Minor Requirements
16 credits minimum
Senior Portfolio (1 credit):
LAS-490 will consist of a 1-credit portfolio and evaluation of the program. The first Friday after mid-semester break, students will submit a portfolio of relevant work completed, such as exams and papers. In 1000 to 1500 words, students will complete an assessment of the most important academic lessons learned and skills acquired during their course of study. The evaluation must also provide an overview of the strengths and weaknesses of the Latin American Studies minor. The portfolio will not be graded but is required for completion of the minor.
Complete at least 2 courses from the following (6 credits):
Course choices must come from at least 2 different departments.
| ATH-249 | Natives of South America | 3 credits |
| HIS-230 | History of Modern Latin America | 3 credits |
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| SPA-201 | Spanish Language and Culture III | 3 credits |
| - | or | |
| SPA-202 | Spanish Language and Culture IV | 3 credits |
| - | or | |
| SPA-235 | Spanish for Heritage Speakers | 3 credits |
Complete three courses from the following (9 credits):
At least two courses (6 credits) must be 300- or 400-level.
| ATH-128 | Understanding Spirit in Art and Culture | 3 credits |
| ATH-305 | Culture Change and the World System | 3 credits |
| HIS-378 | Liberation Theology | 3 credits |
| HIS-381 | Military and Society in Latin America | 3 credits |
| HIS-382 | Revolutionary Mexico | 3 credits |
| HIS-385 | Conquest and Encounters | 3 credits |
| HIS-386 | Religions in Latin American | 3 credits |
| HIS-387 | Cuba | 3 credits |
| HIS-388 | Gender, Race, and Sexuality in Latin
America | 3 credits |
| HIS-389 | Latin American-U.S. Relations | 3 credits |
| SPA-305 | Prfssns & Prcts in Spanish-Spkng World | 3 |
| SPA-306 | Cultures and Polemics in Spanish | 3 |
| SPA-307 | Lit of Caribbean North/Central America | 3 |
| SPA-308 | Peninsular and South American Literature | 3 |
| SPA-401 | Film & Lit in Spanish-Speaking World | 3 |
| SPA-402 | Genre Studies | 3 |
| SPA-412 | Latin American Indigenous Studies | 3 credits |
At least 9 credits of the 16 required for the minor must be from Anthropology and/or History.