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Chicana and Chicano Studies B.A.
The Chávez Center is committed to the practice of different forms of scholarship and pedagogy and to the promotion of critical thinking about such issues as gender, sexuality, social action, language, race, ethnicity, class, assimilation/acculturation paradigms, and indigenous traditions. The literary and visual arts often function as vehicles for social change and creative empowerment, and so they constitute one major focus of the center's curriculum. The center, in its teaching, research, and service, aims to strike a balance among the social sciences, humanities, and the arts. The B.A. in Chicana and Chicano Studies prepares students for graduate education in professional and academic fields and for a variety of positions that involve community and social service in the U.S. and abroad.
Preparation for the Major Top
Required: Chicana and Chicano Studies 10A, 10B, Spanish 5 or equivalent.
Transfer Students
To be admitted as Chicana and Chicano Studies majors, transfer students with 90 or more units must complete as many of the following introductory courses as possible prior to admission to UCLA: one Chicana/Chicano life and culture course, one Chicana/Chicano social structure and contemporary conditions course, and five quarter terms of Spanish.
Chicana and Chicano Major Top
Required: A total of 15 upper division courses, including Chicana and Chicano Studies 101, nine courses from the approved list of Chicana and Chicano Studies courses (available in the department office each term), one term of field studies, and three related study courses and one advanced seminar from the approved list of courses or by petition to the department chair or undergraduate adviser. Related study includes courses that provide a comparative perspective to Chicana and Chicano studies and/or a contextualization of Chicana and Chicano communities in the world.
Recommended: English Composition 110; Information Studies 111C; the introductory course in two of the following: anthropology, economics, history, political science, sociology; one or more courses in Chicana/Chicano history, literature, feminism, social science.
All major courses must be taken for a letter grade, with an overall grade-point average of 2.0 or better.
Optional Multidisciplinary Senior Thesis
Chicana and Chicano Studies majors have the option during their senior year to enroll in two 199 courses with the intention of producing an undergraduate thesis. The first term includes thesis conceptualization and formulation, along with preliminary data collection for the thesis. The second term entails completion of the data collection, analysis of the data, and writing of the thesis. Enrollment in the two 199 courses is with the advice and consent of a faculty member.
Course Limitations
No more than two 199 courses may be applied toward the major concentration; 199 courses applied toward the multidisciplinary senior thesis option may not also be applied toward the major concentration area. Registration in 199 courses must be approved in writing by the department chair. No more than two CED courses may be applied toward the major concentration.
Chicana and Chicano Studies Minor Top
The Chicana and Chicano Studies minor complements study in another traditional field. Students participating in the minor are required to complete both a departmental major in another discipline and the Chicana and Chicano Studies minor.
To enter the minor, students must have an overall grade-point average of 2.0 or better and file a petition with the student adviser in 7351 Bunche Hall.
Required Lower Division Courses (10 units): Chicana and Chicano Studies 10A, 10B.
Required Upper Division Courses (20 units minimum): Chicana and Chicano Studies 101 and four elective courses selected from the approved list (available in the center office each term).
All minor courses must be taken for a letter grade, with an overall grade-point average of 2.0 or better. Successful completion of the minor is indicated on the transcript and diploma.
Proposed Programs: Chicana and Chicano Masters and Doctorate Top
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