CSUN Chicana/o Studies Double Major

Students receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Chicana and Chicano Studies will be able to:

1. Demonstrate an ability to think critically, analytically and creatively about the Chicana/o experience in the local and global society.
2. Demonstrate competency in oral, written and research skills.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of creative and performance arts.
4. Acquire a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of Chicana/o history, culture, arts, language and sociopolitical issues.
5. Acquire the leadership skills that will promote social change in the Chicana/o communities and broader society.

Lower Division Required Courses (9 units)

• CHS 100: Chicana/o Culture (3)
• CHS 201: Survey of Mexican Literature in Translation (3)
• CHS 270SOC/F:  Fieldwork in Barrio Studies (2/1)

Upper Division Required Courses (12 units)

• CHS 331: Chicana/o Decolonizing Research Methods (3)
• CHS 445:  History of the Chicana/o (3)
• CHS 453: Theory and the Chicana/o Experience (3) OR CHS 460: Politics of the Chicana/o 93)
• CHS 497: Senior Seminar in Chicana/o Studies (3)

Upper Division Electives (12 units)

SECTION A. 6 Units -  Select two course from the following:

• CHS 351: Survey of Mexican Philosophical Thought (3)
• CHS 362: Contemporary Indigenous Migrations and Diasporas (3)
• CHS 365: Third World Women and the Chicana (3)
• CHS 380: Chicana/o Literature OR CHS 381: Contemporary Chicana Literature (3)
• CHS 401: Pre-Cuauhtemoc Meso-American Civilizations (3)
• CHS 432: Counseling the Chicana/o Child (3)
• CHS 467: Environmental Justice and Chicana/o Communities (3)
• CHS 470: Cultural Differences and the Chicana/o (3)
• CHS 473: The Chicana/o and Social Institutions (3)

SECTION B. 6 Units

Electives in upper division Chicana/o Studies are to be selected with the advice and approval of the advisor.  View List of Upper Division Electives for Double Major. 

Requirements for Double Major

• Students are required to complete a B.A. second major. Please consult the department undergraduate advisor of the second major.

Total Units required including GE requirements:  Minimum 120 units