Programs
Bachelor's Program(s)
Chicano and Chicana Studies, B.A.
Single Major Option
The single major in Chicano and Chicana Studies is a 45-unit program designed to give the student special preparation in the discipline of Chicano and Chicana Studies through a combination of lower and upper division core requirements. Students must also take at least nine units from upper division electives in any of the following areas: …
Chicano and Chicana Studies, B.A.
Double Major Option
The double major in Chicano and Chicana Studies is a 33-unit program designed to give the student special preparation in the discipline of Chicana/o Studies through a combination of lower and upper division core requirements.
Chicano and Chicana Studies, B.A.
Chicana/o Studies Social Science Subject Matter Waiver Program Option
The California State University, Northridge, Department of Chicana/o Studies Social Science Subject Matter Waiver (Bachelor of Arts) is a 54-unit program designed to prepare prospective teachers of social science/history to teach 6-12th grade students who attend California public schools. The program engages prospective teachers in core and extended study courses that are aligned with and …
Minor Program(s)
Minor in Chicano and Chicana Studies
The minor in Chicano and Chicana Studies is a 24-unit program designed to give the student preparation in the discipline of Chicana/o Studies through a combination of lower and upper division core requirements.
Minor in Heritage and Community Languages
The Heritage and Community Languages minor is an 18 unit program that provides fundamental principles on heritage language attrition, loss and maintenance. The program, based on critical language awareness and critical race theory, includes heritage language courses, linguistic ideologies, language attitudes, sociolinguistics, bilingualism, and heritage language acquisition and development in the U.S.
Master's Program(s)
Chicano and Chicana Studies, M.A.
The Master of Arts in Chicano and Chicana Studies is an online program that provides advanced training in the social sciences, the arts, cultural studies, education, community studies, the humanities, and other areas related to the Chicana/o experience in the United States. Graduates of the program have gone on to careers in a number of …
Certificate Program(s)
Ethnic Studies – Chicana/o Studies Certificate
Ethnic Studies Certificate-Chicana/o Studies The Ethnic Studies Certificate-Chicana/o Studies is an online program that provides a solid foundation in the disciplinary knowledge, epistemology, theories, and pedagogical skills in Chicana/o Studies. The program focuses on educators who want to teach Chicanx/Latinx Studies in K-12 and community college. Chicana/o Studies is an interdisciplinary, complex, and dynamic field …