2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Latin American Studies Minor

Dr. Nazih Richani, Program Coordinator
Latin American Studies
Hutchinson, J-103L
Email: nrichani@kean.edu
Phone: 908-737-4097

The minor in Latin American Studies at Kean University is an 18 credit interdisciplinary program that can be taken in conjunction with any major academic curriculum. This program offers an exciting opportunity for students to broaden the scope of their studies by learning about the political and social history, economic development, arts, and cultural diversity of Latin America. Graduates with a Latin American Studies background are well prepared for graduate school or the professional world because they possess bilingual language skills, critical thinking and analytical skills, and a globalist-oriented perspective to social problems.

 

Total Required Credits 18

Minimum grade of C required in all courses 

At least two courses must be at 3000-4000 level

Required Courses 9

Language Proficiency 6

Take two Spanish language courses totaling 6 credits from the courses below (usually a two-semester sequence):

Language proficiency courses for native Spanish speakers may be substituted with advisement of faculty advisor to the minor.

Take 2 Spanish Language Courses

SPAN 1101BASIC SPANISH I

3

SPAN 1102BASIC SPANISH II

3

OR

SPAN 2101INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I

3

SPAN 2102INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II

3

OR

SPAN 3101ADVANCED SPANISH I

3

SPAN 3105ADVANCED SPANISH CONVERSATION

3

Foundation Course 3

Choose one course from:

OR

HIST 2382MODERN/CONT LATIN AMERICA

3

OR

SPAN 3225LATIN AMERICAN CIVILIZATION I

3

OR

SPAN 3230LATIN AMERICAN CIVILIZATION II

3

Electives 9

Choose 3 courses from at least 2 different disciplines:

Art History

AH 3795PRE-COLUMBIAN ARTS OF CNTRL AM

3

AH 3796MODERN LATIN AMERICAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE

3

Economics

ECON 3100ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

3

ECON 3400INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

3

History

HIST 2382MODERN/CONT LATIN AMERICA

3

HIST 3381HISTORY OF CUBA

3

HIST 3383HIST OF CARIBBEAN/CENTRAL AMER

3

Literature

ENG 4301CONTEMPORARY CARIBBEAN WOMEN WRITERS IN ENGLISH AND ENGLISH TRANSLATION

3

 

SPAN 2101INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I

3

SPAN 2102INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II

3

OR

SPAN 3101ADVANCED SPANISH I

3

SPAN 3105ADVANCED SPANISH CONVERSATION

3

 

SPAN 3250SURVEY OF LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE I

3

SPAN 3255SURVEY OF LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE II

3

SPAN 3220COLONIAL SPAN-AMER LITERATURE

3

SPAN 3240DEV OF PUERTO RICAN CULTURE

3

SPAN 4415THE SPANISH-AMERICAN NOVEL

3

SPAN 442020TH CENTURY SPAN-AMER POETRY

3

SPAN 4600MODERNISM

3

SPAN 3220, SPAN 3240, SPAN 3250, SPAN 3255, SPAN 4415, SPAN 4420, SPAN 4600: Courses with SPAN prefix are taught in Spanish.

Political Science

PS 3310COMPARATIVE NON-WESTERN GOVT

3

PS 3340LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS

3

PS 3341CENTRAL AMERICAN POLITICS

3

PS 3480THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF VIOLENCE

3

Sociology

SOC 2300AMERICAN ETHNIC & RACIAL GROUPS

3