# Chicana and Chicano Studies (Associate of Arts Degree)

San Diego City College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Chicana and Chicano Studies

Source: https://sdccd.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/15604/15944/15945/15605/15762

### Summary

The Associate of Arts in Chicana and Chicano Studies provides a foundational coursework that emphasizes an understanding of history, culture, identity, literature, the arts, institutions, and ideas in addition to preparing students with the critical thinking and analytical skills required in the real world. Chicana and Chicano Studies prepares students to engage important questions, political issues, and institutions as scholars, activists, and civic participants, while also equipping them to transfer to the baccalaureate level.

**Award Note:**
The Associate Degree requires a minimum of 60 degree applicable semester units.

**Learning Outcome(s): Students who complete the Chicana and Chicano Studies Program will be able to:**

1.  Attend and analyze educational, cultural, or political activities related to the Chicano/a Latino/a community's social issues.
2.  Express in a written, oral or artistic way the significance of the Chicana/o and Mexican experience.
3.  Express in a written, oral or artistic way some of the major obstacles that the Indigenous cultures of Mexico have faced since having contact with European cultures.
4.  Express in a written, oral or artistic way some of the contributions that women have made to the development of the Mexican and Mexican-American experience.

### Requirements

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **COURSES REQUIRED FOR THE MAJOR:** | | 12 |
| CHIC 110A | Introduction to Chicana and Chicano Studies | 3 |
| CHIC 141A | United States History from a Chicano Perspective | 3 |
| CHIC 141B | United States History from a Chicano Perspective | 3 |
| CHIC 170 | La Chicana | 3 |
| **SELECT SIX UNITS FROM THE FOLLOWING COURSES:** | | 6 |
| CHIC 110B | Introduction to Chicana and Chicano Studies | 3 |
| CHIC 130 | Mexican Literature in Translation | 3 |
| CHIC 135 | Chicana/o Literature | 3 |
| CHIC 138 | Literature of La Raza in Latin America in Translation | 3 |
| CHIC 140 | Chicana/o Sociology | 3 |
| CHIC 150 | History of Mexico | 3 |
| CHIC 190 | Chicano Images in Film | 3 |
| CHIC 201 | The Indigenous Tradition of Mexico and Ancient Mesoamerica | 3 |
| CHIC 210 | Chicano Culture | 3 |
| CHIC 230 | Chicano Art | 3 |
| CHIC 250 | Introduction to Chicana/o Dramatic Art | 3 |