Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Critical Race and Ethnic Studies explores how race and ethnicity have structured societies past and present, both in the U.S. and globally, and how power and domination and struggles for liberation have been articulated and enacted throughout modern history up to present day. Remote advising is available by appointment. Hours and advising information can be found on the CRES website . Undergraduate Program Coordinator and Assistant Manager Dejon Barber can be reached at cres@ucsc.edu . Feminist Studies Feminist Studies was founded in 1974 and was considered one of the oldest, largest and most well regarded departments in the nation focusing on gender and sexuality studies. Although the department recently closed in Summer 2025, the undergraduate program continues its education of students. Remote advising is available by appointment. Hours and advising information can be found on the Feminist Studies website . Undergraduate Advisor Shauntay Larkins can be reached at fmst-advising@ucsc.edu . History is a leader in developing a global perspective on “world history” with its focus on underrepresented and transnational areas such as East Asia, the Americas, and women’s and environmental history. Major and minor requirement information can be found on the History website . Advising inquiries may be directed to Undergraduate Program Coordinator and Assistant Manager, Hailey Emery at historyundergrad@ucsc.edu. History of Consciousness History of Consciousness is a field that was founded at UCSC. For nearly 40 years it has operated at the intersection of established and emergent disciplines and fields, acquainting students with leading intellectual trends in the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. Hours and advising information can be found on the HistCon website . Remote advising is available by appointment with Undergraduate Advisor Shauntay Larkins who can be reached at philadvi@ucsc.edu . Languages and Applied Linguistics

The Languages and Applied Linguistics Program offers instruction in ten languages and emphasizes the interdisciplinary understanding of the cultural values, history, literature, art, politics, economics, which each language reflects and communicates. Remote advising is available by appointment. Major and minor information can be found on the LAAL website . Undergraduate Advisor Janet Morales can be reached at jacmoral@ucsc.edu . Linguistics consistently ranks among the top ten programs nationally, focuses distinctively on combining theoretical and experimental work with particular attention to minority languages. Both in person and remote advising are available. Hours and advising information can be found on the Linguistics website . Undergraduate Advisor Gwyn Vandevere can be reached at ling@ucsc.edu . Literature has from its beginnings approached both literary and cultural studies from a comparative and transnational perspective. Remote advising is available by appointment. Hours and advising information can be found on the Literature website . Undergraduate Advisor Laura McShane can be reached at litdept@ucsc.edu . Philosophy trains students and fosters research in fundamental historical and contemporary ideas about logic, analytics and perspectives that frame a philosophical view of the human world—including new lines of inquiry in medicine, science, environmentalism and human rights. In Person and remote advising is available by appointment. Hours and advising information can be found on the Philosophy website . The Undergraduate Advisor Xaul “X” Starr can be reached at philadvi@ucsc.edu . Writing Program The Writing Program approaches writing as one of the most important ways we have of making discoveries about ourselves and the world around us and of communicating these insights to others. Writing Program requirements can be found on the Writing website . To schedule a virtual or in person advising appointment, please email Writing Program advisor Rebecca Dizon ( readizon@ucsc.edu ). Sikh and Punjabi Studies Sikh and Punjabi Studies supports teaching and research from a multicultural and global perspective that respects both the vibrancy of the Sikh community in California and the historic and current contributions made by the community.