Latin American Studies Minor

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College of Liberal Arts >> World Languages and Cultures

21 hours; 2.0 minor GPA required

The minor in Latin American Studies is an interdisciplinary program committed to promoting diversity and an understanding of Latin America in a globalized context. The program aims to provide students with knowledge of concepts, themes, and perspectives related to Latin America both historically and contemporarily while emphasizing the social, cultural, and political dimensions of Latin America through an approach that fosters cultural and linguistic competency.

Required Courses (9 hours)

ANTH 325 - Ethnology of Mesoamerica Credits: 3 or
ANTH 327 - Ethnology of South America Credits: 3
SPAN 203 - Intermediate Spanish I Credits: 3
SPAN 204 - Intermediate Spanish II Credits: 3

Electives (12 hours)

Students complete a total of 12 hours of electives from among two groups. Select at least one course, but not more than three courses, from each group.

Elective Group One
ANTH 325 - Ethnology of Mesoamerica Credits: 3
ANTH 343 - Archaeology of Mesoamerica Credits: 3
ANTH 370 - Cultural Anthropology Seminar Credits: 3 ^{1, 2}
ANTH 489 - Independent Study in Anthropology Credits: 3 ¹
HIST 310 - Topics in World History Credits: 3 ^{1, 2}
HIST 331 - Colonial Latin American History Credits: 3
HIST 332 - Modern Latin American History Credits: 3
Elective Group Two
SPAN 290 - Special Topics in Spanish Credits: 3 ^{1, 2}
SPAN 306 - Advanced Spanish I Credits: 3
SPAN 308 - Hispanic Cultures Credits: 3
SPAN 333 - Afro-Latin American Studies Credits: 3
SPAN 490 - Special Topics in Spanish Credits: 3 ^{1, 2}
SPAN 499 - Individual Study in Spanish Credits: 1-3 ¹

Footnotes:

¹ Course topic requires advisor approval and must focus on Latin America.

² Course can be taken more than once, as long as the topic differs.