Latin American, Caribbean, and US Latinx Studies Minor
Latin America and the Caribbean are home to more than 650 million people of different ethnic, linguistic, and religious backgrounds. These areas are also the origin of more than 62 million Latinos in the United States. Our program (a.k.a. Latin American, Caribbean and US Latinx studies) offers students the opportunity to learn more about these communities, their everyday lives, literary cultures, politics, history, and economics.
In this interdisciplinary curriculum, students select from an array of courses that enable them to explore Latin America from a variety of perspectives while also having the opportunity to focus on a specific area. Students will also gain proficiency in Spanish or Portuguese and explore the ethnic, linguistic, and religious backgrounds of those who call the region home.
The minor complements primary majors in fields such as anthropology, business, geography, political science, history, journalism and Spanish, to name only a few. Latin American studies is one of six interdisciplinary minors focused on international regions and global themes.
Minor Requirements (18 Hours)
Students must select 18 credit hours from the following list with no more than 6 credit hours coming from same subject.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AFAM 438E | Caribbean Literature | 3 |
| ANTH 234 | Caribbean Cultures | 3 |
| ANTH 301 | Latin American Cultures | 3 |
| ENGL 438E | Caribbean Literature | 3 |
| any FREN course | ||
| FREN 398 | Selected Topics in French & Francophone Culture | 3 |
| GEOG 223 | Geography of Latin America | 3 |
| GEOG 365 | Hurricanes and Tropical Climatology | 3 |
| GLST 391 | Topics in Global Studies | 3 |
| HIST 109 | Introduction to Latin American Civilization | 3 |
| HIST 110 | Conquest, Colonization, and Captivity: A Cultural History of the Americas from 1441 to 1888 | 3 |
| HIST 220 | Introduction to Latinx History | 3 |
| HIST 420 | Colonial Latin America | 3 |
| HIST 421 | Modern Latin America | 3 |
| HIST 423 | History of Mexico | 3 |
| HIST 425 | Caribbean Race and Slavery, 1500-1900 | 3 |
| LASP 201 | Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino/a Cultures through Film | 3 |
| LASP 301 | Interdisciplinary Study of Latin America | 3 |
| LASP 305 | Working with Spanish-Speaking Communities | 3 |
| LASP 311 | Latin American Cultures | 3 |
| LASP 315 | South American Indian Cultures | 3 |
| LASP 322 | Mesoamerican Prehistory | 3 |
| LASP 325 | Prehistoric Civilizations of the New World | 3 |
| LASP 331 | Geography of Latin America | 3 |
| LASP 341 | Colonial Latin America | 3 |
| LASP 342 | Modern Latin America | 3 |
| LASP 351 | Politics and Governments of Latin America | 3 |
| LASP 361 | Latin American Culture | 3 |
| LASP 371 | Literary Tendencies and Masterpieces of Spanish America | 3 |
| LASP 398 | Special Topics in Latin American Studies | 3 |
| LASP 399 | Independent Study | 3-6 |
| LASP 425 | Prehistoric Archaeology of South America | 3 |
| LASP 441 | Social and Economic History of Latin America | 3 |
| LASP 442 | History of Mexico | 3 |
| LASP 451 | International Relations of Latin America | 3 |
| LASP 471 | Contemporary Spanish-American Literature | 3 |
| LASP 496 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| LASP 501 | Contemporary Latin America | 3 |
| LASP 541 | Colonial Spanish-American Literature to Neoclassicism | 3 |
| LASP 548 | Art of the U.S. South and Afro-Caribbean | 3 |
| LING 314 | Spanish Phonetics and Pronunciation | 3 |
| LING 504 | Introduction to Spanish Linguistics | 3 |
| any SPAN course | ||
| POLI 353 | Introduction to U.S. Racial and Ethnic Politics | 3 |
| POLI 380 | Comparative Politics of Developing Countries | 3 |
| POLI 416 | Revolution and Political Violence | 3 |
| POLI 437 | International Relations of Latin America | 3 |
| POLI 488 | Politics and Governments of Latin America | 3 |
| any PORT course | ||
Note: Students minoring in Latin American, Caribbean, and US Latinx Studies may petition to substitute courses not on this list (e.g., special topics courses, May Term courses). For more information, see an advisor in the Walker Institute.
Foreign language courses taken for the Carolina Core or College requirements may not be counted towards the minor and/or another major.