Latin American Studies Minor

The interdepartmental minor in Latin American Studies, offered by the Department of World Languages and Literatures , 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 theater 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, and coursework for the minor must include a minimum of 6 upper-division units (University Policy S16-4). Minor preparation or minor support courses do not count toward the 12 distinct units. Of the coursework for the minor, at least 6 units must be completed in residence at SJSU. The minimum aggregate GPA for all coursework required for the minor must be at least 2.0.

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 unit(s) (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 unit(s) (V)
PORT 102B - Brazilian Culture 3 unit(s)

Other Courses (9 units)

Complete three courses approved by the LAS advisor from the list of electives:

Humanities

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

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

Social Sciences

HIST 162 - Colonial Latin America 4 unit(s)
HIST 163 - Modern Latin America, 1800-Present 4 unit(s)
HIST 181 - Advanced Topics in American History 4 unit(s)
CCS 105 - Chicanos: United States/Mexico Relations 3 unit(s)
POLS 146 - Latin American Politics 4 unit(s)

Business

BUS3 161A - Applied Organizational Behavior 3 unit(s)

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.