Chicanos Courses - Current Semester

Fall 2025

This course introduces the student to Folklorico dance from Mexico and how it is embedded in cultural significance. Students will learn the fundamentals of this practice which may include footwork, postures, and dances particular to cultural regions in Mexico.

Sections
#CRNTime/LocationInstructorCreditsSeats Available
00179799

TR 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Off Campus - Albuquerque ONE

Web Enhanced - Studio
Mario E Del Angel Guevara - mdelangel@unm.edu36

This course is an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Chicana Studies. Includes historical and contemporary research on labor, political involvement, cultural studies and feminism.

Sections
#CRNTime/LocationInstructorCreditsSeats Available
00180583

W 1:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Ortega Hall 113

Web Enhanced - Lecture
Elizabeth Gonzalez - egonzalezcardenas@unm.edu31

This course surveys Chicana/o History from the Pre-Columbian period to the present. Students will analyze community formation, experiences in the U.S., and civil rights advocacy.

Sections
#CRNTime/LocationInstructorCreditsSeats Available
00277128

TR 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Ortega Hall 115

Web Enhanced - Lecture
Jose Luis Serrano Najera - jlserranonajera@unm.edu36

The seminar examines Chicano Civil Rights by exploring forms of collective social action on behalf of immigration rights/reform, education rights/reform, labor rights, treaty rights, legal justice, environmental justice, veteran's rights, and political representation.

Sections
#CRNTime/LocationInstructorCreditsSeats Available
00274656


Hybrid - Lecture
Irene E Vasquez - ivasquez@unm.edu32

This course involves students in the study of Chicanx & Latinx science fiction, a field that draws on scholarship from both Latinx Studies and Science Fiction Studies.

Sections
#CRNTime/LocationInstructorCreditsSeats Available
00179803

TR 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Dane Smith Hall 317

Web Enhanced - Lecture
Matthew D Goodwin - mattgoodwin6@unm.edu315

Special topics in Chicano Hispano Mexicano Studies are interdisciplinary in nature and draw from the Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts. May be repeated as subject matter varies.

Sections
#CRNTime/LocationInstructorCreditsSeats Available
T: Writers in the Community
00179806

W 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Bandelier Hall East 105

Topics
Irene E Vasquez - ivasquez@unm.edu39
Cine Chicano y Mundial
00479819

W 1:00 PM - 3:45 PM

Topics
Staff 310
T: Chicano(a) Hist 1848-Now
00582094

TR 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Mitchell Hall 105

Web Enhanced - Topics
Larry M Garcia y Griego - mgarciay@unm.edu34
T: Querencia: Home Place&Iden
01261017

T 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Mitchell Hall 106

Web Enhanced - Topics
Divana Olivas - divanaolivas@unm.edu33

This course introduces the student to Folklorico dance from Mexico and how it is embedded in cultural significance. Students will learn the fundamentals of this practice which may include footwork, postures, and dances particular to cultural regions in Mexico.

Sections
#CRNTime/LocationInstructorCreditsSeats Available
00179800

TR 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Off Campus - Albuquerque ONE

Web Enhanced - Studio
Mario E Del Angel Guevara - mdelangel@unm.edu39

This course explores the African presence in Mexico in four periods: the Colonial Period, the Independence movement, the Modern Period, and representations of people of African descent in contemporary Mexico. Prerequisite: Spanish 401 or Spanish placement exam demonstrating a 400 nivel equivalence competency.

Sections
#CRNTime/LocationInstructorCreditsSeats Available
00180602

TR 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Seminar
Dora E Careaga-Coleman - careaga@unm.edu315

This course is designed to place UNM writing (and non-writing) students into diverse community settings to work alongside students of all ages, needs, interests. Writing workshops will be offered in schools, community centers, justice settings, homeless-shelters, healthcare facilities, non-profit organizations.

Sections
#CRNTime/LocationInstructorCreditsSeats Available
00179805

W 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Bandelier Hall East 105

Seminar
Irene E Vasquez - ivasquez@unm.edu39

The content of this course varies by semester but will provide an in-depth analysis of special topics related to Chicana and Chicano Studies. For course content, consult the Schedule of Classes.

Sections
#CRNTime/LocationInstructorCreditsSeats Available
ST: Querencia: Home Place&Iden
00379594

T 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Mitchell Hall 106

Web Enhanced - Topics
Divana Olivas - divanaolivas@unm.edu35
Cine Chicano y Mundial
00479818

M 1:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Remote Instruction UNM CANVAS

W 1:00 PM - 3:45 PM

Hybrid - Topics
Patricia Rosas Lopategui - paty585@unm.edu314
ST: Son Jarocho
00779697


Topics
Irene E Vasquez - ivasquez@unm.edu3 Section Full

Individual research into an area proposed by the student and conducted under the direction of a faculty member.

