Latin American Studies | Faculty

Minor in Latin American Studies

The minor in Latin American studies is designed to provide students with a basic interdisciplinary grounding in the culture, history, and politics of Latin America. Students interesting in pursuing this minor must submit a completed Application for a Program of Minor Study. Because new courses may be added to the curriculum from time to time, students should also consult with the coordinator of the Latin American Studies Program.

Recommended: Basic Spanish

Academic Requirements for the Minor in Latin American Studies
Five courses, as follows:

1. POL 3300/Development and Politics of Latin America
2. The second may be chosen from any course in Latin American literature (taught in English or Spanish).
3. The other three courses may be chosen from the following lists. Two of these must be outside the student’s major:
    
   Latin American Literature:
   SPA 3630/The Modern Latin American Novel
   SPA 3640/Introduction to Latin American Literature
   SPA 3650/Modern Latin American Poetry
   SPA 3685/Modern Novel of Latin America
   SPA 3700/The Latin American Short Story
   SPA 3740/Women in Latin American Literature
    
   Comparative Literature:
   LIT 3310/Modern Poetry in the U.S. and Latin America

   Anthropology:
   ANT 3260/Media, Music, and Culture in Brazil
   ANT 3830/The Caribbean

   Economics:
   ECO 2223/Economies of Latin America
   ECO 3380/Political Economy of the Caribbean

   Political Science:
   POL 2230/The Dominican Republic:
      Between Latin America and the U.S.
   POL 3340/U.S./Latin American Relations
   POL 3360/Cuba and the U.S.

Updated Feb. 29, 2008