Chicana/Chicano Studies - California State University - Dominguez Hills

Chicana/Chicano Studies from California State University - Dominguez Hills is a Campus Bachelor Area Studies degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. The Chicana/o Studies major emphasizes preparation for (1) those interested in teaching; (2) specialists in bilingual and cross-cultural education; (3) majors in other academic fields who wish to include an additional scope in their field; (4) students pursuing advanced degrees (M.A., M.S.W., Ph.D., or J.D.); and (5) those entering a variety of occupations such as business, communications, urban affairs, government, social work, school administration, counseling, criminology, law, foreign services and other related fields. CHS offers an undergraduate degree program with four concentrations: language and literature; education, health and community service; historical and political development; and arts, aesthetics, and performance. Features The Major and Minor in Chicana/Chicano Studies provide several distinct advantages to students by: 1) placing emphasis on critical thinking and research; 2) promoting students to consider graduate school for specialization in Chicana and Chicano studies and other disciplines; 3) promoting greater understanding and awareness of Chicana/o community needs and circumstances; 4) promoting greater appreciation of the contributions of Chicano/as and other indigenous groups to the total development of the American Southwest or Greater Mexico; 5) training leaders, both inside and outside of minority communities, to work in challenging careers working in minority affairs, and; 6) preparing students in other fields, such as public policy, immigration affairs, community organization, performing arts. Career Options for Chicana/Chicano Studies attend graduate school work for the federal, state, city or local government education college and university teaching counseling and advising criminology social work and human resources journalism media and business networking community organizing work in the private sector Public Administration continue on to a Masters degree or a professional degree foundation for Ph.D. in Chicana/o Studies, Ethnic Studies , comparative cultures, anthropology, sociology, psychology, political science, history, art, Spanish, or English opportunities to travel and study abroad View more details on California State University - Dominguez Hills . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Area Studies courses.