Latin American Studies Minor
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.
- Four courses from: – 16 credits
- ECON 336 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
