Latina/o and Mexican-American Studies certificate

A certificate in Latina/o and Mexican-American studies requires a total of 15 hours.

Required courses, 6 hours

Choose six hours from the following:

ANTH 3140 - Latinos in the U.S.
ANTH 3220 - Mayan Culture
ANTH 4300 - Migrants and Refugees
ENGL 3922 - Chicano Literature
HIST 3150 - Historical and Cultural Development of the Mexican-American Community
PSCI 3100 - Topics in American Government (when taught as “Latino Politics” or “U.S. Immigration Policies”)
SPAN 3140 - Mexican Civilization
THEA 4370 - Contemporary Chicana/Chicano Theatre

Remaining 9 hours

Select nine hours from at least two departments from the following courses (or other courses as approved by the advisor):

ANTH 2070 - Introduction to Race and Ethnic Relations or
SOCI 2070 - Introduction to Race and Ethnic Relations
ANTH 3140 - Latinos in the U.S.
ANTH 3210 - Meso America
ANTH 3220 - Mayan Culture
ANTH 4300 - Migrants and Refugees
ECON 3150 - Economics of Discrimination
ENGL 3846 - Mexican American Non-Fiction and Criticism
ENGL 3912 - Topics in American Literature (when taught as “Freedom and Identity in Mexican American Literature”)
ENGL 3922 - Chicano Literature
HIST 3150 - Historical and Cultural Development of the Mexican-American Community
HIST 4150 - Mexican Immigration and the Chicano Community
HIST 4155 - Mexican American Autobiography
HIST 4160 - Chicano Political History: 19th and 20th Century
HIST 4171 - Latin America: The Colonial Experience, 1492–1821
HIST 4172 - Modern Latin America: 1810-Present
HIST 4180 - Colonial Mexico and the Spanish Southwest
HIST 4190 - Mexico, 1810–Present
HIST 4261 - Topics in United States History (when taught as “History of Tejanos/as”)
HIST 4263 - Topics in African-, Asian- or Latin American History
MUET 3080 - Studies in Latin-American Music (when taught as “Mexican Musical Life Across Border”)
PSCI 3100 - Topics in American Government (when taught as “Latino Politics” or “U.S. Immigration Policies”)
PSCI 3700 - Area Politics (when taught as “Latin American Politics”)
SOCI 4540 - Race and Ethnic Minorities
SOCI 4580 - Immigration and Race in Contemporary U.S.
SPAN 3130 - Topics in Latin American Culture
SPAN 3140 - Mexican Civilization
SPAN 3180 - Latin American Culture Through Film
SPAN 4010 - Aspects of Contemporary Mexican Culture
SPAN 4385 - Hispanic Culture in the United States
THEA 4370 - Contemporary Chicana/Chicano Theatre
and other courses as approved by advisor
For more information, please contact Dr. Valerie Martinez-Ebers, LMAS Director, at Valerie.Martinez-Ebers@unt.edu, or at (940) 565-2276; or the UNT College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Integrative Studies Office, Student Advising at GAB 220 or (940) 565-2051.