Note: FIG Students Only
Courses
CHICLA 530: Advanced Topics in Chican@ & Latin@ Studies: “Chicanx & Latinx Social Movements”
Explores Chicanx and Latinx social movement participation & collective action from the 1940s to the present. Analyzes paradigms, theories, & debates about historical & contemporary economic, cultural, & sociopolitical dimensions of the Latinx position in …
CHICLA 530: Advanced Topics in Chican@ & Latin@ Studies: “Partnerships in Community-Based Research” (Crosslisted CSCS)
The purpose of this course is to help students engage with the theories, principles, and strategies of scholar activism and research justice as frameworks for building community partnerships. The course is focused on issues of …
CHICLA 467: U.S. Latino Literature (Crosslisted Spanish)
Study of the literature of Latin@s in the United States: the representation of their experience in this country and the linguistic, cultural and formal singularity of their literature. Traces the development of Hispanic/Latin@ literature, its …
CHICLA 530: Advanced Topics in Chican@ & Latin@ Studies: “Community-Based Research and Evaluation” (Crosslisted CSCS)
Theoretical, critical, and analytical understanding and application of the conscious and systematic use of data, inquiry and analysis for community, organization and program diagnosis, intervention and evaluation in various community-based and nonprofit organizations.
CHICLA 525 (Crosslisted Counseling Psychology): Dimensions of Latinx Mental Health
This service-learning course trains students who aspire to one of the helping, health, or mental health professions and who currently work or who plan to serve Latin@ populations. The course provides important frameworks for working …
CHICLA 467: U.S. Latino Literature (Crosslisted Spanish)
Study of the literature of Latin@s in the United States: the representation of their experience in this country and the linguistic, cultural and formal singularity of their literature. Traces the development of Hispanic/Latin@ literature, its …
CHICLA 152: The American West Since 1850 (Crosslisted History)
The West as frontier and region since 1850. Indian-white and other interethnic relations; federal policies; the development of a resource-intensive economy, its environmental effects, and political conflicts accompanying it; and the ideology of the frontier …
CHICLA 530: Advanced Topics in Chican@ & Latin@ Studies: “Immigration, Crime & Enforcement” (Crosslistsed Sociology, Legal Studies)
This course engages both historical and present-day debates surrounding immigration and crime. Emphases include: (1) theories of migration and criminal behavior; (2) the motivation for, and effectiveness of, immigration enforcement; (3) the increasing use of …
CHICLA 355 : Labor in the Americas: The U.S. & Mexico in Comparative & Historical Perspective, A Critical Survey (Crosslisted LACIS, History, Political Science)
Critically examines the history of labor and working people in the Americas, from the colonial era to the present, focusing on the experience of the United States and Mexico, offering a comparative perspective on their …