Laney College
Social Justice Studies: Chicanx and Latinx Studies
Description
The Associate in Arts in Social Justice Studies: Chicanx and Latinx Studies for Transfer (AA-T M/LAT) is designed to prepare students for a seamless transfer with junior status and priority admission to their CSU campus to a program or major in Chicanx and Latinx Studies or similar major for completion of a baccalaureate degree.
Students are required to complete:
- Completion of 60 semester units or 90 quarter units that are eligible for transfer to the California State University, including both of the following:
(A) The Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) or the California State University General Education – Breadth Requirements.
(B) A minimum of 18 semester units or 27 quarter units in a major or area of emphasis, as determined by the community college district.
- Obtainment of a minimum grade point average of 2.0. Students must earn a C or better in all courses required for the major or area of emphasis.
- No more than 60 semester units are required.
The Chicanx and Latinx Studies major allows students to transfer to a U.C. or other baccalaureate institutions. Students are advised to consult with a counselor to verify transfer requirements.
Career Opportunities
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Evaluate and Research: Evaluate the development of the field of Chicax and Latinx Studies, utilizing research methodologies and scholarship within the field to produce research and community education.
- Analysis: Effectively employ social science methodologies in the analysis of issues related to Chicanx and Latinx Studies.
- Identify and describe the social, political, cultural, and economic forces that have shaped the histories and current day realities of Chicanx and Latinx populations in the United States as well as Latin American populations throughout the Americas.
Degree Requirements:
Required Core 1: Introduction to Ethnic Studies (3 units):
AFRAM 035 Women of Color, ASAME 035, Women of Color35, NATAM 035 Women of Color, M/LAT 035Women of Color *3
M/LAT 033 Introduction to Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies3
Choose one course from the following list. Courses used in one area cannot be used to fulfill a requirement for another area.
M/LAT 034 History of Latinos in the United States: 1800 to Present
M/LAT 019 History of the Mexican American3
Choose one course from the following list. Courses used in one area cannot be used to fulfill a requirement for another area.
M/LAT 030A Survey of Latin-American Films
M/LAT 030B Survey of Latin-American Films
M/LAT 036 Survey of Latina/o Literature
M/LAT 037 Latinx Culture: Music, Art, and Theater
AFRAM 018 orAfrican Heritage of Latin America or M/LAT 032African Heritage of Latin America **3
Choose one course from the following list. Courses used in one area cannot be used to fulfill a requirement for another area.
M/LAT 012 United States Relations with Mexico and Latin America
M/LAT 023 Psychology of Latinas and Latinos
M/LAT 031 Survey of Chicana/Latina Women
M/LAT 032 African Heritage of Latin America or AFRAM 018African Heritage of Latin America ***3
Total Major Units:18
IGETC or CSU GE-Breadth Education pattern37 – 39
CSU Transferable General Elective Courses to meet 60 units
Total Units:60 Total: 60
*: M/LAT 35 is preferred
**: M/LAT 32 is preferred
***: African Heritage of Latin America can only be used for Area two or Area three but not both