Latina-Latino Studies Major, BA

Campus: NYC

Major Completion Summary

Major Completion Summary
Requirement	Credits
University Core Requirements	44-55
Major Requirements	30
Open Electives	30-40
Total Credits	128

University Core Requirements (44-55 Credits)

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Course List
Code	Title	Credits
University Core
Complete University Core Requirements		44-55
Total Credits		44-55

Major Requirements (30 Credits)

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Major Electives-Humanities
Select two of the following:		6
LIT 211U	Latina/o Voices: Transnational Currents in American Writing
SPA 154N	Topic: Hispanic Cultural Experiences in New York City
SPA 154Q	Topic: Negotiating Border Lines - Latino Films of the United States
SPA 154R	Topic: Borders of Latino/a Identity: An Introduction to Latino/a Literature and Culture of the US
SPA 154S	Perspectives on America: The Experience of Latina Writers
SPA 321	Literature and Culture of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean
SPA 346	Hispanic Literature and Culture in the United States
Major Required Courses
LLS 100	Latina/o Communities	3
POL 240	Applied Research Methods	3
POL 257	Latinx Politics in the United States	3
LLS 440	Filedwork Seminar	3
Major Electives - Social Sciences
Select two of the following:		6
POL 296R	Topic: Race and American Political Development
POL 302M	Workshop: Immigration, Race and Citizenship in the United States
PSY 296A	Topic: Psychology of Ethnic Groups in the United States of America: The Latino Experience
SOC 112	Race and Ethnicity in Cities
SOC 209	Race and Ethnicity
SOC 227	Border Crossing: Immigration and American Society
SOC 296S	Topic: Making Ethnographic Documentaries
SOC 296V	Topic in Sociology: Hispanic Famillies
Other Major Electives
Select two of the following (only one "learning community" course): ²		6
HIS 113B	The American Experience: American Diversity, Immigration, Ethnicity and Race
HIS 113S	The War Film in History: Genre, Gender and Race
HIS 345	History of America Immigration Law, 1790 to the Present
NYC 230	Immigration, Ethnicity and Race in NYC History
POL 301J	Workshop: Constitutional Law and Social Change
POL 302C	Workshop: Constitutional Law: Civil Rights
INT 198M	The History, Literature and Culture of the Spanish Borderlands of North America ³
Total Credits		30

May be repeated once as an open elective.

Must be advisor-approved courses

This "learning community" course can fulfill one major elective option but student must consult with academic advisor to determine credit distribution.

Open Electives (30-40 Credits)

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Open Electives
Select 30-40 credits ¹		30-40
Total Credits		30-40

Includes UNV 101 First-Year Seminar: Introduction to University Community for first-year freshman students (3 credits).

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