Latin American Studies Minor

The Latin American Studies minor consists of 21 credits: 15 credits of core courses and 6 credits of electives:

ART 421Art of Mesoamerica and the Andean of South America3
GEOG 351Geography of Latin America and the Caribbean3
HIST 260History of Latin America (GT-HI1)3
SPAN 101Elementary Spanish I 13
SPAN 102Elementary Spanish II 13
LAS 400Latin American Studies Senior Portfolio0
Select two of the following: 26
Cultural Ecology
International Economics and Globalization
Latin American History: Topics
Introduction to Comparative Politics (GT-SS1)
Latin American Civilization and Culture
Total Credits21
1

Students may substitute SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish I with SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish I and substitute SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish II with SPAN 202 Intermediate Spanish II. Requests for substitute languages spoken in Latin America (e.g. Portuguese) may be submitted to the designated coordinators of the Latin American Studies minor for substitution consideration.

2

Students may petition to have other courses that have at least 40% Latin American content count toward the minor. The student is required to submit written evidence of the Latin American content of such courses, including the instructor’s signature, to the Coordinator for approval