Latin American Studies
Handy Minor Checklist
LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
Handy Minor Checklist
STUDENT NAME______________________________________________________________
STUDENT NUMBER____________________________________
MAJOR:_____________________________________________
Minors in Latin American studies are required to complete 21 credit hours. No more than two courses from any department other than LAS are counted toward the minor. There is no limit on the courses designated LAS that may apply to the minor.
All minors will be required to complete three core courses:
______ LAS 210 Exploring Latin America [3 cr]
______ LAS 374 Revolution in the Americas [3 cr]
______ SPA 202 Intermediate Spanish II (or higher) [4 cr]
In addition to the above required courses, students will choose four courses from the following list:
_____ AAA 202 African Diaspora
_____ ANT 355 Migration in the Americas
______ ANT 360 Ethnology of Mesoamerica
______ BIO 310 Biological Diversity of the Americas
______ CFV 376 Latin American Cinema
______ ENG 378 Contemporary Latin American Literature
______ ENG 385 Writing and Revolution in the Americas
______ GEO 350 Geology’s Great Debate in the New World
______ GPY 352 Geography of Latin America
______ GPY 380 Special Topics in Geography
______ HST 315 Latinos: The Forging of Ethnic Identities
______ HST 330 Early Latin America
______ HST 331 Modern Latin America
______ HST 334 Making of the Caribbean
______ HST 372 From Slavery to Freedom
______ HST 632 A History of Brazil
______ LAS 320 Model Organization of the American States
______ LAS 378 Contemporary Latin American Literature
______ LAS 380 Topics in Latin American Studies:
________ Music & Society in Latin America
________ Sports in Latin America - Baseball [LAS/MOV]]
________ Commerce & Society in Latin America [LAS/MKT]
________ Latin American/Latino Cinema [LAS/HIST]
________ US/Latin American Relations: Past and Present [LAS/PLS/IR]
________ Maya Language and Culture (w/ Field Trip)
______LAS 399 Independent Studies
______LAS 475 Latinos in West Michigan [w/ Service Learning]
______LAS 490 Latin American Studies Internship
______PLS 284 Latin American Politics
______SPA 311 Latin American Civilization and Culture I
______SPA 312 Latin American Civilization and Culture II
______SPA 313 U.S. Latino/a Civilization and Culture
______SPA 324 Spanish-American Novel in Translation
______SPA 329 Sociolinguistics of Spanish
______SPA 410 Spanish American Narrative
______SPA 430 U.S. Latino/a Literature
______SPA 460 Women Authors
One course from the Grand Valley study abroad programs in Guadalajara or Puebla, Mexico or from another study abroad program in Latin America can be applied to the minor with prior approval from the director of the Latin American studies program.
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