Cabrillo College Catalog–2015-2016
LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
Human Arts and Social Science Division
Isabel O’Connor, Division Dean
Division Office, Room 420
M. Teresa Macedo, Department Chair,
(831) 477-3254
Aptos Counselor: (831) 479-6274 for appointment
Watsonville Counselor: (831) 786-4734
Call (831) 479-6297 for more information
http://www.cabrillo.edu/programs
Latin American and Latino/a Studies Skills
Certificate
Learning Outcome
1. Analyze the histories, politics, and cultures of societies in Latin America
and the Caribbean and Chicano/Latino communities in the U.S. using an
interdisciplinary approach.
Core Course (3 Units)
Units
SOC 8
Introduction to Latina/o Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Select 6 units from the following courses (6 Units)
Units
HIST 16C
History of Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
HIST 21A
Chicano History to 1865 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
or
HIST 21AH
Honors Chicano History to 1865. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
HIST 21B
Chicano History since 1865 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
or
HIST 21BH
Honors Chicano History since 1865 . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Select 3 units from the following courses: (3 Units)
Units
BBS 32
Issues of Linguistic and Cultural Diversity
in Education,History and Politics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
HIST 16A
Latin America to 1825. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
HIST 16B
Latin America since 1825 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PHILO 17
Latin American Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
SOC 3
Introduction to Race and Ethnicity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
SOC 9
Global Society. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
WS 5
La Mujer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Select 3 units from the following courses: (3 Units)
Units
AH 19
Art of the Americas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
AH 52
Latin American Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
DANCE 15A
Salsa Dance I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5 - 3
DANCE 15B
Salsa Dance II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5 - 3
DANCE 16A
Baile Folklórico:
Regional Dances of Mexico I . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5 - 3
DANCE 16B
Baile Folklórico:
Regional Dances of Mexico II. . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5 - 3
ENGL 39
Chicana/o-Latina/o Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ENGL 40
Latin American Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
MUS 11LA
Latin American Music Appreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
SPAN 6A
Spanish Through Film - Latin America . . . . . . . . . . 3
SPAN 26
Advanced Spanish- Literature of Latin America . . . 3
SPAN 30B
Mexican Civilization and Culture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Total Units
15
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