Semester Credits Required
Total credits in the minor: 20
Credits in residence at CSUMB: Consult a Chicana/Chicano Studies advisor.
Prerequisites
None, but we recommend that you take HCOM 245HCOM 245: Intro to Chicana/o Studies if it can be used to meet your lower-division requirements.
Outcomes, Courses, and Assessment
Outcomes
The Chicana/Chicano Studies Minor prepares you to achieve the following five outcomes:
LO 1 Theoretical Inquiry and Analysis ~ Students will be able to analyze major theories, paradigms, and methods used to study Chicana/o and Latina/o communities and apply them in a research project.
LO 2 Cultural Interpretation ~ Students will be able to critically examine and interpret cultural expressions of Chicana/o and Latina/o communities within a critical context.
LO 3 Historical and Political Formations ~ Students will be able to evaluate the historical experiences of the Chicana/o and Latina/o people within the structures of the United States.
LO 4 Identity and Contemporary Social Formations ~ Students will be able to critically analyze how Chicana/o and Latina/o identities and cultural practices are socially constructed from within specific contexts and lived experiences.
LO 5 Community Leadership and Practice ~ Students will be able to apply their knowledge of Chicana/o and Latina/o experiences toward advancing the cause of social justice.
COURSES
The Chicana/Chicano Studies Minor requires you to take an additional 20 academic units -one four-unit course per each of the above outcomes. The general pathway for students pursuing the Chicana/Chicano Studies Minor is described below:
LO 1 Theoretical Inquiry and Analysis
- Complete one of the following: HCOM 345HCOM 345: Chicano Life & Culture; HCOM 455HCOM 455: Paradigms Of Chicano Comm
LO 2 Cultural Interpretation
- Complete one of the following: VPA 347VPA 347: Chicana/o-Black Art; SPAN 365SPAN 365: The Chicano Novel; SBS 325SBS 325: Art of the Aztec Empire; HCOM 428HCOM 428: Contemporary Chicana Poetry
LO 3 Historical and Political Formations
- Complete one of the following: SPAN 308SPAN 308: Hist/Cultr Aztlan:SW US; SBS 320SSBS 320S: Hispanic Calif - 1542 to 1848; HCOM 365HCOM 365: Chicana/o Latina/o History; HCOM 451HCOM 451: Transnational Migrations
LO 4 Identity and Contemporary Social Formations
- Complete one of the following: SPAN 328SPAN 328: Latina Life Stories; HCOM 328HCOM 328: Latina Life Stories; HCOM 344HCOM 344: Chicana/Latina Experiences; HCOM 446HCOM 446: EthnograpPortraits/Culture Cit
LO 5 Community Leadership and Practice