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2018-2019 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Latin American and Latino Studies Minor

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School of Languages and Cultures

Requirements for the Minor (15 credits)

A. Required Course (3 Credits)

LALS 25000 - Introduction To Latin American And Latino Studies

B. Literary and Cultural Studies (3-6 Credits)

AD 34400 - Latin American Art In The 20th Century (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
PTGS 33000 - Brazilian, Portuguese, And African Cinema (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
PTGS 55100 - Brazilian Poetry
PTGS 55500 - Brazilian Drama
PTGS 55700 - Brazilian Fiction
SPAN 23500 - Spanish American Literature In Translation (satisfies Humanities core) (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
SPAN 24100 - Introduction To The Study Of Hispanic Literature
SPAN 33000 - Spanish And Latin American Cinema (satisfies Humanities and Written Communication cores) (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
SPAN 33500 - The Literature Of The Spanish-Speaking Peoples In The United States (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
SPAN 34100 - Hispanic Literature I: Poetry And Drama
SPAN 34200 - Hispanic Literature II: Prose
SPAN 54900 - Hispanic Women Writers
SPAN 55000 - Spanish American Literature Of The Colonial Period
SPAN 55100 - Spanish American Literature Of The 19th Century
SPAN 55200 - Spanish American Literature From 1900 To 1970
SPAN 55300 - Spanish American Literature From 1970- Present
SPAN 55400 - Hispanic Caribbean Literature
SPAN 55500 - Latino/a Literature
SPAN 55600 - Mexican Literature
SPAN 55700 - Argentine Literature

C. History, Philosophy and Social Sciences (3-6 Credits)

ANTH 31100 - The Archaeology Of The Ancient Andes (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
ANTH 37800 - Archaeology And Cultural Anthropology Of Mesoamerica (Mexico, Belize And Guatemala)
HIST 27100 - Introduction To Colonial Latin American History (1492-1810) (satisfies Humanities core) (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
HIST 27200 - Introduction To Modern Latin American History (1810 To The Present) (satisfies Humanities core) (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
HIST 36600 - Hispanic Heritage Of The United States (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
HIST 42700 - History Of Spain And Portugal
HIST 47200 - History Of Mexico
HIST 47500 - Spanish Frontier In North America
HIST 57600 - Problems In Latin American History
HIST 57700 - Contemporary Latin America
POL 23100 - Introduction To United States Foreign Policy (satisfies Behavioral/Social Sciences core) (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
POL 34700 - Introduction To Latin American Politics (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
POL 43400 - United States Foreign Policy, Central America And The Caribbean

D. Languages and Linguistics (3-6 Credits)

LING 39800 - Special Topics In Linguistics I
PTGS 20100 - Portuguese Level III (satisfies Humanities core)
PTGS 20200 - Portuguese Level IV (satisfies Humanities core)
SPAN 20100 - Spanish Level III (satisfies Humanities core)
SPAN 20200 - Spanish Level IV (satisfies Humanities core)

Notes

50% of credits for CLA minors must come from Purdue University.
Latin American & Latino Studies minors must earn an overall GPA of 2.67 or better in courses on the minor.
Credits for a student’s major cannot be double-counted towards this minor.
Students may select courses from any of categories B-D to reach the 15-credit total (including the required course LALS 25000) for the minor.

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