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
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation Courses | ||
| Select at least one course from each of Groups A and B: | 9 | |
| Group A | ||
| Spanish for Native Speakers | ||
| Intensive Review of Spanish | ||
| Intermediate Spanish Conversation | ||
| Intermediate Spanish Composition | ||
| Group B | ||
| Latin America: The Colonial Era | ||
| Modern Latin America | ||
| Latin America: Century of Social Change and Revolution | ||
| Traditional and Modern Cultures of Latin America and Caribbean | ||
| 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 | ||
| Introduction to Latin American Culture | ||
| Masterpieces of Spanish American Literature I 2 | ||
| Masterpieces of Spanish American Literature II: Dictatorships 3 | ||
| Literature and Culture of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean | ||
| Modern Latin American Prose | ||
| The Short Story and Essay in Spanish America | ||
| Latin American Theatre | ||
| The Culture of Mexico | ||
| Field Study in Latin America | ||
| Latin American Cinema | ||
| Topic: Negotiating Border Lines - Latino Films of the United States | ||
| Hispanic Literature and Culture in the United States | ||
| Modern Latin American Divas: Female Political, Social and Cultural Leadership in the Republican Era 4 | ||
| Group D | ||
| South American Colossus: The History of Modern Brazil | ||
| Environmental Policy and History: South American Rain Forest 5 | ||
| Latin America: The Caribbean and the World 5 | ||
| "So Far from God; So Close to Uncle Sam:" Modern Mexico in History and Literature 6 | ||
| Political Economy of Developing Nations | ||
| 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.