CHICANO STUDIES
The Chicano Studies Program was developed in response to the educational needs of Mexican American and Latino students attending Oxnard College. The program is designed to provide students with an awareness of the social, historical, psychological, and cultural realities of the Chicano in American society. An interdisciplinary program, Chicano Studies courses offer a Chicano perspective within the traditional disciplines of Sociology, History, Psychology, and Anthropology. The major mission of the Chicano Studies Program is to provide a curriculum of studies that will help students understand and appreciate Chicano culture.

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