Latin American Studies Minor

Professors: Maureen Dolan
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: 4

Choose One

HST 454 History of the Caribbean Credits: 4
HST 455 Modern Latin America Credits: 4

Choose One

GEOG 371 Mexico and Central America Credits: 4

Elective Credits: 12

Choose courses from at least two departments

ANTH 332 Latin America Credits: 4
EC 317 Development Economics Credits: 4
GEOG 370 Human Migration Credits: 4
GEOG 371 Mexico and Central America Credits: 4
HST 407 Seminar Credits: 4
HST 454 History of the Caribbean Credits: 4
HST 455 Modern Latin America 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: 4
SOC 400 Globalization and Development Credits: 4
SOC 407 Seminar: Special Topics in Sociology Credits: 4
SOC 427 Revolutionary Social Movements Credits: 3
SOC 440 Women and Development Credits: 4
SPAN 339 Colonial Latino Literature and Culture Credits: 4
SPAN 340 Mexican Literature and Culture Credits: 4
SPAN 360 Introduction to Hispanic Literatures Credits: 4
SPAN 371 Contemporary Latino Literature and Culture Credits: 4
SPAN 443 Topics in 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 Latino Literature Credits: 4

Total Credits: 28

Satisfactory Grade Use

Program requirements are not fulfilled with a grade of S.
Do not select Satisfactory/No Credit grading for any classes that will be used in the program.