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Latin American Studies Minor

College of Arts and Sciences
105 Bowman Hall
Tel: 330-672-2062
Web:www.kent.edu/cas

The Latin American Studies minor is interdisciplinary and allows students to explore the region from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. It complements a number of programs, including history, geography, Spanish, political science and international relations.

LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES MINOR REQUIREMENTS (18 credits)
Course Title Credits
Choose from three or more subject areas: 18
ANTH 48425 Ancient Mesoamerica (3)  
ENG 21001 Introduction to Ethnic Literature of the U.S. (3)  
GEOG 37084 Geography of South America (3)  
  37085 Geography of Central America and Mexico (3)  
HIST 31140 Modern Latin America (3)  
  31141 Early Latin America (3)  
  31143 African-Brazilian Experience in Culture and Literature (3)  
  45697 Colloquium: Social History of Latin America (3)  
  45797 Colloquium: Comparative Latin American Revolutions (3)  
JUS 37311 Minorities in Crime and Justice (3)  
MCLS 28403 Hispanics in the United States (3)  
  28404 The Latin American Experience (3)  
  37143 African-Brazilian Experience in Culture and Literature (3)  
PAS 24407 Caribbean Studies (3)  
  33508 Caribbean Social and Political Directions (3)  
  37143 African-Brazilian Experience in Culture and Literature (3)  
POL 30550 Latin American Politics (3)  
  30551 U.S.-Latin American Relations (3)  
SOC 32569 Minorities in America (3)  
  32610 Birth, Death and Migration (3)  
The following courses are taught in Portuguese. Students must meet the prerequisites prior to enrolling.  
PORT 37330 Early Brazilian Literature (3)  
  37331 Recent Brazilian Literature (3)  
  37421 Luso-Brazilian Civilization (3)  
The following courses are taught in Spanish. Students must meet the prerequisites prior to enrolling.  
SPAN 38334 Early Spanish American Literature (3)  
  38335 Recent Spanish American Literature (3)   
  38424 Culture and Civilization of Latin America (3)  
  48216 Contemporary Hispanic Culture (3)  
  48372 Spanish American Novel I (3)  
  48373 Spanish American Novel II (3)  
  48374 Modern Spanish American Drama (3)  
  48376 Contemporary Spanish American Short Story (3)  
  48378 U.S. Latina/o Writers (3)  
TOTAL 18

 

Minimum cumulatvie 2.00 GPA required for graduation.