Program of Study - Mexican American Studies Certificate

Students who are not currently enrolled in a Master’s program may pursue the Graduate Certificate by applying as a Professional Development student in the College of Liberal Arts

Overview

This certificate is designed for students who want to pursue a concentration in Mexican American, Chicano/a, and/or Latina/o Studies. It would position them as competitive job candidates in various fields (such as the Humanities, Education, Law, Social Services, Communication, Health, among many others) that require a specialized knowledge in Mexican American Studies, as well as Master's students wanting to pursue a Ph.D.

Admission Requirements

(for students not currently enrolled in a graduate program)

To be admitted to the certificate program in Mexican American Studies, prospective candidates must first meet all requirements for graduate admission to UT Rio Grande Valley.

1. Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution in the United States or a recognized international equivalent in a similar or related field.
2. Undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 in the last 60 semester credit hours.

Application for admission must be submitted prior to the published deadline. The application is available at www.utrgv.edu/gradapply.

Program Requirements

• Students currently enrolled in any graduate program are eligible to take course work toward the certificate upon approval of their Graduate Faculty Director or Advisor
• Students may take no more than 6 hours in any one discipline
• Students may count coursework in their major field of study towards the certificate without penalty contingent upon approval from their Graduate Faculty Director or Advisor.
• At the end of their coursework in Mexican American Studies, students will be required to present their research to Mexican American Studies students and faculty and produce this presentation with the guidance of a faculty advisor/mentor.

Required Courses (12 Credits)

Chosen from the following:

ANTH 6306/ANTH 4306	Anthropology of Borders	3
ANTH 6323/ANTH 4323	Mexican American Culture	3
ANTH 6338/MUSI 6338	Music Ethnography & Methods	3
ANTH 6350/ANTH 4350	Mexican American Folk Medicine	3
ANTH 6375/ANTH 4375	Mexican American Folklore	3
ARTS 6352	Art History Seminar III: Topics in Latin American Art Prior to A.D. 1521	3
ARTS 6353	Art History Seminar IV: Topics in Latin American Art Since A.D. 1521	3
COMM 6352	Media, Race, and Ethnicity	3
EDBE 6322	Bilingual/Multilingual Critical Issues	3
EDBE 6335	Bilingual Content Area Across the Curriculum	3
EDUL 6305	Socio-Cultural Contexts of Education	3
EDUL 6345	School-Community Relations	3
ENGL 6308	Studies in Mexican American Literature	3
ENGL 6310	Studies in Ethnic Literature	3
ENGL 6390	Special Topics in English	3
ENGL 6390	Special Topics in English	3
HIST 5340	Readings in Latin American History	3
HIST 5345	Readings in Borderlands History	3
HIST 5350	Readings in Texas/Southwest History	3
HIST 5355	Readings in Mexican American History	3
HIST 6325	Research Seminar Borderlands History	3
HIST 6330	Research Seminar in Latin American History	3
HIST 6340	Research Seminar in Mexican American History	3
MASC 6340	Directed Readings in Chicana/o Studies	3
MASC 6350	Learning and Reflective Experience: The Mexican American Experience	3
MASC 6390	Special Topics in Chicana/o Studies	3
MUSI 6335	Music of Greater Mexico	3
MUSI 6336	History of Border Music & Performance	3
MUSI 6338	Music Ethnography & Fieldwork Methods	3
MUSI 6374	Music of Latin America and the Caribbean	3
RLIT 6305	Conducting Literacy Research	3
SOCI 6362	Mexican American Society	3
SOCI 6363	Border Studies	3
SOCI 6365	Society and Culture of Latin America	3
SOCW 6315	Social Work with Diverse Populations	3
SOCW 6332	Social Work Practice with Latinos	3
SOCW 6399	Special Topics in Social Work Practice	3
SPAN 6312	Language in Policy and Training	3
SPAN 6318	Special Topics in Spanish Linguistics	3
SPAN 6380	Latina/o Literature Before 1960	3
SPAN 6381	US Latina/o Contemporary Writers	3
SPAN 6382	US/Mexico Border Literary and Cultural Productions	3
SPAN 6383	Studies in US Latina/o Literature	3
SPAN 6384	Introduction to US Latina/o Linguistics	3

Notes:

1^st ENGL 6390: Chicana/o Poetry and Poetics

2^nd ENGL 6390: Chicana/o Literature and Writing for Social Action

HIST 5350: when content is Mexican American

SOCI 6365: when content is Mexican American

SOCW 6399: Latino Mental Health

Capstone Requirement

Presentation of a research or creative paper related to the field of Mexican American Studies during the final semester of graduation/or end of coursework for fulfillment of the Certificate

**Students may count coursework from their main program with permission of advisor.

Total Credit Hours: 12