BA Major/Minor

Major Requirements (Minor Requirements outlined below)

A minimum of 36 hours, including the following:

  • CCST 1110 Introduction to Comparative Global and Ethnic Societies
  • CCST 1125 - Chicana-o Latina-o Musical Cultures and Expressions
  • CCST 2110 Introduction to Chicana and Chicano Studies
  • SPAN 2120 or 2220- Intermediate Spanish, or above, or an equivalent course*. Must be taken in residence at The University of New Mexico.
  • CCS 332 Introduction to Chicana Studies
  • CCS 370 Chicana/o Cultural Studies
  • CCS 384 Community Based Learning in Chicano Hispano Communities -OR- CCS 486 Writers in the Community
  • CCS 480 New Approaches in Chicana and Chicano Studies
  • CCS 490 Advanced Seminar in Chicano Hispano Mexicano Studies
  • Nine hours chosen from one area of the three following concentrations: Cultural Studies, Intersectional Politics and Social Movements, or Transnational Perspectives. May include up to three hours of Independent Study or other courses having relevant subject matter, with the approval of the Chicana and Chicano Studies Director.

*CCS 393 or 493 courses such as Literatura y Periodismo, Lit y Cultura Afro-mexicana, Presencia Africana en Mexico, Cine Chicano y Mundial

Concentration1 – Cultural Studies
CCS 342, CCS 351, CCS 393, AMST 1150, 360*, 363, ANTH 238, 337, 340, ENGL 265, 365, 465, HIST 2110, SPAN 301*, 370, 371, 375, 479

Concentration2 – Intersectional Politics and Social Movements
CCS 360, CCS 362, CCS 364, 393, AMST 1140, CRP 486, POLS 301, 307, 308, 400, SOC 326, 331, 420, 428/528, PSY 374, GNDR 2110

Concentration 3- Transnational Perspectives
CCS 310, CCS *460, CCS 330, CCS 393, AMST 309, ANTH 340, ECON 239, HIST 300, HIST 463, 464, HIST 465, 301, SPAN 307

Minor Requirements

A minimum of 18 hours, including the following:

  • CCST 1125 - Chicana-o Latina-o Musical Cultures and Expressions
  • CCST 2110 Introduction to Chicana and Chicano Studies
  • CCS 490 Advanced Seminar in Chicana/o Studies
  • SPAN 2120 or 2220- Intermediate Spanish, or above, or an equivalent course*. Must be taken in residence at The University of New Mexico
  • Three hours chosen from Course Listing A Chicanas and Chicanos as a Central Focus. Must be 300 level or above.  May be an Independent Study or other courses having relevant subject matter, with the approval of the Chicana and Chicano Studies Director.
  • Three hours chosen from Course Listing B: Chicana and Chicano-related Courses

*CCS 393 or 493 courses such as Literatura y Periodismo, Lit y Cultura Afro-mexicana, Presencia Africana en Mexico, Cine Chicano y Mundial

Course Listing A: Chicanas and Chicanos as a Central Focus (1)
CCS 310, CCS 330, CCS 332, CCS 336, CCS 342, CCS 360, CCS 362, CCS 370, CCS *460, CCS 364, CCS 384, CCS 393, CCS 480, CCS 486, CCS 495, AMST 363, CRP 486, ENGL 365, ENGL 465, HIST 2110, HIST 464, SPAN 301*, SPAN 370, SPAN 371, SPAN 375, SPAN 479.

Course Listing B: Chicana and Chicano-related Courses (1)
CCS 393, CCS 493, CCS 495, AMST 1140, AMST 1150, AMST 309, AMST 360, ANTH 238, ANTH 337, CJ 413, ECON 2220, FS 484, HIST 300, HIST 463, HIST 465, LING 435, POLS 308, POLS 301, POLS 307, POLS 400, PSY 374, SOC 326, SOC 420, SOC 428/528, GNDR 2110.

(1) Topics courses with relevant content may count toward the minor with the approval of the Chicana and Chicano Studies Director.

*Courses with these numbers must have a Chicana and Chicano Studies focus for course listing A or Chicana and Chicano-related focus for course listing B