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Latino Studies Minor

Program Contacts:

Dr. Silvia Mejía

Chair of the Department of World Languages & Cultures

Email: mejias@mail.strose.edu

Department webpage: 

World Languages & Cultures

Minor Requirements (21-24 credits):

Required courses:

SPA 265Spanish Written Expression

3
or
SPA 302Spanish: Heritage Spkrs

3
SPA 309Hispanic Culture in US

3
SPA 494Internship

1 to 6

Students must take four courses from the following categories, with a minimum of one course from each of the three content areas:

Examination of regions from which Latinos emigrate to the United States:

HIS 249Latin Amer Colonialism

4
HIS 250Origin/Dev Modrn Latin America

3

Examination of minority and immigrant cultures in the United States:

AMS 250Amer Studies:Theory/Practice

4

Manifestation of Latino culture through literature and the arts:

SPA 307Surv Spa-Amer Lit

3
SPA 345Latin American Film

3
SPA 400Contemp Latin American Novel

3
HIS 150Lat Am Film/Novel

3
AHI 211Pre-Columbian & Latin Amer Art

4

Additional courses will be considered on an individual basis as fulfilling the content areas above. They will be subject to approval by the Chair of the Department of World Languages and Cultures.