University Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Department of Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies
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Department of Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies
King Hall C4069
(323) 343-2190
chicano@calstatela.edu
http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/cls
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Chair
Dolores Delgado Bernal
ddelga60@calstatela.edu
323-343-2190
Overview
The Department of Chicana(o) & Latina(o) Studies (CLS) is an interdisciplinary field of study that takes a critical approach to understand social (in)justice, power relations, community, and global dynamics. Students are trained intensively to hone critical thinking, writing, analysis, and speaking skills-all of which our students utilize in their future careers and/or graduate school endeavors.
The program includes a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies, a minor in Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies, and a Masters of Arts degree in Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies. The department also offers minors in Central American Studies and Mesoamerican Studies. The total number of units for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies is 120 to 136 units. The Core Courses total 39 units.
The Bachelor of Arts degree is available in three options.
Option 1, the General Program, requires 12 units, is intended for students interested in interdisciplinary study of Chicana/o/x and Latina/o/x experiences.
Option 2, Elementary Subject Matter (ESM) Waiver, requires 68 units, is for students interested in pursuing a K-8 teaching credential after their bachelor’s and would allow them to waive the CSET: Multiple Subjects exam through an approved set of completed accredited academic coursework. A grade of C or higher is required in all courses used to meet the major requirements for this option.
Option 3, the Integrated Teacher Education Program (ESM, Degree and Credential Completion Option [Multiple Subject] , requires 97 units, is intended for those students who want to earn their K-8 teaching credentials while earning their bachelor’s. A grade of C or higher is required in all courses used to meet the major requirements for this option.
For Major Specific Admissions Criteria go to http://www.calstatela.edu/admissions/major-specific-criteria
The Faculty
Professors: Dolores Delgado Bernal (Chair), Anita Tijerina Revilla, Valerie Talavera-Bustillos.
Associate Professors: José Anguiano
Assistant Professors: Rafael Solorzano, Sandra Gutierrez de Jesus, Alejandro Covarrubias
ProgramsDegree - UndergraduateDegree - MinorDegree - GraduateCredential - TeachingCoursesChicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies (Undergraduate)- CLS 1200 - Introduction to Chicanx/Latinx History In the U.S.
- CLS 1300 - The Constitution, Law, & Chicanx/Latinx Communities
- CLS 1500 - Ethnic Studies, Resistance & Solidarity
- CLS 1600 - Cultural and Artistic Expressions in the Americas
- CLS 2010 - Mexican Literature Sin Fronteras
- CLS 2040 - Diverse Latin American Populations in Southern California
- CLS 2050 - Chicanx/Latinx in Film and Media
- CLS 2060 - Chicanx/Latinx, Social Media & Digital Communities
- CLS 2100 - Chicanx & Latinx Political and Social Movements
- CLS 2200 - Chicanas & Latinas in Contemporary US Society (also listed as WGSS 2200)
- CLS 2300 - Families and Kinships in the Americas
- CLS 3009 - Mexico City in Contemporary Mexican Cinema (also listed as ML 3009)
- CLS 3100 - Introduction to Critical Education: Theory & Praxis
- CLS 3120 - Chicanx/Latinx Parent, Community, & School Partnerships
- CLS 3130 - Diversity, Intersectionality, Major Racial/Ethnic Groups in U.S. Schooling, and Equality of Educational Opportunity and Social Justice (also listed as EDFN 3130)
- CLS 3200 - Pre-Columbian Narratives in Latin American Literature
- CLS 3220 - Race, Gender, and Hybridity in the Americas
- CLS 3300 - Race, Class, & Gender
- CLS 3320 - Global Migrants in Transnational Networks and Economies
- CLS 3400 - Chicanx/Latinx/Indigenous Refusal, Resistance, & Praxis
- CLS 3500 - Introduction to Principles of Research in Chicano Studies
- CLS 3720 - American Indian Families (also listed as CHDV 3720)
- CLS 3750 - Health Disparities in Urban Communities (also listed as CHDV 3750, PH 3750)
- CLS 3770 - Environmental Justice (also listed as PH 3770)
- CLS 3950 - Community Service in Chicano Studies
- CLS 4000 - Indigenous Peoples of Mexico & Central America: Land, History, Culture
- CLS 4010 - Chicana/o Latina/o Culture and Media
- CLS 4020 - Literatures of Resistance: Chicanx & Latinx Voices
- CLS 4030 - Chicanas/os Latinas/os and La Cultura of Public Spaces
- CLS 4080 - The Central American Experience in the US (also listed as LAS 4080)
- CLS 4100 - Latina/o Communities in U.S. Society
- CLS 4110 - Chicanas/os, Latinas/os and Immigration Policy
- CLS 4170 - Critical Analysis of Inequality and Educational Policy
- CLS 4180 - Public Health Issues in Latina/o Communities
- CLS 4200 - History of the Chicano People in California
- CLS 4240 - Exploring Afro-Latino/a Identities
- CLS 4250 - Chicanas & Latinas: Social Movements in the Americas
- CLS 4255 - Latinas/os and Social Justice Movements
- CLS 4260 - The Chicano Movement (also listed as HIST 4600)
- CLS 4270 - Modern Mexico and the Chicano People (also listed as HIST 4670)
- CLS 4280 - Migration, Identity, and Religion (also listed as LAS 4280, RELS 4230)
- CLS 4290 - Chicana Feminisms: History, Theory, Praxis (also listed as WGSS 4290)
- CLS 4300 - Research on Chicana/o Community Problems
- CLS 4320 - Chicana/o and Latina/o and War on Drugs
- CLS 4400 - Joteria Expressions in Las Americas
- CLS 4450 - Indigenous Experiences in Contemporary Mexico and Latin America (also listed as LAS 4450)
- CLS 4490 - Anthropology of Race and Racism (also listed as AAAS 4491, ANTH 4490, LAS 4490)
- CLS 4660 - Colonial Mexico (also listed as HIST 4660)
- CLS 4665 - Modern Mexico (also listed as HIST 4665)
- CLS 4900 - Special Topics
- CLS 4990 - Undergraduate Directed Study
Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies (Graduate)
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