Latin American & Latinx Studies Minor

Serena Cosgrove, PhD, Director
Web: http://www.seattleu.edu/artsci/departments/latin-american/

Learning Outcomes

Students in the Latin American & Latinx Studies minor gain an interdisciplinary understanding of the culture, history, literature, economics, and politics of the region of Latin America.
Through their coursework in the minor, students learn about the experiences of Latino/Latina/Latine/Latinx communities in the United States.
Through participation in the minor, students achieve basic communication abilities in a regional Latin American language.
As a complement to their major field of study, students draw on the contextual and regional knowledge that they gain in the minor to prepare for employment in a variety of professional fields, graduate studies, and/or service opportunities.

Requirements

In order to earn a minor in Latin American & Latinx Studies, students must complete a total of 30 credits, with a minor grade point average of 2.00 or above. At least 15 credits must be taken at SU and 5 credits must be completed at the 3000/4000-level.

As an interdisciplinary program, the minor must include courses from a minimum of two disciplines.

Required Courses (15):

15 credits of language study, which may include the first-year college-level language study of a Latin American major language (at SU this is generally Spanish) or upper-level courses in Spanish

Electives (15):

Choose 15 credits from courses approved as Latin American & Latinx Studies minor electives

HIST 1210 - Constructing Past and Present II
Approved sections include: Latin American and the Caribbean
HIST 3700 - Colonial Latin America
HIST 3710 - Modern Latin America
HIST 3720 - History of Mexico
HIST 3730 - History of Cuba
HIST 3740 - Revolution in Latin America
HIST 3750 - History of the Caribbean
HIST 3910 - Special Topics (when focused on Latin America)
HIST 4730 - Cuban History Research Seminar
HIST 4750 - Caribbean History Research Seminar
HUMT 3850 - (De)Constructing Community Development in Mexico
INST 3200 - Latin American Politics
INST 3210 - US-Latin American Relations
INST 3910 - Special Topics (when focused on Latin America)
INST 4900 - Senior Capstone (when focused on Latin America)
LAST 3960 - Directed Study
LAST 4960 - Independent Study
PLSC 3350 - Latin American Politics
PLSC 3640 - US-Latin American Relations
PLSC 3910 - Special Topics (when focused on Latin America)
SPAN 3150 - Latin American and Spanish Culture and Society
SPAN 3200 - Mexican Cultural Topics
SPAN 3250 - Introduction to Latin American and Spanish Literature
SPAN 3500 - History, Politics, and Society in Latin America
SPAN 3910 - Special Topics (when focused on Latin America)
SPAN 4260 - Latin American Literature and Culture 20th Century
SPAN 4390 - In Search for a Visa to Fulfill a Dream
SPAN 4550 - Latin America Through Film
SPAN 4560 - Latin American Literature and Film
SPAN 4910 - Special Topics such as Latin American Cinema, Novela Chicana, Literatura Chicana
THRS 2090 - Jesus and Liberation
THRS 2091 - Latin American Liberation Theology
UCOR 1400 - Human Rights in Latin America
UCOR 1600 - Poverty and Migration
UCOR 1600 - Borders and Boundaries
UCOR 2100 - Latin American Liberation Theology
UCOR 3400 - The World’s Game: Soccer
UCOR 3600 - U.S. Mexico Border
UCOR 3600 - Global Poverty (Latin America focus)
WGST 3840 - Contemporary Latin American Literature
WGST 3910 - Special Topics (when focused on Latin America)
Additional courses with approval of director of Latin American & Latinx Studies

NOTE:

See policy for Undergraduate Minors (84-1) for more information.