# Mexican & Latin American Studies (M/LAT) courses

Merritt College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 6 courses

Source: https://mc.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/48441/48769/49120/49121/49715

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026.

### M/LAT 6 — Racism in the United States

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **C-ID:** SJS 110
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/merritt-college/schedule/fall-2026/m-lat.md)
- Peralta GE Areas 4, 6; Cal-GETC Area 4, 6;

Exploration of the development of modern racism in the United States: Economic, socio-cultural, and psychological implications; and resistances to its effects from African-American, Asian-American, Mexican and Latin-American and Native American perspectives. Also offered as AFRAM 19, ASAME 19, and NATAM 19. Not open for credit to students who have completed or are currently enrolled in AFRAM 19, ASAME 19, or NATAM 19.

### M/LAT 12 — United States Relations with Mexico and Latin America

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Peralta GE Areas 4, 6; Cal-GETC Area 4;

Analysis of United States relations with Mexico and Latin America from colonial times to the present: U.S. involvement as it relates to the economic, cultural, and political situations of Mexico and Latin America through the years.

### M/LAT 17B — Race, Class, Gender, Sexuality, Migration and Hip-Hop

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Peralta GE Areas 3, 4, 6; Cal-GETC Area 3B;

Survey of the historical growth, political implication, and communal influence of hip-hop: Socioeconomic, cultural, and political narratives of people of color through the lens of hip-hop and its platform of resistance.

### M/LAT 30A — Survey of Latin-American Films

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/merritt-college/schedule/fall-2026/m-lat.md)
- Peralta GE Areas 3, 6; Cal-GETC Area 3B;

Critical examination of historical and contemporary film images of Latinos/Americanos as a result of cultural encounters within the United States: traditional and emerging objectives of film makers and producers; and common themes and cultural elements in films by and about Latinos in the United States.

### M/LAT 32 — African Heritage of Latin America

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Peralta GE Areas 3, 4; Cal-GETC Area 3B, 4;

Also offered as AFRAM 18. Not open for credit to students who have completed or are currently enrolled in AFRAM 18. Survey of the influence of African people throughout Latin America: Culture; music, language, religion and dance; examination of slavery, colonialism, resistance and independence movements in the region.

### M/LAT 49 — Independent Study in Mexican and Latin-American Studies

- **Units:** .5-5
- **Hours:** .5 - 5 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

In-depth exploration of an area or problem of the student's choice not covered by regular catalog offerings in Mexican and Latin-American Studies. Student must obtain approval from an appropriate faculty member. For more details, see the section on independent study in the college catalog.