Chicanos Courses - Current Semester
Summer 2026
Examines the history of Curanderismo (the art of Mexican traditional Healing) in the Southwest and Mexico. Students will explore an integrative approach to medicine that incorporate Curanderismo with various traditional and holistic health techniques.
| # | CRN | Time/Location | Instructor | Credits | Seats Available |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 13833 | Jun. 1, 2026 - Jun. 12, 2026 | Mario E Del Angel Guevara - mdelangel@unm.edu | 3 | 19 |
This is an intensive 2-week course organized around a unique set of collaborations between scholars, students, and the Indigenous and Hispano communities of the Río Embudo Watershed in northern New Mexico. Participants gain formal training in archaeological field methods as well as in the methods of oral history, while helping build new understandings of the complex Indo-Hispano history of the region.
| # | CRN | Time/Location | Instructor | Credits | Seats Available |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 14368 | Aug. 1, 2026 - Aug. 9, 2026 | Levi Romero - xlromero@unm.edu | 3 | 4 |
Individual research into an area proposed by the student and conducted under the direction of a faculty member.
| # | CRN | Time/Location | Instructor | Credits | Seats Available |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANCELLED 002 | 11689 | Independent Study | Staff | 3 | 1 |
Examines the history of Curanderismo (the art of Mexican traditional Healing) in the Southwest and Mexico. Students will explore an integrative approach to medicine that incorporate Curanderismo with various traditional and holistic health techniques.
| # | CRN | Time/Location | Instructor | Credits | Seats Available |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 002 | 13571 | Jun. 1, 2026 - Jun. 12, 2026 | Mario E Del Angel Guevara - mdelangel@unm.edu | 3 | 4 |
This is an intensive 2-week course organized around a unique set of collaborations between scholars, students, and the Indigenous and Hispano communities of the Río Embudo Watershed in northern New Mexico. Participants gain formal training in archaeological field methods as well as in the methods of oral history, while helping build new understandings of the complex Indo-Hispano history of the region.
| # | CRN | Time/Location | Instructor | Credits | Seats Available |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 14369 | Aug. 1, 2026 - Aug. 9, 2026 | Levi Romero - xlromero@unm.edu | 3 | 1 |
Provides graduate students with the opportunity to work one-on-one with an instructor to facilitate an intensive study of a subject or the completion of a project.
| # | CRN | Time/Location | Instructor | Credits | Seats Available |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 12714 | Laura E Belmonte - lbelmonte@unm.edu | 3 | 3 | |
| 002 | 12726 | Divana Olivas - divanaolivas@unm.edu | 1 TO 3 | 4 |
Faculty-supervised investigative study that results in the development and writing of a master’s thesis. Offered on a CR/NC basis only.
| # | CRN | Time/Location | Instructor | Credits | Seats Available |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 002 | 12961 | Irene E Vasquez - ivasquez@unm.edu | 1 TO 6 | 3 |
Provides graduate students with the opportunity to work one-on-one with an instructor to facilitate an intensive study of a subject or the completion of a project.
| # | CRN | Time/Location | Instructor | Credits | Seats Available |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 12623 | Mario E Del Angel Guevara - mdelangel@unm.edu | 1 TO 3 | 3 |
Faculty-supervised investigative study that results in the development and writing of a doctoral dissertation. Offered on a CR/NC basis only.
| # | CRN | Time/Location | Instructor | Credits | Seats Available |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 002 | 12619 | Irene E Vasquez - ivasquez@unm.edu | 3 TO 12 | 5 |


