| Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ | Catalog: 2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog Degree: Latinx and Latin American Studies, Minor Minimum Credits Required:__________________ | |||
Latinx and Latin American Studies, MinorThe Minor in Latinx and Latin American Studies offers students interdisciplinary knowledge and cross-cultural skills that can be applied in a range of fields including but not limited to community advocacy, business, marketing education, government and public policy, media and communications, health sciences, and the arts. The minor integrates theories of decolonization and liberation with the exploration of historic, geopolitical, economic, and sociocultural conditions of Latin American and U.S. Latinx experiences. Core courses provide a theoretical framework to analyze issues such as immigration, transnational social movements, indigenous peoples, Afro-Latinx communities, and globalization, as well as hands-on experience in community-based research methods and activism. The minor requires a total of 21 credits distributed as outlined below. At least 12 credits may not be duplicated with coursework taken towards the student’s major and other minor(s). At least 12 of the credits must be upper-division and at least six of those must be completed in residency. For additional information regarding the Minor in Latinx and Latin American Studies please contact Dr. Ruben Espinoza in the Department of Sociology. |
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core requirements (9 credits) | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
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| HUM 102 - Introduction to Latinx and Latin American Studies | 3 credits | |||
| HUM 310 - Theoretical Foundations of Latinx and Latin American Studies | 3 credits | |||
| HUM 313 - Community Based Research Methods in Latinx Studies | 3 credits | |||
four of the following (12 credits)6 credits must be upper-division | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
| HIST 180 - Modern Latin American History | 3 credits | |||
| SPAN 202 - Intermediate Spanish II | 3 credits | |||
| ANTH 230 - Indigenous Rights: Peace and Justice in the Americas | 3 credits | |||
| HIST 230 - Chicano/a History and Culture to 1865 | 3 credits | |||
| HIST 231 - Chicano/a History and Culture, 1848-Present | 3 credits | |||
| HIST 258 - Latin American History Through Film | 3 credits | |||
| SOC 316 - Immigration in Southern California | 3 credits | |||
| AH 323 - Arts of Tenochtitlán-Mexico City | 3 credits | |||
| MUS 326 - Musical Cultures of the Caribbean and Latin America | 3 credits | |||
| SPAN 326 - Reading and Interpreting Literature | 3 credits | |||
| POSC 327 - Latin American Politics | 3 credits | |||
| ANTH 330 - Indigenous Rights: Peace and Justice in the Americas | 3 credits | |||
| SPAN 345 - Spanish Conversation | 3 credits | |||
| SOC 346 - Solving Problems in Costa Rica: Globalization and Americanization in a Developing Country | 3 credits | |||
| ANTH 360 - North and Middle American Indians | 3 credits | |||
| REL 366 - The Latino/a Religious Experience: From Colonialism to Liberation | 3 credits | |||
| SOC 370 - Race and Ethnicity | 3 credits | |||
| SPAN 377 - Literature and Culture of Latin America I | 3 credits | |||
| SPAN 378 - Literature and Culture of Latin America II | 3 credits | |||
| LEAD 384 - Ethnic Studies Activism: Theory and Practice | 3 credits | |||
| HIST 392 - Pre-Columbian and Colonial Latin America | 3 credits | |||
| SPAN 396 - Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics | 3 credits | |||
| SPAN 397 - United States Latino Literatures and Cultures | 3 credits | |||
| SPAN 398 - 20th Century Latin American Fiction: Journeys Across Memory | 3 credits | |||
| SPAN 440 - A Multidisciplinary Approach to Spanish Bilingualism | 3 credits | |||
| SPAN 441 - Spanish Phonetics and Phonology | 3 credits | |||
total credits 21Special topics courses may be taken as electives with prior approval from the Director of Latinx and Latin American Studies. | ||||
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