ETHN 115 - Introduction to Cultural Competence

    Recent Professors
    M. Fowler
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    50 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of ETHN 115
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4C · CSU GE Area D3
    Description
    Achieving cultural competency is a process, and this course provides a framework to begin critical reflection, knowledge acquisition, dialogue and best practices that lead to cultural competence over time. Students begin their work toward cultural competency. Students gain skills to effectively interact with people of diverse cultures, languages, socio-economic classes, races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, sexual and gender orientations, special needs and other social identities. The course explores attitudes, behavior, institutions and policies. It examines privilege and oppression, intersectionality of identities, various groups' barriers to equal access and opportunity, and how cultural competence moves people and institutions toward practices of inclusiveness. (CSU/UC) (AA/AS-4, CSU-D, IGETC-4, Cal-GETC-4)