Dec 06, 2024  
2024-25 RCC Catalog 
    
2024-25 RCC Catalog
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HST 259 - Chicano-a Latino-a US History


4 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s):  

BT 113  or WR 115  or designated placement

WR 115Q  as required

Course Description: Examines the diversity that resides within the Chicano, Mexicano, Latino, Hispanic and Caribbean cultural experience in the Americas, beginning from pre-Columbian times to the present. Covers pre-Columbian heritage, Spanish colonization, American conquest in the Mexican-American War and the Spanish American War, the Mexicans’ role in American labor, Bracero Program, and the Chicano Movement. The class will provide a framework for understanding the ways in which distinctive social and cultural patterns arose, bringing awareness of contemporary expressions of identity and their historical origins. Fulfills cultural literacy requirement within the Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer degree. Cross-listed with SOC 235 

Course Learning Outcomes:

  • CLO#1: Identify and discuss significant events that shaped the history of the Chicana/o and Latina/o experience in the U.S. 
  • CLO#2: Evaluate the difference between personal opinions and sociological explanations through the use of scientific research and the sociological imagination. (ILO: Critical Thinking)
  • CLO#3: Examine the historical and social forces which create and define contemporary Latina/o social identity, including common stereotypes and misinformed conceptualizations found in both majority and minority cultures.
  • CLO#4: Illustrate acquired knowledge regarding the social histories and cultures of Chicana/o and Latina/o peoples, including the cultural foundation and traditions of Spain and the Americas, and their influence on the experiences of Chicana/o and Latina/o peoples as residents and citizens of the United States.

ACTI Code and Course Type
100 Lower Division Collegiate

Length of Course:
A required state minimum of (40) and a standard RCC delivery of (44) lecture hours per term, not to exceed (48) hours per term.



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