Chicana/o Studies, B.A.

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120 units

Summary of Units:

Lower Division Major Requirements	9-10
Upper Division Major Requirements	36-38
Additional General Education and other Graduation Requirements	72-75
Total Units	120

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 201 - Intermediate Spanish I Units: 4 *
or
SPAN 211 - Spanish for Heritage Speakers I Units: 4 *
or
Substitute any Upper Division Spanish course (Approved by Advisor) Units: 3

Upper Division Requirements - 36-38 units

Theory and Methods - 6-7 units

Select one of the following: (consult advisor)

ANTH 375 - Qualitative Research Methods in Anthropology Units: 3
POLS 300 - Political Science Research Methods Units: 3
PSY 300 - Psychological Research and Statistical Methods I Units: 4
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 *
CHS 352 - Aztec Dance and Culture (Cross-listed as PA 352) Units: 3 *
CHS 353 - Chicana/o Latina/o Literature (Cross-listed as ENGL 353) Units: 3 *

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)

Internship or Service Learning Capstone - 3 units

Select either one or a combination of the following two courses:

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

Upper Division Electives - 9 units

Select three of the following or other CHS classes not already used in the major:

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, HIST 331, ECON 331) 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
SOC 360 - Race & Ethnicity 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

Note(s):

* Courses Fulfilling GE Requirement.

† Courses Fulfilling American Institution Requirement.

Additional General Education and other Graduation Requirements - 72-75 units

To graduate, students must complete 120 units minimum (40 units must be upper division) including all General Education (GE) and Graduation Requirements . The following areas must be included:

Additional lower division A-E GE requirements not met within the major
Nine units of Upper Division Interdisciplinary GE (UDIGE), courses numbered 330-349 or 430-449. Six units may be within the major, 3 units must be outside the major (C or better grades)
Multicultural Requirement (C or better grade)
Language Requirement (C or better grade)
American Institutions Requirement
Free electives as needed to meet minimum units for graduation