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Puerto Rican and Latino Studies Department Chairperson: Perez Y. Gonzalez, Maria Deputy Chairperson: Nadal, Antonio Location: 1205 Boylan Hall Phone: 718-951-5561 Fax: 718-951-4183 The Brooklyn College Department of Puerto Rican and Latino Studies, formerly the Department of Puerto Rican Studies, was established in 1970. Engendered by the civil rights movements and student activism, the department advocates for racial and ethnic diversity and provides students with the knowledge and critical skills to navigate a diverse and globally interdependent world. An interdisciplinary program committed to community involvement and excellence in teaching, research, and scholarship, we focus on the past experiences, present dynamics, and future projections for Puerto Rico and Latin America, and for stateside Puerto Ricans and Latin@s/Hispanics. The department offers a bachelor of arts degree in Puerto Rican and Latino studies (PRLS) or PRLS and business as well as a minor in PRLS and a minor in Latin American studies. The department also offers a bachelor of arts degree in adolescence education for social studies teachers as well as a concentration for education majors in the following programs: early childhood education teacher (birth-grade 2); childhood education teacher (grades 1-6); bilingual education teacher (grades 1-6). We offer courses with the following college departments and programs: Africana studies, American studies, anthropology and archaeology, archival studies (library), Caribbean studies, children's studies, economics, comparative literature (English), history, human resource management and diversity studies (sociology), interdisciplinary studies (communications), studies in religion, sociology, and women's studies as well as the Conservatory of Music. Our department also participates in the graduate teaching fellows program of the Brooklyn College School of Education. Internships are available to students who wish to explore career options. Via the Brooklyn College Center for Latino Studies and the Center for Religion in Society and Culture, and the CUNY Center for Puerto Rican Studies, students are encouraged to engage in research. Our graduates pursue varied careers in government, public and private schools and universities, and the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Many of our students pursue advanced degrees to further their career goals. Undergraduate Programs: Puerto Rican and Latino Studies - Puerto Rican and Latino Studies and Business, B.A. Puerto Rican and Latino Studies, B.A. Social Studies Teacher (7-12), B.A. Minors: Global Studies Latin American Studies Puerto Rican and Latino Studies Concentrations for majors in early childhood and childhood education teacher programs: Puerto Rican and Latino Studies Puerto Rican and Latino Studies - Bilingual List of Undergraduate Courses: Puerto Rican and Latino Studies List of Faculty: Associate Professors Perez Y. Gonzalez, Maria Assistant Professors Aja, Alan A. Martinez, Miranda J. Perez, Vanessa Y. Lecturers Nadal, Antonio