Latin American Studies Minor

Requirements for a minor in Latin American and Caribbean studies

24 credit hours, distributed as follows from lists (A) through (C)

Degree Requirements

A. Latin American history, politics and society requirement

PSC 342	The Political Economy of Latin America	4
SPA 422	Latin American Civilization and Culture	4
PSC 206	Contemporary Latin America	4
HIS 322	Spanish Caribbean and its Diasporas	4
HIS 236	Latin America	4
Total Credit Hours:		8-16

B. Language requirement

SPA 101	Elementary Spanish I	4
SPA 102	Elementary Spanish II	4
SPA 105	Elementary Spanish Review	4
SPA 201	Intermediate Spanish I	4
SPA 202	Intermediate Spanish II	4
SPA 300	Advanced Spanish I	4
SPA 301	Advanced Spanish II	4
SPA 307	The Structure of Modern Spanish	4
SPA 311	Commercial Spanish	4
SPA 331	Reading Literature	4
Total Credit Hours:		8

C. Latin American and Caribbean studies electives

ART 271	Art, Culture, Place	4
COM 386	Hispanic Advertising	4
HIS 205	Native American Histories: Colonialism and Resistance	4
HIS 206	Slavery and Racism in the Early Americas: A Comparative Perspective	4
HIS 212	Witchcraft and Magic in the Early Modern Atlantic World	4
HIS 323	Revolutionary Black Atlantic	4
LIT 222	Rebellions, Revolutions, and Reform	4
SPT 251	Latin American Literature in English Translation	4
SPA 320	Hispanic Cinema	4
SPA 435	Latin American Literature	4
SPA 436	The Latin American Novel	4
SPA 441	Hispanic Women Writers	4
Total Credit Hours:		8-16

The following Honors and/or Travel Courses are offered on a four-year rotation and may count toward the electives portion of the minor.

UTSPT 200	Myths and Realities of the New World Encounter	4
SPT 251	Latin American Literature in English Translation	4
SPT 265	Revolutionary Cuba: The Politics of Culture and the Culture of Politics	4
PSC 353	Cuba and the U.S.: Then and Now	4
Total Credit Hours:		24-40

Total Credit Hours: 24