Jan 21, 2025

2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [Not Current Academic Year. Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

Mexican American Studies Minor

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College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences > Mexican American Studies > Mexican American Studies Minor

The minor in Mexican American Studies conveys the broad, deep and rich experiences of Mexican Americans in the U.S. and prepares students to better understand the history, culture, folklore, literature, social issues, political behavior and other realities of the Mexican American population.

A minor in Mexican American Studies is important in that it improves the decision making in a number of fields such as public administration, law, politics, public education, artistic institutions, psychology, and a host of other professions. A minor in this field will become even more important as the population of Chicanos and Latinos increases throughout the state and nation.

A minor in Mexican American Studies requires 15 semester credit hours. This includes 9 semester credit hours form approved liberal arts courses and 6 semester credit hours from approved social science courses or , 9 semester credit hours from approved social science courses and 6 credit hours from approved liberal arts courses. Students pursuing the MAS minor are required to take MAS 2340 - Introduction to Mexican American Studies .

MAS prefixed courses can be used under the liberal arts category and the social science category for purposes of obtaining the minor.

Social Sciences

Six to nine hours from the following:

ANTH 3312 - Mexican-American Culture Credit Hours: 3.0
ANTH 4372 - Maya Archaeology Credit Hours: 3.0
ANTH 4373 - Archaeology of the Aztecs and Their Neighbors Credit Hours: 3.0
POLS 3372 - Latino Politics Credit Hours: 3.0
SOC 3324 - Hispanic Identity Credit Hours: 3.0
SOC 3326 - Immigration in US Society Credit Hours: 3.0
SOC 3372 - Mexican American Family Credit Hours: 3.0
Special topics as appropriate from respective departments

Liberal Arts

Six to nine hours of humanities, fine arts, and communication courses from the following, to include no more than six hours in MAS courses, unless approved by the MAS advisor, and no more than three hours in Spanish language courses:

MAS 2340 - Introduction to Mexican American Studies Credit Hours: 3.0 *
MAS 3340 - The Development of the Mexican American Urban Community Credit Hours: 3.0 * (UH Core Course-Language, Philosophy & Culture )
MAS 3341 - Mexican American Experience Through Film Credit Hours: 3.0 *
MAS 3342 - Mexican Immigration To the US Credit Hours: 3.0 *
MAS 3343 - Latino Psychology Credit Hours: 3.0
MAS 3395 - Sel Top Mexican American Stdy Credit Hours: 3.0 *
ARTH 3312 - Pre-Columbian Art Credit Hours: 3.0
ENGL 3361 - Mexican American Literature Credit Hours: 3.0
ENGL 3396 - Selected Topics in English Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 3332 - Chicano History to 1910 Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 3333 - Chicano History Since 1910 Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 3342 - Texas-Mexican History Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 3369 - Colonial Mexico Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 4369 - Modern Mexico: 1810 to the Present Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 4394 - Sel Top-United States History Credit Hours: 3.0 (those courses focusing primarily on Mexican Americans)
SPAN 2301 - Intermediate Spanish I Credit Hours: 3.0
SPAN 2302 - Intermediate Spanish II Credit Hours: 3.0
SPAN 2307 - Spanish for Hispanic Heritage Learners I Credit Hours: 3.0
SPAN 2308 - Spanish for Hispanic Heritage Learners II Credit Hours: 3.0
SPAN 3301 - Spanish Oral Communication for Critical Thinking Credit Hours: 3.0
SPAN 3302 - Advanced Spanish for Non-Heritage Learners Credit Hours: 3.0
SPAN 3331 - Mexican-American Literature Credit Hours: 3.0
SPAN 3345 - Hispanic Folklore of the Southwest Credit Hours: 3.0
Special topics as appropriate from respective departments

Note(s):

On occasion, courses are added to this approved list between editions of this catalog. For the most up-to-date list of approved courses for this minor, contact the Center for Mexican American Studies.

Bilingual education majors may substitute CUIN 3310 - Foundations of Bilingual Education , K-12, for three hours of Humanities and Fine Arts (liberal arts) courses in the minor.

*Note that individual courses with the “MAS” prefix can be used under the social science and liberal arts categories.