Program Requirements for Latin American/Latinx Studies

Major in Latin American/Latinx Studies

For a major in Global Cultural Studies with emphasis in Latin American and U.S. Latinx studies: Complete 41 credits as follows:

Departmental Core (13 credits):

• GLCS 210: LANGUAGE AND CULTURE IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE (4 credits) before going abroad
• GLCS 280: CROSS-CULTURAL & LINGUISTIC SKILLS FOR STUDY ABROAD (2 credits) before going abroad
• GLCS 380: ABROAD PORTFOLIO (2 credits) while abroad
• GLCS 483: ADVANCED CROSS-CULTURAL SEMINAR (5 credits) during the senior year

Language Courses (8 credits). Choose from the following (more advanced courses are available for students placing beyond these):

• A minimum of 8 credits from
  • GLSP 201: INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I
  • GLSP 202: INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II
  • GLSP 301: SPANISH COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION I
  • GLSP 302: SPANISH COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION II
  • GLSP 305: SPANISH FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS
  (according to placement)
• A minimum of 8 credits from
  • GLSP 290: SPANISH FOR BILINGUAL AND HERITAGE LEARNERS I
  • GLSP 291: SPANISH FOR BILINGUAL AND HERITAGE LEARNERS II
  • GLSP 305: SPANISH FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS
  for bilingual heritage speakers (according to placement).

Study Abroad and Global Cultural Studies Electives (Take 20 credits to reach 41 required for the major).

• One History of Latin America course on campus:
  • HIST 154: LATIN AMERICA SINCE 1810 AMERICA
  • HIST 215: REVOLUTIONS IN 20TH CENTURY LATIN AMERICA
  Required.
• One U.S. Latinx communities and cultures course on campus:
  • GLSP 270: SPANISH IN THE US
  • GLSP 350: TOPICS IN LITERATURE
  • GLSP 360: TOPICS IN CULTURAL STUDIES (when topics deal with diasporic communities)
  • GLSP 362: LATIN AMERICAN CULTURES THROUGH FILM
  • GLSP 370: SPANISH IN THE US
  • HIST 304: TOPICS IN LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY
  • HIST 314: THE US-MEXICO BORDER REGION
  • SOAN 270: LATINA AND LATINOS IN THE UNITED STATES
  Required
• Study abroad for one semester at an approved site in Chile or Ecuador is normally required.
• Up to 12 credits (in addition to GLCS 380) in areas such as culture, environment, history, politics or other themes related to the area of specialization during a semester abroad may be applied toward the major.
• • GLSP 312: SPANISH CIVILIZATION II: HISPANIC AMERICA
  • GLSP 350: TOPICS IN LITERATURE
  • GLSP 360: TOPICS IN CULTURAL STUDIES
  • GLSP 362: LATIN AMERICAN CULTURES THROUGH FILM
  • GLCS 487: INTERNSHIP
  or other appropriate GLCS courses as approved by the Department Chair.
• • HIST 153: LATIN AMERICA TO 1810
  • HIST 154: LATIN AMERICA SINCE 1810 AMERICA
  • HIST 215: REVOLUTIONS IN 20TH CENTURY LATIN AMERICA
  • HIST 304: TOPICS IN LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY
  • HIST 315: MODERN MEXICO
  • HIST 318: HISTORY OF WOMEN IN LATIN AMERICA (ALSO LISTED AS GENS 318)
  • SOAN 270: LATINA AND LATINOS IN THE UNITED STATES

By departmental invitation, students may write a senior thesis: GLCS 490 (2 credits).

Minor in Latin American/Latinx Studies

Study Abroad is not required for this program but if a student chooses a study abroad site in Latin America (Chile or Ecuador), up to ten credits may be applied toward the minor. The study abroad courses cannot replace the minimum of 8 credits in the Latinx communities requirement on campus.

For a minor in Latin American/Latinx Studies: Complete 20 credits including

4 credits in Language. Students of Spanish as a second language must meet the minimum requirement of GLSP 201 Intermediate Spanish I; Students in the heritage/ bilingual track must meet the minimum requirement GLSP 290 Spanish for Bilingual/Heritage Speakers I.

One History of Latin America course:

• HIST 154: LATIN AMERICA SINCE 1810 AMERICA
• HIST 215: REVOLUTIONS IN 20TH CENTURY LATIN AMERICA

Two U.S. Latinx communities and cultures courses:

• GLSP 270: SPANISH IN THE US
• GLSP 305: SPANISH FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS
• GLSP 350: TOPICS IN LITERATURE (when topics deal with diasporic communities)
• GLSP 370: SPANISH IN THE US
• HIST 304: TOPICS IN LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY
• HIST 314: THE US-MEXICO BORDER REGION
• SOAN 270: LATINA AND LATINOS IN THE UNITED STATES

Additional electives from the following:

• GLSP 360: TOPICS IN CULTURAL STUDIES
• GLSP 362: LATIN AMERICAN CULTURES THROUGH FILM
• HIST 304: TOPICS IN LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY
• HIST 315: MODERN MEXICO
• HIST 318: HISTORY OF WOMEN IN LATIN AMERICA (ALSO LISTED AS GENS 318)
• GLCS 487: INTERNSHIP

Other courses in Latin American/Latinx Studies chosen in consultation with major advisor and approved by Department Chair.