Undergraduate Degrees 5

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.

The program in Chicano/Latino Studies is administered by an advisory committee comprising a director and two other faculty members, one from the social sciences and one from the humanities. These faculty members serve as advisors to majors and minors, providing, in conjunction with the sequence of courses, a unique opportunity for students to undertake an interdisciplinary concentration under close faculty supervision.

Chicano/Latino Studies Major

Degree: B.A., Chicano/Latino Studies

Core Requirements		Units
AMST 202	Interethnic Diversity in the West	4
AMST 301	Introduction to American Studies	4
AMST 350	Seminar in Ethnic Studies: Theories and Methods	4
200/300/400-Level Required Courses		Units
One course from each of the following five categories:
History
HIST 472	History of the Mexican-American	4
Literature and Culture
ENGL 448	Chicano and Latino Literature	4
Social and Political Issues
ANTH 328	Culture Change and the Mexican People	4
SOCI 356	Mexican Immigrants in a Diverse Society	4
SOCI 366	Chicana and Latina Experiences
California and the West
GEOG 326	Los Angeles Landscapes	4
HIST 457	The American West	4
HIST 458	History of California	4
PPMT 408a	Los Angeles Semester	4
American Comparative Ethnicities and/or Gender
ANTH 315	North American Indians	4
ANTH 316	North American Indians in American Public Life	4
ANTH 371	Cross-Cultural Research on Urban Gangs	4
CNTV 407	African American Cinema	4
ENGL 445	The Literatures of America: Cross-Cultural
	Perspectives	4
ENGL 446	African-American Poetry and Drama	4
ENGL 447	African-American Narrative	4
ENGL 448	Chicano and Latino Literature	4
ENGL 449	Asian American Literature	4
ENGL 470	Women in English and American Literataure
	after 1800	4
ENGL 476	Images of Women in Contemporary Culture	4
HIST 378	History of Asian Immigration to the United States	4
HIST 455	Advanced Topics in African-American History	4
GERO 433	Ethnicity and Aging	4
JOUR 466	Minorities and the Media	4
LING 375	Sociolinguistics	4
MUHL 486	Jazz Masters of the 20th Century	2
POSC 421	Ethnic Politics	4
POSC 427	Black Politics in the American Political System	4
POSC 441	Cultural Diversity and the Law	4
REL 469	Black Religion in America	4
SOCI 342	Race Relations	4
SOCI 355	Immigrants in the United States	4
SOCI 375	Asian Americans: Ethnic Identity and Social Change	4
SPAN 479	Comparative Chicano/Mexican Cultures	4
SWMS 305	Sex/Gender/Sexuality as an Issue in
	American Public Life	4
SWMS 364	Racial and Ethnic Women in America	4
SWMS 384	Overcoming Prejudice	4
Upper Division Electives		Units
Two courses from:
ANTH 328	Culture Change and the Mexican People	4
ANTH 371	Cross-Cultural Research on Urban Gangs	4
HIST 354	Mexican Migration to the United States	4
HIST 457	The American West	4
HIST 458	History of California	4
LING 375	Sociolinguistics	4
SOCI 342	Race Relations	4
SOCI 355	Immigrants in the United States	4
SOCI 356	Mexican Immigrants in a Diverse Society	4
SOCI 366	Chicana and Latina Experiences	4
SPAN 413	Social and Geographic Varieties of Spanish	4
SPAN 479	Comparative Chicano/Mexican Cultures	4

Program Minor

Core Requirements		Units
AMST 202	Interethnic Diversity in the West	4
AMST 301	Introduction to American Studies	4
AMST 350	Seminar in Ethnic Studies: Theories and Methods	4
200/300/400-Level Required Courses		Units
One course from each category:
History
HIST 472	History of the Mexican-American	4
Literature and Culture
ENGL 448	Chicano and Latino Literature	4
Social and Political Issues
ANTH 328	Culture Change and the Mexican People	4
SOCI 356	Mexican Immigrants in a Diverse Society	4
SOCI 366	Chicana and Latina Experiences	4
Upper Division Elective
One course from:
ANTH 328	Culture Change and the Mexican People	4
ANTH 371	Cross-Cultural Research on Urban Gangs	4
HIST 354	Mexican Migration to the United States	4
HIST 457	The American West	4
HIST 458	History of California	4
LING 375	Sociolinguistics	4
POSC 421	Ethnic Politics	4
SOCI 342	Race Relations	4
SOCI 355	Immigrants in the United States	4
SOCI 356	Mexican Immigrants in a Diverse Society	4
SOCI 366	Chicana and Latina Experiences	4
SPAN 413	Social and Geographic Varieties of Spanish	4
SPAN 479	Comparative Chicano/Mexican Cultures	4

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