Bachelor of Arts in Latina/Latino Studies Roadmap

120 Total Units Required
Minimum Number of Units in the Major: 42

This roadmap is a suggested plan of study and does not replace meeting with an advisor. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability. Please consult an advisor in your major program for further guidance.

Plan of Study Grid
First SemesterUnits
ENG 114 Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice (A2) 1 3
LTNS 215 Introduction to Latina/o/x Studies (Major Core) 3
GE Area A 2 3
GE Area C 3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 3 3
 Units15
Second Semester
LTNS/HIST 278 History of Latinos in the U.S. (D2, AERM, SJ, USH) 3
GE Area A 3
GE Area B: Quantitative Reasoning (B4) 4 3
GE Area C 3
GE Area E 3
 Units15
Third Semester
GE Area B: Physical Science (B1) and Laboratory Science (B3) 5 3-4
GE Area C 3 3
GE Area D: Social Sciences (D1) 3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 3 6
 Units15-16
Fourth Semester
GE Area B: Life Science (B2) and Laboratory Science (B3) 5 3-4
GE Area F ± 3
U.S. and California Government 3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective – Take Two 3 6
 Units15-16
Fifth Semester
ETHS 300GW Writing in Ethnic Studies - GWAR 3
LTNS 350 Gender and Latina/x Feminisms (Major Core) 3
Education, History, & Decolonial Knowledges Course 6 3
GE Area UD-D: Upper-Division Social Sciences 3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 3 3
 Units15
Sixth Semester
LTNS 390 Latina/Latino Studies Knowledge Production (Major Core) 3
Feminisms, Sexualities, & Queer of Color Critique Course 7 3
Performance, Art, Literature, & Media Course 8 3
GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities 3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 3 3
 Units15
Seventh Semester
Politics, Policy, Law, & Economics Course 9 3
Health, Migration, & Transnational Studies Course 10 3
GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences 3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 3 6
 Units15
Eighth Semester
LTNS 680 Latina/o/x Community Organizing and Career Futures (Major Core) 3
LTNS 694 Community Service Learning (Major Core) 11 3
Major Elective - Take Two 12 6
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 3 3
 Units15
 Total Units120-122
1

ENG 114 can only be taken if you complete Directed Self-Placement (DSP) and select ENG 114; if you choose ENG 104/ENG 105 through DSP you will satisfy A2 upon successful completion of ENG 105 in the second semester; multilingual students may be advised into alternative English courses.

2

To avoid taking additional units, it is recommended that you meet the SF State Studies (AERM, GP, ES, SJ) requirements within your GE or major.

3

Complementary Studies

Students completing a Bachelor of Arts in Latina/Latino Studies must complete at least 12 units in Complementary Studies with a prefix other than LTNS, and not cross-listed with LTNS. These units may be in

  1. Spanish or another Latin American Language;
  2. one course from each of these prefixes: AAS, AFRS, AIS, and RRS;
  3. 12 units in one of the prefixes AAS, AFRS, AIS, or RRS;
  4. partial completion of a minor, or partial completion of a certificate;
  5. a study abroad program in Latin America; or
  6. upon advisement, a coherent group of courses complementary to the major.

With the approval of an advisor in the major, courses which fulfill the Complementary Studies requirement may be lower- or upper-division units, resident or transfer units.

Students who have earned AA-T or AS-T degrees and are pursuing a similar B.A. degree at SF State are required to fulfill the Complementary Studies requirement as defined by the major department. Students should consult with a major advisor about how transfer units and/or SF State units can best be applied to this requirement in order to ensure degree completion within 60 units.

4

To determine the best B4 course option, students should complete the online advising activity at mathadvising.sfsu.edu. Questions? Contact Gator Smart Start.

5

Consider taking a class combined with a laboratory or a separate lab to fulfill B3 if not already satisfied.

6

Education, History, and Decolonial Knowledges

LTNS 110 Critical Thinking and the Rhetoric of Latinas/os/x in the 21st Century (3 units) (A3, AERM, SJ)

LTNS 222 Latina/o/x Art History (3 units) (F, AERM, GP)

LTNS 265 Topics in Latina/o/x History (3 units) (D1, AERM, SJ)

LTNS 301/ARTH 301 Latin American and Latino/a/x Art, 1492 to the Present (3 units)

LTNS 315 Latina/os in California (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, SJ)

LTNS 435 Oral History, Community Memory, and Collective Stories (3 units)

LTNS 440 Caribbean Cultures and Spirituality (3 units)

LTNS 460 Central Americans of the U.S.: History and Heritage (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, GP, SJ)

LTNS 465 Mexican American and Chicana/x/o History (3 units) (F, AERM, GP)

LTNS 467 Caribbeans in the U.S.: History and Heritage (3 units) (UD-D, GP, SJ)

LTNS 470 Latina/o Immigration to the U.S. (3 units) (UD-D, AERM,, GP, SJ)

