Chicanx & Latinx Program
Welcome to Chicanx & Latinx!
The Bachelor of Arts in Chicanx and Latinx Studies is an interdisciplinary program that examines the historical, political, social, educational, economic, and cultural developments that affect Latinx communities in the United States. The CALS BA provides an excellent background for students preparing for careers in education, social services, law, business, counseling, civic leadership, and community organizing. We also offer a minor in Chicanx and Latinx studies.
Learning Outcomes
Students pursing a program of study in the Chicanx & Latinx Studies program will achieve the following learning outcomes:
- Develop the ability to conduct empirical research using qualitative methods, to develop a research plan by focusing on the mechanics of research design.
- Become conversant with contemporary social theories (Marxism, post-colonialism, feminism, critical race theory) that explain the relationship of Latinos, as individuals and as a group, to social institutions and public policy in the United States.
- Understand the history of Latinos in relation to the development of the United States, and to the continuing racialization of this population in the United States
- Understand the importance of race as a category of social stratification and oppression, and the importance that differences in national origin, mode of immigration, citizenship, skin color, gender and sexuality have in shaping experiences and tension with the Latino population.
- Explore the contributions Latinos have made to American artistic and cultural production, and to social, labor, cultural, and political activism.
- Understand Latino histories in the U.S. with attention to distinct periods and regions, and how Latin American immigration has affected the United States socially, economically, culturally and politically.
