Field Description
This discipline explores the social, political, cultural, and economic history of Black and Latino peoples throughout the world from ancient to modern times. Themes include community economic development, micro-enterprise and small business, nonprofit organizations, culture and identity, the development of community, social and public policy, migration processes, and media portrayals.
The Minor
This program offers an interdisciplinary study of the social, political, cultural, and economic history of Black and Latino peoples throughout the world from ancient to modern times. Themes include community economic development, micro-enterprise and small business, nonprofit organizations, culture and identity, the development of community, social and public policy, migration processes, and media portrayals.
The requirements of the Black and Latino Studies minor can be fulfilled by completing two courses in the department at the 3000-level or above, followed by the capstone course BLS 4900/ LTS 4900 - Seminar in Black & Latino Studies.
Please note: Neither BLS/LTS/LACS 4901 nor BLS/LTS/LACS 4902 may serve as the capstone course for the minor.
Courses
Black Studies (BLS)
African History Until the Dispersion, Seventeenth Century | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Geography and Cultures of Africa | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Black American History, Seventeenth Century Until the Present Time | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
The Evolution and Expressions of Racism | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
The Administration and Process of Justice | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Introduction to Black Studies | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Africa After Independence | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Local Government and Customary Law in Africa | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Selected Social Problems of the Ghetto | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Planning in Urban Areas | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Urban Economic Structure | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
The Black Child and Adolescent in the United States | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
The Black Family | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Black Revolution and Political Thinking in the U.S. | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Mass Media and the Black American | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Civil Rights Legislation and Litigation | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Black Economic Development: 1860 to the Present | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Urban Economic Structure | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
African Philosophy and Religion | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
The African Independence Movement | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Women of Color | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
The Changing Demographics of the City ( LTS 3030), ( SOC 3030) | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
The Remaking of New York: the Immigrant Experience ( ANT 3035), ( LTS 3035), ( SOC 3035) | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Survey of Caribbean Literature in English ( CMP 3038), ( ENG 3038) | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Theatre of Color in the United States ( THE 3043) | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
3 hours; 3 credits | ||
Changing Demographics of the City ( LTS 3045) | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Four Hundred Years of the Black Presence in New York City | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Race and Global Inequality ( LTS 3050) | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
3 hours; 3 credits | ||
| BLS 3056 | The Civil Rights Movement ( HIS 3056), ( LTS 3056) | 3 hours; 3 credits |
African American History ( HIS 3060) | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Survey of African History ( HIS 3061) | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Women in African History ( HIS 3062) | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
History of the African Diaspora ( HIS 3063) | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Special Topics in Black Studies | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
3 hours; 3 credits | ||
Passing, Covering, and Social Stigma in Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality ( ANT 3120), ( LTS 3120), ( SOC 3120) | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Race and Ethnic Relations ( ANT 3125), ( LTS 3125), ( SOC 3125) | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
| BLS 3130H | The City That Care Forgot: The Roots, Ruin, and Rebirth of New Orleans ( ANT 3130H), | 3 hours; 3 credits |
Seminar in Black & Latino Studies | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
| Latin America and the Caribbean: From the 19th Century to the Present ( LACS 4901), ( LTS 4901) | 3 hours; 3 credits |
| BLS 4902 | Latin America and the Caribbean: Cultures and Societies ( LACS 4902), ( LTS 4902) | 3 hours; 3 credits |
Honors Thesis in Black Studies | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Honors Thesis in Black Studies | 3 hours; 3 credits |
Latino Studies (LTS)
Puerto Rican Heritage: Pre-Columbian to 1898 | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Latin America: An Institutional and Cultural Survey | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Introduction to Latino Studies | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
The Puerto Rican Community | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Puerto Rican Political and Economic Development in the Twentieth Century | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Major Selected Problems of the Puerto Rican Community | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Politics and Power in Puerto Rico | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Economic History of Puerto Rico | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Religions of the Caribbean | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Puerto Rican Culture | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Puerto Rican Heritage: 1898 to the Present | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Dominican Heritage: From Pre-Columbian Times to Present | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Central America: A Regional Study ( HIS 3010) | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
The Contemporary Puerto Rican Family | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Latinas: A Social and Cultural Survey | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
3 hours; 3 credits | ||
Urban Economic Structure | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
| LTS 3021 | The U.S. and Mexican Border ( ANT 3021, SOC 3021) | 3 hours; 3 credits |
| LTS 3025 | Race, Class, and Gender in Brazil ( HIS 3025) | 3 hours; 3 credits |
3 hours; 3 credits | ||
The Remaking of New York: The Immigrant Experience ( ANT 3035), ( BLS 3035), ( SOC 3035) | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
3 hours; 3 credits | ||
Changing Demographics of the City ( BLS 3045) | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Race and Global Inequality ( BLS 3050) | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
| LTS 3055 | The Sixties in America ( BLS 3055), ( HIS 3055) | 3 hours; 3 credits |
| LTS 3056 | The Civil Rights Movement ( BLS 3056), ( HIS 3056) | 3 hours; 3 credits |
| LTS 3051 | Latin American Jewish Women Writers ( CMP 3051), ( JWS 3051), ( LACS 3051) | 3 hours; 3 credits |
Contemporary Latin American Fiction ( CMP 3058) | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Latino/a Literature in the U.S. ( CMP 3059) | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Special Topics in Hispanic\Latino Studies | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
| LTS 3100 | Latino Communities in the U.S. | 3 hours; 3 credits |
| LTS 3110 | Debates in Latin American Social Theory | 3 hours; 3 credits |
Passing, Covering, and Social Stigma in Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality ( ANT 3120), | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Race and Ethnic Relations ( ANT 3125), ( BLS 3125), ( SOC 3125) | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
| LTS 3130H | The City that Care Forgot: The Roots, Ruin, and Rebirth of New Orleans ( ANT 3130H), | 3 hours; 3 credits |
Seminar in Black and Latino Studies | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
| LTS 4901 | Latin America and the Caribbean: From the 19th Century to the Present ( BLS 4901), ( LACS 4901) | 3 hours; 3 credits |
| LTS 4902 | Latin America and the Caribbean: Cultures and Societies ( BLS 4902), ( LACS 4902) | 3 hours; 3 credits |
Independent Study I | Hours and credits to be arranged | |
Independent Study II | Hours and credits to be arranged |