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CHICLA 530

ADVANCED TOPICS IN CHICANX/E AND LATINX/E STUDIES

3 credits.

Topics vary each semester, but may include history, literature, media, political science, culture, social work, etc., as they relate to Chicanx/e and Latinx/e people in the United States.

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Junior standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain advanced social science concepts within the topic area of Chicanx/e & Latinx/e Studies. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Discuss U.S. Latinx/e communities and the larger global community. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of one or more social science methodologies for the study of Latinx/e populations. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Synthesize and apply social science concepts to the study of communities of Latin American descent in the USA at an advanced level. Audience: Undergraduate 5. View issues related to communities of Latin American descent in the USA from multiple perspectives. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Assess the state of a body of scholarly literature related to course themes, identify gaps in that literature, and formulate an original research question in the context of those gaps. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain advanced social science concepts within the topic area of Chicanx/e & Latinx/e Studies. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Discuss U.S. Latinx/e communities and the larger global community. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of one or more social science methodologies for the study of Latinx/e populations. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Synthesize and apply social science concepts to the study of communities of Latin American descent in the USA at an advanced level. Audience: Undergraduate 5. View issues related to communities of Latin American descent in the USA from multiple perspectives. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Assess the state of a body of scholarly literature related to course themes, identify gaps in that literature, and formulate an original research question in the context of those gaps. Audience: Undergraduate

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