Latin American Studies Minor

Overview

The interdepartmental minor in Latin American Studies is designed to complement a wide variety of academic majors by providing knowledge of Latin American affairs, culture and politics. Courses may be selected from art, world languages and literatures, history, Chicana and Chicano studies, philosophy, political science and theatre arts.

University Graduation Requirements

To be awarded a minor, at least 12 units of coursework must be completely distinct and separate from the coursework in the major (University Policy S16-4).

Minor Requirements (19 units)

Novice high proficiency (ACTFL scale) as determined by the LAS advisor in Spanish, Portuguese or French.

Core Courses (10 units)

SPAN 102B - Hispanic American Culture 3 units (V)
Any LAS advisor-approved Latin American History Course 4 unit(s)

Complete One Course From:

FREN 102B - Francophone Cultures: Through Literature and Cinema 3 units (V)
PORT 102B - Brazilian Culture 3 units
Three courses approved by the LAS advisor from the list of electives

Other Courses (9 units)

Humanities

Spanish sequence (SPAN 160A , SPAN 160B and SPAN 160C ) when focus is on Latin American Studies.

ARTH 182A - Art of the Americas 3 units
DANC 102 - Dance in World Cultures 3 units (V)
SPAN 140A - Spanish American Literature 4 units
SPAN 140B - Spanish American Literature II 4 units
SPAN 160A - Hispanic Culture 4 units
SPAN 160B - Hispanic Linguistics 4 units
SPAN 160C - Hispanic Literature 4 units

Social Sciences

HIST 162 - Colonial Latin America 4 units
HIST 163 - Modern Latin America, 1800-Present 4 units
HIST 181 - Advanced Topics in American History 4 units
CCS 105 - Chicanos: United States/Mexico Relations 3 units
POLS 146 - Latin American Politics 4 units
GEOG 150 - Central and South America and the Caribbean 3 units

Business

BUS3 161A - Applied Organizational Behavior 3 units

Total Units Required (19 units)

New courses, or courses not listed above, with content directly relevant to the study of Latin America, may be substituted for any of the electives on approval of coordinator.