Minor in Southwestern Studies

The minor in Southwestern Studies requires 18 semester credit hours. Students are required to take at least two of the core courses for the minor. No more than three courses in a single department may count toward this minor. A course may not be used to satisfy both a major and a minor requirement. Relevant Honors and topics courses may be substituted with permission from the Director of the Center for the Study of the Southwest.

Core Courses
Choose 6 hours from the following:6
Archaeology of the Southwest
Mexican American Culture
Chicano/a Narrative and Social History
Southwestern Studies I: Defining the Region
Southwestern Studies II: Consequences of Region
Geography of the Southwest
History of Mexican America to 1865
History of Mexican America from 1865
Spanish Borderlands, 1521-1821
Sociology of Latinos and Immigration
Electives
Choose 12 hours from the following:12
Archaeology of the Southwest 1
Texas Archaeology
Mexican American Culture 1
History of American Art
Race and Representation
The Southwest in Film
Chicano/a Narrative and Social History 1
Southwestern Studies I: Defining the Region 1
Southwestern Studies II: Consequences of Region 1
Literature of the Southwest
Latin America
Geography of Texas
Geography of the Southwest 1
Regional Field Studies (Big Bend)
History of Mexican America to 1865 1
History of Mexican America from 1865 1
Spanish Borderlands, 1521-1821 1
Western America
Southwestern History
History of Mexican American Music in the Southwest
Texas History: A Survey
Mexican American History
Critical Issues in Texas History
African-American Experience in Texas
The History of Texas Music
Women and Texas Music
Latina/o Politics
Sociology of Latinos and Immigration 1
Diversity and Social Justice in Social Work
Hispanic Literature of the Southwest
Total Hours18
1

Courses completed for core credit may not be used for elective credit.