Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program

Students may pursue a minor in Latin American and Caribbean Studies by taking 18 credits of approved courses from the list of courses below.  No more than 9 credits from a single department may count toward the Minor.  Students pursuing this minor are strongly encouraged to complete courses Spanish or Portuguese, or another language of the region, at least to the intermediate level.  Students may receive LACS credit for relevant courses not listed, with the consent of the LACS Coordinator.  Please note that additional courses may be added to this list from time to time.   Check the college honoraria or InfoBear for the availability of each course in a given semester.

LACS Approved Courses    (#Fall 2008 courses)

Special-topics courses may be included in the minor, depending upon the specific topic covered, with approval by the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program Coordinator.               First Year Seminars (199) and Second Year Seminars (200) may also be taken for credit toward the LACS Minor, with approval by the LACS Coordinator.                                                      Study Tours and Service Learning opportunities may also be included in the LACS Minor. depending upon the location, with approval by the LACS Coordinator.

Anthropology

#ANTH 213            Latin American Peoples and Cultures*
ANTH 215              The Caribbean                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          #ANTH 355/555   Study Tour (Jan '09  Belize)*
ANTH 399              Special Topics in Anthropology (as approved)

English

#ENGL 251          Literary Themes: Caribbean Literature

Foreign Languages

LASP 210         The Contemporary Latin American Novel 

LASP 220         The Contemporary Latin American Short Story

LASP 230         Contemporary Latin American Short Story in Translation

LASP 290         Spanish Phonetics and Dialectology
LASP 310         Contemporary Latin American Short Story
LASP 320         Latin American Poetry
LASP 392         Spanish-American Civilization
LASP 402         Survey of Spanish-American Literature
LASP 403         Topics in Spanish American Literature
LASP 490         Seminar in Hispanic Literature
LASP 495         Seminar in Spanish American Culture

Foreign language courses in Spanish, Portuguese, and French may also be taken for credit toward the LACS Minor.

Geography

#GEOG 171        Geography of the GlobalSouth                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

#GEOG 381        Geography of Latin America 
#GEOG 490        Seminar in Geography (as approved)                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

History

HIST 161             History and Culture of Mexico

HIST XXX           Andean History**

HIST XXX           Latin American Women and Gender History**

HIST XXX           Latin American National Histories**

HIST 422            Slavery and Race in the Atlantic World
HIST 439            Topics in Non-United States History
HIST 477            Latin America: The Colonial Period
#HIST 478         Latin America: The Modern Period
HIST 495            Undergraduate History Colloquium
#HIST 523         Portuguese Seaborne Empire
#HIST 560         Topical Seminar: Latin America

Political Science

#POLI 381         United States - Latin American Relations
POLI 382            Latin American Government and Politics
POLI 488            Politics and Development in the Third World

Social Work

#SCWK 270       Social Work Issues of Diversity and Oppression

Sociology

SOCI 280            Genocide and Political Violence

* Formal application required. See "Graduate and Undergraduate Credit" in the Graduate and Continuing Education section of this catalog.

** Pending Governance Approval

Last Modified: November 5, 2008