Minor in Latinx Studies
Requirements
The Latinx Studies minor will consist of 15 credit hours of coursework which includes a required introductory course (3 credits) and a required capstone project (3 credits). Students will have the opportunity to choose 3 elective classes on Latinx topics for 9 credits at different levels in humanities and social sciences, which can be tailored to their academic disciplines and professional goals. At least one of the electives must be an upper-level course (3000 level). At least 6 of the 15 credits must be taken at MU.
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.
| Required Coursework (6 credits) | ||
| HIST 2004 | Topics in History-Social Science (or History 2002 (UMSL)- Online) | 3 |
| Capstone: Researching Latinx Studies (3 credits) | ||
| A Project/Paper/Senior Project addressing the Latinx experience is required to complete the Minor. This capstone can be supervised by a Cambio Center Fellow. | ||
| Electives (9 Credits) | ||
| Choose 3 Courses from the lists below: | ||
| Human Interactions, Applied Interpersonal Relationships | ||
| ANTHRO 1300 | Multiculturalism: An Introduction | 3 |
| ESC_PS 2000 | Experiencing Cultural Diversity in the United States | 3 |
| H_D_FS 2300 | Multicultural Study of Children and Families | 3 |
| H_D_FS 3650 | Diversity in the Lives of Young Children and Families | 3 |
| H_D_FS 4200 | Latino/a Children, Youth, and Families | 3 |
| H_D_FS 4700 | Children and Families in Poverty | 3 |
| PSYCH 3815 | Cross-Cultural Psychology | 3 |
| Humanities | ||
| SPAN 2340 | Hispanic Minority Literature | 3 |
| SPAN 3420 | Introduction to Hispanic Literature I | 3 |
| or SPAN 3420W | Introduction to Hispanic Literature I - Writing Intensive | |
| SPAN 4480 | Mexican Literature | 3 |
| SPAN 4723 | Language and Society: Spanish in the U.S. | 3 |
| Social Sciences | ||
| BL_STU 2604 | Caribbean History and Culture | 3 |
| ECONOM 3724 | Economic Development and Politics in Latin America | 3 |
| GEOG 2289 | Towns in Missouri and the Midwest: Voices and Inequalities | 3 |
| SOCIOL 2200 | Social Inequalities | 3 |
| POL_SC 2425 | Race and the American Story | 3 |
| POL_SC 4131 | Race and Politics | 3 |
| POL_SC 4132 | Race, Immigration, and Urban Politics | 3 |
| SOCIOL 4220 | Race and Ethnic Relations | 3 |
| SOCIOL 4545 | Sociology of Immigration | 3 |
| The Following Electives are offered at UMSL or UMKC | ||
| Human Interactions, Applied Interpersonal Relationships | ||
| Languages and Cultural Studies 2000 (UMSL) | ||
| Humanities | ||
| History 2000 (UMSL) | ||
| Social Sciences | ||
| Political Science 1000 (UMSL) | ||
| Political Science 2000 (UMSL) | ||
| Political Science 3000 (UMSL) | ||
| Political Science 4000 (UMSL) | ||
| Sociology 3000 (UMKC) | ||