Race and Ethnicity in Visual Cultural Studies (CERT)
Department website: https://www.cerritos.edu/art/
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
The Cerritos College Visual & Cultural Studies Certificate of Achievement in Race and Ethnicity is a unique interdisciplinary certificate using the analysis of visual and cultural objects and texts to expose students to diverse cultural perspectives and to develop the kind of cultural sensitivities that are valuable in all vocations and careers today.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of the historical, political, social, economic, and cultural movements and influences on the representation of race and ethnicity
- Explain the various cultural and postcolonial theories related to race and ethnicity
- Analyze and evaluate the ways in which racial and ethnic identities are shaped by socialization, institutions, and communications media
- Compose critical analyses on specific texts that question issues of race and ethnicity
- Evaluate how cultural identity intersects with race, ethnicity, social class, ability, and sexual orientation
- Analyze counternarratives and various forms of resistance to Western texts
Program Requirements
| Code Number | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ART 125 | Introduction to Visual and Cultural Studies | 3.0 |
| or HUM 125 | Introduction to Visual and Cultural Studies | |
| ART 105B | The Arts of Latin America and the Caribbean: Colonial to the Present | 3.0 |
| ART 107 | Asian Art History | 3.0 |
| ART 108 | Black Images in Popular Culture | 3.0 |
| or HUM 108 | Black Images in Popular Culture | |
| HUM 102 | The Arab, The Muslim, and The West | 3.0 |
| LIBR 100 | Introduction to Library Research | 1.0 |
| Total Units | 16 | |