UTexas

Mexican American Studies (MAS)

MAS 301  Introduction to Mexican American and Latina/o Studies  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Introduction to the theoretical and substantive issues covered under the interdisciplinary rubric of ethnic studies. Explore the Mexican American and Latina/o experience through the methodological approaches of historical analysis, cultural critique, and social production. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 080  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

MAS 307  Introduction to Mexican American Cultural Studies  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
An introduction to the theoretical and substantive issues covered under the interdisciplinary rubric of cultural studies. Explores the Mexican American cultural experience through the methodological approaches of historical analysis, cultural critique, and literary production. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

MAS 307C  Mexican American and Latina/o Folkore Across the United States  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 310L (Topic: Mex Amer/Lat Folk Across US), 310M, Mexican American Studies 307C, 319 (Topic: Mex Amer/Lat Folk Across US). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANT 310M  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

MAS 308  Introduction to Mexican American Policy Studies  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Introduction to the basics of policy analysis, employing demographic and empirical information on the Mexican American and Latino populations in the United States. Explore current policy issues, such as bilingual education, affirmative action, the English-only movement, immigration, Latino consumers, Latino entrepreneurship, and Latino political participation. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

MAS 308E  Police, Prisons, and Inequality  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore the ethical issues related to inequality and the United States criminal legal system. Examine the experiences of the poor, Indigenous people, immigrants, racial minorities, women, sexual minorities, and gender-nonconforming people. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 316G, Mexican American Studies 308E, 319 (Topic: Police/Prisons/Inequality), Women's and Gender Studies 301 (Topic 36). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AFR 316G, WGS 301.36  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

MAS 311  Ethnicity and Gender: La Chicana  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Only one of the following may be counted: Mexican American Studies 311, 319 (Topic 1), Sociology 308 (Topic: Ethnicity and Gender: La Chicana), 308D, Women's and Gender Studies 301 (Topic 6). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: SOC 308D, WGS 301.6  
Core Curriculum: 080  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

MAS 314  Mexican American Literature and Culture  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Representative Chicano writers and genres, such as poetry, prose fiction, and theatre. English 314V (Topic 3) and Mexican American Studies 314 may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: E 314V.3  
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: One of the following: English 303C, Rhetoric and Writing 306, 306Q, 309J (or 309K), or Tutorial Course 303C.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

MAS 315  Latina Performance: From Celia to Selena  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Only one of the following may be counted: Mexican American Studies 315, 319 (Topic: Latina Performnc: Celia-Selena), Women's and Gender Studies 301 (Topic: Latina Performnc: Celia-Selena), 301 (Topic 29). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: WGS 301.29  
Core Curriculum: 050  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

MAS 316  History of Mexican Americans in the United States  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examines the origin and growth of the Mexican American community in the United States. History 314K and Mexican American Studies 316 may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HIS 314K  
Core Curriculum: 060  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

MAS 316C  Immigration and Ethnicity  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine the changing population of the United States from colonial times to present. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 302, 310 (Topic: Immigration and Ethnicity), History 317L (Topic: Immigration and Ethnicity), 317L (Topic 18), Mexican American Studies 316C, 319 (Topic: Immigration and Ethnicity). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AAS 302, HIS 317L.18  
Core Curriculum: 060  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

MAS 316D  Latinas and Latinos and Segregation in the United States  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Mexican American Studies 316D and 319 (Topic: Latina/os Segregation in US) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

MAS 316E  The Places of Mexican American History  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine Mexican American history from the point of view of three distinct places: Los Angeles, the mountains of northern New Mexico, and the far southern tip of Texas. Only one of the following may be counted: History 317L (Topic: Mex Amer History in US SW), 317L (Topic 24), Mexican American Studies 316E, 319 (Topic: Mex Amer History in US SW). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HIS 317L.24  
Core Curriculum: 060  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

MAS 316R  North American Borderlands  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore the formation of political borders in nineteenth- and twentieth-century North America, their contestation, and the multiple meanings attached to them. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 310D, Geography 312K, History 312D, Mexican American Studies 316R, 319 (Topic: North American Borderlands). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AMS 310D, GRG 312K, HIS 312D  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

MAS 318  Mexican American Culture  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Mexican American cultural distinctiveness in the areas of social organization, child rearing, food culture, folklore, language, and religion. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANT 318L  
Core Curriculum: 080  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

MAS 318C  Latina and Latino Media and Popular Culture  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore Latina/o media and popular culture from 1950 to the present. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 315 (Topic: Latina/o Med/Pop Cul 1950-Pres), 315N, Mexican American Studies 318C, 319 (Topic: Latina/o Med/Pop Cul 1950-Pres), Women's and Gender Studies 301 (Topic: Latina/o Med/Pop Cul 1950-Pres), 301 (Topic 30). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AMS 315N, WGS 301.30  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

MAS 318D  Introduction to Latinx Body Art  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine the social, historical, economic, and commercial contexts influencing the production, display, and circulation of Latinx body art. Only one of the following may be counted: Mexican American Studies 318D, 319 (Topic: Intro to Latinx Body Art), Women's and Gender Studies 301 (Topic: Intro to Latinx Body Art), 301 (Topic 3). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: WGS 301.3  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

MAS 318E  Latinx Digital Worlds  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore how Latinx communities (traditionally figured as on the wrong side of the "digital divide") have embraced, mobilized, and sometimes usurped emerging digital tools and spaces to forge community and create new forms of culture, memory, and activism. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 319, English 319L, Latin American Studies 310I, Mexican American Studies 318E, 319 (Topic: Latinx Digital Worlds). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AMS 319, E 319L, LAS 310I  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

MAS 318F  Black and Latinx Intersections  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine the complex relationships between and among Black and Latinx communities and the political and structural forces and contexts that shape their interactions. Explore Black identity within the Latinx population, racial politics, coalitions of Black American and Latinx groups, race among Latinxs, racial inequality, and the politics of immigration. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 316F, Government 319C, Mexican American Studies 318F, 319 (Topic: Black/Latinx Intersections), Sociology 309D. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AFR 316F, GOV 319C, SOC 309D  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

MAS 318G  The New Latinas/os/xs  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore the trajectories of various communities many have called the new Latinas/os/xs by identifying how race, gender, sexuality, class, indigeneity, language, migration, and geography influence the lives, identities, and sociopolitical incorporation of new Latinas/os/xs. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 310J, Government 319D, Mexican American Studies 318G, 319 (Topic: The New Latinas/os/xs), Sociology 309G. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANT 310J, GOV 319D, SOC 309G  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

MAS 318J  Latinx Material Culture  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Discuss utilizing material culture as a method of analysis to highlight histories of oppression, struggles towards liberation, and the politics of everyday Latinx life in the U.S.. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 311C, Latin American Studies 316C, Mexican American Studies 318J, 319 (Topic: Latinx Material Cultures). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AMS 311C, LAS 316C  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

MAS 318P  Fighting for Latino Power  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine issues that affect Latino political representation in the United States, specifically three aspects that are critical to political power in this country: the decennial Census, voting rights and the legal system, and electoral politics and political campaigns. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 318P, Mexican American Studies 318P, 319 (Topic: Fighting for Latino Power). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: GOV 318P  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

MAS 319  Special Topics  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Lower Division  
Topic 1: Ethnicity and Gender: La Chicana.

