: Gender & Communication (4 units)
  • HCOM 309: Interracial Communication (4 units)
  • HCOM 310: Free Speech & Resp (4 units)
  • HCOM 312: GWAR-Cooperative Argumentation (4 units)
  • HCOM 317S: Advanced Composition SL (6 units)
  • HCOM 320: Grammar, Usage & Power (4 units) *
  • HCOM 321: Rhetorical Traditions (4 units)
  • HCOM 334: Fiction/Creative NonFiction Wr (4 units)
  • HCOM 384: Newswriting (4 units)
  • HCOM 390: Magazine Writing (4 units)
  • HCOM 420: Adv Studies Rhetorical Theory (4 units)
  • HCOM 422: SelTop Multicultural Rhetorics (4 units)
  • HCOM 432: Soc Action Wrtg (4 units)
  • *Fulfills the research intensive/theory requirement