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Curriculum

Please Note: Below is a listing and description of the courses being offered by our department. You may download a list of courses being offered in Spring 2007 (PDF). In addition to these courses, we will offer CHIC 3993 and CHIC 5993 (Directed Studies courses) on a per request basis. CHIC 4900 and CHIC 4901 will be offered every semester to accommodate all students wishing to complete their senior project. If you wish to review a sample course description for each course listed below and the Department and College LE requirements that each course fulfills, download this word document.

Courses in Chicana and Chicano Studies

  • Chic 1102: Latinos in the United States: Culture andCitizenship (HP, CD)
  • Chic 1275/3275: Service Learning in the Chicano/Latino Community(CD, C/PE)
  • Chic 1401: Introduction to Dance (OH, IP)
  • Chic 1112: Introduction to Chicano Studies: Critical Paradigms and Methodoliges
  • Chic 3212: Chicana Studies: La Chicana in Contemporary Society (CD)
  • Chic 3213: Chicano Music and Art (OH, CD)
  • Chic 3221: Introduction to Chicana/o Cultural Studies: Barrio Culture and the Aesthetics of Every Day Life (OH, CD)
  • Chic 3223: Chicana/o and Latina/o Representation in Film (OH, CD)
  • Chic 3310: Chicanas/os and the Law
  • Chic 3352: Transnational Chicana/o Theory: Global Views/Borderland Spaces (SSCI, IP)
  • Chic 3374/5374: Migrant Farmworkers in the U.S.: Families, Work and Advocacy (SSCI, CD)
  • Chic 3375: Folklore of Greater Mexico (CD)
  • Chic 3444: Chicana and Chicano History: 1821-1945 (HP, CD)
  • Chic 3446: Chicana/o History: WWI, El Movimiento and the New Millenium (HP, CD)
  • Chic 3452: Xicana/Indigena Studies: History, Culture, and Politics (HP, CD)
  • Chic 3507W: Introduction to Chicana/o Literature (Lit, CD, WI)
  • Chic 3672: Chicana/o Experience in the Midwest (CD)
  • Chic 3712: Chicanas(os): Psychological Perspectives (SSCI, CD)
  • Chic 3752: Chicanas and Chicanos in Contemporary Society (SSCI, CD)
  • Chic 3771: Latino Social Power and Social Movements in the U.S.
  • Chic 3852: Chicana/o Politics (SSCI, CD)
  • Chic 3900: Topics in Chicano Studies
  • Chic 3993: Directed Studies
  • Chic 4231: The Color of Public Policy: African Americans, American Indians, and Chicanos in the United States
  • Chic 4232: Chicana/o-Latina/o Gender and Sexuality Studies (CD)
  • Chic 4275: Theory in Action: Community Engagement in a Social Justice Framework (C/PE)
  • Chic 4401: Chicana/Latina Cultural Studies (CD)
  • Chic 4901W: Proseminar: Senior Project (WI)

Senior Project

The Senior Project is a major paper undertaken by all Chicano Studies majors in their senior year. The student works under the supervision of a faculty member in the Department. The subject of the paper should be a topic in the student's group concentration, and of a quality which provides a capstone to the student's work at the University. It should be a culmination, expressing knowledge of a field of inquiry and, in the words of a recent CLA Committee on Undergraduate Education, "…demonstrate the ability to think critically and creatively, to gather, recognize and interpret data, to solve problems, and to interpret and communicate findings." All students must complete a senior project. The CLA senior project requirement may be satisfied by CHIC 5993. The specific topic and format must be approved by the undergraduate faculty adviser. The paper should be of substantial length (20 - 30 pages) and conform to official style requirements for scholarly papers.