The Latin American and Latino Studies Minor is a vibrant interdisciplinary program that combines invigorating research, teaching, and community engagement with focus on the rich heritage and contemporary trends of Latino-based cultures in the United States and beyond.
Latin American and Latino Studies students find multiple opportunities to participate in different projects housed in the program, such as Latinx Oral History initiatives, Study Abroad, Collaborations with other departments, colleges, and universities, etc. With a hands-on approach, the program explores relevant social and cultural issues of transnationalism, migration, diasporas, Latina feminism(s), Latinx intersectionality, gender and identity, Latinx health and sexuality, linguistics, poetry and creative writing, Colonialism/Postcolonialism, Indigenous Peoples from Latin America, among others.
Students complete 18 credits, three of which are used to build a tailor-made capstone project in their field of interest.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| LALS 201 | Perspectives on Latin America | 3 |
| LALS 401 | Capstone Course in Latin American and Latino Studies | 3 |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Select 12 credits from the following: | 12 | |
| Electives | ||
Select 9-12 credits from the following (must be from at least two different departments): | ||
| Cultures of Latin America | ||
| Land and Life in Latin America | ||
| Special Topics in Economics (may be taken if topic is appropriate) | ||
| Early Latin America | ||
| Modern Latin America | ||
| History of Brazil | ||
| Seminar in Latin American History | ||
| Revolutions in Latin American History | ||
| Image and Identity: Representation of Latin American Women in Film and Fiction | ||
| Special Topics in Latin American and Latino Studies | ||
| Skills for Bilingual Legal Personnel | ||
| Government and Politics of Latin America | ||
| Hispanic/Latino Psychology | ||
| Religion in Latin America | ||
| Voices of the Past and Present: Latin America | ||
| Cultural Studies: Latin America and the Caribbean | ||
| Short Stories and Cross-Cultural Processes in the Spanish-Speaking World | ||
| Poetics of Resistance in Hispanic Poetry | ||
| Negotiating Identity and Power in the Hispanic Novel | ||
| Scripts and Stages: Hispanic Theater and Performance | ||
| Contemporary Trends in the Spanish-American Novel | ||
| Puerto Rican Literature and Thought | ||
| Collateral Elective | ||
Select 0-3 credits from the following: | ||
| Health and Healing in Cross Cultural Perspective | ||
| Cultural Competencies in Child Welfare | ||
| Working with Diverse Families and Children | ||
| Comparative Politics | ||
| Ethnic Politics in America | ||
| Racial and Ethnic Relations | ||
| Sociology of Rich and Poor Nations | ||
| Social Inequality | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |