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Twin Cities Campus
Chicano-Latino Studies B.A.Chicano & Latino Studies
College of Liberal Arts
The program's curriculum explores the dimensions of race, ethnicity, culture and identity, gender, and class in the United States, both historically and in contemporary times. Chicano-Latino studies majors take courses offered in two broadly defined fields of study, humanities and social science. Humanities content includes courses designed to increase awareness of Chicana/o culture, as well as intellectual, aesthetic, literary, historical, ethical, and human values. Social science content includes courses that analyze social institutions and how they affect the individual, as well as emphasize contemporary Chicana/o issues as they relate to the larger society. Areas of study include political science, anthropology, economics, sociology, and history. The bachelor of arts degree in Chicano-Latino studies is designed to meet the needs of students preparing for careers serving Chicana/o-Latina/o constituencies and to prepare students for graduate and advanced professional study in programs in which a minority affairs focus would be an asset. The program allows students the flexibility of pursuing work in related fields, such as Latin American studies, Spanish studies, Women's studies, and American studies. Double-majors are encouraged.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
Students are required to complete 4 semester(s) of
Spanish (preferred).
with a grade of C-, or better, or S, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department
or college.
CLA BA degrees require 18 upper-division (3xxx-level or higher) credits outside the major designator. These credits must be taken in designators different from the major designator and cannot include courses that are cross-listed with the major designator. The major designator for the Chicano-Latino Studies BA is CHIC.
Students should confer with faculty and their major advisor to select courses intended to meet their professional goals and intellectual interests. With prior approval from the department chair, up to 9 upper-division credits of coursework (approximately 3 courses) not on the electives list but related to the discipline may count towards the electives requirement. CHIC 1112 is foundational and should be completed during the first or second year. 3xxx-level courses offer more focused opportunities to examine history, society, culture, literature, and gender. Majors must also complete a senior paper.
A given course may only count towards one major requirement.
Students may earn a BA and a minor in Chicano-Latino studies, but not both.
At least 13 upper-division credits in the major must be taken at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities campus.
All incoming CLA freshmen must complete the First Year Experience course sequence.
Core Courses
Take exactly 5 course(s) totaling 15 or more credit(s) from the following:
Introduction to Chicana/o Studies
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
·
CHIC 1112 - Paradigms in Chicana/o Studies
[DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
Community and Advocacy
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
·
CHIC 1275 {Inactive}
[CIV]
(3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 3275 {Inactive}
[CIV]
(3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 3374 - Migrant Farmworkers in the United States: Families, Work, and Advocacy
[CIV]
(4.0 cr)
·
CHIC 5374 - Migrant Farmworkers in the United States: Families, Work, and Advocacy
[CIV]
(4.0 cr)
·
Chicana Studies
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
·
CHIC 3212 - Chicana Feminism: La Chicana in Contemporary Society
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
GWSS 3410 {Inactive}
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
Music, Art and Literature
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
·
CHIC 3213 {Inactive}
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 3507W - Introduction to Chicana/o Literature
[LITR, DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
ENGL 3507W - Introduction to Chicana/o Literature
[LITR, DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
Electives
With prior approval from the department chair, up to 9 upper-division credits of coursework not on the Electives list but related to the discipline may count towards the Electives requirement.
Take 18 or more credit(s) from the following:
1xxx-level Electives
Take at most 3 credit(s) from the following:
·
CHIC 1102 - Latinos in the United States: Culture and Citizenship
[HIS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
or
CHIC 1102H - Honors: Latinos in the United States: Culture and Citizenship
[HIS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 1275 {Inactive}
[CIV]
(3.0 cr)
·
Upper-division Electives
Take 15 - 18 credit(s) from the following:
·
CHIC 3213 {Inactive}
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 3221 - Chicana/o Cultural Studies: Barrio Culture and the Aesthetics of Everyday Life
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 3223 - Chicana/o and Latina/o Representation in Film
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 3275 {Inactive}
[CIV]
(3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 3352 - Transborder Theory: Global Views/Borderland Spaces
(3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 3375 - Folklore of Greater Mexico
[DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 3452 - Chicanx/LatinX Indigeneity
[DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 3672 - Chicana/o Experience in the Midwest
[DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 3771 - Latino Social Power and Social Movements in the U.S.