Sections
#CRNTime/LocationInstructorCreditsSeats Available
00347134


Web Enhanced - Independent Study
Divana Olivas - divanaolivas@unm.edu34

This course introduces the student to Folklorico dance from Mexico and how it is embedded in cultural significance. Students will learn the fundamentals of this practice which may include footwork, postures, and dances particular to cultural regions in Mexico.

Sections
#CRNTime/LocationInstructorCreditsSeats Available
00179801

TR 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Off Campus - Albuquerque ONE

Web Enhanced - Studio
Mario E Del Angel Guevara - mdelangel@unm.edu35

This course engages students in exploring how discourse, rhetoric, and imagery are used in addressing key humanities thematics and topics in the field.

Sections
#CRNTime/LocationInstructorCreditsSeats Available
00179035

TR 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
SW Hispanic Rsrch/Chicano Stud 106

Web Enhanced - Seminar
Laura E Belmonte - lbelmonte@unm.edu312

This course prepares students to survey a range of qualitative and quantitative approaches, the utility of different approaches depending on theoretical perspective, and the debates in and outside the field.

Sections
#CRNTime/LocationInstructorCreditsSeats Available
CANCELLED
002
78698Seminar Staff 32

The seminar examines Chicano Civil Rights by exploring forms of collective social action on behalf of immigration rights/reform, education rights/reform, labor rights, treaty rights, legal justice, environmental justice, veteran's rights, and political representation.

Sections
#CRNTime/LocationInstructorCreditsSeats Available
00274658


Hybrid - Lecture
Irene E Vasquez - ivasquez@unm.edu3 Section Full

This course involves students in the study of Chicanx & Latinx science fiction, a field that draws on scholarship from both Latinx Studies and Science Fiction Studies.

Sections
#CRNTime/LocationInstructorCreditsSeats Available
00179802

TR 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Dane Smith Hall 317

Web Enhanced - Lecture
Matthew D Goodwin - mattgoodwin6@unm.edu35

This course is designed to place UNM writing (and non-writing) students into diverse community settings to work alongside students of all ages, needs, interests. Writing workshops will be offered in schools, community centers, justice settings, homeless-shelters, healthcare facilities, non-profit organizations.

Sections
#CRNTime/LocationInstructorCreditsSeats Available
00179804

W 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Bandelier Hall East 105

Seminar
Irene E Vasquez - ivasquez@unm.edu35

Advanced seminar emphasizing synthesis of previous courses, research skills, theories and service learning in Chicana and Chicano Studies. Designed as a capstone seminar for the graduate program.

Sections
#CRNTime/LocationInstructorCreditsSeats Available
00378694

T 4:00 PM - 6:45 PM

Web Enhanced - Seminar
Jose Luis Serrano Najera - jlserranonajera@unm.edu310

The content of this course varies by semester but will provide an in-depth analysis of special topics related to Chicana and Chicano Studies. For course content, consult the Schedule of Classes.

Sections
#CRNTime/LocationInstructorCreditsSeats Available
ST: Chicana & Chicano History
00179028

TR 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Ortega Hall 115

Web Enhanced - Topics
Jose Luis Serrano Najera - jlserranonajera@unm.edu35
Border and Immigration
00280581

TR 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Web Enhanced - Topics
Laura E Belmonte - lbelmonte@unm.edu312
T: Cult & Comm:Chicana(o) Arch
00380582

M 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Dane Smith Hall 134

Web Enhanced - Topics
Divana Olivas - divanaolivas@unm.edu39
Cine Chicano y Mundial
00479817

M 1:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Remote Instruction UNM CANVAS

W 1:00 PM - 3:45 PM

Hybrid - Topics
Patricia Rosas Lopategui - paty585@unm.edu35
ST: Chicana Biography & Memoir
00581052


Topics
Michelle H Kells - mkells@unm.edu3 Section Full
ST: Son Jarocho
00676579


Topics
Irene E Vasquez - ivasquez@unm.edu31
ST: Querencia: Home Place&Iden
00779595

T 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Mitchell Hall 106

Web Enhanced - Topics
Divana Olivas - divanaolivas@unm.edu33

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.

Sections
#CRNTime/LocationInstructorCreditsSeats Available
00168058


Independent Study
Irene E Vasquez - ivasquez@unm.edu32
00271134


Independent Study
Michael L Trujillo - mltruj@unm.edu34
00371133


Independent Study
Michelle H Kells - mkells@unm.edu34
00479563


Independent Study
Dora E Careaga-Coleman - careaga@unm.edu35
00571131


Independent Study
Patricia Rosas Lopategui - paty585@unm.edu35
00677214


Independent Study
Michael A Lechuga - michaellechuga@unm.edu1 TO 34
00774713


Independent Study
Laura E Belmonte - lbelmonte@unm.edu35
00871129


Independent Study
Jose Luis Serrano Najera - jlserranonajera@unm.edu35
CANCELLED
009
71128Independent Study Staff 31
01071127


Independent Study
Divana Olivas - divanaolivas@unm.edu34
01179564


Independent Study
Elizabeth Gonzalez - egonzalezcardenas@unm.edu34
01281978


Independent Study
Levi Romero - xlromero@unm.edu34
01474756


Independent Study
Irene E Vasquez - ivasquez@unm.edu34
01674782


Independent Study
Irene E Vasquez - ivasquez@unm.edu35

Faculty-supervised investigative study that results in the development and writing of a master’s thesis. Offered on a CR/NC basis only.

