Contra Costa College
Course Outline
Department & Number
Course Title
Prerequisite
Co-requisite
Prerequisite or concurrently
Challenge Policy
La Raza Studies 110
Introduction to La Raza Studies
None
Number of Weeks per term
Lecture Hours per term
Lab Hours per term
*HBA per term
Activity Hours per term
Units
18
54
3
Advisory
Hours per term.
*HOURS BY ARRANGEMENT:
ACTIVITIES: (Please provide a list of the activities students will perform in order to satisfy the HBA requirement):
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course will provide students with a historical awareness and multidisciplinary overview of La
Raza Studies as an academic field. Students will gain a basic understanding of the historical, social,
political, economic and cultural context of Chicanos/as and Latinos/as in the Américas. This course
has a comparative and transnational approach. Not repeatable.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
At the completion of the course the student will be able to:
Demonstrate knowledge of the history and significance of the La Raza Studies discipline;
Discuss the socio-political and cultural experiences of Latinos/as in the United States and abroad;
Compare and contrast the experience of Latinos/as to other ethnic groups in America;
State the various topics in the La Raza Studies department.
COURSE CONTENT: (In detail; attach additional information as needed and include percentage breakdown)
20
20
20
20
20
%
%
%
%
%
Overview of La Raza Studies discipline
Overview of the history of Latinos/as in the continental Americas
Sociological and psychological perspectives of Latinos/as
Politics and economics of Latinos/as in America and abroad
Literature and Creative Arts: its role in the community and society at large
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
Lecture and classroom discussion
Films and audio
Visual aides and Power Point presentations
Internet and library research
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Textbook Title:
Author:
Publisher:
Edition/Date:
Latino/a Thought: Culture, Politics, and Society
Vázquez, Francisco H. And Rodolfo D. Torres.
Rowman & Littlefield
2nd Edition. 2008.
COURSE EXPECTATIONS (Use applicable expectations)
Outside of Class Weekly Assignments
Weekly Reading Assignments
Weekly Writing Assignments
Weekly Math Problems
Lab or Software Application Assignments
Other Performance Assignments
Hours per week
3
3
STUDENT EVALUATION: (Show percentage breakdown for evaluation instruments)
50
20
30
%
%
%
Critical Response Papers
In-class work and homework
A final objective examination in essay format
GRADING POLICY (Choose LG, CR/NC, or SC)
X
Letter Grade
Pass / No Pass
Student Choice
90% - 100% = A
80% - 89% = B
70% - 79% = C
60% - 69% = D
Below 60% = F
70% and above = Pass
Below 70% = No Pass
90% - 100% = A
80% - 89% = B
70% - 79% = C
60% - 69% = D
Below 60% = F
or
70% and above = Pass
Below 70% = No Pass
Prepared by:
Agustin Palacios
Date:
8/20/2009
Form Revised 03/09