BA Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies

The Department of Chicana(o) and Latina(o) offers a comprehensive analysis and review of the nation's most substantial ethnic populace. The department has designed a multidiscipline orientation to this field, incorporating literature, history, social sciences, education, politics, popular culture, social media, immigration, public health, social policy, and social justice which have influenced both the Chicana/o and Latina/o community, as well as US society. The curriculum will acquaint students with a broad range of knowledge within this field and, in addition, will offer theoretical perspectives specific to this arena of academic research. The department links a myriad of influences within the Chicana/o and Latina/o communities, the dynamic demographic transformation of this social sector, the historic role of immigration in the Southwest, social justice, and the impact of digital technologies.