Topic 2: The Chicano Movement. Analyzes the history and legacy of the Chicano Movement in order to understand its origins, strategies, challenges, and successes. Mexican American Studies 319 (Topic: The History of the Chicano Movement) and 319 (Topic 2) may not both be counted.

Topic 3: Latinx Histories. Explore the cultures, politics, and policies that shape the many Latinx histories in the United States. Only one of the following may be counted: History 317L (Topic: Latino Histories), 317L (Topic 11), Mexican American Studies 319 (Topic: Latino Histories), 319 (Topic 3). Same as: HIS 317L.11 Core Curriculum: 060

Topic 4: Mexican American Women, 1910-Present. Examines the history of Mexican and Mexican American women in the United States from the twentieth century to the present. Only one of the following may be counted: History 317L (Topic: Mexican American Women, 1910-Present), 317L (Topic 12), Mexican American Studies 319 (Topic: Mexican American Women, 1910-Present), 319 (Topic 4), Women's and Gender Studies 301 (Topic: Mexican American Women, 1910-Present), 301 (Topic 13). Same as: HIS 317L.12, WGS 301.13 Core Curriculum: 060

Topic 5: Chicano Literature and Popular Culture. Explores the ways in which Chicana/o creative writers have addressed their experiences in the United States. Mexican American Studies 319 (Topic: Chicano Literature and Popular Culture) and 319 (Topic 5) may not both be counted.

Topic 6: Comparative Latina/o Immigration to the United States. Only one of the following may be counted: Mexican American Studies 319 (Topic: Comparative Latina/o Immigration to the United States of America), 319 (Topic 6), Social Work 311 (Topic: Comparative Latina/o Immigration to the United States of America).
  

MAS 319.2  The Chicano Movement  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Analyzes the history and legacy of the Chicano Movement in order to understand its origins, strategies, challenges, and successes. Mexican American Studies 319 (Topic: The History of the Chicano Movement) and 319 (Topic 2) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

MAS 319.3  Latinx Histories  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore the cultures, politics, and policies that shape the many Latinx histories in the United States. Only one of the following may be counted: History 317L (Topic: Latino Histories), 317L (Topic 11), Mexican American Studies 319 (Topic: Latino Histories), 319 (Topic 3).
Same as: HIS 317L.11  
Core Curriculum: 060  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

MAS 319.4  Mexican American Women, 1910-Present  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examines the history of Mexican and Mexican American women in the United States from the twentieth century to the present. Only one of the following may be counted: History 317L (Topic: Mexican American Women, 1910-Present), 317L (Topic 12), Mexican American Studies 319 (Topic: Mexican American Women, 1910-Present), 319 (Topic 4), Women's and Gender Studies 301 (Topic: Mexican American Women, 1910-Present), 301 (Topic 13).
Same as: HIS 317L.12, WGS 301.13  
Core Curriculum: 060  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

MAS 319.5  Chicano Literature and Popular Culture  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explores the ways in which Chicana/o creative writers have addressed their experiences in the United States. Mexican American Studies 319 (Topic: Chicano Literature and Popular Culture) and 319 (Topic 5) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

MAS 319.6  Comparative Latina/o Immigration to the United States  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Only one of the following may be counted: Mexican American Studies 319 (Topic: Comparative Latina/o Immigration to the United States of America), 319 (Topic 6), Social Work 311 (Topic: Comparative Latina/o Immigration to the United States of America).
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

MAS 119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S  Topics in Mexican American Studies  1-9 Hours  

0 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

MAS 320C  Power and Place: Making Texas History  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 320C, 370 (Topic: Power/Place: Making Tex His), History 320T (Topic 3), 365G (Topic: Power/Place: Making Tex His), 365G (Topic 21), 320C, Mexican American Studies 320C, Race, Indigeneity, and Migration 320C. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AFR 320C, HIS 320C, RIM 320C  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 320E  Texas before 1900  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Focus on the basic history of Texas from roughly 1450 to 1900. Investigate major events such as the Texas Revolution and Civil War with an emphasis on how and why Texas, its culture, and its groups of people changed or did not change over time. Only one of the following may be counted: History 320E, 320L, 320P, Mexican American Studies 320E, 320L. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HIS 320E  
Core Curriculum: 060  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 320F  Texas, 1900 to the Present  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine the steady dissociation of Texas from its Old South status to a transitional state and a power in national politics. Only one of the following may be counted: History 320F, 320R, Mexican American Studies 320F, 374 (Topic 16), Urban Studies 322T, 353 (Topic 2). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HIS 320F, URB 322T  
Core Curriculum: 060  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 320G  Native American Women's History  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Investigate the histories of Native American women to reaffirm and reclaim their place and role in the histories of Native Americans, indigenous peoples, women, Chican@/xs, Greater Mexico, and the United States. Contemplate how many understandings that center colonization, settler colonialism, genocide, race, and environmentalism are essential to examining Native American women's history. Explore the stories, struggles, and ideas of community-building, sovereignty, and liberation as integral to their genders and sexualities as Native American, Indian, First Nations, indigenous, and red and brown women. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 331D, 370 (Topic 75), History 365G (Topic: Native Amer Women's History), 365G (Topic 20), Mexican American Studies 320G, 374 (Topic: Native Amer Women's History), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 98), 340N. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AMS 331D, HIS 365G.20, WGS 340N  
Core Curriculum: 060  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 320I  Mexican American Studies at UT  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Trace the origins and development of Mexican American Studies at the national, regional, and local levels. Collaborate to help preserve and recognize the significance of Mexican American Studies at the University in historical and contemporary contexts. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 321 (Topic: 50 Yrs Mex Am Studies at UT), 322D, History 365G (Topic: 50 Yrs Mex Am Studies at UT), 365G (Topic 17), Mexican American Studies 320I, 374 (Topic: 50 Yrs Mex Am Studies at UT). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AMS 322D, HIS 365G.17  
Core Curriculum: 060  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 320J  Mexican Americans in Texas History  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Introduction to the historical experience of Mexican-American persons in Texas. Only one of the following may be counted: History 320T (Topic 1), 350R (Topic: Mexican Amers in Texas History), 350R (Topic 36), Latin American Studies 366 (Topic 47), Mexican American Studies 320J, Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic: Mexican Amers in Texas History). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HIS 320T.1, LAS 366.47  
Core Curriculum: 060  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 320T  Texas History's History  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore evolving ideas and meanings concerning the most significant events, personages, and social processes in Texas' history. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 320T, History 320T (Topic 4), Mexican American Studies 320T. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AFR 320T, HIS 320T.4  
Core Curriculum: 060  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 323C  Black Art, Brown Art  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 335N, 372E (Topic: Black Art, Brown Art), Art History 373E (Topic: Black Art, Brown Art), 373E (Topic 1), Mexican American Studies 323C, 374 (Topic: Black Art, Brown Art). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AFR 335N, ARH 373E.1  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 323D  Contemporary Latinx Visual and Performance Art  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore contemporary visual and performance art by Latinx artists working since the 1970's to the present. Examine artists who began to engage with and in civil rights discourse to intervene through their art-making practices; and to align with contemporary trends in the art world that began to expand in the 1970's, such as performance art, installation art, video art, and, later, digital art. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 374C, Art History 341D, 361 (Topic: Latinx Visual/Performance Art), Mexican American Studies 323D, 374 (Topic: Latinx Visual/Performance Art), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 1). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AMS 374C, ARH 341D, WGS 340.1  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 323E  Latinidades: Art and Performance  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Contextualize and analyze diverse forms of Latina/o/x artistic expression, including visual art, music, dance, theatre, and film, or Latinidades". Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 370 (Topic: Latinidades: Art/Perfrmance), 370 (Topic 71), Mexican American Studies 323E. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AMS 370.71  
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S  Topics in Mexican American Studies  1-9 Hours  

