Formerly Mexican American Studies

Office: Clark Hall 231

Telephone: 408-924-5760

Website: www.sjsu.edu/ccs

Professors

Maria Luisa Alaniz, Chair
Magdalena Barrera
Julia Curry Rodriguez

Associate Professors

Rebeca Burciaga

Assistant Professors

Estevan Azcona
Jonathan Gomez

Overview

Created in 1969, the Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies (CCS) is the oldest graduate program in Chicana/o studies in the country and only one of five graduate programs in Chicana/o Studies programs in California today. Rooted in social justice principles, our interdisciplinary program prepares students to critically examine and address intellectual traditions and contemporary issues resulting from intersections in race, ethnicity, class, and gender in Chicanx-Latinx communities. We offer an MA degree with three areas of emphasis: education, policy and comparative ethnic studies. The BA provides students an in-depth understanding of the discipline of Chicana/o Studies, as well as insights and skills to analyze and work with Chicanx-Latinx communities through three areas of emphasis: Cultural & Creative Expression, Institutions & Community Engagement, and Transnationalism & Global Relations. It is designed to complement a number of majors across the university, for those who want a double major that includes CCS. We also offer a unique, interdisciplinary minor that supplements any undergraduate major by providing a well-rounded introduction to the Chicanx-Latinx community, including the community’s history, politics, culture and social, political and economic contexts. Our graduates become leaders in the fields of teaching, social services, policy, health care, government and community service, and pursue doctorates in Chicana/o studies, ethnic studies and other academic fields.

Programs

• Chicana and Chicano Studies Minor
• Chicana and Chicano Studies, BA
• Chicana and Chicano Studies, MA

Courses

• CCS 1 - Introduction to Chicana and Chicano Studies
• CCS 2 - Library Studies
• CCS 7 - Mexican Folklorico Dance
• CCS 10A - Mexican Americans and the Development of U.S. History and Government
• CCS 10B - Mexican Americans and the Development of U.S. History and Government
• CCS 25 - The Changing Majority: Power and Ethnicity in America
• CCS 30 - Race and Ethnicity in Public Space
• CCS 74 - Public Address
• CCS 105 - Chicanos: United States/Mexico Relations
• CCS 115 - Chicana/o Families
• CCS 120 - Political Economy and Chicana/o Communities
• CCS 125 - Chicana/o Community Studies Capstone
• CCS 127 - Chicanas/os and the Criminal Justice System
• CCS 130 - Chicanas and Chicanos in American Society
• CCS 135 - Contemporary Chicana/o Issues
• CCS 144 - Chicana/o Literature
• CCS 145 - Chicana/o Folklife and Popular Culture
• CCS 147 - Music in Mexican America
• CCS 150 - Research Methods
• CCS 151 - Theory in Chicana/o Studies
• CCS 152 - The Story of Chicano Spanish
• CCS 160 - Gender and Sexuality in the Chicana/o Community
• CCS 170 - Chicana/Chicano Film
• CCS 175 - Human Migrations: Global Reach
• CCS 180 - Individual Studies
• CCS 185 - Teaching in a Diverse Society
• CCS 192 - International Program Studies
• CCS 200 - Ideology and the Chicana/o Experience
• CCS 205 - Chicana/o History
• CCS 210 - Foundations in Chicana/o Studies
• CCS 215 - Chicanas/os and Education
• CCS 225 - The Impact of American Institutions on the Chicana/o Community
• CCS 230 - Policy Analysis and the Chicana/o Community
• CCS 240 - Applied Chicana/o Studies Seminar
• CCS 252 - Comparative Ethnic Studies
• CCS 275 - Research Methods
• CCS 298 - Special Studies
• CCS 299 - Master’s Thesis
• CCS 1290R - Culminating Experience Supervision