University General Course Catalog 2023-2024

Nov 22, 2024

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Latin American Studies, Minor

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The minor in Latin American Studies is offered through the College of Liberal Arts and coordinated by the International Affairs Program. The minor includes the study of Spanish beyond the minimum college requirement and integrates courses delving into the region, taught through six cooperating departments and programs. It also takes advantage of established University Studies Abroad Consortium programs.

Contact Information

Department of Political Science
Thompson Building 221
(775) 784-4601

I. Program Requirements (20 units)

To complete the minor in Latin American Studies, students must earn 20 credits, including courses in three areas:*

A. Foundational Course (3 units)

PSC 211 - Introduction to Comparative Politics (3 units) CO6, CO11

B. Spanish (5-8 units)

SPAN 305 - Spanish Composition I (3 units)
SPAN 306 - Spanish Composition II (3 units)
SPAN 307 - Writing for Spanish Heritage Speakers (3 units)
SPAN 309 - Spanish Conversation (3 units) CO11
SPAN 315 - Introduction to Translation (3 units)
SPAN 410 - Advanced Spanish Grammar and Composition I (3 units)
SPAN 411 - Advanced Spanish Grammar and Composition II (3 units)
SPAN 412 - Advanced Translation (3 units) CO11, CO13
SPAN 415 - Spanish Stylistics (3 units)
SPAN 422 - Special Topics in Translation (3 units) CO11

C. 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) CO6
HIST 229 - Drugs & Security in the Americas (3 units) CO11
HIST 214 - Latina/o/x History (3 units) CO10
SPAN 222 - Hispanic-America and Its Culture (3 units) CO11
SPAN 322 - Spanish American Culture and Civilization (3 units) CO11

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

ANTH 401A - Contemporary Latin American Society (3 units) CO10
ANTH 440D - Archaeology of Ancient New World Civilizations (3 units)
GEOG 476 - Latin America (3 units) CO10, CO11
HIST 334 - American Revolutions From Washington to Chavez (3 units) CO11
HIST 344 - Andean Ethnohistory (3 units) CO10
HIST 345 - The History of Society and Culture in Brazil (3 units)
HIST 346 - History of Cuba (3 units) CO11
HIST 347 - History of Mexico (3 units) CO10, CO11
HIST 439 - Religion and Society in Latin America (3 units)
HIST 439A - The Aztecs (3 units)
HIST 439B - Inquisition in Europe and Latin America (3 units)
HIST 439C - Slavery and Race in Latin America (3 units)
HIST 440A - The Cuban Revolution (3 units) CO10, CO11
HIST 442 - Women in Latin America (3 units) CO10, CO13
HIST 498 - Advanced Historical Studies (1 to 3 units) (Only Mexican Society: History and Gender Issues, Chilean History, The Maya World topic)
PSC 407E - Political Systems of Latin America (3 units)
SPAN 350 - Introduction to the Study of Hispanic Literature (3 units) CO12
SPAN 355 - Masterworks of Spanish American Literature to 1850 (3 units) CO11
SPAN 356 - Masterworks of Spanish American Literature 1850-Present (3 units) CO11
SPAN 484 - Spanish-American Literature (3 units)
WMST 442 - Women in Latin America (3 units) CO10, CO13

Note(s):

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

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