UCB Chicano Studies Courses
1A. English Reading and Composition for Native Speakers of Spanish. (4)
Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. Prerequisites. Subject A. To acquaint Chicano and bilingual students with methods of expository discourse. An introduction to writing, beginning with sentence and paragraph structure, with an emphasis on unity, coherence, and overall organization of a full composition (F, SP)
1B. English Reading and Composition for Native Speakers of Spanish. (4)
Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week Prerequisites: 1A and Subject A. Designed to acquaint bilingual students with the study of the research paper form of expository discourse. (F,SP)
5. Elementary Spanish Language and Latin Amerlcan Culture. (4)
Four hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: Spanish 1 or two years ot high school Spanish. Continuation of Spanish 1 in the area of grammar. Special emphasis on increasing vocabulary and developing functional fluency in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Spanish. Focus on conversational practice of everyday situations, supple mented by language laboratory work. Further study and discussion of different aspects of Latin American culture. Parra
6A. Chicano Spanish. (4)
Four hours of lecture per week. Designed and systematically structured to develop confidence in the Chicano student's ability to communicate effectively in Spanisn through an emphasis on class discussions, weekly compositions, individual and group presentations, lectures, movies and selected readings. Newly acquired confidence in and facility with the Spanish language will be continually reinforced through class presentation, written and oral reports and researched topics. (F,SP) Parra
6B. Chicano Spanish. (4)
Four hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: 6A. To expand upon the material and concepts covered in 6A. This course is designed to introduce the Chicano student to representative Spanish authors and to critical analyses of a variety of their writings. (F,SP) Parra
20. Introduction to Chicano Culture. (4)
Three hours of lecture per week. An introduction to the cultural life of Chicanos with its regional differences. Key themes are the symbols and cultural norms created by the historical interaction between Chicanos and American society as expressed in literature, art, music, and folklore. Attention will also be given to change and continuity in Chicano cultural norms on the basis of historical events. (SP)
40. Introduction to Chicano Literature in English. (4)
Four hours of lecture per week. The course will introduce students to modern Chicano literature written in English, and will provide necessary background for understanding more specialized courses in the area (SP) Alarcon
50. Introduction to Chicano History. (4)
Three hours of lecture per week. A general overview of the Chicano historical experience in the U.S. (F) Saragoza
70. Latino Politics. (4)
Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. A critical analysis of the Latino political experience in the United States. The course compares and contrasts the ideologies, political organizations, and political leadership in the Mexican American, Cuban American, Puerto Rican, and Central American communities. The contemporary issues confronting Latinos are critically examined. (F) Munoz
80. Identity and Assimilation in the Chicano Community. (4)
Three hours of lecture per week. An examination of Chicano identity and assimilation from the perspectives of social science and the humanities (SP) Barrera
98. Supervised Group Study and Research. (1-3)
Course may be repeated for credit. Hours to be arranged Must be taken on a passed/not passed basis Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Supervised research by lower division students. Limited to freshmen and sophomores (F,SP)
99. Supervised Independent Study and Research. (1-4)
Course may be repeated for credit. Three to twelve hours of tutorial per week. Must be taken on a passed/not passed basis. Prerequisites Consent of instructor. Individual research by lower division students Limite to freshmen and sophomores (F,SP)
101. Paradigms in Chicano Studies. (4)
Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. Prerequisites Majors and minors only. A critical assessment of paradigms and intellectual traditions in Chicano Studies (SP) Curry
135. The U.S. Latino Experience as Seen through Film. (3,4)
Three hours of lecture and one 2-hour optional laboratory per week. Prerequisites Sophomore standing. A study of the experience of Latinos in the United States as reflected in the medium of film. The course includes documentary and feature films, both historical and contemporary Students receive 3 credit hours for assisting at the lectures and doing class readings and written assigmnents. They receive 4 credit hours for additionally participating in a 2-hour weekly laboratory. This lab is optional (SP) Barrera
141. Chicana Feminist Writers and Discourse. (4)
Four hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: 40 A. Critical and theoretical analysis of contemporary Chicana Writers and Chicana Feminist Discourse (F) Alarcon
142. Major Chicano Writers. (4)
Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites 40. Critical analysis oh the works or major Chicano Playwriqhts. Poets and Fiction Writers. Alarcon
143. Chicano and Latin American Literature. (3)
Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites 4O recommended. A study or the relationships and parallel aspects between Latin American and Chicano literature. Emphasis on the literature of protest as a constant underlying current from the Conquest to the present. (SP) Alarcon
145. Contemporary Issues of Chicanas. (4)
Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. Prerequisites 5O required. 40 or 20 recommended This course examines contemporary issues facing Chicanas in the U.S. The scope is historical-structural and examines political, and economic arrangements resulting in race class and gender-based inequities. An individual and community scope examines the variations of a) class, racial ethnic and gender identity, b) social integration and c) responses to structural barriers (F) Curry
148. Chicano/Latino Theatre Workshop. (5)
Course may be repeated for credit. Four hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: Reading composition. or consent of instructor. Survey of Chicano/Latino Theatre from the 1960's to the present Students will be introduced to various aspects of theatre production with particular emphasis on playwriting and development. Plays will be studied within their social and historical context
149. CreativeWriting. (5)
Three hours of lecture and three hours of workshop per week. Prerequisites: 40 and/or consent of instructor. The student enrolled will study intensively craft in Chicano literature,issues and problems encountered by Chicano writers and the role of the Chicano artist in society. The student will also practice writing in the genre ot the student's choice.
