Chicano/Latino Studies

Director: Mauricio Mazón, Ph.D.
(213)740-1682

Chicano/Latino Studies is a multidisciplinary program designed to provide students with a critical understanding of the historical, cultural, social and political experience of Chicanos and Latinos, with a particular emphasis on the development and cultur e of the Chicano/Latino communities in California and the West as well as on both historical and contemporary effects of global issues on Chicano/Latino communities. By drawing upon courses in American Studies and by emphasizing comparative as well as int erdisciplinary study, this program offers training in the analytic tools and methods of interpretation appropriate for studying the Chicano/Latino experience in its particularity and ethnic and cultural study in general. The program is particularly approp riate for students interested in integrating studies in the humanities and social sciences and for students preparing to work and interact with diverse communities and cultures in the United States and abroad in such fields as education, human services, b usiness, journalism and public administration.

The program in Chicano/Latino Studies is administered by an advisory committee comprising a director and two other faculty members, one from the social sciences and one from the humanities. These faculty members serve as advisors to majors and minors, pro viding, in conjunction with the sequence of courses, a unique opportunity for students to undertake an interdisciplinary concentration under close faculty supervision.

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Program Major Requirements

Core Requirements Units

AMST 202 Interethnic Diversity in the West 4

AMST 301 Introduction to American Studies 4

AMST 350 Seminar in Ethnic Studies: Theories and Methods 4

200/300/400-Level Required Courses Units

One course from each of the following five categories:

History

HIST 472 History of the Mexican-American 4

Literature and Culture

ENGL 448 Chicano and Latino Literature 4

Social and Political Issues

ANTH 328 Culture Change and the Mexican People 4

SOCI 356 Mexican Immigrants in a Diverse Society 4

SOCI 366 Chicana and Latina Experiences

California and the West

GEOG 326 Los Angeles Landscapes 4

HIST 457 The American West 4

HIST 458 History of California 4

PPMT 408a Los Angeles Semester 4

American Comparative Ethnicities and/or Gender

ANTH 315 North American Indians 4

ANTH 316 North American Indians in American Public Life 4

ANTH 371 Cross-Cultural Research on Urban Gangs 4

CNTV 407 African American Cinema 4

ENGL 445 The Literatures of America: Cross-Cultural

Perspectives 4

ENGL 446 African-American Poetry and Drama 4

ENGL 447 African-American Narrative 4

ENGL 448 Chicano and Latino Literature 4

ENGL 449 Asian American Literature 4

ENGL 470 Women in English and American Literataure after 1800 4

ENGL 476 Images of Women in Contemporary Culture 4

HIST 378 History of Asian Immigration to the United States 4

HIST 455 Advanced Topics in African-American History 4

GERO 433 Ethnicity and Aging 4

JOUR 466 Minorities and the Media 4

LING 375 Sociolinguistics 4

MUHL 486 Jazz Masters of the 20th Century 2

POSC 421 Ethnic Politics 4

POSC 427 Black Politics in the American Political System 4

POSC 441 Cultural Diversity and the Law 4

REL 469 Black Religion in America 4

SOCI 342 Race Relations 4

SOCI 355 Immigrants in the United States 4

SOCI 375 Asian Americans: Ethnic Identity and Social Change 4

SPAN 479 Comparative Chicano/Mexican Cultures 4

SWMS 305 Sex/Gender/Sexuality as an Issue in American Public Life 4

SWMS 364 Racial and Ethnic Women in America 4

SWMS 384 Overcoming Prejudice 4

Upper Division Electives Units

Two courses from:

ANTH 328 Culture Change and the Mexican People 4

ANTH 371 Cross-Cultural Research on Urban Gangs 4

HIST 354 Mexican Migration to the United States 4

HIST 457 The American West 4

HIST 458 History of California 4

LING 375 Sociolinguistics 4

SOCI 342 Race Relations 4

SOCI 355 Immigrants in the United States 4

SOCI 356 Mexican Immigrants in a Diverse Society 4

SOCI 366 Chicana and Latina Experiences 4

SPAN 413 Social and Geographic Varieties of Spanish 4

SPAN 479 Comparative Chicano/Mexican Cultures 4

Program Minor Requirements

Core Requirements Units

AMST 202 Interethnic Diversity in the West 4

AMST 301 Introduction to American Studies 4

AMST 350 Seminar in Ethnic Studies: Theories and Methods 4

200/300/400-Level Required Courses Units

One course from each category:

History

HIST 472 History of the Mexican-American 4

Literature and Culture

ENGL 448 Chicano and Latino Literature 4

Social and Political Issues

ANTH 328 Culture Change and the Mexican People 4

SOCI 356 Mexican Immigrants in a Diverse Society 4

SOCI 366 Chicana and Latina Experiences 4

Upper Division Electives Units

One course from:

