Regardless of your ethnicity, a minor in Chicana/o/x Studies will help you better understand the Chicanx community.
In the program, you’ll learn about Chicanx history and have the opportunity to choose from electives that cover various topics, including literature, immigration, activism, media, education, and more.
To complete the minor, you will need to fulfill four classes and submit the minor declaration form.
The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.
Chicana-Chicano Studies Minor
For a full list of the Chicana/o/x elective courses offered, check out the catalog.
Satisfies: a BACR for social sciences.
Introduces how inequality is reflected, constructed, and reproduced through notions of race, class, and gender in the US and Latin America. This course asks: what are the forms of knowledge, practices, institutions, and values that have an informed power structure that influences the meaning of racial, ethnic, and economic relations in the U.S. and Latin American? What is power, and how does it help us understand how inequality between the U.S. and Latin America is structured?
Pre-requisites: ENGL 201.
Satisfies: a university graduation requirement–diversity.
Survey of how Chicanx/Latinx have been depicted in film, news, television, and other media formats in the U.S. Examines Hollywood depictions of the Latino/a experience in the film industry from the early period of U.S. cinema to contemporary representations; the depictions of Latinx in television and the news; and the emergence of Chicanx/Latinx early documentary to the full length dramatic feature film.
Pre-requisites: ENGL 201.
Satisfies: a university graduation requirement–diversity.
Historical overview of Latino immigration from Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. Special attention is given to the largest Latino sub groups in the United States. Examines the social phenomenon of labor migration and immigration from Latin America in the context of political, economic, and national inequalities. The transnational character of Latino immigrants and its political, economic, and cultural contributions to sending and receiving nations are covered.
Pre-requisites: CHST 201.
Provides an overview of current theories and research concerning the physical and mental health of Chicano/Latino populations in the US. Introduction to domains of health resilience and health risk in U.S. Latino populations and consider how social and political-economic context, cultural based beliefs, and health behaviors come together to influence health outcomes.
A minor in Chicano/a/x Studies helps you understand the cultural, social, political, and historical contributions of Chicano and Latino communities. It’s valuable for various careers, from education and public service to business and law.
By pursuing this minor, you’ll be prepared for jobs involving cultural awareness, equity and justice, diversity, and community engagement.
The Chicano/a/x Studies minor will significantly enhance your future career in the following areas: