Latin American Studies

Javier Marion, Ph.D. Coordinator

Students desiring to minor in Latin American Studies must complete a total of five courses selected from three different fields, including one of two required core courses. One of the courses must be at the 3000-level.

In addition, students are required to achieve an intermediate level of language proficiency in Spanish or Portuguese (at the college, if available, or at another approved institution, or through a study abroad program).

MINOR IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

Requirements for Minor:

1. HIST2125 History of Modern Latin America

or

POLSC2301 Politics of Race and Ethnicity in Latin America and Caribbean* 2-5. Electives (choose four courses from three different fields):

ECON3109 Emerging Economies ENGL2417 Literature of the Black Atlantic (AI-L) (LI) (DM) HIST2125 History of Modern Latin America HIST3121 Surviving Columbus HIST3225 Utopias, Dystopias and Revolution in Latin American History LANG2105 Contemporary Latin American Fiction LANG2415 Spanish at Work in the Community LANG2416 Latin American Peoples and Cultures LANG3411 Latin American Literary Giants LANG3417 Spanish American Experience: An Overview LANG3427 Contemporary Spanish American Women Novelists POLSC2301 Politics of Race and Ethnicity in Latin America and Caribbean POLSC3301 Comparative Politics of Developing States POLSC3303 Street Democracy THRS2213 Liberation Theology *Travel Course