The core of the Major in Chicana/o Studies is broken up into three Areas as follows.
History and Narrativity
The study of oral and written representations of Chicana/o experiences and cultures. Recognizes the complications of representation within and across languages. Acknowledges the challenges of representations in written documents. Investigates the constraints and opportunities within oral traditions.
Cultural Production
The study of Chicana/o experiences and events through cultural texts, made up of both verbal and non-verbal communication and representation. Recognizes the importance of visual, audio and performative artistic representations in maintaining cultures.
Social Processes
The study of societal structures—from the local and home-levels to national and global scales—and the opportunities and challenges they present for Chicana/o experiences and cultures. Includes the investigation of social structures through large-scale, quantitative methods. Emphasis on the study of education, governmentality and globalization/neoliberalism.
Through these 3 areas and the additional Major Requirements, we present five aims of the Bachelor of Arts in Chicana/o Studies:
- An education through culturally relevant pedagogies, committed to social justice, which presents an alternative to a Euro-centric liberal arts approach.
This prepares students for:
- Advanced degree programs in the Humanities and Social Sciences
- Careers in Education, including K-12 teaching, counseling and administration
- Careers in the Law, as professionals engaged in policy, government and the law
- Careers in Non-Profit Organizations and Social Work;
Major Requirements
Reminder: courses taken for the major require a letter grade.
Change of Major
If you are interested in changing your major, please complete these forms:
Chicana/o Studies Major Requirements
This form is required if you wish to pursue more than one major:
Memo of Understanding for Double Majors
Spanish Language Requirement:
Our Spanish language requirement may be fulfilled in the following ways:
- Complete Spanish 3 at UCSB or its equivalent at another college or university.
- Achieve a score of 3 or higher on the College Board Advanced Placement Examination in Spanish
- Achieve a minimum score of 570 on the Spanish with Listening SAT Subject Test
- Complete the third year of Spanish in high school with a grade at least C.
- Pass a UCSB Spanish language placement examination with a minimum score of 374
- or AP Spanish Language score of 3 or higher.
Information on the UCSB Spanish Language Placement Exam is available here, link: http://www.spanport.ucsb.edu/undergrad/language-program/placement. Students should review the information on this website for current information about which exam to take, exam format, lab hours and location, etc.
This information is based on the most recent Letters and Science Academic Requirements (LASAR) document: http://www.duels.ucsb.edu/advising/planning/degree
Planned Course Schedule, AY2020-2021:
This schedule of courses is subject to change. Current UCSB students should monitor the Gaucho On-Line Data (GOLD) system for official course schedule details.
Fall 2020 |
Winter 2021 |
Spring 2021 |
1A Introduction to Chicano/a Studies |
1C Introduction to Chicano/a Studies |
1B Introduction to Chicano/a Studies |
168E History of the Chicano Movement |
127 Art Praxis |
110 Research Methods |
168F Racism in American History |
151 Decolonizing Feminisms |
125B Contemporary Chicana/o Art History |
138 Barrio Popular Culture |
161 Latino/a Youths in Global Perspective |
141 Central Americans |
180 Survey of Chicano Literature |
167 Chicana Feminisms |
156 Afro-Latina/o Diasporic Performance |
182 Contemporary Chicana/o Authors |
170A Chicana/o Politcal Organizing |
158 Spoken Word Art Performance Activism (SWAPA) |
191HR Special Topis in Chicano Studies |
184A Chicana Writers |
175 Social Movements |
193 Senior Seminar |
189 Immigration and the U.S. Border |
183 Border Narrative |
197HA Honors Project Seminar |
191DS Special Topics in Chicano Studies |
178A Global Migration, Transnationalism in Chicana/o Contexts |
594CS Special Topics |
197HB Honors Project Research |
193 Senior Seminar |
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200C Social Processes |
197HC Honors Project Writing |
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210 Research Seminar |
Add Codes:
In our department, instructors administer their own add codes. If you are interested in requesting an add code, you should contact the instructor listed on GOLD. Our faculty and instructor contact information is available in the People section of this website, and on the UCSB Directory, link: http://www.identity.ucsb.edu/.
Registration:
Our department prioritizes declared Chicana/o Studies majors in registration Pass 1. Our classes open to non-Chicana/o Studies majors in Passes 2 and 3.
In order to enroll in a class that requires discussion sections, you should register in your target section in order to add the course.
Waitlists:
Our waitlists prioritize declared Chicana/o Studies majors by class-standing, then all other majors by class-standing.
If you are waitlisted for a course with sections, then you should waitlist for more than one section in order to maximize the likelihood of enrolling in the course.
Course Descriptions:
Chicana/o Studies General Catalog
Petition Process
If you are interested in petitioning a course to count toward the Chicana/o Studies major, you may send the request to Professor Sandoval (sandoval@chicst.ucsb.edu), Chicana/o Studies Director of Undergraduate Studies. The request should include:
- The syllabus for the course
- List the quarter that you completed the course
- Your grade
- The requirement that you wish to target with your petition.