Bachelor of Arts in CHamoru Studies
I hinangai-ña i Prugråman Inestudion CHamoru gi Unibetsedåt Guahan na para u susteni yan na’lå’la’ mo’na un kuminidåt CHamoru ni’ tekngo’ gi Fino’ CHamoru. Para u kumple este gi i fina’nå’guen i fihu manmagraduduha na estudiante ni’ mangkapas gi tumutuge’ yan kumuekuentos gi Fino’ CHamoru. Para u mana’saosaonao lokkue’ tåddong na inestudia put Fino’ CHamoru, kotturan/kostrumbren CHamoru yan sisteman manunugo’ ginen hinasson CHamoru. Para u macho’gue este na inaligao siha gi halom i kumunidåt yan para i kumunidåt.
I Prugråman Inestudion CHamoru para u na’dokko’ gi estudiante-ta, iyon-ñiha hinasson mananacha, inagradesi para i meggai na klåsen taotao yan kottura, i direchon i manaotao yan pi’ot i mannatibu, yan i responsiblidåt gi kumunidåt. Para u mana’dokko’ lokkue’ i kapasidåt-ñiha gi hengga yan matuge’ na klåsen inekspresia . I Prugråman Inestudion CHamoru para u kubre meggai na suheto, todu umu’usa tiningo’ put Chinamorro yan i lugat-ña gi hilo’ tåno’ yan gi hestoria. I Prugråma para u ofresi klas siha gi Fino’ CHamoru, Tiningo’ put Taotao, Naturat na Tiningo’, Tinaitai Lepblo, Yeografia, Hestoria, Inestudion Pulitikåt, Tiningo’ put i Hinasson Taotao yan Cho’cho’ Sosiåt.
The mission of the CHamoru Studies Program is to revitalize and sustain a CHamoru-literate community through the development of a steady cohort of proficient CHamoru-speaking and -writing graduates. It shall include in-depth studies of CHamoru language, culture, and CHamoru-based systems of knowledge. Such studies shall be articulated in relation to community engagement.
The CHamoru Studies Program develops students’ critical thinking and appreciation of cultural diversity, human and indigenous rights, and social and communal responsibility. Creative capabilities in the areas of oral and written literary expression are developed. CHamoru Studies is an interdisciplinary program that covers a range of subjects, examining knowledge pertaining to CHamoru identity and culture that draws on courses such as CHamoru Language, Anthropology, Biology, Literature, Geography, History, Political Science, Social Work, and Psychology.
Students enrolled in the CHamoru Studies Program will successfully demonstrate the ability to:
CHamoru Studies Major - Student Advisement Form
Required Courses:
Course | Course Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
CM-110 | Introduction to CHamoru Studies | 3 |
CM-210 | CHamoru Studies and Practices | 3 |
CM-201 | Intermediate CHamoru I | 4 |
CM-202 | Intermediate CHamoru II | 4 |
CM-301 | Advanced CHamoru - Reading | 4 |
CM-302 | Advanced CHamoru II - Writing | 4 |
CM-340 | CHamoru Culture | 3 |
CM-412 | Topics in CHamoru Studies | 3 |
CM-491 | CHamoru Studies Senior Capstone | 3 |
HI-211 | History of Guam | 3 |
TOTAL | 34 |
Elective Courses:
Course | Course Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
AN-320 | People of the Pacific | 3 |
AN-421 | Cross-Cultural and Sociological Problems of Guam and Micronesia | 3 |
BI-100 | Environmental Biology | 3 |
BI-103 | Marine Biology | 3 |
ED-385a | Structure of Language | 3 |
ED-385b | Structure of Language | 3 |
EN-333 | Literature of Guam, Micronesia, and the Pacific | 3 |
EN-461 | Pacific Women Writers | 3 |
GE-401 | Geography of the Pacific | 3 |
HI-243 | History of Micronesia | 3 |
HI-313 | Research Methodologies in History | 3 |
HI-444 | Modern Pacific History from 1850 to Present | 3 |
HI-450 | Topics in Pacific History | 3 |
PS-225 | State and Territorial Government | 3 |
PS-412 | Politics of Micronesia | 3 |
PS-482 | Special Topics in Political Science (only when topic is a Guam and/or Pacific Islands focus) | 3 |
PY-475 | Micronesia and Mental Health | 3 |
SW-406 | Social Policy | 3 |
SW-410 | Social Welfare and Social Development in Micronesia | 3 |
SW-485a/b | Field Instruction | 4/4 |
Or upper-division CHamoru (CM) courses | ||
TOTAL | 12 |
CHamoru Studies Minor - Student Advisement Form
Required Courses:
Course | Course Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
CM-110 | Introduction to CHamoru Studies | 3 |
CM-201 | Intermediate CHamoru I | 4 |
CM-202 | Intermediate CHamoru II | 4 |
CM-340 | CHamoru Culture | 3 |
HI-211 | History of Guam | 3 |
TOTAL | 17 |
Elective Courses:
Course | Course Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
AN-320 | People of the Pacific | 3 |
AN-421 | Cross-Cultural and Sociological Problems of Guam and Micronesia | 3 |
BI-100 | Environmental Biology | 3 |
BI-103 | Marine Biology | 3 |
CM-210 | CHamoru Studies and Practices | 3 |
CM-412 | Topics in CHamoru Studies | 3 |
EN-333 | Literature of Guam, Micronesia, and the Pacific | 3 |
EN-461 | Pacific Women Writers | 3 |
GE-401 | Geography of the Pacific | 3 |
HI-243 | History of Micronesia | 3 |
HI-313 | Research Methodologies in History |
3 |
HI-444 | Modern Pacific History from 1850 to Present |
3 |
HI-450 | Topics in Pacific History |
3 |
PS-225 | State and Territorial Government |
3 |
PS-412 | Politics of Micronesia |
3 |
PS-482 | Special Topics in Political Science (only when topic is Guam and/or Pacific Islands focus) |
3 |
PY-475 | Micronesia and Mental Health |
3 |
SW-406 | Social Policy |
3 |
SW-410 | Social Welfare and Social Development in Micronesia |
3 |
SW-485a/b | Field Instruction |
4/4 |
Or upper-division CHamoru (CM) courses | ||
TOTAL |
6 |
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