150A. History of the Southwest: Spanish and Mex ican Period. (4)
Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: 50 recommended. The role of people of Mexican descent in the Southwest from 1800 to 1880 (F) Saragoza
15OB. History of the Southwest: Mexican- United States War to Present. (4)
Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: 50 and or 15OA recommended. The relationship between people of Mexican descent and American society from 1880 to the present (SP) Saragoza
159. Mexican Immigration. (4)
Three hours of lecture per week. This course provides an overview of Mexican immigration to the United States. The relationship between immigration and Chicano community formation will be examined. Issues addressed include settlement patterns, socialization, educational aspiration, identity transformation and historical changes. (F,SP) Curry-Rodriguez
161. Central American Peoples and Cultures. (4)
Three hours of lecture per week. A comparative survey oh the peoples and cultures of the seven countries of the Central American Isthmus from a historical and contemporary perspective. Also listed as Geography 1 and Interdepartmental Studies 1. Manz
172. Chicanos and the Educational System. (4)
Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites 70 recommended. An examination oh the historical and contemporary relationship between the educational system and the Mexican community in the United States, the history of schooling practices within the Mexican population as a backdrop to an examination of the current educational conditions of the Chicano students: the different historical trends in the education of Chicanos including alternative schools, bilingual education, school segregation, and higher education (F) Hernandez
174. Chicanos, Law, and Criminal Justice. (4)
Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites 70 recommended. An examination of the development and function oh law,the organization and administration of criminal justice, and their effects in the Chicano community, response to these institutions by Chicanos (F) Trujillo
176a Chicanos and HealthCare. (3)
Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites 70 recommended. Relationship of the health care delivery system in the U.S. to the Chicano community. To include an examination and understanding of the concept of mental health as defined by Chicanos Analysis of program alternatives and the Chicano response to health care problems and issues
179. Chicana/o Families. (4) Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. Prerequisites 5, 145 recommended. This course provides an overview of Chicana/o family structures. using historical, Chicano and feminist perspectives for analysis of familial patterns. Special attention is given to the use of traditional-cultural explanations of household gender relations, extended families, and Chicano communities (F,SP) Curry-Rodriguez
180. Topics in Chicano Studies. (3)
Course may be repeated for credit. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Designed primarily to permit instructors to deal with topics with which they are especially concerned. usually more restricted than the subject matter of a regular lecture course (SP) Trujillo
19O. Advanced Seminar in Chicano Studies (3)
Couurse may be repeated for credit. Three hours of seminar per week. Prerequisites: Upper division standing, consent of instructor. Advanced seminar in Chicano Studies with topics to be annmounnceo at the beginning of each academc year.
195. Senior Thesis. (4)
By arrangement. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Writing of a thesis under the direction of the member(s) of the faculty (F, SP)
H195A-H195B. Honors Thesis. (3;3)
Hours to be arranged. Credit and grade to be awarded on comple tion of sequence. Prerequisites: Junior standing a 3. 3 University GPA and a 3.3 GPA in the major. Inde pendent study and preparation of an honor thesis under the supervision of a faculty member (F, SP)
197. Field Work in Chicano Studies. (1-3)
Course may be repeated for credit. Individual arranngememts. Must be taken on a passed/not passed basis. Prerequisites: Upper division standing. consent of instructor. Supervised independent field experience in the community relevant to specific aspects of Chicano Studies. Regular meetings with faculty sponsor and written reports required (F,SP)
198. Directed Group Study. (1-3)
Course may be repeated for credit. Individual arrangements. Must be taken on a passed/not passed basis. Prerequisites: Upper division standing; consent of instructor. Directed group study in Chicano Studies for advanced students. Regular meetings with faculty sponsor and written reports required (F,SP)
199. Supervised Independent Study and Research. (1-4)
Course may be repeated for credit. Individual arrangements. Must be taken on a passed/not passed basis Prerequisites: Upper division standing, consent of instructor. Independent work for advanced students in Chicano Studies. Regular individual meetings with faculty sponsor and written reports required. (F,SP)