Latin American Studies

Michael Malpass, Associate Professor and Coordinator

Gladys M. Varona-Lacey, Associate Professor and Coordinator

Latin America is an extraordinarily diverse area, encompassing a wide variety of cultures, political units, economics, languages and environments. The goals of the Latin American studies minor are to foster greater knowledge about Latin America and to explore the cultural contributions of that area to the global community. The minor aims to expand students' views concerning the multicultural nature of the peoples of Latin America, and to emphasize the interactions between indigenous and introduced cultures in this region, both past and present. The Latin American studies minor will be useful to students envisioning careers in government, business, commerce, communication, or teaching. Students interested in pursuing graduate work in any field related to Latin America will also find such a minor to be important.

Requirements for the minor in Latin American studies

Students will achieve the goals of the minor by taking a set of courses on Latin America in at least two different departments, or for more breadth, by choosing courses in several departments. The specific courses are selected according to the interests of the student from the list approved by the Latin American studies faculty and updated each semester.

The minor in Latin American studies will require 18 credit hours of work, including language proficiency through the intermediate (20200) level or equivalent proficiency as demonstrated by a placement examination.

1. Prior to enrolling for the next semester, a student must have his/her minor courses approved on the advising form kept by his/her adviser.

2. The 20200 language course (Intermediate II) may count toward the minor, but the 10100, 10200, and 20100 courses (Elementary I and II, and Intermediate I) may not.

3. Only three credits are allowed from a student's major department.

4. No more than nine credits from any single department.

5. No more than three credits of independent study may count toward the minor.

Total required for minor

18