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Latina/o and Mexican-American Studies Certificate
Undergraduate Certification
Program type:
Certification
Format:
On Campus
Est. time to complete:
2-3 semesters
Credit Hours:
15
Enrich your critical thinking and cultural understanding.
Introduced in Spring 2014, the LMAS program reflects the impact of changing demographics
in the population and workforce throughout the country, most notably among the Latina/o
community.
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Request More InfoWhy Earn a Latina/o and Mexican-American Studies Certificate?
The Latina/o & Mexican American Studies (LMAS) program mission is to create a student-centered, stimulating and innovative environment to advance and support the teaching, research and advocacy of LMAS knowledge at the University of North Texas. Goals of the LMAS academic program include providing students with an understanding of the implications of Latina/o and Mexican-American past, current, and future history and culture on regional communities and beyond.
LMAS is an interdisciplinary field designed to provide undergraduate students with an opportunity to examine the historical and contemporary experiences of Latinas/os in the United States. The curriculum promotes knowledge, and appreciation of the politics, history, language, culture, literature, sociology, anthropology, economics, and creative (art, dance, drama, film, music) accomplishments in Latina/o communities.
The interdisciplinary nature of Latina/o & Mexican-American Studies at UNT allows students to diversify their course work across multiple departments such as Anthropology, Economics, Dance & Theater, English, History, Political Science, and Spanish.
Latina/o and Mexican-American Studies Certificate Highlights
We offer three Undergraduate Research Fellowships annually that are designed to reflect
your unique interests, as well as foster work that is integrated into the faculty
mentor’s ongoing research.
As a Latina/o and Mexican-American Studies Undergraduate Research Fellow, you will
receive a stipend and be required to successfully complete two semesters of research.
Multiple events are sponsored and co-sponsored by our program annually to promote
community engagement and increase awareness and knowledge of the Latina/o diaspora.
Annually, we invite distinguished lecturers and artists to present their research
and/or creative works. Some previous presenters include Julian Castro, Dolores Huerta,
Sandra Luz Lopez Barroso, and John Valdez.
Program research goals include producing and promoting current salient theoretical
and methodological ideas to enhance education, community development, and scholarship
opportunities.
An interdisciplinary group of faculty affiliated with the program designed the curriculum
to give students a competitive edge for careers in business or in the governmental
or non-profit sector.
Latina/o and Mexican-American Studies Certificate Courses You Could Take
Historical and Cultural Development of the Mexican-American Community (3 hrs)
Historical evolution of Mexican-American culture, social structure, family patterns
and community organizations, and their effects on education, economic and religious
institutions.
Mexican Immigration and the Chicano Community (3 hrs)
Introduction to the history of Mexican immigration in the United States, focusing
on the dynamic effects immigration has had throughout the 19th and 20th centuries
on the formation of the Chicano community.
U.S.-Latin American Relations (3 hrs)
International relations of Latin America from independence to the end of the Cold
War and the current period, with an emphasis on its relations with the United States.
Topics will cover colonial rule in Latin America, experience from the early 1800s
to World War II; .political and economic changes in the 1950s - 1980s; the impact
of the Cold War on U.S. foreign policy making; and the end of the Cold War, immigration,
NAFTA, and the spread of illicit drugs across borders.
Hispanic Culture in the United States (3 hrs)
The Hispanic historical and cultural presence in the United States through a multidisciplinary
approach (film, short fiction, theater, music) including notions of identity and presence
within literary and cultural canons focusing on the North/South relations of the American
continent. Primary readings, class discussions, exams and student projects are in
Spanish.
Migrants and Refugees (3 hrs)
Anthropological understanding of “uprooted” and displaced social groups who leave
their country and culture. Worldwide political, economic and social issues are analyzed,
as are the processes of accommodation, adaptation and re-creation of their cultural
systems in different socioeconomic and political contexts. Beginning with general
characteristics of the anthropological discussion on “displacement”, the course then
ventures into different models for the analysis and understanding of migration and
refugee movements.
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