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LAST - Latin American Studies Minor

Program Title

Latin American Studies

Program Type

Minor

Degree Designation

Minor

Department(s)

Program Description

Minor effective prior to 2011

Requisites

Requirements for the Minor (24 credits)


I. Core (4 credits)

Complete all of the following:

  • course - Societies of Latin America and the Caribbean

II. Electives (16 credits)

Complete 16 credits from the following, including 4 credits from each group and from three different departments, chosen in consultation with the Director:

A. Humanities (4-12 credits)

  • course - The Humanities and Latin America

  • course - Reading Nation, Gender and Ethnicity in Latin American Culture

  • course - Magical Realism to Globalization in Spanish-American Literature & Film

  • course - African Roots of the Americas

  • course - Selected Topics in Hispanic Studies in Spain

  • course - Selected Topics in Hispanic Literature and Cultural Studies in Spain

B. Social Sciences (4-12 credits)

  • course - Native Arts and Archaeology of Latin America

  • course - Archaeological Field Study

  • course - Selected Topics in History (when topic appropriate)

  • course - Societies of Latin America and the Caribbean (when not taken as part of Core)

III. Additional (4 credits)

Students who have used a language other than Spanish to fulfill the General Education requirement must choose one course from the list below. All other students may select from either A or B above or from the list below:

  • course - Intermediate Spanish

  • course - Selected Topics in Spanish Language and Linguistics

  • course - Doing Business in the Hispanic World

Notes

With the approval of the Latin American Studies Advisory Committee, students may apply up to 12 credits earned in an approved study-abroad program toward the completion of the minor.

Additional courses may also meet requirements of the minor. Consult the Latin American Studies course listings.