The Department offers a major and a minor in Chicana/o Studies.
Our majors, depending on their educational and professional goals, can choose from three different concentrations. The Cultural Studies or Social Practice concentrations are designed to enhance students’ opportunities to compete in national and international labor markets and can prepare students for entrance into graduate programs. Students who are interested in teaching can choose the Secondary Social Studies Teacher Licensure concentration.
Students who want to round out any major, can choose the Chicana/o Studies minor.
The Cultural Studies concentration is designed for students who are interested in topics that study aspects of Chicano/a-Latino/a cultural production which range from art, film, music, religion, and literature.
This Social Practice concentration is designed for students interested in working within the diverse Chicano/a and Latina/o communities locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.
The Secondary Social Studies Teacher Licensure Concentration prepares students to become social studies teachers in secondary schools.
Not a major or minor, but interested in taking some of our courses that meet other University and Graduation requirements? Review the list of our selected course offerings, then register in an upcoming semester. For a complete list of CHS courses, visit the Course Catalog.
This course introduces students to the broad range of the interdisciplinary field of Chicana/o Studies.
This course meets the following university requirements:
This course reviews major literary genres associated with Chicana/o and Latina/o creative expression from the 1800s to the present, including poetry, drama, and the novel.
This course meets the following university requirements:
Though U.S. women share much in common, their differences are salient to a thorough understanding of all these women’s experiences. Comparative analysis of women’s race, class, ethnicity, and sexual orientation are central to this course.
This course meets the following university requirements:
This course offers the student a complex understanding of the laws, the legal system, and how they relate to individual Chicanos and Chicano community rights. The dynamics of difference, cultural conflict with respect to race, and issues concerning ethnicity will be examined.
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This course will provide students with a general background on Chicana feminist thought. Chicana feminism has carved out a discursive space for Chicanas and other women of color, a space where they can articulate their experiences at the intersection of race, class, gender, and sexuality, among other considerations.
View the MSU Denver Catalog for a complete list of course offerings and the latest official degree and program requirements.
View the MSU Denver Catalog to learn moreCampus Location
Rectory Building, 1156 9th Street, Denver, CO 80217
Office Hours
Monday-Thursday: 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
Friday: By appointment and remote
Phone
303-615-0711
Mailing Address
Department of Chicana/o Studies
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Campus Box 41
P.O. Box 173362
Denver, CO
80217-3362
Fax
303-556-3178
