Minor in Latina/o Studies
The minor in Latina/o Studies requires 18 semester credit hours. The Latina/o Studies minor is an interdisciplinary program for students to learn about social, political, economic, historical and cultural processes that impact Latina/o communities in the United States. Using a complement of courses from disciplines across the university, this minor will: (1) offer an academic and scholarly foundation for students to understand the experiences of Latinas/os using a global perspective; (2) educate students about the cultural competency skills necessary to work with Latina/o communities; and (3) expose students to the theoretical and research methodologies in Latina/o Studies.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| LATS 2300 | Introduction to Latina/o Studies | 3 |
| LATS 4325 | Latina/o Communities, and Societal Transformations | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Choose 12 hours from the following: | 12 | |
| Mexican American Culture | ||
| Gender and Sexuality in Global Perspective | ||
| Art and Politics | ||
ARTH 4321Z | ||
| Race, Ethnicity and Criminal Justice | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Leadership and Organizational Influence | ||
| Entrepreneurship in Schools, Communities, and the Workplace | ||
| Introduction to Social and Cultural Diversity | ||
| Chicana/o/x Narrative and Social History | ||
| Literature of the Southwest | ||
| Geography of Latin America | ||
| World Population | ||
| History of Mexican America to 1865 | ||
| History of Mexican America from 1865 | ||
| History of Mexico | ||
HIST 3327 | ||
| The Spanish Borderlands of North America, 1513-1821 | ||
| The U.S. - Mexico Border and Borderlands | ||
HIST 3371B | ||
| Immigration and US History | ||
| Latina/o/x Histories | ||
HIST 4373 | ||
| Cultures and Literatures of the Hispanic World | ||
| Independent Study in Latina/o Studies | ||
| Latinas/Latinos and the Media | ||
MKT 3385 | ||
| Salsa Del Rio | ||
| Orquesta del Rio | ||
| Latin American Philosophy | ||
| United States-Latin America Relations | ||
| Latina/o Politics | ||
| Cross-Cultural Psychology | ||
PSY 4390S | ||
| Population Dynamics | ||
| Sociology of Latinos & Immigration | ||
| Sociology of Race and Ethnicity | ||
| Social Movements | ||
| Sociology of Popular Music | ||
SOWK 4300K | ||
SPAN 3307 | ||
| Writing in Spanish | ||
| Introduction to Contemporary Spanish Linguistics | ||
| Hispanic Literature of the Southwest | ||
| Latin American Theatre and Performance | ||
| Multiple Perspectives in American Theatre | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
