LALS Program
By minoring in LALS, you can complement a major by studying the languages, cultures, peoples, and nations of Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Iberian Atlantic World. In addition, our program explores U.S. Latina/o communities in the United States, which gives you an understanding about how our domestic reality is related to and distinct from its international origins. Because the LALS Program is interdisciplinary in its course offerings, students can tailor their studies in the minor to meet their individual interests and needs.
Through this program, students can plan and implement a concentration that best serves their postgraduate goals — whether these include a career in business, government, education, foreign service, foreign languages, or postgraduate studies.
LALS Minor
The minor requires 18 credit hours distributed in the following manner:
- Five courses (3 credits each for a total of 15 credit hours) in two or more of the following areas: anthropology, English, foreign language studies, global studies, history, political science, secondary education, sociology, and/or theology;
- One senior capstone course (3 credits) from the following two options: LALS 480 Senior Capstone Seminar, or LALS 481 Senior Capstone Project.
- Students will also pursue one of two tracks in LALS:
- Track 1 – Latin American Studies focuses primarily on the region of Latin America and the Caribbean. This track has a language requirement, which is normally fulfilled by taking at least two SPN courses (SPN 212 or higher).
- Track 2 – Latina/o Studies focuses primarily on those of Latina/o descent in the U.S. This track has no language requirement, although such study is encouraged.
LALS Courses
| AMS 218 – Multicultural America: Racism, Ethnicity, and Immigration History in the Contemporary United States | APG 321 Latin America: Mexico and Central America |
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| APG 322 Latin America: South America | APG 470 Latin American Anthropology |
| EDU 470 Selected Topics in Education | EDU 471 Gender, Race, Ethnicity & Class Issues in Education |
| ENG 241 Introduction to Latinx Literature | ENG 441 Studies in Literature (e.g. The Neighborhood in Latino Literature; and Contemporary Caribbean Transnational Literature) |
| HIS 215 Diversity of Latin American Religious History | HIS 230 Early and Colonial Latin American History |
| HIS 231 Modern Latin American History | LAS 460 Tutorial 1-4 credits |
| LAS 480 Senior Capstone Seminar | LAS 481 Senior Capstone Project |
| LAS 495 Independent Study 1-3 credits | PSC 336 Latin American Politics |
| PSC 416 Race and Politics in the Americas | PSC 456 Model Organization of American States |
| PSC 470 Special Topics (e.g. Politics of Resource Extraction) | PSC 484 Seminar on Latin America |
| PSC 485 Seminar on American Politics | SOC 305 Race and Ethnic Relations |
| SOC 354 Immigration | SOC 355 Comparative Race and Inequality |
| SOC 470 Special Topics (e.g. Latino Experience, Latin American Society) | SPN 205 – Spanish for Heritage Speakers |
| SPN 212 Hispanic Civilizations | SPN 310 Spanish Phonetics |
| SPN 321 Survey of Spanish-American Literature | SPN 322 Survey of Spanish-American Literature |
| SPN 370 Special Topics in Hispanic Studies | SPN 401 Spanish Literature of the Golden Age: The Renaissance |
| SPN 402 Spanish Literature of the Golden Age: 17th Century Spain on the Stage | SPN 406 Contemporary Spanish Prose |
| SPN 407 Twentieth-Century Spanish Drama | SPN 408 Contemporary Spanish- American Novel |
| SPN 417 Spanish-American Literature | SPN 418 Spanish-American Novel |
| SPN 450 Internship in Hispanic Studies | SPN 490 Independent Study |