ANTH 328 Culture Change and the Mexican People 4

ANTH 371 Cross-Cultural Research on Urban Gangs 4

HIST 354 Mexican Migration to the United States 4

HIST 457 The American West 4

HIST 458 History of California 4

LING 375 Sociolinguistics 4

POSC 421 Ethnic Politics 4

SOCI 342 Race Relations 4

SOCI 355 Immigrants in the United States 4

SOCI 356 Mexican Immigrants in a Diverse Society 4

SOCI 366 Chicana and Latina Experiences 4

SPAN 413 Social and Geographic Varieties of Spanish 4

SPAN 479 Comparative Chicano/Mexican Cultures 4

Faculty/Course Descriptions/ USC Catalogue/Seminars/Home

Core Requirements		Units
AMST 202	Interethnic Diversity in the West	4
AMST 301	Introduction to American Studies	4
AMST 350	Seminar in Ethnic Studies: Theories and Methods	4

200/300/400-Level Required Courses		Units
One course from each of the following five categories:
History
HIST 472	History of the Mexican-American	4
Literature and Culture
ENGL 448	Chicano and Latino Literature	4
Social and Political Issues
ANTH 328	Culture Change and the Mexican People	4
SOCI 356	Mexican Immigrants in a Diverse Society	4
SOCI 366	Chicana and Latina Experiences
California and the West
GEOG 326	Los Angeles Landscapes	4
HIST 457	The American West	4
HIST 458	History of California	4
PPMT 408a	Los Angeles Semester	4
American Comparative Ethnicities and/or Gender
ANTH 315	North American Indians	4
ANTH 316	North American Indians in American Public Life	4
ANTH 371	Cross-Cultural Research on Urban Gangs	4
CNTV 407	African American Cinema	4
ENGL 445	The Literatures of America: Cross-Cultural
	Perspectives	4
ENGL 446	African-American Poetry and Drama	4
ENGL 447	African-American Narrative	4
ENGL 448	Chicano and Latino Literature	4
ENGL 449	Asian American Literature	4
ENGL 470	Women in English and American Literataure after 1800	4
ENGL 476	Images of Women in Contemporary Culture	4
HIST 378	History of Asian Immigration to the United States	4
HIST 455	Advanced Topics in African-American History	4
GERO 433	Ethnicity and Aging	4
JOUR 466	Minorities and the Media	4
LING 375	Sociolinguistics	4
MUHL 486	Jazz Masters of the 20th Century	2
POSC 421	Ethnic Politics	4
POSC 427	Black Politics in the American Political System	4
POSC 441	Cultural Diversity and the Law	4
REL 469	Black Religion in America	4
SOCI 342	Race Relations	4
SOCI 355	Immigrants in the United States	4
SOCI 375	Asian Americans: Ethnic Identity and Social Change	4
SPAN 479	Comparative Chicano/Mexican Cultures	4
SWMS 305	Sex/Gender/Sexuality as an Issue in American Public Life	4
SWMS 364	Racial and Ethnic Women in America	4
SWMS 384	Overcoming Prejudice	4

Upper Division Electives		Units
Two courses from:
ANTH 328	Culture Change and the Mexican People	4
ANTH 371	Cross-Cultural Research on Urban Gangs	4
HIST 354	Mexican Migration to the United States	4
HIST 457	The American West	4
HIST 458	History of California	4
LING 375	Sociolinguistics	4
SOCI 342	Race Relations	4
SOCI 355	Immigrants in the United States	4
SOCI 356	Mexican Immigrants in a Diverse Society	4
SOCI 366	Chicana and Latina Experiences	4
SPAN 413	Social and Geographic Varieties of Spanish	4
SPAN 479	Comparative Chicano/Mexican Cultures	4

200/300/400-Level Required Courses		Units
One course from each category:
History
HIST 472	History of the Mexican-American	4
Literature and Culture
ENGL 448	Chicano and Latino Literature	4
Social and Political Issues
ANTH 328	Culture Change and the Mexican People	4
SOCI 356	Mexican Immigrants in a Diverse Society	4
SOCI 366	Chicana and Latina Experiences	4

Upper Division Electives		Units
One course from:
ANTH 328	Culture Change and the Mexican People	4
ANTH 371	Cross-Cultural Research on Urban Gangs	4
HIST 354	Mexican Migration to the United States	4
HIST 457	The American West	4
HIST 458	History of California	4
LING 375	Sociolinguistics	4
POSC 421	Ethnic Politics	4
SOCI 342	Race Relations	4
SOCI 355	Immigrants in the United States	4
SOCI 356	Mexican Immigrants in a Diverse Society	4
SOCI 366	Chicana and Latina Experiences	4
SPAN 413	Social and Geographic Varieties of Spanish	4
SPAN 479	Comparative Chicano/Mexican Cultures	4