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Department of Chicana/o and Latinx Studies

Location: Candelaria 0140

Email: HSS@unco.edu

Website: www.unco.edu/programs/chicana-chicano-latinx-studies/

Faculty: Jonathan Alcantar, Ph.D.; Dennis Aguirre, Ph.D.; David Barillas-Chon, Ph.D.

Course(s) Offered (Prefix):

• MAS — Mexican American Studies
• MCS — Multicultural Studies

Program(s) Offered:

• Bachelors Degrees
  • Mexican American Studies B.A.
    • Liberal Arts Concentration
    • Licensure: Social Studies (Grades 7-12)
• Minors
  • Mexican American Studies Minor

The Chicana/o and Latinx Studies Department is a gateway to career opportunity in Community Health, Globalization, Social Justice and public policy, youth advocacy or teacher education. Earn a BA in Mexican American Studies at the University of Northern Colorado.

Faculty are readily available for advising and consultation. Internships have been established and majors and minors are encouraged to participate. Freshman and sophomore students may take part in this program and many courses count for Liberal Arts Curriculum credit.

Current research interests of the faculty include:

• Border and Migration Studies
• Chicana/o Literature, Popular Culture and Film
• Chicana/o Movement
• Mexican American and Chicana/o Archival projects
• Social Justice and Public Policy
• Chicana/o and Latinx Students in Higher Education