Latin American Studies Minor

Coordinator:
Sylvia Trelles

Department of Foreign Language

This minor offers an interdisciplinary approach to cultures, history and current issues of the area. An acquaintance with a diverse cultural tradition will broaden students’ perspectives and help them understand and appreciate the achievement of societies with different cultural values and behavioral patterns. In so doing, the program fosters a critical understanding of global interdependence in the 21st century.

Minor Requirements

The minor requires a minimum of 16 credit hours (four courses). Spanish language courses are not acceptable; however, content courses taught in Spanish are. To provide depth, at least one of the four courses must be at the 300 level or above.

1.-4.  Four courses from:

16 credits

         ECON 336/IDS 433 Economic and Social Development

         ENGL 378 Caribbean Literature

         HIST 271 Colonial Latin America

         HIST 272 Modern Latin America

         SOAN 245 Race/Ethnicity in Latin America

         SOAN 330 Inequality in Latin America

         SOAN 331 Latino Migration Patterns

         SOAN 425 Latin American Politics

         SPAN 310 Contemporary Latin America

         SPAN 320 Culture & Society: Mexico, Central America & Caribbean

         SPAN 322 Culture and Society: South America

         SPAN 340 Film, Life, and Literature of Latin America

         SPAN 402 Senior Seminar: Latin American

 

Total credit hours required for Latin American studies minor

16 credits