Latin American Studies

College of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Department of History
110 Armstrong Hall
507-389-1619

Erwin Grieshaber, Karl Heise, Tomasz Inglot, Jose Lopez

This interdisciplinary minor enables students from a variety of majors to focus on Latin America. This training is useful in many careers including international business, international relations, Spanish and social studies teaching, and the disciplines of the departments which contribute to the minor. When filing for graduation, Latin American studies minors should enter the code LATA in the column where minors are listed.

Latin American Studies Minor

Required for Minor (16 credits):

Choose 3-7 credits from the following:

• SPAN 356 Latin American Civilization (1-4)
• SPAN 403 Topics in Spanish American Literature (1-4)
• SPAN 494 Supervised Study in Mexico: Themes in Spanish American Literature (1-6)
• SPAN 496 Supervised Study: Themes in Hispanic Culture (1-6)

Choose 9-13 credits from at least three departments:

• ANTH 412 Prehistory of Latin America (3)
• ANTH 430 Ethnography of Latin America (3)
• GEOG 445 Latin America (3)
• HIST 442 History of Latin America (4)
• POL 444 Latin America Politics (3)

Other offerings may be substituted with permission of the Latin American Studies faculty. For course descriptions see the department listings.

Policies/Information

GPA Policy. Minors must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 (C).

P/N Grading Policy. No more than one fourth of credits in minor may be taken P/N.