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• CCS 001: Introduction to Chicana and Chicano Studies
  • Through readings, lectures, discussions and assignments students are introduced to Chicana/o Studies. Students learn how CCS examines problems, policies, and social issues to analyze theories, problems, resistance, historical development, identity choices, social/cultural contributions, and consciousness among Chicanas and Chicanos.
• CCS 002: Library Studies

  • An introduction to the library, its resources, and skills for students to be successful in the MAS major and at 菠菜网lol正规平台. Topics will cover developing a research topic, developing a research strategy, and finding and evaluating print and non-print sources.

• CCS 010A: Mexican Americans and the Development of U.S. 历史 and Government
  • The American people and 机构 from various ethnic points of view. 历史 similarities and differences of various groups that make up the U.S. and its historical/political 机构. From pre: Columbian times to 1865. Entire sequence satisfies GE Areas D2, meets additional GE Areas when taken with CCS 10B. Note: Must complete the entire sequence (CCS 10A and 10B) to satisfy U.S. 历史,你.S. Constitution and California Government (US1,2,3).
• CCS 010B: Mexican Americans and the Development of U.S. 历史 and Government
  • The American people and 机构 from various ethnic points of view. 历史 similarities and differences of various groups that make up the U.S. and its historical/political 机构. From 1865 to the present. GE Area: D3, meets additional GE Areas when taken with CCS 10A. 先决条件: CCS 10A Note: Must complete the entire sequence (CCS 10A and 10B) to satisfy U.S. 历史, U.S. Constitution and California Government (US1,2,3).
• CCS 025: The Changing Majority: Power and Ethnicity in America
  • Comparative and historical analysis of racial minorities. Focus on Euro-American response to American Indians, Asian Americans, African Americans and Mexican Americans to provide an understanding of minority experience 在美国.S. as well as American culture. GE: D2
• CCS 030:种族 & Ethnicity in Public Space 
  • This class uses a dramaturgical approach to study race and ethnicity in our community. We explore race in scholarship, census documents, and field experience. 圣克拉拉 County has been racially diverse for over 一个 hundred years. Currently the Silicon Valley thrives as a region where many languages, cultural groups and race/ethnic people reside, invent, and co-exist. We will examine how race/ethnic membership is both evident in our everyday life and invisible in terms of rights and privileges in society GE: D1 (Offered only in the Fall for incoming Freshman)
• CCS 074: Public Address
  • Techniques of effective oral communication and principles of rhetoric through analysis and critique of contemporary issues concerning Mexican Americans. 通用电气:A1

上师

Prerequisite for All 上师 Courses: Upper division standing or instructor 同意.

• CCS 105: Chicanos: United States/Mexico Relations
  • U的探索.S./Mexico relations through the Chicana/o perspective. 强调的是 on both historical and contemporary issues.
• CCS 115: Chicana/o Families
  • Examines Mexican and Mexican American families from the 19th to the 21st century. Special attention is given to the diversity of family structures in terms of incorporation, settlement, and socio-cultural interfacing within group and with diverse race/ ethnic 社区.
• CCS 120: Political Economy and Chicana/o Communities
  • Analysis of the American political and economic systems and 机构 and their interconnections from a Chicana/o perspective. Focus on the changing roles of Chicanas/os 在美国.S. and global economies and political processes.
• CCS 125: Chicana/o Community Studies
  • Description: Examination of Chicana/o community activities, including organizations and contemporary issues.
• CCS 127: Chicanas/os and the Criminal Justice System
  • Description: Crime, delinquency and the interaction between Chicano/Latino 社区 and the criminal justice system. The roles of government agencies, local law enforcement, the courts and corrections.
• CCS 130: Chicanas and Chicanos in American Society
  • Description: Analysis of the Chicana/o community and its role in US society, emphasizing understanding social change. Covers critical areas of the Chicana/o experience, including; family, politics, gender and sexual orientation, education, immigration, identity, institutional racism and discrimination, class, and environmental justice. 先决条件: Completion of core GE, satisfaction of Writing Skills Test and upper division standing. For students who begin continuous enrollment at a CCC or a CSU in Fall 2005 or later, completion of, or corequisite in a 100W course 是必需的. 通用电气:年代
• CCS 135: Contemporary Chicana/o Issues
  • Description: Analysis of selected issues/topics involving Chicano/Latino 社区. May be repeated with different topic/issue. 先决条件: ENGL 1A or instructor 同意. 
• CCS 144: Chicana/o Literature  
  • An examination of selected Chicana/o literature including poetry, short stories, essays, 和小说. May be repeated with different topic. 先决条件: ENGL 1A or instructor 同意.
• CCS 147: Music in Mexican America  
  • Introduction to historical and stylistic musical developments in the experience of ethnic Mexicans 在美国.S. The course surveys various styles and genres (such as corridos, conjunto, Tejano, Chicana/o rock and rap). No musical (performance) experiene 是必需的.
• CCS 150: Research Methods  
  • A survey of research methods used in Chicana/o studies that address issues in Chicana/o 社区. 先决条件: ENGL 1A and CCS 130.
• CCS 151: Theory in Chicana/o Studies  
  • An introduction to the theories and study of race, gender and sexuality in Chicana/o 社区. Study of the various theoretical and analytical frameworks that are or have been used in the scholarly field. 先决条件: CCS 1 and CCS 2
• CCS 152 The Story of Chicana/o Spanish
  • Exploration of the origins, development, and use of the Spanish spoken by Mexican Americans and Chicanas/os 在美国nited States. Examines Chicano Spanish from its roots in Colonial Mexico through its development and use 在美国nited States since the first Spanish/Mexicans settled the American Southwest. Particular focus on the etymology of Chicano Spanish. 先决条件: CCS 1 and CCS 2
• CCS 160: Gender and Sexuality in the Chicana/o Community
  • An examination of how patriarchy, race, and class shape Chicanas in their everyday lives in American society. It explores how women resist and challenge the limitations placed on them as a result of being women and members of a racial/ethnic group. 先决条件: Completion of core GE, satisfaction of Writing Skills Test and upper division standing. For students who begin continuous enrollment at a CCC or a CSU in Fall 2005 or later, completion of, or corequisite in a 100W course 是必需的. 通用电气:年代
• CCS 170: Hollywood’s Image of Chicanos/Chicanas
  • Analysis of Hollywood’s contribution, through cinema, to shaping the socio-political relations between Chicanas/os and the dominant society, plus the use of traditional ideological concepts in promoting stereotyped images of Chicanas/os. 先决条件: ENGL 1A and ENGL 1B or instructor 同意.
• CCS 175: Human Migrations: Global Reach
  • Examines Mexican immigration to the United States within the context of global movements as both historical and contemporary phenomena. Considers social, political, cultural, and economic forces that influence immigration. 先决条件: Upper division standing. CCS 180: Individual Studies Individual research projects and field activities.
• CCS 180: Individual Studies
  • Individual research projects and field activities.
• CCS 185: Teaching in a Diverse Society also called SOCS 185
  • This course will provide future teachers with an understanding of the ways in which diversity in the classroom influences the learning process and how specific teaching strategies can enhance student learning. 先决条件: SOCS 18 or CCS 18.