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2012-2013 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Chicana/o Studies, B.A.

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(120 units)

Core Requirements in the Major	45-47
General Education	48
American Institution Courses	6
Electives	19-21
TOTAL	120 units

Students are encouraged to identify a minor, or possible major, in a related discipline such as English, History, Political Science, Sociology, or Spanish.

Lower Division Core Requirements 9-10 units

CHS Introductory Courses - 6 units

Select two of the following:

CHS 100 - Chicana/os in Contemporary Society Units: 3 *
CHS 200 - Diversity in Latina/o Communities Units: 3 *
CHS 292 - Chicana/o Studies Service Learning and Civic Engagement Units: 3 *

Language Requirement - 3-4 units

SPAN 202 - Intermediate Spanish II Units: 4 *
or
SPAN 212 - Spanish for Heritage Speakers II Units: 4 *
or
Substitute an Upper Division Spanish course (Approved by advisor) Units: 3

Upper Division Core Requirements - 36-37 units

Theory and Methods - 6 units

Select one of the following: (consult advisor)

ANTH 375 - Qualitative Research Methods in Anthropology Units: 3
HIST 280 - The Historian’s Craft Units: 3 *
POLS 300 - Political Science Research Methods Units: 3
PSY 300 - Psychological Research and Statistical Methods I Units: 3-4
SOC 202 - Introduction to Research Methods Units: 3
SOC 310 - Research Methods in Sociology Units: 4
Other methods course (approved by advisor) Units: 3

Required Course:

CHS 491 - Theoretical Foundations of Chicana/o Studies Units: 3

History and Society - 6 units

Select one of the following:

HIST 360 - History of Colonial Latin America Units: 3 *
HIST 361 - History of Modern Latin America Units: 3 *
SPAN 411 - Civilizations and Cultures of Latin America Units: 3

Select one of the following:

CHS 350 - Chicana/o History and Culture (Cross-listed as HIST 350.) Units: 3 ^†
CHS 402 - Southern California Chicana/o History and Culture (Cross-listed as HIST 402) Units: 3 *

Art and Culture - 3 units

Select one of the following:

CHS 333 - History of Southern California Chicana/o Art (Cross-listed as ART 333, HIST 333) Units: 3 *
ENGL 354 - Studies in Cultural Literatures Units: 3 * (only when focus is Chicana/o Latina/o Literature, approved by advisor)

Transborder Issues - 9-10 units

Required Course:

CHS 331 - Transborder Perspectives in Chicana/o Studies Units: 3 *

Select two of the following:

CHS 343 - Health Issues in the Latina/o Community (Cross-listed as COMM 343, NRS 343) Units: 3 *
CHS 364 - Chicano English Units: 3
CHS 383 - Chicana/o Latina/o Identity and Empowerment (Cross-listed as PSY 383) Units: 3
CHS 401 - Latina/o Workers in a Global Economy Units: 3
CHS 425 - Contemporary Immigration Issues (Cross-listed as SOC 425) Units: 3
CHS 445 - Chicano Child and Adolescent (Cross-listed as EDUC 445, HIST 445) Units: 4 *
UNIV 392 - International Experience Units: 1-3
(Approved by advisor)

Upper Division Electives - 9 units

Select three of the following:

ENGL 311 - Bilingual Literary Studies/Estudios Literarios Bilingues (Cross-listed as SPAN 311) Units: 3
ENGL 331 - Narratives of the Working Class (Cross-listed as SOC 331, POLS 331, ECON 331, HIST 331) Units: 3 *
ENGL 378 - Contemporary Native American Authors: Telecourse Units: 3
HIST 334 - Narratives of Southern California (Cross-listed as ENGL 334) Units: 3 *
HIST 349 - History of Business and Economics in North America (Cross-listed as ECON 349, BUS 349) Units: 3 *
HIST 369 - California History and Culture Units: 3
HIST 401 - United States Immigration History, 1840-1945 Units: 3
HIST 420 - History of Mexico Units: 3
HIST 421 - Revolutionary Mexico, 1876-1930 Units: 3
POLS 306 - The Politics of Race and Ethnicity Units: 3 *
SOC 352 - Social Movements Units: 3
SPAN 461 - Masterpieces of Latin American Literature Units: 3
SPAN 462 - Modern Mexican Literature Units: 3

The following courses can satisfy major requirements, depending on the topic. See Major Advisor:

CHS 490 - Special Topics Units: 3
CHS 494 - Independent Research Units: 1-3
CHS 497 - Directed Studies Units: 1-3

Service Learning Capstone - 3 units

CHS 492 - Internship/Service Learning Units: 1-3
CHS 499 - Service Learning Capstone in Chicana/o Studies Units: 1-3

Note(s):

* Courses Fulfilling GE Requirement.

† Courses Fulfilling American Institution Requirement.

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