Latin American Studies Minor

Professors: Maureen Dolan, John Rector
Associate professor: Jaime Marroquin

Mission

Provides an interdisciplinary approach to Latin American history, society, culture, environment and language. The program encourages students to view Latin America within the ongoing processes of globalization, immigration and trans-nationalism. Students are encouraged to combine coursework on Latin America with study abroad opportunities that include Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador and Chile offered in cooperation with the NCSA and OUS consortium.

Learning Outcomes

Apply perspectives from two or more disciplines to understanding Latin America.
Analyze trends in immigration and globalization.
Drawing on direct experience in a Latin American community, explain the interactions between culture, history and society in that locale.

Core Courses

HST 453 Pre-Columbian and Colonial Latin America Credits: 4
SOC 450 Latin American Society Credits: 3

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HST 454 Mexico and the Caribbean Since Independence Credits: 4
HST 455 South America Since Independence Credits: 4

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GEOG 371 Mexico and Central America Credits: 4
GEOG 372 South America Credits: 4

Elective Credits: 12

Choose courses from at least two departments

ANTH 332 Latin America Credits: 4
EC 417 Development Economics Credits: 4
GEOG 370 Human Migration Credits: 4
GEOG 371 Mexico and Central America Credits: 4
GEOG 372 South America Credits: 4
HST 407 Seminar Credits: 4
HST 454 Mexico and the Caribbean Since Independence Credits: 4
HST 455 South America Since Independence Credits: 4
HST 456 Mexico Since Independence Credits: 4
HST 457 20th-Century Latin America Credits: 4
HST 458 History of Inter-American Relations Credits: 4
PS 463 Government and Politics of Developing Nations Credits: 4
SOC 350 Food and Hunger Credits: 3-4
SOC 400 Globalization and Development Credits: 3
SOC 407 Seminar: Special Topics in Sociology Credits: 3
SOC 427 Revolutionary Social Movements Credits: 3
SOC 440 Women and Development Credits: 3
SPAN 339 Hispanic Culture and Civilization: Latin America Credits: 4
SPAN 340 Hispanic Culture and Civilization: Mexico Credits: 4
SPAN 360 Introduction to Hispanic Literatures Credits: 4
SPAN 371 Introduction to Latin American Literature Credits: 4
SPAN 441 Topics in Latin American Colonial Literature Credits: 4
SPAN 442 Topics in 19th Century Latin American Literature Credits: 4
SPAN 443 Topics in Contemporary Latin American Literature Credits: 4
SPAN 445 Hispanic Women Writers Credits: 4
SPAN 446 Migration and Borders in the Hispanic World Credits: 4
SPAN 491 Studies in Latin American Literature Credits: 4

Latin American Studies Minor

Mission

Learning Outcomes

Core Courses

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Elective Credits: 12

Total Credits: 27