Latin American Studies

Requirements for the Minor in Latin American Studies

Students who wish to supplement their major with a systematic survey of Latin America may elect the minor in Latin American studies. The minor requires 18 credit hours, with no language competence requirement, distributed in the following manner:

• One course (3 credits) in each of the following areas: anthropology, sociology, modern languages, and political science, for a total of 12 credits,
• A senior capstone seminar in Latin American studies, 3 credits, and
• One additional course from anthropology, history, modern languages, or political science, with the provision that this course cannot also count toward the student’s major. (Example: A political science major may not take a political science course as the final three credits toward the minor in Latin American studies.)