Latin American Studies, Minor

Jose Neftali Recinos, coordinator
Dugas Liberal Arts North, Room 233
Phone: (936) 468-2067
Fax: (936) 468-2033
Email: recinosjn@sfasu.edu
Web: sfasu.edu/oidp

Advisory Committee
Neill Armstrong (secondary education and educational leadership), Leslie Cecil (anthropology), Wilma Cordova (social work), Piero Fenci (art), Charles Jones (art), Daniel G. Scognamillo (forestry), Jeana Paul-Ureña (languages, cultures and communication), Juan Carlos Ureña (languages, cultures and communication)

Objectives

The minor in Latin-American studies allows students to become acquainted with Latin America through a variety of disciplines. This unique view will enable them to understand how the countries in this region have both strong similarities and striking differences. SFA’s program in Latin-American studies combines several academic disciplines including art, dance, geography, history, literature, modern languages and political science. By combining complementary approaches to important issues, LAS provides students with the skills necessary to approach Latin-American topics from the broadest possible perspective and comprehend today’s complex issues.

Minor in Latin American Studies (18 Hours)

In order to fulfill the requirements for Latin-American studies minor, students are required to complete the following:

Spanish courses through SPA 232 with a grade of C or higher (SPA 235 may be substituted for SPA 232 ).

Required Courses

Three hours from:

LAS 300 - Introduction to Latin-American Studies Credit(s): 3

Three hours from:

LAS 450 - Capstone Seminar in LAS Credit(s): 3
LAS 475 - Advanced Independent Studies in LAS Credit(s): 1-3

Elective Courses: (12 hours)

No more than six hours can be taken from any one discipline.

ART 488 - Mexican Art Credit(s): 3
HIS 332 - History of Latin America Credit(s): 3
HIS 333 - History of Mexico Credit(s): 3
HIS 334 - U.S.-Mexico Borderlands Credit(s): 3
PSC 304 - Major Foreign Governments Credit(s): 3
SPA 250 - Intermediate Study Abroad Spanish Credit(s): 3-6
SPA 304 - Introduction to Hispanic Literature Credit(s): 3
SPA 330 - History of Latin American Culture Credit(s): 3
SPA 350 - Advanced Study Abroad-Spanish Credit(s): 3-6
SPA 409 - Hispanic Culture and Literature in the United States Credit(s): 3
SPA 433 - Special Studies in Language and Linguistics Credit(s): 3
SPA 435 - Special Studies in Latin America Credit(s): 3

Note:

All substitutions for required and elective courses must be approved by the director of the Division of Multidisciplinary Programs .