Latin American and Latino/Latina Studies Program
Minor Program (18 Credits)
| | Introductory Courses (6 credits) |
| | May be taken in any sequence |
| LALS 1001 | Introduction to Latin American Studies |
| LALS 1002 | Introduction to Latino/Latina Studies |
| | One advanced Spanish or Portuguese course above the College of Arts and Sciences Core Requirement (3 credits): |
| PORT 2103-2104 | Portuguese/Luso-Brazil I-II |
| SPAN 3001-3002 | Advanced Spanish I-II |
| SPAN 3011 | Applied Spanish Conversation |
| SPAN 3101-3102 | Advanced Spanish for Native Speakers I-II |
| SPAN 3302 | Spanish-American Civilization |
| SPAN 3402 | Introduction to Hispanic Literary Studies |
| SPAN 4111 | Business Spanish: Correspondence |
| SPAN 4461 | Spanish-American Narrative I |
| SPAN 4462 | Spanish-American Narrative II |
| SPAN 4463 | Spanish-American Theatre |
| SPAN 4465 | Spanish-American Essay |
| SPAN 4466 | Spanish-American Poetry |
| SPAN 4471 | Spanish Literature of the Caribbean |
| Students who begin the minor at a beginner level of Spanish or Portuguese language may apply for exemption through the Department of Modern Languages from the advanced language requirement, although the number of required credits will remain the same. |
| Select two of the following (6 credits): |
LALS 1401
HIST 1401 | History of Latin America I |
LALS 1402
HIST 1402 | History of Latin America II |
LALS 2517
SOCI 2517 | Latinos and Latinas in the United States |
LALS 2614
POLS 2614 | Latin American Politics |
LALS 3319
SPAN 3319 | Traditions and Cultures - Issues in Latin American Popular Culture |
LALS 3324
SPAN 3324 | Classics of Latin American Literature in Translation |
LALS 3401
SPAN 3491
ENGL 3404 | U.S. Latina/Latino Literature |
| Elective course (3 credits): |
| ANTH 2243 | Peoples & Cultures of Latin America |
| ANTH 2412 | Anthropology of Religion |
| ANTH 3218 | Immigration to the United States |
| CAST 3997 | Latin American Catholicism |
| HIST 2490 | Topics in Latin American History |
| POLS 3214 | Urban Politics |
| SOCI 2513 | Social Inequality |
| SOCI 2515 | Majority-Minority Relations |
| SOCI 2713 | Politics and Society |
SOCI 2910
POLS 2910 | Research Methods in the Social Sciences |
| SPAN 2711 | Spanish and Latin American Cinema |
| LALS 3100-3110 | Special Topics in LALS |
| LALS 4100-4110 | Special Topics in LALS |
| Or any other LALS course offered. |
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