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| MAS 509 | MEXICAN IMMIGRATION | This course will examine immigration from Mexico to the U.S. The course focuses on current immigration issues such as the economic assimilation of immigrants, as well as other social issues. |
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| MAS 520 | RACE+ETHN HLTH DISPARITS | The course will take a public health perspective in examining health disparities as they relate to African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Native Americans, and Asian Americans residing in the United States. Students will learn about important health issues affecting these groups and culturally competent interventions used to target chronic diseases. .
Identical to: CPH 520; CPH is home department. |
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| MAS 525 | TOPICS IN LATINO HEALTH | A public health perspective in examining health and mental health issues affecting Latinos residing in the U.S., with particular emphasis on Mexican American. Identical to: CPH 525. |
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| MAS 560 | CHICANO HISTORICAL THOUGHT | This is a course in the historical writing on the ethnic Mexican experience. It deals with a) the succession of authors, books, and schools on the subject; b) the development of historical writing within a social and political framework; and c) the changing attitudes to the question and nature of history itself. It is designed to encourage students to understand and to challenge past and present historians and to reflect upon their own ideas of history. |
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| MAS 575A | EDUCATION OF LATINA/OS | This course will provide an overview of the theories, policies, and practices related to the education of Latinos. We will focus specifically on the social, cultural, economic, and institutional factors, within and outside the school context, that contribute to Latino students' underachievement, failure, and negative educational outcomes. In addition, transformative practices that promote student achievement, learning, and critical consciousness will be discussed. Identical to: ANTH 575A, LRC 575A. |
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| MAS 580A | ADV RESEARCH METHODS ON LATINOS | Designed to provide students with an exposure to qualitative and quantitative decision-making methods, focusing on the Mexican American population. Graduate-level requirements include a research project. |
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| MAS 585 | MEXICANA/CHICANA WOMEN'S HISTORY | Historical survey and sociological analysis of past and present experiences of Mexicanas and Chicanas in the United States. Graduate-level requirements include a longer writing project and an additional class presentation. |
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| MAS 587 | CHICANA GENDER PERSPCTV | This course provides a cross-disciplinary review of theoretical, empirical, and cultural perspectives of Chicana/Latina women in the U.S. |
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| MAS 595A | MAS GRADUATE COLLOQUIUM | |
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| MAS 595G | PUBLIC HISTORY IN MEX/AMER COMMUNITIES | This course will provide an opportunity for students to explore the field of public history in Mexican American communities. They will gain an appreciation of the role of history in the production of knowledge through the examination of sites, museumns, monuments, exhibits and educational programs. |
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| MAS 596B | MAS GRADUATE COLLOQUIUM | This graduate colloquium will examine current research issues in Mexican American Studies. The colloquium will serve as the basis for in-depth discussion on important issues impacting the field. |
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| MAS 599 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | See individual instructor. |
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| MAS 699 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | See individual instructor. |
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| MAS 910 | THESIS | Research for the master's thesis (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or thesis writing). Maximum total credit permitted varies with the major department. |
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