Undergraduate Catalog Archives Archive of 2009-2010 Catalog with Spring '10 updates Colleges Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Minors Mexican American Studies MinorA minor in Mexican American Studies is important in that it improves the decision making in a number of fields such as public administration, law, politics, public education, artistic institutions, psychology, and a host of other professions. A minor in this field will become even more important as the population of Chicanos and Latinos increases throughout the state and nation.
A minor in Mexican American Studies requires a minimum of 18 semester hours: a minimum of nine from social science classes and a minimum of nine from liberal arts. Twelve of the 18 hours must be in residence. Twelve hours must be advanced, at least six of which must be in residence. A 2.00 minimum grade point average over all courses applied to the minor is required.
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Social Sciences |
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| Nine hours of Social Science courses from the following: | |
| ANTH 3312 Mexican American Culture | |
| ANTH 4373 Archaeology of the Aztecs and Their Neighbors | |
| POLS 3372 Chicano Politics | |
| SOC 2325 American Minority Peoples | |
| SOC 3326 Immigration in U.S. Society | |
| SOC 3351 Social Class and Mobility in America | |
| Special topics as appropriate from respective departments | |
Liberal Arts |
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| Nine hours of humanities, fine arts, and communication courses from the following, to include no more than six hours in MAS courses, unless approved by the MAS advisor, and no more than three hours in Spanish language courses: | |
| ENGL 3361 Mexican American Literature or SPAN 3331Mexican American Literature |
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| HIST 3332 Chicano History to 1910 | |
| HIST 3333 Chicano History Since 1910 | |
| SPAN 2301 Intermediate Spanish I | |
| SPAN 2302 Intermediate Spanish II | |
| SPAN 2307 Spanish for Native Speakers I | |
| SPAN 2308 Spanish for Native Speakers II | |
| SPAN 3301 Oral Communication in Spanish | |
| SPAN 3302 Written Communication in Spanish | |
| SPAN 3350 Women in Hispanic Literature | |
| MAS 2340Introduction to Mexican American Studies | |
| MAS 3340Development of the Mexican American Urban Communities | |
| MAS 3341Mexican American Experience Through Film | |
| MAS 3342Mexican Immigration to the United States | |
| MAS 3395Selected Topics in Mexican American Studies | |
| Special topics as appropriate from respective departments | |
Note: On occasion, courses are added to this approved list between editions of this catalog. For the most up-to-date list of approved courses for this minor, contact the Center for Mexican American Studies.
Bilingual education majors may substitute CUIN 3310: Foundations of Bilingual Education, K-12, for three hours of Humanities and Fine Arts courses in the minor.
Catalog Publish Date: May 4, 2010
This Page Last Updated: August 24, 2009
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