(3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 3888 - Immigration and the U.S. Latina/o Experience: Diaspora, Identity, and Community
[HIS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 3900 - Topics in Chicano Studies
(3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 3993 - Directed Studies
(1.0-9.0 cr)
·
CHIC 4275 - Theory in Action: Community Engagement in a Social Justice Framework
[CIV]
(3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 5920 - Topics in Chicana(o) Studies
(3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 5993 - Directed Studies
(1.0-3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 3212 - Chicana Feminism: La Chicana in Contemporary Society
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
or
GWSS 3410 {Inactive}
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 3216W - Chicana and Chicano Art
[AH, CIV, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
ARTH 3216W - Chicana and Chicano Art
[AH, CIV, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 3374 - Migrant Farmworkers in the United States: Families, Work, and Advocacy
[CIV]
(4.0 cr)
or
CHIC 5374 - Migrant Farmworkers in the United States: Families, Work, and Advocacy
[CIV]
(4.0 cr)
·
CHIC 3412 - Comparative Indigenous Feminisms
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
or
CHIC 5412 - Comparative Indigenous Feminisms
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
or
AMIN 5412 - Comparative Indigenous Feminisms
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
or
AMST 5412 - Comparative Indigenous Feminisms
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
or
ANTH 5412 - Comparative Indigenous Feminisms
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
or
GWSS 3515 - Comparative Indigenous Feminisms
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 3423 - Central American Revolutions
(3.0 cr)
or
HIST 3423 - Central American Revolutions
(3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 3444 - Chicana and Chicano History I
[HIS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
or
GLOS 3634 {Inactive}
[HIS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
or
HIST 3444 - Chicana and Chicano History I
[HIS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 3446 - Chicana and Chicano History II: WWII, El Movimiento, and the New Millennium
[HIS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
or
HIST 3446 - Chicana and Chicano History II: WWII, El Movimiento, and the New Millennium
[HIS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 3507W - Introduction to Chicana/o Literature
[LITR, DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
ENGL 3507W - Introduction to Chicana/o Literature
[LITR, DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 3752 {Inactive}
[DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
AMST 3752 {Inactive}
[DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 3852 - Chicana/o Politics
[SOCS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
or
POL 3752 - Chicana/o Politics
[SOCS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 3862 - American Immigration History
[HIS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
or
AAS 3862 - American Immigration History
[HIS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
or
HIST 3862 - American Immigration History
[HIS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 4231 - Color of Public Policy: African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans & Chicanos in the U.S.
(3.0 cr)
or
AAS 4231 - Color of Public Policy: African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans & Chicanos in the U.S.
(3.0 cr)
or
AFRO 4231 - Color of Public Policy: African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans & Chicanos in the U.S.
(3.0 cr)
or
AMIN 4231 - Color of Public Policy: African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans, & Chicanos in the U.S.
(3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 4232 - Chicana/o - Latina/o Gender and Sexuality Studies
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
or
GLBT 4232 {Inactive}
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
Capstone
Capstone projects are typically papers that engage with theories, concepts, and scholarship within the fields of Chican@ and Latin@ Studies and result in original research. Alternative projects are allowed, however, all projects must include a written component to illustrate proficiency in writing, and public presentation. We will cover a variety of topics including interdisciplinarity, methodology, research positionality, and essay composition.
Students who double major in CLA and choose to complete the capstone requirement in their other major may waive the Chicano-Latino Studies capstone, and they do not need to replace the 3 credits.
Take exactly 1 course(s) totaling exactly 3 credit(s) from the following:
·
CHIC 4901W - Senior Paper
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
Upper Division Writing Intensive within the major
Students are required to take one upper division writing intensive course within the major. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list. Some of these courses may also fulfill other major requirements.
Take 0 - 1 course(s) from the following:
·
CHIC 4901W - Senior Paper
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 3216W - Chicana and Chicano Art
[AH, CIV, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
ARTH 3216W - Chicana and Chicano Art
[AH, CIV, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CHIC 3507W - Introduction to Chicana/o Literature
[LITR, DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
ENGL 3507W - Introduction to Chicana/o Literature
[LITR, DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chic 3374/Chic 5374 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chic 3374/Chic 5374 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chic 3212/GWSS 3212/GWSS 3410 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chic 3507W/EngL 3507W |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chic 3507W/EngL 3507W |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chic 3444GloS 3634/Hist 3444 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chic 3444GloS 3634/Hist 3444 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chic 3446/Hist 3446 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chic 3446/Hist 3446 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chic 1102/Chic 1102H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chic 1102/Chic 1102H |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chic 3888/Hist 3445 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 6.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 -9.0 [max 16.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 -3.0 [max 16.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chic 3212/GWSS 3212/GWSS 3410 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtH 3216W/Chic 3216W/Chic 512 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtH 3216W/Chic 3216W/Chic 512 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chic 3374/Chic 5374 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chic 3374/Chic 5374 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AmIn 5412/Chic 3412/GWSS 3515/ |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AmIn 5412/Chic 3412/GWSS 3515/ |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AmIn 5412/Chic 3412/GWSS 3515/ |
Grading Basis: | OPT No Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AmIn 5412/Chic 3412/GWSS 3515/ |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AmIn 5412/Chic 3412/GWSS 3515/ |
Grading Basis: | OPT No Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AmIn 5412/Chic 3412/GWSS 3515/ |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chic 3423/Hist 3423 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chic 3423/Hist 3423 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chic 3425/Hist 3425 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chic 3425/Hist 3425 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chic 3444GloS 3634/Hist 3444 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chic 3444GloS 3634/Hist 3444 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chic 3446/Hist 3446 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chic 3446/Hist 3446 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chic 3507W/EngL 3507W |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chic 3507W/EngL 3507W |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chic 3852/Pol 3752 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chic 3852/Pol 3752 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AAS 3862/Chic 3862/Hist 3862 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AAS 3862/Chic 3862/Hist 3862 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AAS 3862/Chic 3862/Hist 3862 |
Typically offered: | Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AAS 4231/Afro 4231/AmIn 4231/C |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AAS 4231/Afro 4231/AmIn 4231/C |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AAS 4231/Afro 4231/AmIn 4231/C |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AAS 4231/Afro 4231/AmIn 4231/C |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chic 4232/GLBT 4232/GWSS 4232 |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd, Spring Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chic 4401/GWSS 4401 |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chic 4401/GWSS 4401 |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtH 3216W/Chic 3216W/Chic 512 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtH 3216W/Chic 3216W/Chic 512 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chic 3507W/EngL 3507W |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chic 3507W/EngL 3507W |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |