Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of Chicana/o and Latinx Studies

MAS 100 Introduction to Mexican American Studies

Introduces issues impacting the Mexican American populations. Provides an overview of issues in education, gender, demographics, health, immigration and border patterns, and the environment.
3

Course Attribute

LAB3Soc&BehSci-HumBeh,Cult,Soc and LAMS-Multicultural Studies and GT Human Behavior & Soc Sys

MAS 101 Careers in Mexican American Studies

Explore career options for Mexican American Studies majors.
1

MAS 110 Contemporary Chicano Literature

Provides students with understanding of literature written by Chicano authors. Focus on major works of fiction, theater, poetry, autobiography. Socio-historical context plus cultural images, style, structure, technique, themes studied.
3

Course Attribute

LAA2-Arts&Hum-Lit&Humanities and LAMS-Multicultural Studies and GT Literature

MAS 225 Latina/Latino History

Will examine the historical and historiographical trend lines of the Latino experience. Among the issues to be explored: identity, heritage, language, gender roles.

3

Offered

Generally offered Fall Annually

Course Attribute

LAH1-History and LAMS-Multicultural Studies and GT History

MAS 275 Education of Mexican American Students

The course will inform students who plan to teach about current research and knowledge concerning the schooling experience of Mexican American students.
3

MAS 280 Topics in Chicana/Chicano Art and Culture

An in-depth study of issues and topics in Chicana/Chicano art and culture. May focus on specific periods, issues, forms, artists, and/or authors.
3

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles and course may be repeated 1 time

MAS 301 Mexican American Politics and Leadership

Examines the political behavior of Mexican American populations in the U.S. from 1950 to present. Provides students with an understanding of linkages between political behavior, electoral processes and public policy.
3

MAS 337 Chicana/o Literature and Theory

In-depth study of contemporary Chicana/o literature and theory. Course will be thematic and will focus on the disciplinary and cultural connections between the literary, the aesthetic, and the theoretical.
3

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles and course may be repeated 1 time

MAS 380 US Mexico Immigration

This course examines bi-national issues affecting Mexican migration to the United States, including immigration laws, public policy and the socio-cultural impact of migration.
3

MAS 395 Topics in Gender Issues

This course provides an in-depth examination of the impact of gender on all aspects of the lives of Mexican Americans.
3

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles and course may be repeated 1 time

MAS 420 Chicana/o Civil Rights Movement

This course will examine cultural, social, historical, political and economic conditions which gave rise to the Chicana and Chicano Civil Rights Movement during the years 1950-1980.
3

MAS 422 Directed Studies

Individualized investigation under the direct supervision of a faculty member. (Minimum of 37.5 clock hours required per credit hour.)
1- 3

Special Notes

Maximum concurrent enrollment is two times.

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with no limitations

MAS 446 Chicana/o Theory

Examines various theories and methods utilized by Chicana/o scholars during the evolution of the discipline of Chicana/o Studies, exploring how these theories and methods have informed and continue to inform writing and research in Chicana/o Studies.
3

MAS 450 Internship in Mexican American Studies

Students volunteer with a local community service agency. Internship placements must be arranged and approved prior to the beginning of the internship.
4

Class Restriction

Include Junior and Senior

MAS 460 Narco Corrido and Mexican Folk Culture

The course examines Mexican and Mexican American popular folk culture in the context of historical and contemporary issues.
3