0 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer work is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 335M  Queer Migrations  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Only one of the following may be counted: Mexican American Studies 335M, 374 (Topic: Queer Migrations), Women's and Gender Studies 335 (Topic: Queer Migrations), 335 (Topic 15). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: WGS 335.15  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 337C  Chicana Feminisms  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 321 (Topic: Chicana Feminisms), 324I, Mexican American Studies 337C, 374 (Topic: Chicana Feminisms), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Chicana Feminisms), 340 (Topic 87). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AMS 324I, WGS 340.87  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 337D  Russian and Mexican Men in Popular Culture  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Study representations of masculinity in products of Mexican and Russian popular culture at the end of the twentieth and the beginning of the twenty-first centuries. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Russian/Mexican Men in Pop Cul), 323 (Topic 58), Mexican American Studies 337D, 374 (Topic: Russian/Mexican Men in Pop Cul), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: Russian/Mexican Men in Pop Cul), 325 (Topic 40), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Russian/Mexican Men in Pop Cul). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: C L 323.58, REE 325.40  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 337F  Latina Feminism and Health  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Only one of the following may be counted: Mexican American Studies 337F, Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 88), 340F. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: WGS 340F  
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 337G  Disability, Race, and Sexuality in Literature and Culture  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Only one of the following may be counted: English 343D, Mexican American Studies 337G, Women's and Gender Studies 335 (Topic 17). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: E 343D, WGS 335.17  
Pre/Corequisites: For English majors, one of the following: Comparative Literature 315, English 303D, 316L, 316M, 316N, 316P, or Tutorial Course 303D; for others, upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 337I  Tejana Cultural Studies  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Investigate the history of Tejanas to reaffirm and reclaim their place and role in the histories of Native Americans, women, Chican@/Chicanxs, Greater Mexico, and the United States. Explore how transborderism and transregionalism complicate this history. Contemplate how Tejanas' stories are fundamental to illuminating the struggles, resistance, and liberation of Chicanas, mestizas, and afromexicanas from precontact to decolonization. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 370 (Topic: Tejana Cultural Studies), 370 (Topic 67), Mexican American Studies 337I, 374 (Topic: Tejana Cultural Studies), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Tejana Cultural Studies), 340 (Topic 97). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AMS 370.67, WGS 340.97  
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 337J  Latinx Sexualities  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine Latinx sexualities from a historical perspective to comprehend the social, cultural, political, and economic factors, which have shaped these experiences. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 325C, American Studies 337J, Mexican American Studies 337J, Women's and Gender Studies 335 (Topic 27), 335J. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AFR 325C, AMS 337J, WGS 335J  
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 340S  Latina and Latino Spirituality  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 370 (Topic: Latina/o Spirituality), 370 (Topic 74), Mexican American Studies 340S, 374 (Topic: Latina/o Spirituality), Religious Studies 346 (Topic: Latina/o Spirituality), Women's and Gender Studies 335 (Topic: Latina/o Spirituality). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AMS 370.74  
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 345C  Julia Alvarez and Sandra Cisneros  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Only one of the following may be counted: English 348C, 349S (Topic: Alvarez and Cisneros), Mexican American Studies 345C, 374 (Topic: Alvarez and Cisneros), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Alvarez and Cisneros), 340 (Topic 86). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: E 348C, WGS 340.86  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 345D  Life and Literature of the US-Mexico Borderlands  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine the literature of the US-Mexico borderlands experience, with an emphasis on the historical and social conditions that characterize this unique region. Explore this in the context of prose fiction, as well as drama, film, and poetry. Only one of the following may be counted: English 342 (Topic 1), 342M, Mexican American Studies 345D, 374 (Topic 2). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: E 342M  
Pre/Corequisites: One of the following: Comparative Literature 315, English 303D (or 603B), 316L, 316M, 316N, 316P, or Tutorial Course 303D (or 603B).  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 345E  Latinx Short Story  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Only one of the following may be counted: English 343E, 376M (Topic: Latinx Short Story), Mexican American Studies 345E, 374 (Topic: Latinx Short Story), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Latinx Short Story), 340 (Topic 90). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: E 343E, WGS 340.90  
Pre/Corequisites: For English majors, nine semester hours of coursework in English or rhetoric and writing; for other majors, upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 345F  Latinx Legend Tripping  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore narrative folklore from diverse traditions across the United States based Latinx diaspora. Focus on supernatural legends and the creation of the female "monster". Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 321 (Topic:Latinx Legend Tripping), 345F, English 323D (Topic: Latinx Legend Tripping), 342L, 370W (Topic: Latinx Legend Tripping), Mexican American Studies 345F, 374 (Topic: Latinx Legend Tripping), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Latinx Legend Tripping), 340 (Topic 96). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AMS 345F, E 342L, WGS 340.96  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 345G  Contemporary United States Latina/o Literature and Culture  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Only one of the following may be counted: English 323D (Topic: Contemp US Latina/o Lit/Cul), 343O, 376M (Topic: Contemp US Latina/o Lit & Cul), Mexican American Studies 345G. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: E 343O  
Pre/Corequisites: One of the following: Comparative Literature 315, English 303D, 316L, 316M, 316N, 316P, or Tutorial Course 303D.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 345I  Latinx Young Adult Literatures  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Only one of the following may be counted: English 323D (Topic: Latinx Young Adult Lits), 342J, Mexican American Studies 345I. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: E 342J  
