Caribbean & Latin American Studies Minor Requirements

A grade of “C” or better in each course is required for successful satisfaction of core and elective courses.
1 core course (3 units) + 4 elective courses (12 units) = 15 units
Courses from this list taken in completion of an academic major may satisfy up to 6 units of elective credit.
Course descriptions for core and elective courses can be found here.
Additional courses not listed below may substitute with prior approval from the Program Director.

1 Core Course	3 units
Introduction to Latin American Studies – LAS 2000 OR Hispanic Culture and Civilization – SPT 2530
4 Elective Courses	12 units
Courses* offered: English Caribbean Literature in English – LIT 4192 Languages, Linguistics, and Comparative Literatures Latin American Culture and Civilization – SPN 3501 Intro to Hispanic Literature – SPW 3030 Latin American Literature in Translation – SPT 4130 Special Topics in Spanish or Latin American Literature – SPW 4930 History Colonial Latin American History – LAH 3100 Latin American Independence – LAH 3133 Modern Latin American History – LAH 3200 Indians in Latin American History – LAH 4131 History of Mexico – LAH 4430 History of the Caribbean – LAH 4470 History of Cuba – LAH 4480 Cold War in Latin America – LAH 4744 Special Topics in Latin American History – LAH 4930 History of Florida – AMH 3420 Political Science Latin American Politics – CPO 4303 Geography/Geosciences Culture and Environment: Latin America and the Caribbean – GEA 4405 Anthropology The Maya and Their Neighbors – ANT 3163 South America Before Columbus – ANT 3165