Mexican American Studies & Research Center

Master of Science Curriculum

2006-2007

The MAS Master of Science curriculum is a dynamic course of study that has been developed to advance the understanding of the large Mexican American and Latino populations in the United States. Three strands of coursework are available: Latino Health; Historical and Applied Cultural Studies; and Public Policy.

The concentration in Latino Health prepares students to conduct culturally competent health research, and to develop health programs targeting Latinos. The Historical and Applied Cultural Studies strand offers a concentration dealing with contemporary scholarship, theory, and methodology in anthropology and history. The concentration in Public Policy provides students with the qualitative and quantitative background necessary to both understand and implement policies aimed at Mexican Americans and the communities they live in.

This program provides subject and research competency on Mexican Americans as well as applied skills for working professionals and graduate students interested in better serving the Mexican American population of the Southwest. Thirty-four (34) units are required for the MS in Mexican American Studies: a minimum of 19 core units, 9 elective units, and 6 thesis or oral examination units. Students must select one option from the three strands available in the MS program. After consulting with a faculty adviser, graduate students must select nine (9) elective units from one of the three strands.

MAS Graduate Core Courses

• MAS 508 The Mexican American: Cultural Perspectives (3) Fall
  

• MAS 509 Mexican Immigration (3) Spring
  

• MAS 525 Topics in Latino Health (3) F
  

• MAS 560 Chicano Historical Thought (3) F
  

• MAS 580a Advanced Research Methods on Latinos (3) S
  

• MAS 587 Chicana Gender Perspectives (3) S

• MAS 595a MAS Graduate Colloquium (1) S
  
  

Additional Requirements for Course of Study Options
Thesis Option: MAS 910   Thesis (3-3) (Fall, Spring, & Summer)

Latino Health Strand

• ANTH 532b Ethnomedicine (3)
• ANTH 536a Medical Anthropology (3)
• ANTH 571a Applied Medical Anthropology in Western Contexts (3)

• ANTH 571b Applied Medical Anthropology in Western Contexts (3)

• CPH 520 Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (3) S

• CPH 531 Contemporary Health Issues and Research (3)

• CPH 535 Multicultural Health Beliefs (3)

• CPH 540 Survey of Health Education (3)

• CPH 570 Issues and Trends in Public Health (3)
• CPH 573a Basic Principles of Epidemiology (3)
• CPH 573b Epidemiologic Methods (3)

• CPH 574 Health Administration and Policy (3)
• CPH 576 Biostatics in Public Health (3)
• CPH 577 Social/Behavioral Basis of Public Health (3)
• CPH 579 Issues in Rural Health Care (3)
• CPH 580 Community-Based Research Methodology (3)
• CPH 581 Introduction to Community Health (3)
• CPH 615a Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention (3)
• CPH 633 Evaluation Research (3)
• CPH 670 Chronic Disease Epidemiology (3)
• NURS 588 Healing Systems in the Southwest (3)
• PSYC 507a Statistical Methods in Psychological Research (3)
• PSYC 564 Methods in Psychosocial Research (3)
• PSYC 584 Advanced Health Psychology (3)
• PSYC 597a Statistical Modeling for Psychological Research (3)
• PSYC 597d Program Evaluation (3)
• SOC 516 Health, Ethics, and Public Policy (3)
  

Historical and Applied Cultural Studies Strand

• ANTH 577 Discourse and Text (3)
• ANTH 583 Sociolinguistics (3)
• ANTH 600 Survey of Cultural Anthropology (3)
• ANTH 605 Professional Ethics and Skills (3)
• ANTH 613 Policy Making and Organizational Culture (3)
• HIST 546 History of Arizona and the Southwest (3)
• HIST 552 American Ethnic History (3)
• HIST 567 Contemporary Latin America (3)
• HIST 695a Advanced Studies in U.S. History (3)
• HIST 695b Advanced Studies in Latin American History (3)
• HIST 696c Twentieth Century U.S. History (3)
• HIST 696j Latin America: Modern Period (3)
• MAS 585 Mexicana/Chicana Women’s History (3) Fall, Spring
• MAS 595g Public History in Mexican American Communities (3) Spring
  

Public Policy Strand

• MAS 575a The Education of Latinos/as (3) Spring
• PA 501 Public Organization Theory (3)
• PA 503 Politics and the Policy Process (3)
• PA 504 Public and Policy Economics (3)
• PA 512 Local Government (3)
• PA 513 Government and the Non-Public Sector (3)
• PA 516 Health, Ethics, and Public Policy (3)
• PA 521 Community Services Policy (3)
• PA 525 Comparative Management in Health Care (3)
• PA 533 Managing Non-Profit Organizations (3)
• PA 581 Environmental Policy (3)
• PA 574a The Education of Latinos/as (3)

Dual Degree Program: MS/MPH - Latino Health and Public Policy/Management