Latin American Studies, Minor

The Department of Chicano and Latin American Studies

Latin American Studies Minor Requirements

Students are encouraged to focus on an area of interest in Latin America, such as a country, region, or social issue affecting a particular region. The Latin American Studies Minor is an interdisciplinary program consisting of courses dealing with Latin America and the Caribbean with course offerings from several departments.

Lower Division:

CLAS 70 - Introduction to Latin American Studies Units: 3

Choose One of the Following:

HIST 3 - Colonial Americas Units: 3
HIST 8 - Republics of Latin America Units: 3

Upper-Division Courses (12 units)

Select from

CLAS 112 - Pre-Hispanic Civilizations Units: 3
CLAS 114 - Mexico and the Southwest 1810-1910 Units: 3
CLAS 115 - Mexico-U.S. Relations Since-1910 Units: 3
CLAS 180T - Topics of Chicano Society Units: 1-3 *
CLAS 190 - Independent Study Units: 1-3 *
AFRS 130T - Topics in Ethnic Studies Units: 1-3 *
ARTH 173 - Pre-Columbian Mexico Units: 3
ARTH 175 - Pre-Columbian Andes Units: 3
ECON 114 - Economic Development of Poor Nations Units: 3
ECON 178 - International Economics Units: 3
ECON 179 - International Political Economy Units: 3
ECON 181 - Political Economy of Latin America Units: 3
ECON 188T - Topics in Macro and International Economics Units: 1-3 *
SPAN 125 - Hispanic Cultural Productions (taught in Spanish) Units: 3
SPAN 143 - Introduction to Spanish-American Literature Units: 3
SPAN 145 - Mexican Literature Units: 3
SPAN 147 - Twentieth Century Spanish-American Literature Units: 3
SPAN 148T - Major Themes in Hispanic Literature Units: 3 *
GEOG 170T - Latin American Regions Units: 1-3
HIST 145 - Spain and Portugal Units: 3
HIST 160 - The Great American Civilizations: Maya, Aztec, Inca Units: 3
HIST 162 - South America Units: 3
HIST 165 - Modern Mexico Units: 3
HIST 166 - United States – Latin American Diplomacy Units: 3
HIST 169T - Studies in Latin American History Units: 1-3
HIST 183 - The Hispanic Southwest Units: 3
HUM 130 - Latin American Cultures and Traditions Units: 3
PHIL 132 - Religion and the Margin Units: 3
PLSI 121 - American Foreign Affairs Units: 3
PLSI 126 - International Law and Organization Units: 3
PLSI 146T - Area Studies in Latin America Units: 1-4
WGSS 135 - Women In Cross-Cultural Perspective Units: 3

Total: 18 Units

Minor Advising Notes

*Special topics or directed reading courses must have subject matter dealing with Latin America, the Caribbean, or must focus on issues affecting those areas.
Courses taken to complete major requirements cannot be double-counted for the minor.
Courses taken to complete General Education Integration requirements can be double-counted for the minor.
Other acceptable courses can be substituted to satisfy minor requirements with approval of your CLAS advisor.