LAST - Latin American Studies Minor
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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.