ES 320 - The Chicano/a Movement

Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; Social Justice
This course covers the historical and social aspects of the Chicano/a Movement. It examines the artistic, political, and literary contributions of the Chicano Movement and its impact on US society.

Strongly Recommended Preparation: Upper division status (greater than 60 earned semester units) and completion of lower division Area D1-3 requirements.
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Areas A1, A2, A3 and B4 with grade C- (CR) or better.
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid, or Online-Asynchronous.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-UD-D - Upper Division Social Sciences, Overlay - Social Justice
Course Typically Offered: Variable Intermittently

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Students will be able to analyze the history of the Chicano/a Movement including its major events, groups, and leaders.
Students will be able to compare and critique the activism of the movement and its major emphasis on the new Chicano identity.
Students will be able to evaluate and analyze the mainstream view and impact of the Chicano/a Movement in the US.
Students will be able to interpret the meanings of the cultural shifts in Chicano/a identity, the artistic expressions, the political struggles, and the impact on Latino/a gender and sexuality.

UD-D. Upper-division Social Sciences Learning Outcomes

analyze how power and social identity affect social outcomes for different cultural and economic groups using methods of social science inquiry and vocabulary appropriate to those methods;
demonstrate an understanding of and ability to apply accurately disciplinary concepts of the social or behavioral sciences; and
demonstrate an understanding of and ability to effectively plan or conduct research using an appropriate method of the social or behavioral sciences.

Social Justice Overlay Learning Outcomes

use a disciplinary perspective to analyze issues of social justice and equity;
describe the challenges to achieving social justice; and
identify ways in which individuals and/or groups can contribute to social justice within local communities, nations, or the world.