What You'll Study
Multicultural, multilingual engagement
The MAS program provides ÐÔ°®ÌìÌà students from all majors with opportunities to engage with all aspects of culture of the region, while reaching out to the diverse community in San Antonio. MAS has become one of the premier interdisciplinary programs at ÐÔ°®ÌìÌà and an umbrella organization for efforts of every kind to more deeply engage with the MAS world.
Course Topics
Although the MAS program does not offer a baccalaureate degree, faculty from around campus and in diverse majors help to offer a broad view of the MAS world.
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Relaciones fronterizas Mexico-Estados Unidos (bilingue)
Examine a variety of social, cultural, political, and economic phenomena that characterize the Mexico-US border region, and make an overnight excursion to communities located on the international boundary itself.
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Peoples of Spain
Explore the historical, political, social, and cultural dynamics of Spain
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En Blanco Y Negro: Raza Y Cine En America Latina
Analyze Latin American films’ representation of race. Encounter discourses of whiteness and mestizaje in terms of the hierarchies and social expectations that they advanced through film.