Mexican American Studies B.A. – Liberal Arts Emphasis
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Contact: Department of Hispanic Studies
Location: Candelaria 0295
Telephone: 970.351.2811
Website: www.unco.edu/hss/hispanic-studies
Advising Information:
Students must consult with their assigned major advisor each semester prior to registering.
To find your advisor, log into ursa.unco.edu; go to 'Student' tab and click 'View Student Information' link. 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 — 11 credits
LAC area 3.b. — Arts and Humanities
| MAS 110 | Contemporary Chicano Literature | 3 |
LAC area 5.c. - Human Behavior and Social Systems
| MAS 100 | Introduction to Mexican American Studies | 3 |
Note: MAS 100 will also satisfy LAC area 8.
LAC area 7. - International Studies
Remaining LAC Credits — 29 credits
See
“Liberal Arts Core”.
2. Required Major — 38 credits
Select 6 credit hours from the following:
Required Courses 20 credits
| MAS 101 | Careers in Mexican American Studies | 1 |
| MAS 301 | Mexican American Politics and Leadership | 3 |
| MAS 337 | Chicana/o Literature and Theory | 3 |
| MAS 380 | US Mexico Immigration | 3 |
| MAS 420 | Chicana/o Civil Rights Movement | 3 |
| MAS 450 | Internship in Mexican American Studies | 4 |
| MAS 460 | Narco Corrido and Mexican Folk Culture | 3 |
Concentration 12 credit hours
Choose one of the following concentrations. It is recommended that students seek advising for the concentration.
Community Health and Nutrition Concentration
Select 12 credit hours from the following:
| FND 250 | Principles of Nutrition | 3 |
| HUSR 209 | Foundations of Health Promotion/Health Education | 3 |
| HUSR 300 | Human Services Helping Skills | 3 |
| HUSR 350 | Introduction to Environmental Health | 3 |
| SOC 375 | Sociology of Health and Illness | 3 |
Globalization, Borders and Migration Concentration
Select 12 credit hours from the following:
Social Justice and Public Policy Concentration
Select 12 credits hours from the following:
TESL, Bilingualism: Mexican American and the U.S. Educational Experience Concentration
Required 12 credit hours:
| COMM 223 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| HISP 395 | History and Philosophy of Bilingual Education | 3 |
| MAS 275 | Education of Mexican American Students | 3 |
| TESL 350 | Second Language Acquisition | 3 |
Youth Advocacy Concentration
Select 12 credit hours from the following:
3. University-Wide Credits — 42 credits
Complete additional credits to achieve the minimum credits needed for this degree at UNC; for this degree, that will typically be 42 credits.