Chicanx and Latinx Studies
A.A. Degree Mexican & Latin American Studies · Laney College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Instruction in Chicanx and Latinx Studies is interdisciplinary and comparative in scope. Chicanx and Latinx Studies curriculum draws from the social and behavioral sciences as well as the humanities and the arts. The program offers a variety of courses regarding the study of Latin America and the Chicanx and Latinx experience in the United States. The aim of Chicanx and Latinx Studies is to support students in developing a critical consciousness and an understanding of the social, political, cultural, and economic forces that have shaped the histories and current day realities of the Latinx Diaspora. Our studies are grounded in the principles of social justice and self-determination of oppressed communities. To achieve this, our program centers the knowledges, epistemologies and critical thinking produced by racially and sexually oppressed subjects, and we endeavor to examine the entangled intersectionality of racialized sexuality, gender, and class in complex socio-historical processes.
Career Opportunities
Education, non-profit leadership, law, social services, public administration, community organizing, business, health, journalism, the arts, communications and more.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this program a student will be able to:
- Research: Evaluate the development of the field of Chicax and Latinx Studies, utilizing research methodologies and scholarship within the field to produce research and community education.
- Analysis: Effectively employ social science methodologies in the analysis of issues related to Chicanx and Latinx Studies.
- History: Identify and describe the general history of Chicana/o and Latina/o people in the Americas.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Core Required Courses (9 units) | 9 | |
| M/LAT 33 | Introduction to Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies | 3 |
| M/LAT 34 | History of Latinos in the United States: 1800 to Present | 3 |
| M/LAT 35 | Women of Color | 3 |
| orAFRAM 35 | Women of Color | 3 |
| orASAME 35 | Women of Color | 3 |
| orNATAM 35 | Women of Color | 3 |
| orM/LAT 31 | Survey of Chicana/Latina Women | 3 |
| Arts and Humanities (min 3 units) | 3 | |
| M/LAT 30A | Survey of Latin-American Films | 3 |
| M/LAT 30B | Survey of Latin-American Films | 3 |
| M/LAT 32 | African Heritage of Latin America | 3 |
| orAFRAM 18 | African Heritage of Latin America | 3 |
| M/LAT 36 | Survey of Latina/o Literature | 3 |
| M/LAT 37 | Latinx Culture: Music, Art, and Theater | 3 |
| History and Social Sciences (min 3 units) | 3 | |
| M/LAT 12 | United States Relations with Mexico and Latin America | 3 |
| M/LAT 19 | History of the Mexican American | 3 |
| M/LAT 23 | Psychology of Latinas and Latinos | 3 |
| M/LAT 31 | Survey of Chicana/Latina Women | 3 |
| M/LAT 32 | African Heritage of Latin America | 3 |
| orAFRAM 18 | African Heritage of Latin America | 3 |
| M/LAT 38 | Introduction to Curanderismo: Sacred Healing Traditions and Practices of Mexico and the Southwest United States | 3 |
| Comparative Ethnic Studies (min 3 units) | 3 | |
| ETHST 1 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies | 3 |
| ETHST 3 | Race, Gender and Sports | 3 |
| ETHST 14 | Community Building and Transformation in Urban America | 3 |
| ETHST 30 | Introduction to Race, Gender and Health | 3 |
| ETHST 50 | Introduction to Race, Class and Schools | 3 |
| Total Major Units | 18 | |
| General Education Requirements | 21 | |
| Elective courses to meet 60 | ||
| Total Units: | 60 | |