Pre/Corequisites: One of the following: Comparative Literature 315, English 303D, 316L, 316M, 316N, 316P, or Tutorial Course 303D.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 345J  21st Century Latinx Literature  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore Latinx literature from the past two decades including both literary form and political engagement, with an emphasis on Latina, queer, and nonbinary writers. Only one of the following may be counted: English 342D, Mexican American Studies 345J, 374 (Topic: 21st Century Latinx Lit), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 4). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: E 342D, WGS 340.4  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 347C  Transnational Latinx Popular Culture  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Only one of the following may be counted: Latin American Studies 328 (Topic: Transnatl Latinx Pop Culture), 328C, Mexican American Studies 347C, 374 (Transnatl Latinx Pop Culture), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Transnatl Latinx Pop Culture), 340 (Topic 89). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: LAS 328C, WGS 340.89  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 350C  Social Science Methods and Latina/o/x Communities  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Learn the methods and tools that social scientists use to make sense of the world, specifically as it pertains to understanding the Latina/o/x experience in the United States. Mexican American Studies 350C and 374 (Topic: Latinx Socl Science Methods) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 350F  Latino Urbanism in the United States City  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Only one of the following may be counted: Architecture 327R (Topic: Latino Urbanism in US City), Mexican American Studies 350F, 374 (Topic: Latino Urbanism in US City), Urban Studies 328L, 354 (Topic: Latino Urbanism in US City). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: URB 328L  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 350L  Latinx Sociology  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore how institutions have shaped the gendered, racial, and class-based experiences of Latinxs from a sociological perspective, including historical patterns of Latinx migration to the United States, contestations over racial classifications, and problematic issues surrounding the term Latino. Review more recent studies that show how different institutions shape the Latinx experience and demonstrate how gendered, racial, and classed forces have shaped various Latinx communities. Examine Latinx agency and how Latinx communities have sought to reconfigure and push back on these social forces. Only one of the following may be counted: Sociology 321K (Topic: Latinx Sociology), 324L, Latin American Studies 325 (Topic 6), Mexican American Studies 350L. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: LAS 325.6, SOC 324L  
Pre/Corequisites: Forty-five semester hours of coursework.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 354  Latinx Austin  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore the city of Austin, the city's importance for Latino communities, and the importance of Latinos for the city. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 328C, Mexican American Studies 354, Sociology 354L, Urban Studies 320F. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AMS 328C, SOC 354L, URB 320F  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 361  Mexican American Cultural Studies Seminar  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explores cultural studies literature as read through the experience of the Mexican-origin community in the United States. Discussions include race, class, and feminism. Students write a research paper and deliver a scholarly presentation. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and Mexican American Studies 307.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 362  Mexican American Policy Studies Seminar  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Profiles the current economic status of Mexican Americans in the United States. Examines two dimensions of public policy: historical trends and comparisons with other ethnic groups. Students write a policy report and deliver a professional presentation. Mexican American Studies 362 and 374 (Topic: Mexican American Public Policy Issues) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and Mexican American Studies 308.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 363  Sociolinguistics in Mexican American and Latina/o Studies  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examines the presence and use of language in the United States with focus on aspects affecting Latina/o communities. Mexican American Studies 363 and 374 (Topic: Sociolinguistics in Mexican American and Latina/o Studies) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 363R  Bad Language: Race, Class, and Gender  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 321 (Topic: Bad Language: Race, Class, and Gender), Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Bad Language: Race, Class, and Gender), 323 (Topic 52), Linguistics 350 (Topic: Bad Language: Race, Class, and Gender), Mexican American Studies 363R, 374 (Topic: Bad Language: Race, Class, and Gender), Russian 369 (Topic: Bad Language: Race, Class, and Gender), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic: Bad Language: Race, Class, and Gender), 325 (Topic 32), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Bad Language: Race, Class, and Gender), 340 (Topic 74). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: C L 323.52, REE 325.32, WGS 340.74  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 364  History of the United States-Mexico Borderland  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Introduction to the history of the United States and Mexico border region. Only one of the following may be counted: History 365G (Topic: History of the United States-Mexico Borderland), 365G (Topic 12), Mexican American Studies 364, 374 (Topic: History of the United States-Mexico Borderland). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HIS 365G.12  
Core Curriculum: 060  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 364C  The Civil Rights Movement from a Comparative Perspective  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Focuses on African American and Mexican American struggles for civil rights. Asian American and Native American movements will also be addressed. Using a comparative approach the student will consider the distinctiveness of each of these struggles while also viewing them in relation to each other. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 350U, American Studies 336G, 370 (Topic 60), History 350R (Topic 35), Mexican American Studies 364C. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AFR 350U, AMS 336G, HIS 350R.35  
Core Curriculum: 060  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 364D  Latino Migrations and Asylum  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Only one of the following may be counted: Mexican American Studies 364D, 374 (Topic: Latino Migrations and Asylum), Latin American Studies 322 (Topic: Latino Migrations and Asylum), 322E. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: LAS 322E  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 364E  Policing Latinidad  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 321 (Topic: Policing Latinidad), 324G, Mexican American Studies 364E, 374 (Topic: Policing Latinidad), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Policing Latinidad), 340 (Topic 95). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AMS 324G, WGS 340.95  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 364F  Mexican Immigration Cultural History  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examines the history of Mexican immigration to the United States, and provides an overview of migratory patterns dating back to the late prehistoric period through contemporary times. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 322M (Topic 12), 322P, Latin American Studies 324L (Topic 16), Mexican American Studies 364F, 374 (Topic: Mexican Immigration Cultural History). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANT 322P, LAS 324L.16  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 364G  Latino Migration and Human Trafficking  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Critically examine the complexity and intersectionality of Latino migration and human trafficking from global, regional, and local perspectives. Only one of the following may be counted: Latin American Studies 322 (Topic: Latino Migrtn/Human Traffic), 322F, Mexican American Studies 364G, 374 (Topic: Latino Migrtn/Human Traffic), Sociology 321K (Topic: Latino Migrtn/Human Traffic), 322T. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: LAS 322F, SOC 322T  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 364I  Mexican American Political Thought  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Critically explore the multiple complementary and contradictory intellectual expressions of Mexican American political thought. Pay particular attention to Texas from the mid-nineteenth century through the period of the Chicano Movement in the latter part of the twentieth century. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 337M (Topic: Mex Amer Political Thought), 337V, Mexican American Studies 364I, 374 (Topic: Mex Amer Political Thought). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: GOV 337V  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 364J  Migration Crisis  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 360J, 374D (Topic: Migration Crisis), Asian American Studies 330N, 335 (Topic: Migration Crisis), Mexican American Studies 364J, 374 (Topic: Migration Crisis), Race, Indigeneity, and Migration 330N. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AAS 330N, AFR 360J, RIM 330N  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 364K  Afro-Latinidades in the United States and Latin America  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 345T, 370 (Topic: Afro-Latinidades US/Lat Am), 374E (Topic: Afro-Latinidades US/Lat Am), Latin American Studies 322 (Topic: Afro-Latinidades US/Lat Am), 322Q, Mexican American Studies 364K, 374 (Topic: Afro-Latinidades US/Lat Am). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AFR 345T, LAS 322Q  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 364L  La Causa, The Farmworker Movement  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine the twentieth-century expansion of commercial agriculture and concomitant labor organizing struggles waged by agricultural workers in the United States, including Arkansas, California, Hawai'i, Puerto Rico, and Texas. Explore the role of the United Farm Workers of America. Only one of the following may be counted: History 365G (Topic: La Causa, Farmworker Movmnt), 365G (Topic 23), Mexican American Studies 364L, 374 (Topic: La Causa, Farmworker Movmnt). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: HIS 365G.23  
