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Chicana/o Studies, Minor - 18-19 units

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Language Requirement - 3-4 units

Note: Only one semester of Spanish or Mixtec Language course is required, but the program strongly encourages further language study.

Any Spanish or Mixtec Language course Units: 3-4
Any Upper Division Spanish course Units: 3

Lower Division Requirements - 3 units

Complete one from the following:
CHS 100 - Introduction to Chicana/o Studies Units: 3
CHS 160 - Chicana/o Cultural Expressions Units: 3
CHS 200 - Diversity in Latina/o Communities Units: 3

Upper Division Requirements - 12 units

Note: Other upper division courses may be substituted with approval of the Chicana/o Studies Major Advisor.

Chicana/o Studies Courses - 9-12 units

Complete minimum of three courses from the following:

CHS 315 - Nahuatl Language and Philosophy Units: 3
CHS 320 - Gender and Sexuality in the Chicana/o Community Units: 3
CHS 331 - Transborder Theory and Writing in Chicana/o Studies Units: 3
CHS 333 - History of Southern California Chicana/o Art (Cross-listed as ART 333, HIST 333) Units: 3
CHS 334 - Narratives of Southern California (Cross-listed as ENGL 334, HIST 334) Units: 3
CHS 335 - Chicana Feminisms Units: 3
CHS 342 - Reproductive Health and Justice in the Chicana/o Community (Cross-listed as HLTH 342) Units: 3
CHS 343 - Health Issues in the Latina/o Community (Cross-listed as HLTH 343 and NRS 343) Units: 3
CHS 349 - Chicana/os, Latina/os, and Education (Cross-listed as EDUC 349) Units: 3
CHS 350 - Chicana/O History And Culture (Cross-listed as HIST 350) 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
CHS 358 - Chicana/o Latina/o Film & Media Units: 3
CHS 364 - Chicana/o English Units: 3
CHS 370 - Central American Studies Units: 3
CHS 383 - Chicana/o Latina/o Identity and Empowerment (Cross-listed as PSY 383) Units: 3
CHS 392 - Chicana/o Studies Service Learning and Community Engagement Units: 3
CHS 401 - Latina/o Workers in a Global Economy Units: 3
CHS 402 - Southern California Chicana/o History and Culture (Cross-listed as HIST 402) Units: 3
CHS 425 - Immigration and the Latina/o Community Units: 3
CHS 430 - Research Methods in Chicana/o Studies Units: 3
CHS 445 - Chicano Child and Adolescent (Cross-listed as EDUC 445) Units: 3
CHS 491 - Theoretical Foundations of Chicana/o Studies Units: 3

Non-Chicana/o Studies Courses - 0-3 units

May complete one course from the following:

ANTH 361 - Peoples And Cultures Of Latin America And The Caribbean Units: 3
ART 340 - Film of the Hispanic World (Cross-listed as SPAN 340) Units: 3
EDML 416 - Foundations of Bilingual Education Units: 3
EDML 417 - The Socio-Cultural Context of Bilingual Schooling Units: 3
ENGL 311 - Bilingual Literary Studies/Estudios Literarios Bilingues (Cross-listed as SPAN 311) Units: 3
HIST 360 - History of Colonial Latin America Units: 3
HIST 361 - History of Modern Latin America Units: 3
HIST 401 - Immigration, Race, and Citizenship in the United States Units: 3
HIST 420 - History of Mexico Units: 3
HIST 421 - History Of The Mexican Revolution, 1876-1930 Units: 3
NRS 356 - Vulnerable Populations Units: 3
POLS 306 - The Politics of Race and Ethnicity Units: 3
POLS 348 - Immigration Politics and Policy Units: 3
SOC 352 - Social Movements Units: 3
SPAN 411 - Civilizations and Cultures of Latin America Units: 3
SPAN 461 - Masterpieces Of Latin American Literature Units: 3
SPAN 462 - Modern Mexican Literature Units: 3

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