LTNS 475 Aztec Philosophy (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, GP)

LTNS 487/SOC 487 Latin American Migrations: A Social History (3 units) (GP)

LTNS 501/ANTH 501/HIST 358 Latin America: The National Period (3 units)

LTNS 580/RRS 580/SOC 580 Educational Equity (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, SJ)

LTNS 685 Projects in the Teaching of Latina/o Studies (1-4 units)

LTNS 690 Community Fieldwork in Latina/o Studies (3 units)

7

Feminisms, Sexualities, & Queer of Color Critique

LTNS 211 Latina/o/x Families (3 units) (D1, AERM, GP, SJ)

LTNS 340 Latinx Youth Subcultures (3 units)

LTNS 385 Afro-Latina Experiences (3 units)

LTNS 400 Latina Girlhood (3 units)

LTNS 445/WGS 445 Gendered Borders: Latinas and Globalization (3 units) (AERM, GP, SJ)

LTNS 505/WGS 505 Gender, Sexuality, and Latino Communities (3 units)

LTNS 533/HIST 355/WGS 355 History of Women in Latin America (3 units)

LTNS 640/SOC 640 Sociology of Latina/x/o Experiences (3 units)

8

Performance, Art, Literature, & Media

LTNS 222 Latina/o/x Art History (3 units) (F, AERM, GP)

LTNS 225 Latina/o/x Visual Culture (3 units) (C1, AERM, SJ)

LTNS 230 Introduction to Latina/o Literature (3 units) (C3, AERM, GP, SJ)

LTNS 270 Latina/o/x Murals, Memes, Music, and More: Latina/o/x Arts & Humanities (3 units) (E, AERM, SJ)

LTNS 301/ARTH 301 Latin American and Latino/a/x Art, 1492 to the Present (3 units)

LTNS 305 Latina/o Studies Creative Writing Workshop (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, GP)

LTNS 409/CINE 309 Latina/o/x Cinema (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, GP, SJ)

LTNS 425 Popular and Traditional Music of the Latinx U.S. (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, GP)

LTNS 530 Latina/os and the Media (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, SJ)

LTNS 531/SPAN 531 Creative Writing in Spanish: Poetry, Fiction, and Drama (3 units)

LTNS 536/JOUR 536 Latina/o Journalism (3 units)

LTNS 560 Contemporary Latina/o Literature (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, GP, SJ)

LTNS 565 Central Americans Writing in the United States (3 units)

LTNS 679 Central American Literature: Roots to the Present (3 units) (UD-C, GP, SJ)

9

Politics, Policy, Law, & Economics

LTNS 276 Latina/o, U.S. Government, and Constitutional Ideals (3 units) (F, AERM, USG/CSLG)

LTNS 315 Latina/os in California (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, SJ)

LTNS 415 Latina/o Economic Empowerment (3 units) (F)

LTNS 430/C J 435 Race, Crime, and Justice (3 units) (UD-D, SJ)

LTNS 470 Latina/o Immigration to the U.S. (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, GP, SJ)

LTNS 485/C J 485 Latina/o Youth, Crime, and Justice (3 units) (UD-D, SJ)

LTNS 501/ANTH 501/HIST 358 Latin America: The National Period (3 units)

LTNS 640/SOC 640 Sociology of Latina/x/o Experiences (3 units)

LTNS 660 Latina/o Politics (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, GP, SJ)

LTNS 670/PLSI 408 Mexican Politics and Society (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, GP, SJ)

10

Health, Migration, & Transnational Studies

LTNS 210 Latina/o/x Health Care Perspectives (3 units) (AERM, ES, GP, SJ)

LTNS 211 Latina/o/x Families (3 units) (D1, AERM, GP, SJ)

LTNS 380 Afro/Latina/o Diasporas (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, GP)

LTNS 440 Caribbean Cultures and Spirituality (3 units)

LTNS 445/WGS 445 Gendered Borders: Latinas and Globalization (3 units) (AERM, GP, SJ)

LTNS 455 Resistance Literature of the Americas (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, GP, SJ)

LTNS 460 Central Americans of the U.S.: History and Heritage (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, GP, SJ)

LTNS 465 Mexican American and Chicana/x/o History (3 units) (F, AERM, GP)

LTNS 467 Caribbeans in the U.S.: History and Heritage (3 units) (UD-
D, GP, SJ)

LTNS 470 Latina/o Immigration to the U.S. (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, GP, SJ)

LTNS 487/SOC 487 Latin American Migrations: A Social History (3 units) (GP)

LTNS 500 Latina/o Community Mental Health (3 units) (F)

LTNS 640/SOC 640 Sociology of Latina/x/o Experiences (3 units)

11

Students must complete at least 35 hours of service as part of a local community service learning internship.

12

Electives

Select two additional courses not already used to satisfy the above areas.

±

Given catalog rights, fall 2023 transfer students do not need to complete an Area F course.