Core Curriculum: 060  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 364M  Latina/o/x Citizenship  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore the concepts of membership, belonging, immigration and citizenship in the Latina/o/x experience. Examine how historically, politically, socially and culturally, Latinas/os/xs have been construed as belonging or not belonging members of the United States society. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 326R, Government 371V, Mexican American Studies 364M, Sociology 323L. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANT 326R, GOV 371V, SOC 323L  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 364N  Politics of Latino Identity  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore the creation of the pan-ethnic Latino group identity, differences between national origin groups from Latin America, and how Latino group and national origin identities influence political participation. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 372D, Mexican American Studies 364N, 374 (Topic: Politics of Latino Identity). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: GOV 372D  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 364O  Central Americans in the United States  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine the extensive and diverse histories, cultures, social and political movements of Central Americans in the United States, particularly through a Black, Indigenous, and Ethnic Studies framework. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 364O, Mexican American Studies 364O, 374 (Topic: Central Americans in the US), Women's and Gender Studies 340S (Topic 6). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AFR 364O, WGS 340S.6  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 364P  Puerto Rico In Crisis  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 350K, 374E (Topic: Puerto Rico In Crisis), American Studies 370 (Topic: Puerto Rico In Crisis), 370 (Topic 56), History 347J, 363K (Topic: Puerto Rico In Crisis), Mexican American Studies 364P, 374 (Topic: Puerto Rico In Crisis). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AFR 350K, AMS 370.56, HIS 347J  
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 364Q  Race and Ethnicity Politics  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore racial and ethnic politics throughout the United States with a focus on Black and Latino politics. Examine group identity, racial inequality, policy making, activism, criminal justice system, and immigration. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 360K, Government 337N, Mexican American Studies 364Q, 374 (Topic: Race and Ethnicity Politics), Sociology 322K. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AFR 360K, GOV 337N, SOC 322K  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 364R  Race Politics and Caribbeans  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine racial and political themes among Spanish-speaking Caribbeans on the islands and in the United States. Explore racial politics in the three countries and compares notions of identity, experiences with racism and anti-racist protest with the United States Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 345U, Government 337J, Mexican American Studies 364R, 374 (Topic: Race Politics & Caribbeans), Sociology 322N. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AFR 345U, GOV 337J, SOC 322N  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 364S  Land in America  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore how the history of land helps explain the society we live in today and ideas about the human-nature relationship. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 328E, Geography 328J, History 356C, Mexican American Studies 364S, 374 (Topic: Land in America). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AMS 328E, GRG 328J, HIS 356C  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 364U  United States Immigration Policy and Stories of Migration  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore the history of immigration policy to the United States with memoirs of migration, immigration policy, and incorporation to provide a fuller picture of how immigrants are affected by these policies in the United States. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 372C, Mexican American Studies 364U, 374 (Topic: US Imm Polcy Stories Migrtn). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: GOV 372C  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 364V  Rhetoric of Ethnic Studies  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Study the histories of ethnic (and gender) studies in both higher education and K-12 institutions, and the rhetoric of attacks on, and defenses of, ethnic and gender studies through an examination of primary and secondary source materials. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 352R, American Studies 352R, Mexican American Studies 364V, 374 (Topic Rhetoric of Ethnic Studies), Women's and Gender Studies 352R. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AFR 352R, AMS 352R, WGS 352R  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 370D  Latinx Media, Arts, and Activism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Investigate the ways in which Latinx activists have used mainstream, alternative, legacy, and new media (as well as other visual and performing arts), to affect social and political change in the United States. Only one of the following may be counted: Mexican American Studies 370D, 374 (Topic: Latinx Media/Arts/Activism), Radio-Television-Film 365 (Topic: Latinx Media/Arts/Activism), 365 (Topic 15). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: RTF 365.15  
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Fifty-four semester hours of college coursework.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 370E  Chicana/o Cinema  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  2.5 Lab Hours  
Only one of the following may be counted: Mexican American Studies 370, 370E, 374 (Topic: Chicana/o Film), Radio-Television-Film 359 (Topic 9), 359 (Topic: Chicana/o Film), 359S (Topic 17). Three lecture hours and one two-and-one-half-hour film screening a week for one semester.
Same as: RTF 359S.17  
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Fifty-four semester hours of college coursework.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 370F  Latina Filmmakers in the United States  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  2.5 Lab Hours  
Only one of the following may be counted: Mexican American Studies 370C, 370F, 374 (Topic: Latina Filmmakers), Radio-Television-Film 359 (Topic 10), 359 (Topic: Latina Filmmakers), 359S (Topic 18), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 99), 340 (Topic: Latina Filmmakers). Three lecture hours and one two-and-one-half-hour film screening a week for one semester.
Same as: RTF 359S.18  
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Fifty-four semester hours of college coursework.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 373  Independent Research  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Individual instruction.
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Consent of the academic adviser.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 374  Special Topics  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional hours are required for some topics.
Pre/Corequisites: Varies with the topic.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Upper Division  
Topic 1: Greater Mexican Folklife. Additional prerequisite: Completion of at least thirty semester hours of coursework, including English 316K or the equivalent.