Sections
#CRNTime/LocationInstructorCreditsSeats Available
00174711


Thesis
Laura E Belmonte - lbelmonte@unm.edu35
00274416


Thesis
Irene E Vasquez - ivasquez@unm.edu1 TO 63
00371065


Thesis
Barbara O Reyes - breyes3@unm.edu35
00471938


Thesis
Jose Luis Serrano Najera - jlserranonajera@unm.edu65
00572055


Thesis
Michelle H Kells - mkells@unm.edu1 TO 65
00679565


Thesis
Dora E Careaga-Coleman - careaga@unm.edu1 TO 65
00879566


Thesis
Elizabeth Gonzalez - egonzalezcardenas@unm.edu1 TO 65

The teaching pedagogy course in Chicana and Chicano Studies offers graduate students in the department professional development support to strengthen the teaching of lower-division courses, including observation, mentoring, participation in classroom teaching, and planning, implementing, and assessing the teaching and learning in a lower-division Chicana and Chicano Studies course.

Sections
#CRNTime/LocationInstructorCreditsSeats Available
00181615

R 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM
Online MAX UNM CANVAS

T 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM
Mitchell Hall 206

Hybrid - Practice Experience
Irene E Vasquez - ivasquez@unm.edu33

Intended to support community-engaged learning and/or project-based learning in the departmental graduate program, and to enhance academic knowledge and provide students with opportunities to gain practical experience in a chosen community based or professional field.

Sections
#CRNTime/LocationInstructorCreditsSeats Available
CANCELLED
001
81573Hybrid - Practice Experience Staff 3 Section Full
00577215

M 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Practice Experience
Matthew D Goodwin - mattgoodwin6@unm.edu38

This course explores the African presence in Mexico in four periods: the Colonial Period, the Independence movement, the Modern Period, and representations of people of African descent in contemporary Mexico. Prerequisite: Spanish 401 or Spanish placement exam demonstrating a 400 nivel equivalence competency.

Sections
#CRNTime/LocationInstructorCreditsSeats Available
00180603

TR 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Seminar
Staff 35

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.

Sections
#CRNTime/LocationInstructorCreditsSeats Available
00168059


Independent Study
Irene E Vasquez - ivasquez@unm.edu33
00271135


Independent Study
Michael L Trujillo - mltruj@unm.edu34
00371136


Independent Study
Michelle H Kells - mkells@unm.edu35
00479567


Independent Study
Dora E Careaga-Coleman - careaga@unm.edu35
00571138


Independent Study
Patricia Rosas Lopategui - paty585@unm.edu35
00677145


Independent Study
Irene E Vasquez - ivasquez@unm.edu34
00774709


Independent Study
Laura E Belmonte - lbelmonte@unm.edu35
00879568


Independent Study
Elizabeth Gonzalez - egonzalezcardenas@unm.edu33
00971141


Independent Study
Levi Romero - xlromero@unm.edu35
01071142


Independent Study
Jose Luis Serrano Najera - jlserranonajera@unm.edu34

Faculty-supervised investigative study that results in the development and writing of a doctoral dissertation. Offered on a CR/NC basis only.

Sections
#CRNTime/LocationInstructorCreditsSeats Available
00176211


Dissertation
Irene E Vasquez - ivasquez@unm.edu3 TO 12 Section Full
00276212


Dissertation
Laura E Belmonte - lbelmonte@unm.edu3 TO 124
00379569


Dissertation
Elizabeth Gonzalez - egonzalezcardenas@unm.edu3 TO 125
00479570


Dissertation
Irene E Vasquez - ivasquez@unm.edu3 TO 123
00576236


Dissertation
Patricia Rosas Lopategui - paty585@unm.edu3 TO 125
00676214


Dissertation
Michelle H Kells - mkells@unm.edu3 TO 124
CANCELLED
007
76215Dissertation Staff 3 TO 121
00876216


Dissertation
Jose Luis Serrano Najera - jlserranonajera@unm.edu3 TO 124
00977116


Dissertation
Michael L Trujillo - mltruj@unm.edu3 TO 123
01079726


Dissertation
Irene E Vasquez - ivasquez@unm.edu32
01181979


Dissertation
Levi Romero - xlromero@unm.edu3 TO 124