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Minor

Central American Studies Minor

University of California, Los Angeles College of Letters and Science 34 courses

About This Program

Central American Studies Minor is a Minor program offered by College of Letters and Science at University of California, Los Angeles across 34 courses.

Degree Requirements

The Minor

Complete seven courses as follows:

The Minor: Required Lower-Division Course (5 units)

Complete the following required course with a grade of C or better:

Code Course Title Credits
CCAS 20 Central American Studies: Histories and Cultures 5

The Minor: Required Upper-Division Courses (24 units minimum): Core

Select two upper-division core courses from:

Code Course Title Credits
CCAS 153A Central Americans in U.S. 4
CCAS 153B Central American Racial Constructions 4
CCAS 153C Migrating U.S./Central American Cultural Production 4
CCAS 153D U.S. Central American Narratives 4

The Minor: Required Upper-Division Courses (24 units minimum): Elective Courses

Select four upper-division elective courses from the following. Chicana/o and Central American Studies 153D may be applied if not applied as a core course.

Code Course Title Credits
AF AMER M154C Black Experience in Latin America and Caribbean I 4
AF AMER M154D Black Experience in Latin America and Caribbean II 4
ANTHRO 161 Latin American Communities 4
ART HIS CM139A Maya Art and Architecture 4
ART HIS CM141 Colonial Latin American Art 4
ART HIS C142B Latin American Art of 20th Century 4
CCAS 100XP Barrio Organization and Service Learning 5
CCAS M105C Chicana/Chicano Literature since el Movimiento, 1970s to Present 5
CCAS M105D Introduction to Latina/Latino Literature 5
CCAS C107 Latina/Latino Families in U.S. 4
CCAS M108A Music of Latin America: Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean Isles 5
CCAS M121 Issues in Latina/Latino Poverty: Mexican and Central American Voices from Los Angeles 4
CCAS M122 Planning Issues in Latina/Latino Communities: Preserving and Strengthening Community Assets in Mexican and Salvadoran Los Angeles 4
CCAS M124 Latinx Immigration Policy and Politics 4
CCAS M125 U.S./Mexico Relations 4
CCAS M144 Women's Movement in Latin America 4
CCAS CM147 Transnational Women's Organizing in Americas 4
CCAS 151 Human Rights in Americas 4
CCAS 152 Disposable People: U.S. Deportation and Repatriation Campaigns 4
CCAS 153A Central Americans in U.S. 4
CCAS 153B Central American Racial Constructions 4
CCAS 153C Migrating U.S./Central American Cultural Production 4
CCAS 153D U.S. Central American Narratives 4
CCAS 164XP Oral History: Latino New Immigrant Youth 5
CCAS 169 Representations of Indigenous Peoples in Americas 4
CCAS 188 Special Courses in Chicana/o and Central American Studies 4
CCAS 191 Variable Topics Research Seminars: Chicana/o and Central American Studies 4
CCAS 199 Directed Research or Senior Project in Chicana/Chicano and Central American Studies 2 to 4
COM HLT 132 Health, Disease, and Health Services in Latin America 4
ENGL 135 Literature of Americas 5
ENGL 176 Hemispheric American Literature 5
SPAN 155 Topics in U.S. Latina/o Studies 4
SPAN 170 Topics in Interdisciplinary and Transhistorical Studies 4

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