USC Catalogue: The Schools: USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences: American Studies and Ethnicity: Undergraduate Degrees: Chicano/Latino Studies

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Undergraduate Degrees

Bachelor of Arts, American Studies and Ethnicity (Chicano/Latino Studies)

Chicano/Latino Studies is a multidisciplinary program designed to provide students with a critical understanding of the historical, cultural, social and political experience of Chicanos and Latinos, with a particular emphasis on the development and culture of the Chicano/Latino communities in California and the West as well as on both historical and contemporary effects of global issues on Chicano/Latino communities. By drawing upon courses in American Studies and by emphasizing comparative as well as interdisciplinary study, this program offers training in the analytic tools and methods of interpretation appropriate for studying the Chicano/Latino experience in its particularity and ethnic and cultural study in general. The program is particularly appropriate for students interested in integrating studies in the humanities and social sciences and for students preparing to work and interact with diverse communities and cultures in the United States and abroad in such fields as education, human services, business, journalism and public administration.

Chicano/Latino Studies is administered by an executive committee comprising the chair, directors of the four majors, and other faculty members. In addition to the college academic advisor, the directors of the majors serve as advisors to majors and minors, providing, in conjunction with the sequence of courses, an opportunity for students to undertake an interdisciplinary concentration under close faculty supervision. It is recommended that students meet with the appropriate major director to plan a coherent set of courses to fulfill the major or minor requirements.

Program Major Requirements

Ten courses in Chicano/Latino Studies, or courses certified for Chicano/Latino Studies credit, are required. The 10 courses must be distributed as follows: the three core requirement courses of AMST 200, AMST 350 and AMST 498; one course from each of the following three lists: History, Literature and Culture, and Social and Political Issues; and additional elective courses for a total of 16 units chosen from the courses certified in Chicano/Latino Studies at the 300 level or above.

Core Requirements Units

AMST 200 Introduction to American Studies and Ethnicity 4

AMST 350 Junior Seminar in American Studies and Ethnicity: Theories and Methods 4

AMST 498* Senior Seminar in American Studies and Ethnicity 4

Core Requirements	Units
AMST 200	Introduction to American Studies and Ethnicity	4
AMST 350	Junior Seminar in American Studies and Ethnicity: Theories and Methods	4
AMST 498*	Senior Seminar in American Studies and Ethnicity	4

*Honors students will substitute AMST 492 Research Methods in American Studies and Ethnicity.

200/300/400-Level Required Courses Units

One course from each of the following categories:

History

AMST 373 History of the Mexican American 4

HIST 354 Mexican Migration to the United States 4

Literature and Culture

AMST 448 Chicano and Latino Literature 4

COLT 388 U.S. Latino Fiction and the Literature of the Americas 4

SPAN 413 Social and Geographic Varieties of Spanish 4

Social and Political Issues

AMST 357 Latino Social Movements 4

AMST 365 Leadership in the Community--Internship 4

AMST 446 Cultural Circuits in the Americas 4

GEOG 340 Latino L.A. 4

POSC 428 Latino Politics 4

PSYC 462 Minority Mental Health 4

REL 333 Religion in the Borderlands 4

SOCI 356 Mexican Immigrants in a Diverse Society 4

SOCI 366 Chicana and Latina Experiences 4

200/300/400-Level Required Courses	Units
One course from each of the following categories:
History
AMST 373	History of the Mexican American	4
HIST 354	Mexican Migration to the United States	4
Literature and Culture
AMST 448	Chicano and Latino Literature	4
COLT 388	U.S. Latino Fiction and the Literature of the Americas	4
SPAN 413	Social and Geographic Varieties of Spanish	4
Social and Political Issues
AMST 357	Latino Social Movements	4
AMST 365	Leadership in the Community--Internship	4
AMST 446	Cultural Circuits in the Americas	4
GEOG 340	Latino L.A.	4
POSC 428	Latino Politics	4
PSYC 462	Minority Mental Health	4
REL 333	Religion in the Borderlands	4
SOCI 356	Mexican Immigrants in a Diverse Society	4
SOCI 366	Chicana and Latina Experiences	4

upper division elective courses units

Additional courses for a total of 16 units from the lists above or below, 300 level or higher. No more than two total courses for the major may be taken outside the college.

AMST 274 Exploring Ethnicity through Film 4

AMST 301 America, the Frontier, and the New West 4

AMST 320 Social Construction of Race and Citizenship 4

AMST 490x Directed Research 2-8, max 8

AMST 493 Senior Honors Thesis in American Studies and Ethnicity 4

AMST 499 Special Topics 2-4, max 8

COMM 458 Race and Ethnicity in Entertainment and the Arts 4

GEOG 350 Race and Environmentalism 4

POSC 424 Political Participation and American Diversity 4

SOCI 432 Racial and Ethnic Relations in a Global Society 4

upper division elective courses		units
Additional courses for a total of 16 units from the lists above or below, 300 level or higher. No more than two total courses for the major may be taken outside the college.
AMST 274	Exploring Ethnicity through Film	4
AMST 301	America, the Frontier, and the New West	4
AMST 320	Social Construction of Race and Citizenship	4
AMST 490x	Directed Research	2-8, max 8
AMST 493	Senior Honors Thesis in American Studies and Ethnicity	4
AMST 499	Special Topics	2-4, max 8
COMM 458	Race and Ethnicity in Entertainment and the Arts	4
GEOG 350	Race and Environmentalism	4
POSC 424	Political Participation and American Diversity	4
SOCI 432	Racial and Ethnic Relations in a Global Society	4

Catalogue 2007-08

Undergraduate Degrees

Bachelor of Arts, American Studies and Ethnicity (Chicano/Latino Studies)

Program Major Requirements