Topic 2: Life and Literature of the Southwest--Mexican American. Verse, fiction, travels, and memoirs, to acquaint students with the literature reflecting the social inheritance of Texas and the neighboring territory. Additional prerequisite: Nine semester hours of coursework in English or rhetoric and writing.

Topic 3: Chicanos: Sociological Perspectives. Anglo-American and Mexican American contacts and relations in the southwestern United States from colonial times to the present; emphasis on social and cultural differences and problems of assimilation. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 4: Narrative Journalism. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 335, Latin American Studies 322 (Topic 11: Latino Community Journalism), 322 (Topic 11: Narrative Journalism), Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 4: Latino Community Journalism), 374 (Topic 4: Narrative Journalism). Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and consent of instructor.

Topic 5: Hispanic Literature of the Southwest in Translation. English 349L (Topic 2: Hispanic Literature of the Southwest in Translation) and Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 5) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: For English majors, nine semester hours of lower-division English, including English 316K or the equivalent; for others, upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Topic 6: Feature Writing. Procedures in gathering material for feature stories, with stress on newspaper articles; analysis of reader appeal; study of feature story structure; development of style by practice in writing feature stories. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 327, Latin American Studies 322 (Topic 4), Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 6). Additional prerequisite: Consent of instructor and a passing score on the College of Communication Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation Test.

Topic 7: Mexican/Chicano Music. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 8: Mexican Americans in the Schooling Process. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 9: Hispanic Images and Counterimages. The critical analysis of Hispanic images in media. Only one of the following may be counted: Latin American Studies 322 (Topic 1), Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 9), Radio-Television-Film 359S (Topic 1). Three lecture hours and one two-hour film screening a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: For radio-television-film majors: upper-division standing, Radio-Television-Film 314 or 316, and nine additional semester hours of lower-division coursework in radio-television-film; for others, upper-division standing.

Topic 10: Latino Audiences. Additional prerequisite: For radio-television-film majors: upper-division standing and the following coursework, with a grade of at least C in each course: Radio-Television-Film 305 and nine additional semester hours of lower-division coursework in radio-television-film; for others, upper-division standing and consent of instructor.

Topic 11: Mass Media and Ethnic Groups. Additional prerequisite: For radio-television-film majors: upper-division standing and the following coursework, with a grade of at least C in each course: Radio-Television-Film 305 and nine additional semester hours of lower-division coursework in radio-television-film; for others, upper-division standing and consent of instructor.

Topic 12: Race Relations. Lectures on the sociological, economic, and political conditions that historically have made for "race relations" in the United States. History 366N (Topic: Race Relations) and Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 12) may not both be counted. Partially fulfills legislative requirement for American history. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 13: Spanish-Language Literature of the Southwest. The study of culturally valuable Chicano literary texts; related readings in Mexican and other Hispanic works. Taught in Spanish. Additional prerequisite: Spanish 612 or 312L.

Topic 14: United States-Mexican Border Relations. Additional prerequisite: Six semester hours of lower-division coursework in government.

Topic 15: Latino Politics. Explore the political experiences of the United States Latino populations. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 370K (Topic 2), 371L, Latin American Studies 337M (Topic 8), 337S, Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 15). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: GOV 371L, LAS 337S Additional prerequisite: Six semester hours of lower-division coursework in government.

Topic 16: Texas, 1914 to the Present. The steady dissociation of Texas from its Old South status to a transitional state and a power in national politics. Three semester hours of Texas history may be substituted for half of the legislative requirement for American history. Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 17: International Communication: Third World Issues. Additional prerequisite: For radio-television-film majors, upper-division standing; consent of instructor; and the following coursework, with a grade of at least C in each course: Radio-Television-Film 305 and nine additional semester hours of lower-division coursework in radio-television-film; for others, upper-division standing and consent of instructor.

Topic 18: Diversity Newsmagazine. A multicultural approach to the production of broadcast-quality minidocumentaries. Three lecture hours a week for one semester, with studio hours to be arranged. Additional prerequisite: For radio-television-film majors, upper-division standing; consent of instructor; the following coursework, with a grade of at least C in each course: Radio-Television-Film 305, 317, 318, and three additional semester hours of lower-division coursework in radio-television-film; for others, upper-division standing and consent of instructor.

Topic 19: Race Relations: Comparative and Historical Perspective. A global survey of the formation of complex race situations associated with the European expansion and colonization of the non-European world. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 20: Gender, Culture, and Society in the Southwest, 1320-1848. Centering gender as a category of historical analysis, and sex as a social category, this course examines the peoples and historical developments in the Southwest from a gendered transhistorical and transcultural perspective from 1320 to 1848. Only one of the following may be counted: History 366N (Topic: Gender on Nineteenth-Century Borderlands), Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 20), 374 (Topic: Gender on Nineteenth-Century Borderlands), Women's Studies 340 (Topic: Gender on Nineteenth-Century Borderlands). Partially fulfills legislative requirement for American history. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Topic 21: Essay in Mexican Thought and Culture. Additional prerequisite: Spanish 322K or 328.

Topic 22: Minorities and the Media. Issues concerning minority or nondominant groups within the United States. Survey of minority communication problems: alienation, fragmentation, media and Internet access; criticism and feedback for minority groups based on racial/ethnic background, age, sex, disability, social or economic class, and sexual orientation. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 341H, 341J, 341M, Latin American Studies 322 (Topic 10), Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 22), Urban Studies 354 (Topic: Minorities and the Media), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 21). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 23: Mexican American Indigenous Heritage. The prehistory, history, and contemporary racial understanding of Mexican Americans. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 322M (Topic 10), 322Q, Latin American Studies 324L (Topic: Mexican Amer Indig Heritage), 324L (Topic 20), Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 23). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANT 322Q, LAS 324L.20 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 24: Latinos and Media. Additional prerequisite: For radio-television-film majors, upper-division standing and the following coursework, with a grade of at least C in each course: Radio-Television-Film 305 and nine additional semester hours of lower-division coursework in radio-television-film; for others, upper-division standing and consent of instructor.

Topic 25: Chicano Educational Struggles. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 26: Public Policy Seminar. Profiles the current economic status of Mexican Americans in the United States and provides information on basic socioeconomic indicators. Examines historical trends and comparisons with other ethnic groups. Students must write and present a policy report. Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 26) and 374 (Topic: Mexican American Public Policy Issues) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 27: Seminar in Cultural Studies. Explores the intellectual formation of cultural studies and the application of this theoretical framework to the study of Mexican-origin communities. Discussions regarding the issues of race, class, feminism, postcolonialism, and poststructuralism. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 28: Politics and Culture of Contemporary Mexico. Introduction to the contemporary Mexican political system and the ways in which political change and democratization are recasting the political and civic culture of contemporary Mexico. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of lower-division coursework in government.

Topic 29: Mexican and Mexican American Ballads. Examines the corrido genre in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, with special focus on its pivotal role in the Mexican Revolution and in the collision between cultures in the border zone. Additional prerequisite: Spanish 322K or 328.

Topic 30: Spanish for Health Care Professionals. Designed to build fluency in both spoken and written Spanish that will enable the health care professional to communicate effectively with monolingual patients, to attend conferences or classes in Spanish, and to explain medical literature to patients. Conducted in Spanish. Additional prerequisite: Spanish 327G (or 327) and six additional semester hours of upper-division coursework in Spanish.

Topic 31: Rhetoric and Composition for Native Speakers. Writing and oral expression for use in academic and professional settings. Conducted in Spanish. Additional prerequisite: Spanish 327G (or 327) and six additional semester hours of upper-division coursework in Spanish.

