Latin American and Latino Studies - Minor

This interdisciplinary minor is offered through School of Arts and Sciences.

Courses for the minor must be taken from at least two different department or schools. No more than two courses may “overlap” between the student’s major and LALS minor requirements.

Elective Courses - Take Six

ANTH 101Introduction to Anthropology: Cultural Competency in a Global Society

3

ANTH 108Introduction to Archaeology

3

ANTH 214The Anthropology of Food

3

ANTH 217Migrants,Refugees and the Homeless

3

ANTH 230Sacred Cities of the World

3.00

ANTH 254Ancient Cultures of South America

3

ANTH 322Lost Cities & Ancient Empires

3

ANTH 324/HIST 324Cultural Heritage of Native America

3

ANTH 334The Inca Empire Before and After the Conquest

3.00

ANTH 341Medical Anthropology

3.00

ANTH 354Archaeology of Settlements & Landscapes

3

ANTH 355Latinos and Latinas in the U.S.

3

ANTH 366Identity & Community in America

3

ANTH 654Seminar: South American Archaeology

3

HIST 229Global Migrations to the New World, 1492-present

3

HIST 371
Latin America: 20th Century

HIST 371AColonial Latin America

3

HIST 371BNew Nations and Revolutions: Modern Latin America, 1800-present

3

HIST 374The Rise of American Slavery and Its Defeat, 1492-1865

3

HIST 381California, Texas and the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands

3

HIST 383ALatinos in the US

3

HIST 386Modern Mexico

3

HIST 574
The Missionary Church in America, Asia and Africa, 1500-1800

HIST 685
Religion and Society in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Latin America

MUS 335The Music of Latin America

3

POL 344Brazil in World Affairs

3

POL 350Latin American Politics

3

PORT 330Carnival and Samba in Brazilian Literature and Film

3

PSY 387Community Interventions in Mental Health

3

PSY 493Research Apprenticeship for UG

1.00

SOC 331Globalization & Social Movement

3

SOC 334Economic Sociology: Capitalism, Globalization and Development

3.00

SOC 365/SOC 341Controlling America's Borders: Issues and Problems

3

SOC 361Migration and Immigrant Communities

3

SPAN 206Topics in Latin American Culture

3

SPAN 207Advanced Spanish for Health Care I

3

SPAN 208Advanced Spanish for Health Care II

3.00

SPAN 267Spanish as a Minority Language

3

SPAN 271Spanish & Latin American Literature in Translation

3

SPAN 277Cultural Competence Awareness in Health Care

3.00

SPAN 300Thinking Critically: Literature, Film, and Media in the Spanish-Speaking World

3

SPAN 301Society and Culture in the Spanish-Speaking World

3

SPAN 302Intro to Spanish for International Service

3

SPAN 304Public Speaking: Strategies for Oral Communication in Spanish

3

SPAN 305Public Speaking for Heritage Students

3

SPAN 307Communication and Culture in Spanish-English Health Care Settings

3

SPAN 308Applied Spanish in Health Care Education From Childhood To Advanced Years

3

SPAN 309Taking Laughter Seriously: Humor in Latin American Cultures and Literatures

3

SPAN 310Contemporary Hispanic Issues

3

SPAN 333Understanding How The Spanish Language Works

3

SPAN 356Hispanic Popular Song

3

SPAN 37620th Century Latin American Literature and Identity

3

SPAN 380Film, Culture and History

3

SPAN 402Translation in International Affairs

3

SPAN 495BHealth Care Internship

3.00

TRS 328Makers of Hispanic Catholic History

3

TRS 330The Church and Social Issues

3

TRS 454Introduction to Hispanic Ministry

3