Minor in Latin American Studies
This is an interdisciplinary minor composed of courses about Latin America from programs across the College of Arts and Science. At present moment, the minor is housed in the Department of Anthropology, 112 Swallow Hall.
Requirements
- Complete 15 credit hours from at least two departments.
- At least 6 credits must be numbered 2000 level or above.
- Nine of the required credits must be completed at MU.
- The elementary levels of language may NOT be used to fulfill minor requirements.
- Intermediate-level language courses may be used to meet minor requirements.
- A minimum grade of C- is required for each course taken in the minor. A minimum cumulative GPA in all minor coursework is 2.0.
A minor consists of at least 15 credits, including at least 6 credits numbered 2000 or above, 9 of the required credits must be taken in MU course work. This requirement can be reduced from 9 to 6 at the discretion of an individual department. Students must meet the minimum GPA requirements for a minor, which in no case can be lower than 2.0. In addition, a student cannot receive a grade lower than a C- in any course applied towards a minor in the College. For more information, please see Requirements for Optional Minor.
| Course Options | ||
| ANTHRO 4640 | Prehistory of the Greater Southwest | 3 |
| ANTHRO 4650 | Prehistory of Mesoamerica | 3 |
| ANTHRO 4680 | Cultures and Peoples of the Amazon | 3 |
| FILMS_VS 3875 | Brazilian Cinema | 3 |
| GEOG 2340 | South America | 3 |
| GEOG 3140 | Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean | 3 |
| GEOG 3496 | Digital Indigenous Studies | 3 |
| GEOG 4770 | Migration and Immigration | 3 |
| HIST 1840 | Colonial Latin America | 3 |
| HIST 1850 | Latin America Since Independence | 3 |
| HIST 3860 | History of Mexico | 3 |
| HIST 3870 | Social Revolution in Latin America | 3 |
| LINGST 4721 | Structure of Modern Spanish | 3 |
| LINGST 4723 | Language and Society: Spanish in the U.S. | 3 |
| PEA_ST 3870 | Social Revolution in Latin America | 3 |
| POL_SC 2700 | Comparative Political Systems | 3 |
| POL_SC 2700H | Comparative Political Systems - Honors | 3 |
| POL_SC 4600 | Latin American Politics | 3 |
| PORT 2160 | Intermediate Portuguese | 3 |
| PORT 2310 | Brazilian Civilization | 3 |
| PORT 3420 | Survey of Brazilian Literature | 3 |
| PORT 3420H | Survey of Brazilian Literature - Honors | 3 |
| PORT 3875 | Brazilian Cinema | 3 |
| PORT 3885 | Twenty-First Century South American Cinema | 3 |
| PORT 4070 | Intensive Beginning Portuguese | 3 |
| SPAN 2160 | Intermediate Spanish Composition and Conversation | 3 |
| GEOG 4560 | Resources and Indigenous Peoples | 3 |
| GEOG 4560W | Resources and Indigenous Peoples - Writing Intensive | 3 |
| SPAN 2160H | Intermediate Spanish Composition and Conversation - Honors | 3 |
| SPAN 2330 | Latin American Civilization | 3 |
| SPAN 3150 | Advanced Spanish Conversation | 3 |
| SPAN 3150H | Advanced Spanish Conversation - Honors | 3 |
| SPAN 3160 | Advanced Spanish Composition | 3 |
| SPAN 3280 | Commercial Spanish | 3 |
| SPAN 3400 | Mexican Culture and Civilization | 2-3 |
| SPAN 3420 | Introduction to Hispanic Literature I | 3 |
| SPAN 3420W | Introduction to Hispanic Literature I - Writing Intensive | 3 |
| SPAN 3430 | Introduction to Hispanic Literature II | 3 |
| SPAN 3430H | Introduction to Hispanic Literature II - Honors | 3 |
| SPAN 3430W | Introduction to Hispanic Literature II - Writing Intensive | 3 |
| SPAN 3885 | Twenty-First Century South American Cinema | 3 |
| SPAN 4120 | Foreign Language Teaching Methodology | 3 |
| SPAN 4130 | Stylistics | 3 |
| SPAN 4130W | Stylistics - Writing Intensive | 3 |
| SPAN 4460 | Advanced Contemporary Culture of Spanish America | 3 |
| SPAN 4461 | Advanced Spanish Civilization | 3 |
| SPAN 4470 | Survey of Spanish American Literature I | 3 |
| SPAN 4471 | Survey of Spanish American Literature II | 3 |
| SPAN 4480 | Mexican Literature | 3 |
| SPAN 4530 | The Spanish American Theatre | 3 |
| SPAN 4540 | Afro-Hispanic Literature | 3 |
| SPAN 4721 | Structure of Modern Spanish | 3 |
| SPAN 4723 | Language and Society: Spanish in the U.S. | 3 |
| WGST 2250 | Gender, Race, Class and Sexuality in the Americas | 3 |
| WGST 2250W | Gender, Race, Class and Sexuality in the Americas - Writing Intensive | 3 |
Policies
- Courses required for the minor may also be used to meet the College of Arts & Science Foundation requirements.
- Minors are only awarded to undergraduate students who are simultaneous recipients of a Bachelor degree.
- Students may not earn a major and a minor in the same field. In addition, students may not earn a major emphasis and a minor in the same field.
Contact: Prof. Robert Walker, WalkerRo@missouri.edu, Department of Anthropology, 219 Swallow Hall.