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

ANTH 254Ancient Cultures of South America

3

ANTH 322Lost Cities & Ancient Empires

3

ANTH 324Cultural Heritage of Native America

3

ANTH 341Medical Anthropology

3

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 286/HIST 286/SPAN 286Mexico and Mexican America

3

HIST 371AColonial Latin America

3

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

3

HIST 371CCuba: From Colony to Cold War

3

HIST 371DModern Central America

3

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

3

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

3

HIST 386Modern Mexico

3

MUS 335The Music of Latin America

3

POL 344Brazil in World Affairs

3

POL 350Latin American Politics

3

PSY 387Community Interventions in Mental Health

3

PSY 493Research Apprenticeship for UG

1

SOC 331Globalization & Social Movement

3

SOC 334Economic Sociology: Capitalism, Globalization and Development

3

SOC 341Border Security

3

SOC 361Migration and Immigrant Communities

3

SPAN 206Topics in Latin American Culture

3

SPAN 207Advanced Spanish for HealthCare I

3

SPAN 208/SPAN 208/SPAN 208HAdvanced Spanish for HealthCare II

3

SPAN 271Spanish & Latin American Literature in Translation

3

SPAN 277/SPAN 277/SPAN 277HCultural Competence Awareness in HealthCare

3

SPAN 301Society and Culture in the Spanish-Speaking World

3

SPAN 302Intro to Spanish for International Service

3

SPAN 305Public Speaking for Heritage Students

3

SPAN 402Translation in International Affairs

3

SPAN 495B/SPAN 495B/SPAN 495BHHealth Care Internship

3

TRS 328Makers of Hispanic Catholic History

3

TRS 330The Church and Social Issues

3

TRS 454Introduction to Hispanic Ministry

3