The Minor in Chicano Studies

Course Requirements for the Minor: 24-25 units

The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this minor.

Minor Core: 15 units

4 courses required:

CHST 157 Introduction to Chicano Studies 3.0 FS * USD

This course is also offered as SOCI 157.

CHST 358 Chicanos in Contemporary Society 3.0 FA USD

This course is also offered as SOCI 358.

CHST 459 Chicanos and Latinos: A Cross-Cultural Approach 3.0 Inq
Prerequisites: CHST 157 or SOCI 100.

This course is also offered as SOCI 459.

MCGS 155 Introduction to Multicultural and Gender Studies 3.0 FS * USD

1 course selected from:

CHST 135 Mexican Heritage in the United States 3.0 FS * USD

This course is also offered as HIST 135.

CHST 234 Mexican Heritage in the United States Before 1848 3.0 FA * USD

This course is also offered as HIST 234.

Breadth: 3-4 units

1 course selected from:

CHST 354 Chicano Literature 3.0 FS * USD

This course is also offered as SPAN 354.

CHST 406 Meso-American/Colonial Art 3.0 Inq
Prerequisites: ARTH 101 and ARTH 102 for art majors.

This course is also offered as ARTH 473.

HIST 382 History and Politics of Mexico 3.0 FS * GC

This course is also offered as LAST 350.

LAST 352 Mexico: Literature and Arts 3.0 FS * GC
SPAN 201 Third-Semester Spanish 4.0 FS *
Prerequisites: SPAN 102 or equivalent.
SPAN 202 Fourth-Semester Spanish 4.0 FS *
Prerequisites: SPAN 201 or equivalent.

Capstone: 6 units

1 course required:

MCGS 495 Senior Seminar in Multicultural and Gender Studies 3.0 SP WP
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher.

1 course selected from:

MCGS 385 Community Activism and Service 3.0 Inq
Prerequisites: MCGS 155 and one of the following: AAST 152, AFAM 170, AIST 170, CHST 157, or WMST 170.
MCGS 489 Internship in Multicultural and Gender Studies 1.0 -3.0 FS

Note: Students must take at least 3 units of internship. This is a letter-graded internship.