About the Program
The Latin American Studies Minor Program provides students with the opportunity to explore a wide range of subjects relating to the Western Hemisphere through an interdisciplinary curriculum that draws from the colleges of Arts and Letters, Business and Public Administration, Education, Social and Behavioral Sciences and Natural Sciences. The international focus on Latin America adds an important global perspective to any major. The program offers physical and virtual resources to students and faculty interested in this area of the world. The Latin American Studies minor program can make a student more marketable as he/she gains more knowledge in areas of concern for today’s global community.
Goals
- International knowledge base, understanding and mobility (wings)
- Cultural pride and respect [roots]: especially but not exclusively related to countries in the Western Hemisphere
- Physical and virtual resources/meeting place for students and faculty interested in the study of the Americas, including indigenous populations
Features
- Interdisciplinary/allows a combination of different yet related disciplines
- International/multicultural perspective added to any major
Program Requirements
Students must meet general university admissions requirements. All majors are eligible to participate in this minor program. It is encouraged that students complete SPAN 1112 or PORT 1112 during the course of the program.
Requirements for the minor [18 units]
Introductory course requirement [3 units]
Latin American Studies (LAS) 2000: Introduction to Latin American Studies
Core Course Requirements [9 units]
Choose three courses from the following list:
SPAN 3900: Voices & Visions from the Hispanic World
SPAN 3309: Cultures of Spanish America
PSCI 3060: Latin American Politics
SOC 4420: The Latino Experience in the U.S.
ANTH 3701R: Cultures of Mexico and Central America
ANTH 3702R: Anthropology of South America
GEOG 4055: US-Mexico Border Region
HIST 3900: History of Modern Mexico
HIST 4650: Modern Central America
HIST 4700: Modern Latin America
Elective Courses [6 units]
Choose two courses from the following list:
SPAN 2111: Intermediate Spanish Ist. Semester
SPAN 2112: Intermediate Spanish 2nd. Semester
SPAN 2251: Intermediate Healthcare Spanish I
SPAN 2252: Intermediate Healthcare Spanish II
SPAN 3051: Culture, Health, and Food in Latin America
PSCI 5400: Seminar in Comparative Politics
PSCI 5920: Seminar in Government
SOC 1100: Latino Communities, Wellness, and Life Skills
SOC 3420: The Latino Family
SOC 4530: Citizenship, Status, and Inequality
SOC 4510: Sociology of Migration
SOC 5250: Indian Nations and Native America
SOC 5450: Indigenous Peoples
GEOG 4060: Emerging World Regions
HSCI 4212: Topics about Special Populations
HSCI 4210: Cultural Competency
HIST 4660: Foreign Relations of Latin America
HIST 4670: Latin American History Through Film
HIST 4690: Colonial Latin America
COMM 4302: Latinx, Media, and Cultures
TA 3720: World Dance Traditions
TA 4663: Dramatic Literature of Identity
ADMN 5955: Independent Study
MGMT 4050: Managing Across Borders
MKTG 4700: International Marketing
PA 5900: Special Topics in Public Administration
*Note: Students are encouraged to take no more than 2 courses per department and no more than 4 courses per College.
*Note: Spanish courses at the 300-level and above are taught in Spanish
L.A.S. Activities at CSUSB
The Latin American Minor Program at CSUSB sponsors and cosponsors a variety of cultural activities throughout the academic year; events ranging from musical performances, lectures, study abroad fairs, Cinco de Mayo, Día Latino, Día de los Muertos and many others. CSUSB students are active participants in our cultural celebrations.
