Latin American Studies Minor Program

This is a multidisciplinary program that includes courses in History, Economics, Modern Languages and Cultures, Anthropology, Psychology, English, Environmental Studies, and Fine Arts. The program provides students with the awareness of and sensitivity to Latin American culture, economic development, and institutional structures necessary to be effective practitioners of a variety of disciplines: international management, marketing, accounting and world trade, law and diplomacy, nursing, speech therapy and clinical psychologists planning to work with a U.S. Latino clientele, and postgraduate work in Latin American History, Political Science, Sociology, Anthropology, Languages, Environmental Science and Economics.

Minor Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Foundation Courses
Select at least one course from each of Groups A and B:		9
Group A
SPA 263	Spanish for Native Speakers
SPA 280	Intensive Review of Spanish
SPA 283	Intermediate Spanish Conversation
SPA 284	Intermediate Spanish Composition
Group B
HIS 133	Latin America: The Colonial Era
HIS 134	Modern Latin America
HIS 231	Latin America: Century of Social Change and Revolution
ANT 296H	Traditional and Modern Cultures of Latin America and Caribbean
LAS 101	The Other "America": Introduction to Latin American Studies ¹
Advanced Courses
Select three courses, must include at least one course from each Groups C and D:		9
Group C
SPA 311	Introduction to Latin American Culture
SPA 319	Masterpieces of Spanish American Literature I ²
SPA 320	Masterpieces of Spanish American Literature II: Dictatorships ³
SPA 321	Literature and Culture of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean
SPA 323	Modern Latin American Prose
SPA 344	The Short Story and Essay in Spanish America
SPA 345	Latin American Theatre
SPA 347	The Culture of Mexico
SPA 313A	Field Study in Latin America
SPA 154V	Latin American Cinema
SPA 154Q	Topic: Negotiating Border Lines - Latino Films of the United States
SPA 346	Hispanic Literature and Culture in the United States
LAS 150	Modern Latin American Divas: Female Political, Social and Cultural Leadership in the Republican Era ⁴
Group D
HIS 234	South American Colossus: The History of Modern Brazil
LAS 250	Environmental Policy and History: South American Rain Forest ⁵
LAS 201	Latin America: The Caribbean and the World ⁵
LAS 230	"So Far from God; So Close to Uncle Sam:" Modern Mexico in History and Literature ⁶
ECO 359	Political Economy of Developing Nations
PSY 296A	Topic: Psychology of Ethnic Groups in the United States of America: The Latino Experience
Total Credits		18

¹: LAS 101 The Other "America": Introduction to Latin American Studies: Counts as one Group BC and one Group C course.
²: SPA 319 Masterpieces of Spanish American Literature I: May be used to meet certificate requirement only if SPA 320 Masterpieces of Spanish American Literature II: Dictatorships is not also used.
³: SPA 320 Masterpieces of Spanish American Literature II: Dictatorships: May be used to meet certificate requirement only if SPA 319 Masterpieces of Spanish American Literature I is not also used.
⁴: LAS 150 Modern Latin American Divas: Female Political, Social and Cultural Leadership in the Republican Era: Counts as one GroupBC and one Group C course.
⁵: LAS 250 Environmental Policy and History: South American Rain Forest, LAS 201 Latin America: The Caribbean and the World: Counts as two Group D courses.
⁶: LAS 230 "So Far from God; So Close to Uncle Sam:" Modern Mexico in History and Literature: Counts as one Group C and one Group D course.