A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- Minor
- Catalog edition
- Fall 2026 Undergraduate Catalog
- Checklist type
- degree-program
- Description
- The minor in Latin American and Caribbean Studies allows students to pursue an interdisciplinary course of study that provides a broad overview of Latin America and the Caribbean. Students are introduced to the principal historical, social, and cultural themes in the region, and through their electives, they are also able to develop more detailed knowledge of specific subjects in the region, such as the history of a particular country or the literature of a particular period.
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 196097
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_196097_c9855f14
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Minor Requirements
5 items
- HUS 254Latin America Today 3 creditsNot resolved to a courseor: HUS 250 - Caribbean Cultures 3 creditsor: HIS 214 - Modern Latin America 3 credits
- POL 214Modern Latin America 3 creditsNot resolved to a course
- One literature or culture course, to be chosen from those listed in Group ANot resolved to a course
- Two additional upper-division courses to be chosen from Groups A and BNot resolved to a course
- LAC 488Internship 0-6 credits,Not resolved to a courseor: LAC 487 - Independent Research in Latin American and Caribbean Studies 6 credits.
Notes
2 items
- Relevant special topics given in any department are acceptable for the minor with the approval of the director.Not resolved to a course
- An expanded list of acceptable courses for groups A and B is available in the program office.Not resolved to a course
Group A: Literature and Culture
23 items
- As published: “Arts of the African Diaspora 3 credits”3
- ARH 329Arts of the African Diaspora 3 creditsNot resolved to a course
- As published: “Caribbean and American Connections in Literature 3 credits”3
- EGL 368Caribbean and American Connections in Literature 3 creditsNot resolved to a course
- As published: “French Caribbean Literature 3 credits”3
- HUF 385French Caribbean Literature 3 creditsNot resolved to a course
- ARH 326Arts of Ancient Mesoamerica 3 creditsNot resolved to a course
- ARH 329Arts of the African DiasporaNot resolved to a course3
- EGL 368Caribbean and American Connections in LiteratureNot resolved to a course3
- EGL 375Literature in English in Relation to Other DisciplinesNot resolved to a course
- EGL 376The Literature of Imperialism 3 creditsNot resolved to a course
- HUS 254Latin America Today 3 creditsNot resolved to a course
- HUS 261Latin American Literature in a Global Context 3 creditsNot resolved to a course
- HUS 271United States Latino Literature and Culture 3 creditsNot resolved to a course
- HUS 272Science, Technology, and the Environment in Latin America 3 creditsNot resolved to a course
- HUS 290Latin American Cinema 3 creditsNot resolved to a course
- JRN 390Special Topics in Journalism 3 creditsNot resolved to a course
- LIN 240Spanish in the U.S. 3 creditsNot resolved to a course
- SPN 392The Culture and Civilization of Latin America 3 creditsNot resolved to a course
- SPN 410Theory in Contexts 3 creditsNot resolved to a course
- SPN 415Hispanic Cultures in Contact 3 creditsNot resolved to a course
- SPN 420Topics in Spanish and Latin American Cinema 3 creditsNot resolved to a course
- SPN 435Topics in Latin American Literature from the Colonial Period to the Present 3 creditsNot resolved to a course
The following topics courses may also be used when the topic is appropriate
4 items
- EGL 372Topics in Women and Literature 3 creditsNot resolved to a course
- HUS 261Latin American Literature in a Global Context 3 creditsNot resolved to a course
- MUS 311Topics in Ethnomusicology 3 creditsNot resolved to a course
- SPN 405Issues in Hispanic Cultural Studies 3 creditsNot resolved to a course
Group B: Social Sciences
19 items
- As published: “Pan-African Literature I 3 credits”3
- As published: “Pan-African Literature II 3 credits”3
- As published: “Introduction to the Caribbean Experience 3 credits”3
- As published: “Issues in Caribbean Society 3 credits”3
- AFS 350Black Women and Social Change: A Cross-Cultural Perspective 3 creditsNot resolved to a course
- HIS 350Topics in African History 3 creditsNot resolved to a course
- ECO 335Economic Development 3 creditsNot resolved to a course
- SUS 316Cuba and Sustainability 3 creditsNot resolved to a course
- HIS 213Colonial Latin America 3 creditsNot resolved to a course
- HIS 214Modern Latin America 3 creditsNot resolved to a course
- POL 214Modern Latin America 3 creditsNot resolved to a course
- HIS 216History of U.S.-Latin American Relations 3 creditsNot resolved to a course
- POL 216History of U.S.-Latin American Relations 3 creditsNot resolved to a course
- HIS 380Topics in Latin-American History 3 creditsNot resolved to a course
- HIS 389Mexico: From Revolutions to Cartels, 1810-2020 3 creditsNot resolved to a course
- POL 372Politics in the Third WorldNot resolved to a course
- SOC 364Sociology of Latin America 3 creditsNot resolved to a course
- WST 395Topics in Global Feminism 3 credits (when topic is appropriate)Not resolved to a course
- WST 398Topics in Gender, Race, and Ethnicity 3 credits (when topic is appropriate)Not resolved to a course
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