Program: Latin American Studies, Minor - University of Nevada, Reno

University General Course Catalog 2012-2013

Apr 10, 2025

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An undergraduate minor in Latin American Studies is offered through the College of Liberal Arts and coordinated by the International Affairs Program. It includes study of Spanish beyond the minimum college requirement and integrates regional courses taught through six cooperating departments and programs. It also takes advantage of established University Studies Abroad Consortium programs in Chile and Costa Rica. To complete the minor field of concentration in Latin American Studies, students must earn 20 credits* consisting of:

I. International Affairs (3 units)

PSC 211 - Comparative Government and Politics (3 units)

II. Spanish (5-8 units)

SPAN 305 - Spanish Composition I (3 units)
SPAN 306 - Spanish Composition II (3 units)
SPAN 309R - Spanish Conversation (1 to 3 units S/U Only)
SPAN 410R - Adv Span Gramr-Comp I (3 units)
SPAN 411 - Advanced Spanis Grammar and Composition II (3 units)
SPAN 412 - Advanced Translation (3 units)
SPAN 415 - Spanish Stylistics (3 units)
SPAN 422 - Special Topics in Translation (3 units)

III. Latin American History (6-9 units)

HIST 227 - Introduction to Latin American History and Culture I (3 units)
HIST 228 - Introduction to Latin American History and Culture II (3 units)
HIST 320 - Hispanic Culture US (3 units)
SPAN 222 - Hispanic-America and Its Culture (3 units)

IV. Advanced Area Studies Options (6-9 units)

ANTH 440D - Archaeology of Ancient New World Civilizations (3 units)
ANTH 401A - Contemporary Latin American Society (3 units)
GEOG 476 - Latin America (3 units)
HIST 344R - Andean Ethnohistory (3 units)
HIST 345R - The History of Society and Culture in Brazil (3 units)
HIST 347 - History of Mexico (3 units)
HIST 439 - Religion and Society in Latin America (3 units)
HIST 442 - Women in Latin America (3 units)
HIST 498 - Advanced Historical Studies (1 to 3 units)
IAFF 350 - Internship (1 to 6 units S/U Only)
PSC 407E - Political Systems of Latin America (3 units)
SPAN 350 - Introduction to the Study of Hispanic Literature (3 units)
SPAN 355 - Masterworks of Spanish American Literature to 1850 (3 units)
SPAN 356 - Masterworks of Spanish American Literature 1850-Present (3 units)
SPAN 442 - Special Topics in Cultural Studies (3 units)
SPAN 484 - Spanish-American Drama (3 units)
SPAN 485 - Spanish-American Poetry (3 units)
SPAN 486 - Spanish-American Novel (3 units)
SPAN 488 - Spanish-American Short Story and Essay (3 units)

Note(s):

*Spanish majors or minors may substitute additional Advanced Area Studies Options for language credits.

Latin American Studies, Minor

I. International Affairs (3 units)

II. Spanish (5-8 units)

III. Latin American History (6-9 units)

IV. Advanced Area Studies Options (6-9 units)

Note(s):

Total Credits (18 units)