Chicano/Latino Studies Specialization

The student must complete a total of 20 credits including:

(1) The following introductory courses: (8 credits)

• IAH 211C The Americas: Focus on Chicana/o History, Memory, and Identity
• ISS 335 National Diversity and Change: United States; Focus on Chicano/Latino

(2) Any three of the following courses*: (9 credits)

• ANP 412 Social and Cultural Status of Latinos
• ENG 351 Chicano and Latino Literature
• ENG 353 Women and Literature: Chicana/ Latina Focus
• HST 327 History of Mexican Americans
• HST 383 The Caribbean
• HST 384 Modern Mexico
• HST 385 Modern Spanish Central and South America
• FCE 442 Ethnic Minority Families in America
• SOC 215 Race and Ethnicity
• SPN 412 Topics in Hispanic Culture
• SPN 432 Latin America and its Literature
• SPN 472 Topics on the Literatures of the Americas

(3) One of the following three options: (3 credits; course must be pre-approved)

• A supervised internship relevant to CLS with a public or private agency or organization
• Directed study abroad relevant to CLS
• A research experience relevant to CLS

Recognition: The student's permanent academic record will document the satisfactory completion of the CLS specialization.

*With the approval of the adviser for CLS, another course relevant to CLS may be substituted for one of the approved courses.