Latino Studies Minor

Program Contacts:

Dr. Silvia Mejía

Chair of the Department of World Languages & Cultures

Email: [e-mail]

Department webpage: 

World Languages & Cultures

Minor Requirements (21-24 credits):

Required courses:

SPA 265	Spanish Written Expression	3
	or
SPA 302	Spanish: Heritage Spkrs	3
SPA 309	Hispanic Culture in US	3
SPA 494	Internship	1 to 6

Students must take four courses from the following categories, with a minimum of one course from each of the three content areas:

Examination of regions from which Latinos emigrate to the United States:

HIS 249	Latin Amer Colonialism	4
HIS 250	Origin/Dev Modrn Latin America	3

Examination of minority and immigrant cultures in the United States:

AMS 250

Amer Studies:Theory/Practice

4

Manifestation of Latino culture through literature and the arts:

SPA 307	Surv Spa-Amer Lit	3
SPA 345	Latin American Film	3
SPA 400	Contemp Latin American Novel	3
HIS 150	Lat Am Film/Novel	3
AHI 211	Pre-Columbian & Latin Amer Art	4

Additional courses will be considered on an individual basis as fulfilling the content areas above. They will be subject to approval by the Chair of the Department of World Languages and Cultures.