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Latin American Studies Minor/BIS

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Coordinator: Dr. Isabel Asensio
Location: Elizabeth Hall, 230
Telephone: 801-626-6777

The Latin American Studies Minor is an interdisciplinary program offered through a number of cooperating departments and programs including Foreign Languages, History, Geography, Political Science and Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Child and Family Studies, English, and Women Studies.

Grade Requirements: A grade of “C” or better in each course used toward the minor (a grade of “C-” is not acceptable).
Credit Hour Requirements: A minimum of 18 credit hours in addition to two years of college Portuguese or Spanish or their equivalent.
Program Code: 3000
CIPC: 050107

Courses taken which are part of the student’s major will not count as fulfillment of the minor requirement.

Course Requirements for Minor in Latin American Studies

The following are required in addition to two years of college study in Portuguese or Spanish or equivalent proficiency to be demonstrated by the student. Select 18 credit hours chosen from at least three of the following departments.

Child & Family Studies

FAM 4300 - Latino Child and Family Development Credits: (3)

Foreign Languages

SPAN 3060 - Grammar & Composition Credits: (3) or
PTGS 3060 - Grammar & Composition Credits: (3)
SPAN 3160 - Introduction to Literature Credits: (3) or
PTGS 3160 - Introduction to Literature Credits: (3)
SPAN 3320 - Applied Language Studies Credits: (1-3) or
PTGS 3320 - Applied Language Studies Credits: (1-3)
SPAN 3360 - Advanced Grammar Credits: (3) or
PTGS 3360 - Advanced Grammar Credits: (3)
SPAN 3540 - Latin American Environment and Cultures Credits: (3) or
PTGS 3540 - Latin American Environment and Cultures Credits: (3)
SPAN 3550 GLB - Cultural Heritage I Credits: (3) or
PTGS 3550 - Cultural Heritage I Credits: (3)
SPAN 3560 - Cultural Heritage II Credits: (3) or
PTGS 3560 - Cultural Heritage II Credits: (3)
SPAN 3610 - Literature Survey I Credits: (3) or
PTGS 3610 - Literature Survey I Credits: (3)
PTGS 3620 - Literature Survey II Credits: (3) or
SPAN 3620 - Literature Survey II Credits: (3)
PTGS 3710 - Business Language I Credits: (3) or
SPAN 3710 - Business Language I Credits: (3)
PTGS 3720 - Language for Specific Purposes I Credits: (3) or
SPAN 3720 CEL - Language for Specific Purposes I Credits: (3)
PTGS 3730 - Language for Specific Purposes II Credits: (3) or
SPAN 3730 CEL - Language for Specific Purposes II Credits: (3)
PTGS 3740 - Translation I Credits: (3) or
SPAN 3740 - Translation I Credits: (3)
SPAN 4690 - Special Topics in Literature Credits: (3)
PTGS 3715 - Business Language II Credits: (3) or
SPAN 3715 - Business Language II Credits: (3)
PTGS 4740 - Translation II Credits: (3) or
SPAN 4740 - Translation II Credits: (3)
PTGS 4850 - Study Abroad Credits: (3) or
SPAN 4850 - Study Abroad Credits: (3)
SPAN 3630 - Literature Poetry Credits: (3)
SPAN 3650 - Literature Periods Credits: (3)
SPAN 3670 - Literature Authors Credits: (3)
SPAN 3690 - Special Topics in Literature Credits: (1-3)
SPAN 4620 - Survey of Literature I Credits: (3)
SPAN 4630 - Survey of Literature II Credits: (3)
SPAN 4830 - Directed Readings Credits: (1-3)
PTGS 3570 - Special Topics in Culture Credits: (3)
PTGS 3850 - Study Abroad Credits: (1-6)

English

ENGL 3730 - Literatures of Cultures and Places Credits: (3) **

History

HIST 3050 - History of U.S. Latinos Credits: (3)
HIST 4410 - History of Spain and Portugal Credits: (3)
HIST 4630 - Latin American History: Pre-Columbian to Independence Credits: (3)
HIST 4650 - Latin American History Since Independence Credits: (3)
HIST 4670 - History of Mexico Credits: (3)
HIST 4830 - Directed Readings Credits: (1-3) **

Geography

GEOG 3540 - Geography of Latin America and the Caribbean Credits: (3)
GEOG 4800 - Individual Research Credits: (1-3) **
GEOG 4950 - Advanced Regional Field Studies or Field Trips Credits: (1-3) **

Political Science

POLS 3290 GLB - Democratization and Political Transitions Credits: (3) **
POLS 4830 - Directed Readings Credits: (3) **
POLS 4990 - Senior Seminar/Senior Thesis Credits: (3) **

Anthropology

ANTH 3600 - Culture Area Studies Credits: (1-3) **
ANTH 4830 INT - Readings and/or Projects Credits: (1-3) **

Note:

** Acceptable when the emphasis and content are basically Latin American.

Should other courses relating specifically to Latin America, either of an experimental or of a permanent nature, be added to the curriculum, these courses will be accepted as part of the Latin American Studies Minor Program. Should such courses be part of an academic area not listed above, the new academic area will be added to those presently constituting the Latin American Studies Minor.