Bachelor's in Chicanx-Latinx Studies

Chicanx-Latinx Studies is a Bachelor program taught at Pitzer College, USA. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (4 years) options.

Chicanx-Latinx Studies is a Bachelor of Arts major at Pitzer College. Students study three areas of the Chicanx-Latinx experience: Educación: Identities, Cultures and Communities; Experiencia: Literature, Music, and Representation; and Sin Fronteras: Experiences in the Americas.

The major includes a language requirement and four required courses. The four required courses are CHST 015 CH – Intro to Chicanx Latinx Studies, CHST 120 CH – Fronteras/Borders: Methods & Research, CHST 190 CH – CLS Senior Seminar (fall, senior year), and CHST 191 CH – CLS Senior Thesis (spring, senior year) or CHST 192 CH – CLS Senior Project (spring, senior year). Students also take additional courses from introductory courses and from three areas of concentration.

Modules

• Educación: Identities, Cultures and Communities
• Experiencia: Literature, Music and Representation
• Sin Fronteras: Latinx Experiences in the Americas
• CHST 015 CH – Intro to Chicanx Latinx Studies
• CHST 120 CH – Fronteras/Borders: Methods & Research
• CHST 190 CH – CLS Senior Seminar (fall, senior year)
• CHST 191 CH – CLS Senior Thesis (spring, senior year)
• CHST 192 CH – CLS Senior Project (spring, senior year)

The minimum requirements for admission in Chicanx-Latinx Studies at Pitzer College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Pitzer College.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Pitzer College as pre-requiste for admission in Chicanx-Latinx Studies.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Language Requirement: All CLS majors must demonstrate fluency in Spanish by completing SPAN 044 PZ, an equivalent course, or a language assessment.

• Four Required Courses: CHST 015 CH – Intro to Chicanx Latinx Studies (encouraged for 1st/2nd yr); CHST 120 CH – Fronteras/Borders: Methods & Research; CHST 190 CH – CLS Senior Seminar (fall, senior year); CHST 191 CH – CLS Senior Thesis (spring, senior year) or CHST 192 CH – CLS Senior Project (spring, senior year)
• Three courses from the following list of introductory courses: CHLT 061 CH – Contemporary Issues of Chicanas & Latinas; CHLT 072 CH – Introduction to Central American Studies Part I: Histories & Cultures; CHST 028 CH – Introduction to Central American Studies Part II: Contemporary Politics and Cultures in the US; CHST 077 CH – Chicana-Latina, Gender & Popular Culture; HIST 017 CH – Intro to Chicanx Latinx History; HIST 032 CH – Latin America Since Independence; HIST 034 CH – Mexico; from Indigenous Societies to Modern State; PSYC 084 CH – Psychology of the Chicanx Latinx Experience; SOC 030 CH – Chicanxs Latinxs in Contemporary Society; SPAN 127 CH – Literatura Chicana en Español
• Three courses each from each of the following areas of concentration: Educación: Identities, Cultures and Communities; Experiencia: Literature, Music and Representation; Sin Fronteras: Latinx Experiences in the Americas

Double-counting of courses to satisfy the requirements listed above is not permitted. Consult your advisor or the department chair about any courses that are not included below.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.pitzer.edu/academics/programs/chicanx-latinx-studies

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