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Latina/o/x studies is a growing and popular field across colleges and universities, enabling students to develop a solid background in the complex history, literature, music, film, and intellectual traditions of Latin American communities in the United States.

Job trends have demonstrated that multicultural awareness is essential for students hoping to expand their employment possibilities. The minor is in keeping with the College’s overall commitment to social justice and providing an equity-minded curriculum to serve all students. 


Minor Requirements

Group I: Required Courses (9 Credits)

Course CodeCourse NameSemester or TCCredits
LATX 101Introduction to Latina/o/x Studies3 CR
LATX 202 / FILM 202Spanish and Latin American Cinema3 CR
LATX 305 / GLOB 305The Latina/o/x Experience in Literature & Art3 CR
9 CREDITS

Group II: Electives (9 Credits) – Choose 3 from the following:

Course CodeCourse NameSemester or TCCredits
LATX 201 / GLOB 201Latin Music USA3 CR
LATX 302 / GLOB 302Contemporary Latin American Literature3 CR
HIST 324 Immigrants in America3 CR
HIST 341US and Latin America3 CR
SOC 309Sociology of the Body3 CR
SOC 203Race and Ethnicity in the United States3 CR
One Semester Of A Spanish Language CourseChoice of SPAN 102, SPAN 210, or SPAN 2113 CR
SPAN 300/400: Upon
approval, qualified students
may take one of the following
upper-level Spanish literature
courses to satisfy the elective
requirement:
SPAN 305, SPAN 314, SPAN 316 SPAN 317,
SPAN 345, SPAN 405, SPAN 406
3 CR
9 CREDITS
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