Latin American Studies Minor

Coordinator: Dr. Thomas J. Mathews
Location: Bldg. 1, Room 115
Telephone: 626-6345; Fax: 626-7588

The Latin American Studies Minor is an interdisciplinary program offered through a number of cooperating departments including Foreign Language, History, Geography, Political Science and Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology and Anthropology.

Approval form for Latin American Studies

Requirements

• A grade of "C" or better in each course used toward the minor (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable).
• A minimum of 15 credit hours in addition to two years of college Portuguese or Spanish or their equivalent.

(Courses taken which are part of the student's major will not count as fulfillment of the minor requirement.)

Course Requirements for Minor

Language Courses Required (16 credit hours)

Two years of college Portuguese or Spanish as follows, or their equivalent.

• Spanish 1010 First Year I (4)
• Spanish 1020 First Year II (4)
• Spanish HU2010 Second Year I (4)
• Spanish 2020 Second Year II (4)

Other Required Courses (15 credit hours)

Select 15 credit hours chosen from at least three of the following departments.

Foreign Language (Portuguese may substitute Spanish)

• Spanish 3060 Grammar and Composition (3)
• Spanish 3160 Intro to Literary Analysis (3)
• Spanish 3360 Grammar Review (3)
• Spanish 3550 Studies in Culture & Civilization (3)
• Spanish 3630 Literature - Genre (3)
• Spanish 3650 Literature - Periods (3)
• Spanish 3670 Literature - Authors (3)
• Spanish 3690 Literature - Special Topics (1-3)
• Spanish 4620 Survey of Literature I (3)
• Spanish 4630 Survey of Literature II (3)
• Spanish 4850 Study Abroad (1-6)

History

• Hist 3050 History of U.S. Latinos (3)
• Hist 4110 History of the American West (3)
• Hist 4410 History of Spain & Portugal (3)
• Hist 4630 History of Ancient and Colonial Latin America (3)
• Hist 4650 Modern Latin America (3)
• Hist 4670 History of Mexico (3)
• Hist 4830* Directed Readings (1-3)
• Hist 4930* History Workshop (1-5)

Geography

• Geogr 3540 Geography of Latin America (3)
• Geogr 4800* Individual Research (1-3)
• Geogr 4950* Advanced Regional Field Studies (1-3)

Political Science

• PolSc 3290* Politics & Governments of Dev Nations (3)
• PolSc 4830* Directed Readings (1-3)
• PolSc 4990* Senior Seminar/Senior Thesis (3)

Anthropology

• Anthro 3600* Culture Area Studies (1-3)
• Anthro 4830* Readings or Projects (1-3)

*Acceptable when the emphasis and content are basically Latin American.

Should other courses relating specifically to Latin America, either of an experimental or of a permanent nature, be added to the curriculum, these courses will be accepted as part of the Latin American Studies Minor Program. Should such courses be part of an academic area not listed above, the new academic area will be added to those presently constituting the Latin American Studies Minor.