Latin American Studies Minor

Students desiring to minor in Latin literary must complete a total of five courses selected from three different fields, including one of two required core courses. One of the courses must be at the 3000-level.

In addition, students are required to achieve an intermediate level of language proficiency in Spanish or Portuguese (at the College, if available, or at another approved institution, or through a study abroad program).

Requirements for a Minor in Latin American Studies

Required Core Courses:

• HIST2116 History of Modern Latin America or
• POLSC2301 Latin American Politics

Electives (choose four courses from three different fields):

• ECON3109 Emerging Economies
• ECON3204 Economics of Latin America
• ENGL2417 Literature of the Black Atlantic
• HIST2116 History of Modern Latin America
• HIST2122 History of Colonial Latin America
• HIST2221/GLST2221 Carribbean Though, Culture and Society
• HIST3121 Surviving Columbus: History of Native Americans 1492 to 1992
• LANG2105 Contemporary Latin American Fiction (conducted in English)
• LANG2415 Spanish at Work in the Community (lectures in Spanish)
• LANG2416 Latin American Peoples and Cultures
• LANG3411 Latin American Literary Giants (lectures in Spanish)
• LANG3417 Spanish American Experience: An Overview (lectures in Spanish)
• LANG3421 Spanish Caribbean Literature (conducted in English)
• LANG3427 Contemporary Spanish American Women Novelists (lectures in Spanish)
• POLSC2301 Latin American Politics
• POLSC3301 Comparative Politics 
• POLSC3303 Street Democracy

Students in the Latin American Studies minor are encouraged to study abroad in a Latin American country.