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Latin American Studies
Latin American Studies
Minor
Hours
18 - 42 Credit Hours
Program Requirements
requirement 1
Complete 1 option
Prerequisite courses (may be waived with equivalent experience):
option 1.1
Complete 4 courses
PORT 101 - First-Year Portuguese
4.0
PORT 102 - First-Year Portuguese
4.0
PORT 201 - Third-Semester Portuguese
4.0
PORT 202 - Fourth-Semester Portuguese: Reading and Comprehension
4.0
option 1.2
Complete 6 courses
SPAN 101 - Foundational Spanish 1
4.0
SPAN 102 - Foundational Spanish 2
4.0
SPAN 105 - University Spanish 1
4.0
SPAN 106 - University Spanish 2
4.0
SPAN 205 - University Spanish 3
4.0
SPAN 206 - Intensive Spanish Skills Development
4.0
requirement 2
Complete 1 course
PORT 321 - Third-Year Portuguese Reading, Grammar, and Culture
3.0
SPAN 321 - Third-Year Spanish Reading, Grammar, and Culture
3.0
requirement 3
Complete 1 course
IHUM 260 - Humanities of Latin America
3.0
PORT 355 - Brazilian Civilization
3.0
SPAN 355 - Spanish American Culture and Civilization
3.0
requirement 4
Complete 1 option
option 4.1
Complete 4 courses
ANTHR 355 - Mesoamerican Archaeology
3.0
GEOG 255 - Middle and South America
3.0
HIST 251 - Conquest and Colonization of Latin America
3.0
HIST 252 - Modern Latin America
3.0
HIST 355 - History of Argentina
3.0
HIST 356 - Brazil
3.0
HIST 357 - The Indian in Latin American History
3.0
HIST 358 - Gender and History in Latin America
3.0
HIST 359 - Inter-American Relations
3.0
HIST 363 - The Spanish Frontier in North America
3.0
HIST 385 - Latinos in the United States
3.0
HIST 424 - (Not currently offered)
IAS 399R - Academic Internship: International
9.0v
You may take this course up to 1 time.
IHUM 260 - Humanities of Latin America
3.0
LT AM 211 - Introduction to Latin American Studies
3.0
LT AM 495 - Senior Seminar in Latin American Studies
3.0
POLI 358 - Latin American Politics
3.0
POLI 380 - International Relations of Latin America
3.0
PORT 339 - Introduction to Portuguese and Brazilian Literature
3.0
PORT 451 - Survey of Brazilian Literature
3.0
SOC 345 - World Populations
3.0
SPAN 339 - Introduction to Spanish Literature
3.0
SPAN 395R - Contemporary Culture
3.0v
You may take this course up to 1 time.
SPAN 423 - Border Spanish
3.0
SPAN 438 - Hispanic Cinema
3.0
SPAN 450R - Early Spanish-American Literature
3.0
You may take this course up to 1 time.
SPAN 451 - Survey of Hispanic-American Literature
3.0
SPAN 454R - The Spanish American Novel
3.0
You may take this course up to 1 time.
SPAN 455R - Spanish-American Poetry
3.0
You may take this course up to 1 time.
SPAN 456R - Spanish American Drama
3.0
You may take this course up to 1 time.
SPAN 459R - Special Topics in Spanish American Literature
3.0
You may take this course up to 1 time.
SPAN 461 - Spanish-Speaking American (Mexican-American) Literature
3.0
With prior approval from the program coordinator, students may receive up to 3 elective hours for service learning, an internship, or Study Abroad.
Program Outcomes
Please contact the individual department for outcome information.
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