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
/ - 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 ( ), () | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
The Remaking of New York: the Immigrant Experience ( ), (), () | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Survey of Caribbean Literature in English ( ), () | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Theatre of Color in the United States ( ) | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Migration in the Americas ( ), () | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Changing Demographics of the City ( ) | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Four Hundred Years of the Black Presence in New York City | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Race and Global Inequality ( ) | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
The Sixties in America ( ), () | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
| The Civil Rights Movement (), () | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
African American History ( ) | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Survey of African History ( ) | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Women in African History ( ) | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
History of the African Diaspora ( ) | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Special Topics in Black Studies | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
People and Culture of Haiti ( ), () | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Passing, Covering, and Social Stigma in Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality ( ), (),( ) | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Race and Ethnic Relations ( ), (), () | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
The City That Care Forgot: The Roots, Ruin, and Rebirth of New Orleans ( ),( ), () | 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 (), () | 3 hours; 3 credits |
| Latin America and the Caribbean: Cultures and Societies (), () | 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 ( ) | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
The Contemporary Puerto Rican Family | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Latinas: A Social and Cultural Survey | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Cuban Culture and Society ( ), () | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Urban Economic Structure | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
| The U.S. and Mexican Border (, ) | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
| Race, Class, and Gender in Brazil () | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Changing Demographic of the City ( ), () | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
The Remaking of New York: The Immigrant Experience ( ), (), () | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Migration in the Americas ( ), () | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Changing Demographics of the City ( ) | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Race and Global Inequality ( ) | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
| The Sixties in America (), () | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
| The Civil Rights Movement (), () | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
| Latin American Jewish Women Writers (), (), () | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Contemporary Latin American Fiction ( ) | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Latino/a Literature in the U.S. ( ) | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Special Topics in Hispanic\Latino Studies | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
| Latino Communities in the U.S. | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
| Debates in Latin American Social Theory | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Passing, Covering, and Social Stigma in Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality ( ),( ), () | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Race and Ethnic Relations ( ), (), () | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
The City that Care Forgot: The Roots, Ruin, and Rebirth of New Orleans ( ),( ), () | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Seminar in Black and Latino Studies | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
| Latin America and the Caribbean: From the 19th Century to the Present (), () | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
| Latin America and the Caribbean: Cultures and Societies (), () | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Independent Study I | Hours and credits to be arranged | |
Independent Study II | Hours and credits to be arranged |