(1) = Credit/No Credit only (2) = Credit/No Credit at student’s option OXNARD COLLEGE CATALOG 2005-2006 97 
CHICANO STUDIES 
Faculty 
Full-Time 
Linda Chaparro Tomas Salinas 
Part-Time 
Thomas Carrasco 
George Rodriguez 
Chicano Studies Courses 
CHST R101—Introduction to Chicano Studies 3 units 
3 hours lecture weekly 
Introductory level course designed to familiarize students with 
several political, economic and historical issues characterizing the 
Chicano experience in the United States. Course introduces students 
to research and publications in several related disciplines and 
familiarizes them with interdisciplinary aspects of Chicano Studies. 
Themes and methodologies from different disciplines (including 
anthropology, sociology, economics, history, and political science) 
reviewed. 
Transfer credit: UC, CSU 
CHST R107—History of the Mexican People in the 
United States 3 units 
3 hours lecture weekly 
Historical survey of Mexican/Chicano from pre-Columbian period 
to present. Course provides background for contemporary achievements, 
problems, possibilities, and prospects. Emphasis on Mexican 
settlement of the regions and contributions of the Mexican/Chicano 
to development of the United States. Course satisfies degree requirements 
in American institutions. (Same as HIST R107) (2) 
Transfer credit: UC, CSU 
CHST R108—Sociology of the Chicano Community 
3 units 
3 hours lecture weekly 
Socio-cultural analysis of familial, political, economic, religious, 
and educational institutions in Chicano community; emphasis on 
social stratification and socialization process of community members. 
Specific consideration given to concept of colonialism and 
effect on the Chicano community. Field trips may be required. 
(Same as SOC R108) 
Transfer credit: UC, CSU 
CHST R114—Psychological Issues of the Mexican 
People in the Southwest 3 units 
3 hours lecture weekly 
Course analyzes experiences of people of Mexican descent living in 
the Southwest from a psychological perspective. Examines nature 
of individual and group conflict, explores problems of social participation 
in a dominant culture and its psychological implications. 
Course describes emergence of distinctive identities of people of 
Mexican descent. (Same as PSY R114) 
Transfer credit: UC, CSU