Chicana and Chicano Studies Program
2018-2019
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The Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies offers a dynamic, innovative program that emphasizes an interdisciplinary and comparative approach to understanding the historical experiences, contemporary social status, challenges, and accomplishments of Mexican, Mexican American, and Latino populations in the United States. Critical thinking and effective oral and written communication skills are integrated across the curriculum, which incorporates the arts and literature, cultural studies, history, the social sciences, policy studies, service learning, and active participation for social justice.
Career Options
As a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary field, Chicana/o Studies contributes to all fields in the humanities and social sciences. The curriculum prepares students at the undergraduate level for a multitude of career options. Students earning a degree in Chicana and Chicano Studies may pursue careers in areas such as education, humanities, history, anthropology, ethnology, sociology, psychology, social sciences, political sciences, law, social work, business, the arts, and public administration.
| Award Type | Units |
|---|---|
| Associate of Arts Degree: | |
| Chicana and Chicano Studies | 20* |
*and courses to meet graduation requirements, general education and electives as needed to meet the minimum of 60 units required for the degree.
Students will be assessed through a combination of performance evaluations, written assignments, and written tests and quizzes.
Associate of Arts Degree
Chicana and Chicano Studies
| Courses Required for the Major: | Units | |
| CHIC 110A | Introduction to Chicano Studies | |
| or | ||
| CHIC 110B | Introduction to Chicano Studies | 3 |
| CHIC 135 | Chicana/o Literature | 3 |
| CHIC 141A | United States History from a Chicano Perspective | 3 |
| CHIC 141B | United States History from a Chicano Perspective | 3 |
| SPAN 201 | Third Course in Spanish | |
| or | ||
| SPAN 202 | Fourth Course in Spanish | |
| or | ||
| SPAN 215 | Spanish for Spanish Speakers I | |
| or | ||
| SPAN 216 | Spanish for Spanish Speakers II | 5 |
| Select one from the following: | ||
| CHIC 170 | La Chicana | |
| or | ||
| CHIC 190 | Chicano Images in Film | |
| or | ||
| CHIC 210 | Chicano Culture | |
| or | ||
| CHIC 230 | Chicano Art | 3 |
| Total Units = 20 | ||
For graduation requirements see Requirements for the Associate Degree.
Electives as needed to meet minimum of 60 units required for the degree.
Recommended Electives: Chicano Studies CHIC130 , 150 , 201 , 290 , 120 , ARTF120 , BLAS100 , HIST123 , 150 , 151, PHIL126, SOCO110, 151, 151, 151.
Transfer Information
Students planning to transfer to a four-year college or university should complete courses required for the university major and the general education pattern required by that transfer institution. See catalog TRANSFER INFORMATION section. Additional courses may be required to meet university lower-division requirements.
Course requirements at the transfer institution are subject to change and may be verified by a counselor or by consulting the current university catalog. Many Baccalaureate in Arts degrees require third semester competency in a foreign language. Consult the current catalog of the transfer institution and consult with a counselor.