MA Course Descriptions

• CCS 200: Ideology and the Chicana/o Experience

  • Seminar examining the ideological and philosophical forces that shape Chicana/o experiences and identities.

• CCS 205: Chicana/o History

  • Seminar exploring the historical experiences of Chicanas/os, from the indigenous past to the present. Integrates historiography, as it is grounded in an analysis of the development of and changes in the field of Chicana/o history.

• CCS 210: Foundations of Chicana/o Studies

  • An analysis of the evolution of Chicana/o thought and intellectual production and the development of the field of Chicana/o Studies. Analyzes the basic constructs and theories underlying Chicana/o Studies, from early works to the present.

• CCS 215: Chicanas/os and Education

  • Focus is on key educational issues facing Chicanas/os both historically and currently, including policy, curriculum, cultural conflict, and the different efforts to address them.

• CCS 225: The Impact of American Institutions on the Chicana/o Community

  • Seminar analyzing the impact of social, political, economic, and cultural systems on Chicana/o communities.

• CCS 230: Policy Analysis and the Chicana/o Community

  • Policy analysis focusing on a specific institution or institutions. Emphasis is on analyzing major issues and social policies that affect the Chicana/o community. Effective strategies to affect social change are examined.

• CCS 240: Applied Chicana/o Studies

  • Integrates major issues and theories from CCS core courses and applies them to current problems. Includes analyses of the latest research on: politics, economics, gender, immigration, education, community development, sexual orientation, and interethnic conflicts and collaborations. Prerequisite: CCS core.

• CCS 252: Comparative Ethnic Studies

  • Interdisciplinary introduction to critical topics and debates in comparative ethnic studies, including race and representation, racialized and gendered labor and citizenship, indigeneity, feminism, nationalism, segregation and environmental injustices.

• CCS 275: Research Methods

  • Seminar exploring the methodological challenges posed by Chicana/o Studies. The course helps students develop skills in specific research methods of their choice as well as research proposals for the project/thesis, or other areas of post-graduate work. Prerequisite: Core courses.

• CCS 298: Special Studies

  • Supervised project with advisor. Prerequisite: Completion of core courses and written consent of the department's graduate advisor.

• CCS 299: Master's Thesis

  • Supervised thesis. Prerequisite: Admission to candidacy for master's degree and written consent of the department's graduate advisor.