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Latin American and Caribbean Studies Minor Requirements

• 18 credits required for minor completion
• Students should meet with their academic advisor each semester and use to monitor their individual progress toward completion of the minor.

Minor Requirements

I. Language Communication Foundations (12 credits)

• FREN101 Elementary French I
• FREN102 Elementary French II
• LATN101 Elementary Latin I
• LATN102 Elementary Latin II
• PORT101 Elementary Portuguese I
• PORT102 Elementary Portuguese II
• SPAN101 Elementary Spanish I
• SPAN102 Elementary Spanish II

II. Minor Electives (6 credits)

• ANTH312 South American Archeology
• ANTH310 Mesoamerican Archaeology
• ARH330 Latin American Art
• SPAN211 Spanish and Spanish American History, Culture, and Civilization
• SPAN212 Spanish and Spanish American Film, Literature, and Culture
• SPAN213 Latinxs Contributions to the US
• SPAN214 Contemporary Problems in Spain and Latin America
• SPAN330 Short Story
• HIST362 Colonial Latin America
• HIST363 Modern Latin America
• POLI354 Latin American Politics

Note: 6 credits in Language Foundation category must be from the same language.

• Communication (Communicate in Languages Other Than English)
  • Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
  • Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.
  • Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.
• Cultures (Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures)
  • Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied.
  • Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied.
• Connections (Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information)
  • Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language.
  • Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures.
• Comparisons (Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture)
  • Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.
  • Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.
• Communities (Participate in Multilingual Communities at Home and Around the World)
  • Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting.
  • Students show evidence of becoming life‐long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.