Mexican American Studies B.A. – Liberal Arts Emphasis
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Contact: Joy Landeira, Ph.D., Chair
Location: Candelaria 0295
Telephone: 970.351.2811
Website: www.unco.edu/hispstds
Advising Information:
Students must consult with their assigned major advisor each semester prior to registering.
Assigned advisor is available through the Ursa login; ursa.unco.edu; under Student tab Academic Profile channel and is term specific. If no advisor is listed, contact the major program for advisor information.
The program consists of three parts:
- Liberal Arts Core (LAC) Credits
- Required Major Credits
- University-Wide Credits
Program Description:
The fundamental objective of the bachelor's in Mexican American Studies is to provide the student with knowledge and understanding of the historical development and cultural experience of the largest Latino community in the United States: Mexican Americans. Emphasis is placed on its contemporary reality by various theoretical perspectives and areas of academic inquiry through the arts and sciences: history, literature, sociology, political science, gender studies and psychology.
This integrative approach seeks to help the student develop critical thinking and writing skills in order to establish a solid foundation in the liberal arts. It provides the essential tools for making informed judgments about the complex nature of our diverse society. The program culminates with the capstone course, an extensive research project, which fuses theoretical concepts with practical knowledge. The Mexican American Studies major prepares the student to pursue careers in the fields of law, business, public service, and education.
Program Admission Requirements:
Academic Good Standing
Program Requirements:
At least 50 percent of the courses taken to complete the major must be upper division courses, 300-400 level.
Degree Requirements — 120 Credits
Degree Requirements
1. Required Specified LAC — 6 credits
LAC area 3.b. — Literature and Humanities
Choose one of the following courses:
| MAS 110 | Contemporary Chicano Literature | 3 |
| ENG 236 | Ethnic American Literature | 3 |
LAC area 5.a. — Economic and Political Systems
| MAS 100 | Introduction to Mexican American Studies | 3 |
Remaining LAC Credits — 34 credits
See
“Liberal Arts Core”.
2. Required Major — 31 credits
Take all of the following courses:
| MAS 301 | Mexican American Politics and Leadership | 3 |
| MAS 450 | Research Internship in Mexican American Studies | 4 |
| ENG 346 | Chicana/o Theory | 3 |
| | or | |
| MAS 346 | Chicana/o Theory | 3 |
| HIST 225 | Latina/Latino History | 3 |
| | or | |
| MAS 225 | Latina/Latino History | 3 |
Choose four of the following courses:
| ENG 236 | Ethnic American Literature | 3 |
| HISP 395 | History and Philosophy of Bilingual Education | 3 |
| HIST 118 | History of Mexico | 3 |
| PSY 467 | Psychology of Prejudice | 3 |
| SOC 237 | Sociology of Minorities | 3 |
| SPAN 341 | Mexican and Mexican American Civilization and Culture | 3 |
| SPAN 457 | Masterpieces in Chicano/a Literature | 3 |
Choose two of the following courses:
| MAS 275 | Education of Mexican American Students | 3 |
| MAS 280 | Topics in Chicana/Chicano Art and Culture | 3 |
| MAS 337 | Chicana/o Literature and Theory | 3 |
| MAS 395 | Topics in Gender Issues | 3 |
| ENG 337 | Chicana/o Literature and Theory | 3 |
3. University-Wide Credits — 49 credits
Complete additional credits to achieve the minimum credits needed for this degree at UNC; for this degree, that will typically be 49 credits.