Topic 32: Radical Latinos. Examines the social positioning and history of Latinas/os in the United States. Analyzes the histories of Latinas/os who have gone against mainstream expectations, or who have challenged or critiqued the status quo in provocative and unexpected ways. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 370 (Topic Radical Latinos), 370 (Topic 39), Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic: Radical Latinos), 374 (Topic 32). Same as: AMS 370.39 Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 33: United States Latino and Latina Ethnographies. Explores past and present anthropological representations of Latinos and Latinas in the United States. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: U.S. Latino/a Ethnographies), 324L (Topic 42), Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic: U.S. Latino/a Ethnographies), 374 (Topic 33). Same as: ANT 324L.42

Topic 34: Writing Border Narratives. Examines the United States and Mexico border through the use of the personal essay in its various forms. Students write personal essays that focus on their relationships to the border. Creative Writing 325 (Topic 1) and Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 34) may not both be counted. Same as: CRW 325.1 Additional prerequisite: One of the following: Comparative Literature 315, English 303D, 316L, 316M, 316N, 316P, or Tutorial Course 303D.

Topic 35: Race and Citizenship in United States History. Uses primary and secondary sources to analyze how race and citizenship have functioned for populations of color in the United States. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 370 (Topic: Race and Citizenship in United States History), 370 (Topic 48), History 350R (Topic: Race and Citizenship in United States History), 350R (Topic 25), Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic: Race and Citizenship in United States History), 374 (Topic 35). Core Curriculum: 060

Topic 36: The United States in the Civil Rights Era. Examines United States history in the post-World War II era, including how civil rights and other racial issues helped shape the politics, popular culture, and social life of this period. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 374D (Topic: The United States in the Civil Rights Era), 374D (Topic 17), American Studies 321 (Topic: The United States in the Civil Rights Era), 321 (Topic 9), History 356P, Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic: The United States in the Civil Rights Era), 374 (Topic 36). Partially fulfills legislative requirement for American history. Core Curriculum: 060

Topic 37: United States Catholic History. Examine how Catholicism and national identity work for Catholics in the United States, with an emphasis on Catholic women and Latino/as. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 327 (Topic 4), 327D, History 365G (Topic 1), Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 37), Religious Studies 346 (Topic 5), 346F. Same as: AMS 327D, HIS 365G.1, R S 346F Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 38: Feminist Interventions in Borderlands History. Provides an in-depth understanding of the social, economic, and spatial transformations of the United States/Mexico borderlands in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 370 (Topic: Feminist Interventions in Borderlands History), 370 (Topic 45), Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic: Feminist Interventions in Borderlands History), 374 (Topic 38), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Feminist Interventions in Borderlands History), 340 (Topic 45). Same as: AMS 370.45, WGS 340.45 Core Curriculum: 010

Topic 39: Latina/o Pop. Examines how Latinas/os have been a major force in the production of popular culture. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 370 (Topic: Latina/o Pop), 370 (Topic 46), Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic: Latina/o Pop), 374 (Topic 39).

Topic 40: Gender, Class, and Ethnicity American Literature and Film. Examines the ways in which authors and filmmakers construct gender, class, and identity in each of their texts. Only one of the following may be counted: English 344L (Topic: Gender/Class/Ethnic American Literature and Film), Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic: Gender/Class/Ethnic American Literature and Film), 374 (Topic 40), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Gender/Class/Ethnic American Literature and Film). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 41: Border Control and Deaths. Focus on enactment of border control policies, policy implementation and death patterns at the United States-Mexico border, patterns of unauthorized border crossings through dangerous border terrain, grassroots movements to support migrants and lessen deaths, and the ethics of coercive border control. Surveys the public sentiments and attitudes that support new border control policies, the patterns of migrant deaths in deserts and in the Rio Grande River associated with border control strategies, movements and community efforts to support migrants in the Arizona border area, and legal and ethical arguments and concepts that frame discussions of migrant deaths at the United States-Mexico border. Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 41) and Sociology 323D may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: SOC 323D Additional prerequisite: Forty-five semester hours of coursework.

Topic 42: United States Immigration. Utilizes a sociological perspective to gain an understanding of what social forces drive migration to the United States, how migrants organize their migration, and how immigration affects United States' society. Only one of the following may be counted: Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic: US Immigration), 374 (Topic 42), Sociology 321K (Topic: US Immigration), or 322U. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: SOC 322U Additional prerequisite: Forty-five semester hours of coursework.
  

MAS 374.15  Latino Politics  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore the political experiences of the United States Latino populations. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 370K (Topic 2), 371L, Latin American Studies 337M (Topic 8), 337S, Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 15). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: GOV 371L, LAS 337S  
Pre/Corequisites: Six semester hours of lower-division coursework in government.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 374.22  Minorities and the Media  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Issues concerning minority or nondominant groups within the United States. Survey of minority communication problems: alienation, fragmentation, media and Internet access; criticism and feedback for minority groups based on racial/ethnic background, age, sex, disability, social or economic class, and sexual orientation. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 341H, 341J, 341M, Latin American Studies 322 (Topic 10), Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 22), Urban Studies 354 (Topic: Minorities and the Media), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 21).
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 374.23  Mexican American Indigenous Heritage  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
The prehistory, history, and contemporary racial understanding of Mexican Americans. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 322M (Topic 10), 322Q, Latin American Studies 324L (Topic: Mexican Amer Indig Heritage), 324L (Topic 20), Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 23). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ANT 322Q, LAS 324L.20  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 374.32  Radical Latinos  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examines the social positioning and history of Latinas/os in the United States. Analyzes the histories of Latinas/os who have gone against mainstream expectations, or who have challenged or critiqued the status quo in provocative and unexpected ways. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 370 (Topic Radical Latinos), 370 (Topic 39), Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic: Radical Latinos), 374 (Topic 32).
Same as: AMS 370.39  
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 374.33  United States Latino and Latina Ethnographies  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explores past and present anthropological representations of Latinos and Latinas in the United States. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: U.S. Latino/a Ethnographies), 324L (Topic 42), Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic: U.S. Latino/a Ethnographies), 374 (Topic 33).
Same as: ANT 324L.42  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 374.34  Writing Border Narratives  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examines the United States and Mexico border through the use of the personal essay in its various forms. Students write personal essays that focus on their relationships to the border. Creative Writing 325 (Topic 1) and Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 34) may not both be counted.
Same as: CRW 325.1  
Pre/Corequisites: One of the following: Comparative Literature 315, English 303D, 316L, 316M, 316N, 316P, or Tutorial Course 303D.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 374.37  United States Catholic History  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine how Catholicism and national identity work for Catholics in the United States, with an emphasis on Catholic women and Latino/as. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 327 (Topic 4), 327D, History 365G (Topic 1), Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 37), Religious Studies 346 (Topic 5), 346F.
Same as: AMS 327D, HIS 365G.1, R S 346F  
Core Curriculum: 060  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 374.38  Feminist Interventions in Borderlands History  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Provides an in-depth understanding of the social, economic, and spatial transformations of the United States/Mexico borderlands in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 370 (Topic: Feminist Interventions in Borderlands History), 370 (Topic 45), Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic: Feminist Interventions in Borderlands History), 374 (Topic 38), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Feminist Interventions in Borderlands History), 340 (Topic 45).
Same as: AMS 370.45, WGS 340.45  
Core Curriculum: 010  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 374.40  Gender, Class, and Ethnicity American Literature and Film  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examines the ways in which authors and filmmakers construct gender, class, and identity in each of their texts. Only one of the following may be counted: English 344L (Topic: Gender/Class/Ethnic American Literature and Film), Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic: Gender/Class/Ethnic American Literature and Film), 374 (Topic 40), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Gender/Class/Ethnic American Literature and Film).
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 374.41  Border Control and Deaths  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Focus on enactment of border control policies, policy implementation and death patterns at the United States-Mexico border, patterns of unauthorized border crossings through dangerous border terrain, grassroots movements to support migrants and lessen deaths, and the ethics of coercive border control. Surveys the public sentiments and attitudes that support new border control policies, the patterns of migrant deaths in deserts and in the Rio Grande River associated with border control strategies, movements and community efforts to support migrants in the Arizona border area, and legal and ethical arguments and concepts that frame discussions of migrant deaths at the United States-Mexico border. Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 41) and Sociology 323D may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: SOC 323D  
Pre/Corequisites: Forty-five semester hours of coursework.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 374.42  United States Immigration  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Utilizes a sociological perspective to gain an understanding of what social forces drive migration to the United States, how migrants organize their migration, and how immigration affects United States' society. Only one of the following may be counted: Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic: US Immigration), 374 (Topic 42), Sociology 321K (Topic: US Immigration), or 322U. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: SOC 322U  
Pre/Corequisites: Forty-five semester hours of coursework.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 375  Internship  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Participate in a nonpartisan, direct-service capacity in a community, civic, or government organization or program that facilitates the economic, political, and social development of the Mexican American community. Write a report based on the internship project under the supervision of a faculty member. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Consent of the internship coordinator.  
Restrictions: Restricted to Mexican American studies majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 177  Mellon Mays Program Seminar  1 Hour  

