Latin American Studies
Courses

The Latin American Studies Minor Program draws regularly from courses in Anthropology, Art History, Foreign Languages & Literatures (French, Spanish, Portuguese), Government, History, & Liberal Studies. Additional courses in Biology, Economics, Environmental Studies, Religion and other programs, with substantial Latin American area content, may count towards the Minor as a "Partial Latin American Content" course, with permission of the Program Coordinator.

For a full explanation of the minor's requirements, click here.

 Coming Soon:

Spring 2009 Courses

 Current Offerings:
Fall 2008 Courses


A sample of courses includes:

Anthropology

  • AN 205 Mesoamerican Archaeology (3)
  • AN 228 Mexican Cultures (3)
  • AN 243 Latin American Indians (3)

Art History

  • AH 208 Art and the Environment in Ancient Mesoamerica and South America (3)

Foreign Languages & Literatures: Spanish

  • FS 212 Survey of Spanish American Literature (4)
  • FS 319 Spanish American Narrative of The Twentieth Century (3)
  • FS 320 Studies in Spanish American Poetry (3)
  • FS 321 Studies in Spanish American Drama (3)
  • FS 323 Spanish in the Media (4)
  • FS 330 Spanish American Essay (3)
  • FS 331, 332 The Culture of Spanish America (3)

FL 265 Latinos in the United States (3)

Foreign Languages & Literatures: French

  • FF 376 Seminar (when on French Caribbean) (3)

Government

  • GO 209 The Latin American Puzzle (4)
  • GO 309 Latin America and the United States (3)
  • GO 251 Topics in Political Science (when taught by A. Vacs)

History

  • HI 108 Colonial Latin America (3)
  • HI 109 Contemporary Latin America (3
  • HI 217B: Topics in Latin American History (3)
  • HI 228 Race, Class & Gender in Latin America (3)
  • HI 229: War & Peace in 20th c Latin America (3)
  • HI 330: Politics & Society in Latin America
    (A-E: A: Mexico, B: Central America; C: Andes; D: Southern Cone; E: Caribbean) (4)
  • HI 361H Topics Course: Latin America (3)

Partial Latin American Studies Courses

  • American Studies: AM 231 Ethnic and Immigrant Experience (3)
  • Art History: AH 103 Arts of Africa, Oceania, and The Americas (3)
  • Biology: BI 325 Tropical Ecology (3)
  • Government: GO 339 International Political Economics
  • Economics:
    • EC 234 International Economic Theory (3)
    • EC 334 International Political Economy (3) T. Koechlin
  • French: FF 223 Introduction to issues in the Francophone World (3)