An additional emphasis of the program is leadership development within Mexican American communities. The Mexican American Studies program works to enhance understanding of the Mexican American experience and to contribute to the intellectual presence of Mexican Americans in the U.S. and abroad. Moreover, in the light of continuing immigration from Mexico, the Mexican American Studies curriculum includes the study of particular aspects of history, culture and politics as they bear upon the Mexican American community past and present.
Emphasis is given to students developing a broad knowledge of the Mexican American experience.
Thus, the program stresses the analysis of the interrelationships in the historical and political background, cultural patterns, and artistic expression of the Mexican American community in order to acquire a well rounded understanding of the contemporary interface between Mexican Americans and American society and of the context within which Mexican Americans can serve in leadership roles. Minor in Mexican American Studies Mexican American Studies may be available to students as a minor if the disciplines in which they are majoring have approved it for this purpose. Religious Studies Sociology Spanish Students should contact their academic advisors to learn the requirements for the minor in Mexican American Studies or to determine disciplines other than the ones listed above have decided to accept Mexican American Studies as a minor.