Latin American Studies Minor at WKU

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Minor in Latin American Studies

The Latin American Studies minor requires a minimum of 21 credit hours.

All students must take Latin America: Past & Present, LAS 200 (offered as GEOG 200 or HIST 200) as the foundation course before enrolling in advanced classes. LAS 200 is an interdisciplinary course offered every fall semester. It offers a broad, interdisciplinary introduction to Latin America, emphasizing its regions, peoples, and cultures.

At least three departments (GEOG, PS, SPAN, ANTH/FLK, and HIST) must be represented among the remaining 18 hours of course work. Students must also complete one year of university Spanish (SPAN 101 and 102) or Portuguese or the equivalent for the minor.

Approved courses for the Latin American Studies minor are: ANTH/FLK 340, ANTH/FLK 342; GEOG 454, 462; PS 362; HIST 364, 365, 464, 465; SPAN 201, 202, 370, 371, 375, 376, 377, 470, 471, 478, and 490. (See list below.) Study abroad courses with a Latin American focus can also be applied to the LAS Minor, and other appropriate courses can be substituted with the approval of the program advisor. For example, SPAN 306 (Experiencing Spanish Abroad) will usually qualify, and SPAN 455 (Special Topics) will often be accepted as long as it is relevant to Latin America.

 

Courses for the Latin American Studies Minor
ANTH/FLK 340		Peoples and Cultures of Latin America
ANTH/FLK 342		Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean
GEOG 454		Geography of Middle America
GEOG 462		Geography of South America
PS 362		Government and Politics of Latin America
HIST 364		Colonial Latin America
HIST 365		Modern Latin America
HIST 464		Latin America and the United States
HIST 465		Modern Mexico
SPAN 201		Intermediate Spanish I
SPAN 202		Intermediate Spanish II
SPAN 370		Spanish Conversation
SPAN 371		Spanish Composition and Grammar
SPAN 372		Latin American Civilization and Culture
SPAN 376		Literature and Culture of Latin America
SPAN 470		Advanced Oral Spanish
SPAN 471		Advanced Spanish Composition
SPAN 478		Twentieth-Century Latin America
SPAN 490		Hispanic Cinema

 

For more information, contact Dr. Marc Eagle.