1 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Seminar designed as an interdisciplinary primer to the exploration of research, writing, and professionalization in preparation for doctoral study. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and consent of instructor.  
Restrictions: Restricted to students accepted to the Mellon Mays Program.  
Grading: Pass/Fail  
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 378  Capstone Seminar  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Pursue in depth the research interests and methodological skills developed in other Mexican American and Latina/o Studies classes. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing; Mexican American Studies 301; and 307 or 308 or 309.  
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 679H  Honors Tutorial Course  6 Hours  

6 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Supervised research, readings, and writing of a substantial paper on a Mexican American and Latina/o Studies topic. The equivalent of six lecture hours a week for two semesters.
Pre/Corequisites: For 679HA, a grade of A in an upper-division Mexican American Studies course; admission to the Mexican American and Latina/o Studies Honors Program no later than two semesters before expected graduation; a University grade point average of at least 3.00; and a grade point average in Mexican American and Latina/o Studies of at least 3.50; for 679HB, Mexican American Studies 679HA.  
Restrictions: Restricted to Mexican American and Latina/o Studies majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 679HA  Honors Tutorial Course  3 Hours  

6 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Supervised research, readings, and writing of a substantial paper on a Mexican American and Latina/o Studies topic. The equivalent of six lecture hours a week for two semesters.
Pre/Corequisites: For 679HA, a grade of A in an upper-division Mexican American Studies course; admission to the Mexican American and Latina/o Studies Honors Program no later than two semesters before expected graduation; a University grade point average of at least 3.00; and a grade point average in Mexican American and Latina/o Studies of at least 3.50; for 679HB, Mexican American Studies 679HA.  
Restrictions: Restricted to Mexican American and Latina/o Studies majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 679HB  Honors Tutorial Course  3 Hours  

6 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Supervised research, readings, and writing of a substantial paper on a Mexican American and Latina/o Studies topic. The equivalent of six lecture hours a week for two semesters.
Pre/Corequisites: For 679HA, a grade of A in an upper-division Mexican American Studies course; admission to the Mexican American and Latina/o Studies Honors Program no later than two semesters before expected graduation; a University grade point average of at least 3.00; and a grade point average in Mexican American and Latina/o Studies of at least 3.50; for 679HB, Mexican American Studies 679HA.  
Restrictions: Restricted to Mexican American and Latina/o Studies majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

MAS 382  Conference Course in Mexican American Studies  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)  
Academic Level: Master's  

MAS 390  Introduction to Mexican American and Latina/o Studies  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine an overview of Mexican American and Latina/o studies for graduate research. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.  
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Master's  

MAS 392  Topics in Mexican American and Latina/o Studies  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser; additional prerequisites vary with the topic.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Master's  

MAS 395C  Theories in Mexican American and Latina/o Studies  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examines the major theoretical foundations in Mexican American and Latina/o Studies. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser.  
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

MAS 395M  Interpretive Methods  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine interpretive methods used in Mexican American and Latina/o Studies. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser.  
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

MAS 396Q, 696Q, 996Q  Qualifying Exam Prep  3,6,9 Hours  

3,6,9 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Prepare for qualifying examinations. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing in Mexican American and Latina/o Studies and consent of graduate advisor.  
Grading: Credit No Credit  
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

MAS 698  Thesis  6 Hours  

0 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for two semesters.
Pre/Corequisites: For 698A, graduate standing in Mexican American and Latina/o Studies and consent of the graduate advisor; for 698B, Mexican American Studies 698A.  
Grading: Credit No Credit  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Master's  

MAS 398F  Doctoral Forum  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Develop and present a course project, such as research papers, grant proposals, and dissertation chapters in a workshop environment. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing in Mexican American and Latina/o Studies and consent of graduate advisor.  
Grading: Credit No Credit  
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

MAS 398R  Master's Report  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Preparation of a report to fulfill the requirement for the master's degree under the report option. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing in Mexican American and Latina/o Studies and consent of the graduate advisor.  
Grading: Credit No Credit  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Master's  

MAS 398T  Supervised Teaching in Mexican American and Latina/o Studies  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Methods of interdisciplinary teaching and professional work in Mexican American and Latina/o Studies. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate instructor and advisor.  
Grading: Credit No Credit  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Master's  

MAS 399W, 699W, 999W  Dissertation  3,6,9 Hours  

0 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Pre/Corequisites: Admission to candidacy for the doctoral degree in Mexican American and Latina/o Studies.  
Grading: Credit No Credit  
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)  
Academic Level: Doctoral