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Latin American and Caribbean Studies
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- Field Description
- The Minor and Courses
- Department of Latin American and Caribbean Studies Web Site
Program Coordinator: Elena M.Martnez
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Committee Members:
- Esther Allen (Modern Languages and Comparative Literature)
- Carolle Charles (Sociology and Anthropology)
- Hctor Cordero-Guzmn (Black and Hispanic Studies)
- David Cruz de Jess (Modern Languages and Comparative Literature)
- Thomas J. Desch-Obi (History)
- Lourdes Gil (joint appointment Black and Hispanic Studies and Modern Languages and Comparative Literature)
- Stephanie Golob (Political Science)
- Ted Henken (joint appointment Sociology and Anthropology and Black and Hispanic Studies)
- Elena M. Martnez (Modern Languages and Comparative Literature)
- Mary McGlynn (English)
- Eloise Quiones-Keber (Fine and Performing Arts)
- Alfonso Quiroz (History)
More and more, every day, the world becomes a smaller place and the global economy becomes more of a reality. The Latin American and Caribbean studies minor prepares students for this reality and exposes them to cross-cultural and professional opportunities with courses that explore the historical, political, cultural, and socioeconomic conditions in this region. This minor is a perfect complement to majors in marketing management, economics, finance and investments, public affairs, Spanish, English, sociology, and political science.
Latin American and Caribbean studies students must take one required course, Latin America and the Caribbean: Cultures and Societies (LACS 4900), with the 6 remaining credits selected from the Departments of Black and Latino Studies, Communication Studies, English, Fine and Performing Arts, History, Modern Languages and Comparative Literature, Political Science, and Sociology and Anthropology.
| Required Course | ||
| LACS 4900 | Latin America and the Caribbean: Cultures and Societies | 3 credits |
Electives |
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| Choose two of the following courses: | ||
| ANT 3115 | People and Culture of Haiti (BLS 3115), (SOC 3115) | 3 credits |
| ART 3040 | Special Topics in Art* (History) | 3 credits |
| ART 3252 | Native Art of the Americas | 3 credits |
| ENG 3032 | Ethnic Literature* | 3 credits |
| ENG 3950 | Topics in Literature* | 3 credits |
| HIS 3010 | Central America: A Regional Study | 3 credits |
| HIS 3020 | Afro-Brazilian History (LACS 3020) | 3 credits |
| HIS 3063 | History of the African Diaspora | 3 credits |
| HIS 3070 | History of Civilizations in Latin America | 3 credits |
| HIS 3075 | History of Carribbean Civilizations | 3 credits |
| HIS 3860 | Topics in History* | 3 credits |
| HSP 3000 | The Puerto Rican Child in His Urban Setting | 3 credits |
| HSP 3003 | Major Selected Problems of the Puerto Rican Community | 3 credits |
| HSP 3004 | Politics and Power in Puerto Rico | 3 credits |
| HSP 3005 | Economic History of Puerto Rico | 3 credits |
| HSP 3006 | Religions of the Caribbean | 3 credits |
| HSP 3007 | Puerto Rican Culture | 3 credits |
| HSP 3008 | Puerto Rican Heritage: 1898 to the Present | 3 credits |
| HSP 3009 | Dominican Heritage: From Pre-Columbian Times to Present | 3 credits |
| HSP 3010 | Central America: A Regional Study | 3 credits |
| HSP 3011 | The Contemporary Puerto Rican Family | 3 credits |
| HSP 3012 | Latinas: A Social and Cultural Survey | 3 credits |
| HSP 3015 | Cuban Culture and Society | 3 credits |
| HSP 3044 | Migration in the Americas | 3 credits |
| HSP 3045 | Changing Demographics of the City |
3 credits |
| HSP 3125 | Race and Ethnic Relations | 3 credits |
| HSP 3058 | Contemporary Latin American Fiction (LTT 3058) | 3 credits |
| HSP 4900 | Seminar in Black & Latino Studies | 3 credits |
| MSC 3031 | Music of Latin America and the Caribbean | 3 credits |
| POL 3104 | The Politics of the Third World | 3 credits |
| POL 3364 | Latin American and Caribbean Political Systems | 3 credits |
| SPA 4219 | Nineteenth-Century Latin-American Literature Prior to Modernismo** | 3 credits |
| SPA 4220 | Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Latin-American Poetry** | 3 credits |
| SPA 4221 | Contemporary Latin-American Theatre** | 3 credits |
| SPA 4222 | Contemporary Latin-American Novel** | 3 credits |
| SPA 4223 | Modernismo in Latin America** | 3 credits |
| SPA 4224 | Contemporary Latin-American Short Story** | 3 credits |
| SPA 4226 | Afro-Caribbean Literature** | 3 credits |
| SPA 4228 | Twentieth-Century Womens Writing in Latin America** | 3 credits |
| SPA 4271 | Civilizations and Cultures of Latin America** | 3 credits |
| SPA 4281 | The Literature of Latin America I** | 3 credits |
| SPA 4282 | The Literature of Latin America II** | 3 credits |
| SPA 4283 | The City in Latin American Literature** | 3 credits |
| SPA 4350 | Contemporary Cuban Literature** | 3 credits |
| SPA 4383 | Literature of the Hispanic Caribbean I | 3 credits |
| SPA 4384 | Literature of the Hispanic Caribbean II | 3 credits |
| SPA 4999 | Special Studies in Spanish** | 3 credits |
| THE 3043 | Theatre of Color in the United States | 3 credits |
| THE 4101-4110 | Selected Topics (Theatre)* | 3 credits |
Feit Seminar* One Feit Seminar on Latin American and Caribbean cultures and societies may replace one of the courses toward the minor. |
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*Topics as relevant to the minor. **Courses in Spanish at the 4000 level are taught in Spanish. |
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