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DEPARTMENT OFFICE
King Hall C4069
Phone: (323) 343-2190
E-mail: vmurillo@cslanet.calstatela.edu
Website: http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/cls

Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies provides an intensive investigation of the largest racial/ethnic group in the United States. The department’s approach is multidisciplinary with specific offerings in history, social science, culture, language, psychology, literature, arts, and politics of the Chicana(o) and Latina(o) communities. The curriculum seeks not only to acquaint students with a breadth of knowledge about Chicanas(os) and Latinas(os), but also to expose them to theoretical perspectives specific to this area of study. The program seeks to connect these migrant and diasporic communities with transnational changes and their impact on their places of origins as well as to continue a dialogue with gender and ethnic studies disciplines.

Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies provides preparation appropriate for careers in education, human services, public policy, law, medicine, the business profession, and for graduate study and research.

The vital presence and increasing significance of the Chicana(o) and Latina(o) communities in Los Angeles and Southern California allows unique research opportunities for students of Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies.

The Faculty

Professors: Dolores Delgado Bernal (Chair), Ester Hernández, Valerie Talavera-Bustillos.
Associate Professors:
Assistant Professors: José Anguiano, Alejandro Covarrubias, Rafael Ramirez Solórzano 
Emeriti: Francisco E. Balderrama, Roberto Cantú Leonel A. Maldonado, Louis R. Negrete, David Diaz.

The program in Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies includes a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies and a minor in Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies for students who are majoring in other fields. Additionally, graduate students can complete a Master of Arts degree in Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies. The program also supports two new minors: Central American Studies and Mesoamerican Studies.

The Credential Program

The Bachelor of Arts degree in Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies with Option II satisfies the subject matter requirements for the Multiple Subject CLAD/BCLAD Teaching Credential. For detailed information about these credentials, consult advisers in the department and in the Charter College of Education. Refer to the Charter College of Education  section of this catalog for regulations governing all credential programs.

Programs for this Department:

Undergraduate Major
• Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies, B.A. 

Undergraduate Minor
• Minor in Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies 
• Minor in Mesoamerican Studies 

Graduate Major
• Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies, M.A. 

Credential
• Mexican American Studies Credential Program 
 

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