Chicano Hispano Mexicano Studies

LM García y Griego, Interim Director
1829 Sigma Chi Rd NE
MSC02 1680
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001
(505) 277-6414 FAX (505) 212-0342
email: chicanos@unm.edu
Website: http://www.unm.edu/~chicanos/

Statement of Academic Purpose

The Chicano Hispano Mexicano Studies program at the University of New Mexico is an inter-disciplinary program with a foundation in Chicano/Latino studies. The mission of the program is to promote critical understanding of Chicano Hispano Mexicano communities through teaching, research, and community partnerships. This program accomplishes its mission by offering an undergraduate minor as well as sponsoring and participating in community initiatives and public lectures. The curriculum and community engagement efforts focus on (1) Chicana/o cultural studies, (2) politics and social justice, and (3) the transnational US-Mexico experience. Our curriculum's areas allow us to offer courses concerned with gender and sexuality, race and ethnicity, arts and culture, political and social mobilization, immigration and citizenship, history and heritage, land grant studies, and Chicana feminism and/or Queer theory. The three areas are addressed through a curriculum taught in both English and Spanish and maintain a regional and transnational focus in New Mexico, the U.S. Southwest, and Mexico.

Students may take any of the Chicano Hispano Mexicano Studies courses as electives, or they may enroll in the Chicano Hispano Mexicano Studies Minor through the advisement centers of University College or the College of Arts and Sciences. Additionally, students in the Bachelor of University Studies or American Studies may design a special focus in Chicano Hispano Mexicano Studies for their Major. 

Minor Study Requirements

A minimum of 24 hours, including the following:

• CHMS 201 Introduction to Chicano Hispano Mexicano Studies
• CHMS 490 Advanced Seminar in Chicano Hispano Mexicano Studies
• Three hours of Spanish (SPAN 202 or above; one course must be taken in residence at The University of New Mexico)
• Nine hours chosen from Course Listing A, distributed across three departments. At least 6 of the 9 hours must be 300 level or above 
• Six hours chosen from either Course Listing A or Course Listing B

Course Listing A: Chicanos as a Central Focus (1)

AMST 251, 360*, 363, CJ 413*, CHMS 332, 342, 351, 393, CRP 486*, ENGL 265, 365, 465, HIST 260, LING 432, POLS 308, SPAN 301*, 370, 371, 375, 479, WMST 332.

Course Listing B: Chicano-related Courses (1)

AMST 185, 186, ANTH 238, 337, CJ 413, ECON 239, FS 484, HIST 300*, 362, 463, LING 331, 435, POLS 301, 307, 400*, PSY 374, SOC 216, 326, 420, WMST 200.

(1) Topics courses with relevant content may count toward the minor with the approval of the Chicano Hispano Mexicano Studies Director.

*Courses with these numbers must have a Chicano or Hispano focus for course listing A or Chicano-related focus for course listing B.