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Minor in Latino Studies

University of Connecticut University of Connecticut 70 courses 15 total credits

About This Program

This minor advances a critical understanding of Latinos/as as an integral social and cultural component of United States society and of the American hemisphere. Since it employs interdisciplinary research methods, this minor enhances a variety of majors and fields of study.

Degree Requirements

Total Credits 15 credits

Required Courses

Select at least nine credits from the following: 9

Code Course Title Credits
LLAS 2001 Latinos, Leadership and Mentoring 3
LLAS 2011W Introduction to Latino-American Writing and Research 3
LLAS 2012 Latinos in Connecticut: Serving the Community 4
LLAS 2995 Special Topics in Latino and Latin American Studies 1-6
LLAS 3210 Contemporary Issues in Latino Studies 3
LLAS 3211 Puerto Rican/Latino Studies Research 3
LLAS 3470 The Latinx Family 3
LLAS 3990 Field Study 1-6
LLAS 3998 Variable Topics in Latino and Latin American Studies 3
LLAS 3999 Independent Study in Latino and Latin American Studies 1-6
LLAS 4212 Field Internship in Latino Studies 1-3
LLAS 3241/ANTH 3041 Latin American Minorities in the United States
LLAS 3320 Media and Diverse Audiences 3
LLAS 3322 Soap Opera/Telenovela 3
LLAS 3232/ENGL 3605 Latina/o Literature
LLAS 3233 Studies in Latina/o Literature 3
LLAS 3250/HDFS 3442 Latino Health and Health Care
LLAS 3220/HIST 3674 History of Latinos/as in the United States
LLAS 3221/HIST 3575 Latinos/as and Human Rights 3
LLAS 3258 Latina Narrative 3
LLAS 3602 Human Rights on the U.S./Mexican Border: Narratives of the Immigrant Experience 3
LLAS 3660W History of Migration in Las Americas 3
LLAS 3618 Comparative Slavery in the Americas 3
LLAS 3675 Latina History and Biography 3
LLAS 3270/POLS 3662 Latino Political Behavior
LLAS 3667 Puerto Rican Politics and Culture 3
LLAS 3525 Latino Sociology 3
LLAS 3265 Literature of Puerto Rico and the Spanish Caribbean 3
LLAS 3321 Latinas and Media 3

Additional Courses

Additional courses elected from the following list may be counted for up to six credits permitted toward satisfaction of the required total of fifteen: 6

Code Course Title Credits
AFRA 2510 Ethnicity and Race 3
AFRA 2622 History of Gender and Sexuality in Latin America and the Caribbean 3
AFRA 2520 White Racism 3
ANTH 3021 Contemporary Latin America 3
ANTH 3029 The Caribbean 3
ANTH 3150 Migration 3
ANTH 3152 Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism 3
ARTH 3640 Mexican and Chicano Art from Muralism to La Raza 3
COMM 3220 Intercultural Communication 3
DRAM 3133 Latina/o Theatre 3
ECON 2444 Women and Minorities in the Labor Market 3
ECON 2456 Economics of Poverty 3
ECON 2474 Economic Development in Latin America and the Caribbean 3
ENGL 2218 Multi-Ethnic Literature and Culture of the United States 3
ENGL 3265W American Studies Methods 3
ENGL 4203W Advanced Study: Ethnic Literature 3
GSCU 3903 Urban Problems 3
HDFS 3421 Low Income Families 3
HIST 2621 Cuba in Local and Global Perspective 3
HIST 3554 Immigrants and the Shaping of American History 3
HIST 3608W The Hispanic World in the Ages of Reason and Revolution 3
HIST 3620 Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Spanish Caribbean 3
HIST 3660W History of Migration in Las Americas 3
HIST 3607 Latin America in the Colonial Period 3
HIST 3609 Latin America in the National Period 3
HIST 3619 History of the Caribbean 3
HIST 3635 History of Modern Mexico 3
INTD 2245 Introduction to Diversity Studies in American Culture 3
POLS 2235 Latin American Politics 3
SOCI 2800 Human Rights in the United States 3
SOCI 2820 Sociological Perspectives on Poverty 3
SOCI 2830 Class, Power, and Inequality 3
SOCI 2901 Urban Sociology 3
SOCI 2907 City Life 3
SOCI 3751 Population in a Changing World 3
SPAN 3204 Language and Culture of U.S. Hispanics 3
SPAN 3205 Contemporary Spanish America 3
SPAN 3208 Issues in Hispanic Thought 3
SPAN 3214 Topics in Hispanic Cultures 3
SPAN 3265 Literature of Puerto Rico and the Spanish Caribbean 3
WGSS 2267 Gender, Capitalism, and Poverty 3

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