Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [Social Studies Secondary Teaching - Mexican American Studies Emphasis] From University of Northern Colorado

Emphasizing community engagement and culturally-based education, the program offers extensive opportunities to learn by doing, such as:

• Teaching Mexican American culture as part of an after-school arts program at Dos Rios Elementary School.
• Taking part in faculty-sponsored and scholarly-based cultural events such as the celebration of Día de los Muertos and the Chicana/o Festival de Artes.
• Conducting interviews with former Mexican farm laborers still living in the area as part of the Colorado Bracero Project.
• Gaining hands-on experience via numerous internship opportunities at local businesses, agencies, schools and hospitals.