Study Significant Issues Surrounding the Population With a Minor in Chicanx and Latinx Studies
Whether you want to create a deeper connection with your own culture, or you’re planning a career where you’ll work with Chicanx and Latinx communities, this minor will equip you with valuable knowledge.
Learn about the historical, social and political experiences of Chicanx and Latinx communities, including social justice movements. Analyze Chicanx and Latinx literary and artistic works, and appreciate how Latin American migration has influenced the United States.
Why study Chicanx and Latinx Studies at St. Edward's?
Consider how differences in national origin, citizenship, gender and sexuality shape experiences within Latinx communities.
Develop understanding and appreciation
Whether you plan to pursue a career in business, government, law, medicine, journalism, social work, teaching, religion or the arts, courses in this minor will equip you to approach issues in the Chicanx and Latinx communities with empathy.
Gain intercultural and cross-cultural awareness
With a minor in Chicanx and Latinx Studies, you learn to critically analyze information as it pertains to the intersection of historical events and the concept of a Latinx identity within the context of being a United States citizen.
Explore Details About a Minor in Chicanx and Latinx Studies
Required Courses (18 hours)
Students who wish to earn an Art History minor must take the following coursework with at least nine (9) of these hours in upper-division coursework.
- CHLX 1302: Introduction to Chicanx and Latinx Studies
- CHLX 3325: Identities, Communities and Social Justice
In addition, students must take 12 hours of elective courses, including at least nine (9) hours of upper-division coursework. At least nine (9) hours of courses may not be counted to satisfy requirements for any other major or minor.
Electives include courses on the U.S. Mexico Borderlands, Chicana Writers and Artists, and other courses in Literature, Communication, Spanish, History, Sociology, Political Science and Art History.
Students can intern at various non-profit organizations in Austin that work with immigrant populations, particularly Latinx populations: Worker’s Defense Project, Casa Marianela, Caritas and others.