Latinx Studies Minor requirements (24 credits total)
The Latinx Studies Minor requires a broad introduction to the study of race and ethnicity in the United States (ES 101) as well as a focused introduction to the study of Latinx peoples in the United States (ES 254, ENG 253, HIST 248, SPAN 218, or SPAN 228).
Required Foundational Course:
ES 101 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies
Required: [At least ONE of the following courses]:
SPAN 218 - Latino Heritage I (Placement Survey required)
SPAN 228 - Latino Heritage II (Placement Survey required)
ENG 243 - Introduction to Chicano and Latino Literature
HIST 248 - Latinos in the Americas (Some Spanish language proficiency required)
ES 254 - Introduction to Chicano and Latino Studies
The remaining 16 credits of coursework must include 12 upper-division credits and represent a range of disciplinary and professional approaches to the subject of Latinx Studies. Qualifying courses will be determined each year by the coordinating committee. (Although not all the following subject codes currently offer qualifying courses, we hope the minor’s existence will encourage their development.)
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Required: At least ONE qualifying course from any of the following humanities subject codes: [CINE, COLT, ENG, FLR, HUM, LING, PHIL, REL, SPAN, TA.]
For example:
SPAN 218 - Latino Heritage I
SPAN 228 - Latino Heritage II
ENG 243 - Introduction to Chicano and Latino Literature
SPAN 248 - Spanglish
LING 297 - Introduction to Bilingualism
SPAN 308 - Cultura y lengua: comunidades bilingües
SPAN 312 - Spanish in the Media
SPAN 348 - United States Latino Literature and Culture
ENG 363 - Chicano and Latino Writers
SPAN 428 - Spanish in the United States
SPAN 448 - National Identities and Border Cultures in the Americas
TA 472 - Multicultural Theater: [Topic] [depending on content]
Required: At least ONE qualifying course from any of the following social science subject codes: [ANTH, EC, ENVS, ES, GEOG, HIST, PS, SOC, WGS.]
For example:
HIST 248 - Latinos in the Americas
ES 254 - Introduction to Chicano and Latino Studies
ANTH 329 - Immigration and Farmworkers Political Culture
ES 345M - Music, Politics, and Race [depending on content]
ES 354 - Environmental Racism [depending on content]
ES 356 - Race and Social Movements [depending on content]
ES 370 - Race, Ethnicity, and Cinema: [Topic] [depending on content]
ES 380 - Race, Migration, and Rights
ANTH 427M - Latino Roots I
ANTH 428M - Latino Roots II
ES 440 - Race, Literature, and Culture: [Topic] [depending on content]
ES 442 - Caribbean Literature and Politics
ES 452 - Race and Ethnicity and the Law: [Topic] [depending on content]
ES 460 - Race, Culture, Empire: [Topic] [depending on content]
Required: At least ONE qualifying course from any of the following professional school subject codes: [ARH, EDST, J, LAW, MUJ, MUS, PPPM.]
For example:
DSGN 321 - [Inclusive Urbanism]
MUS 349 - American Ethnic and Protest Music [depending on content]
MUS 359 - Music of the Americas
MUS 365 - Regional Ethnomusicology
J 427M - Latino Roots
J 428M - Latino Roots II
EDST 457 - Equal Opportunities: Immigration & Diaspora
J 467 - Issues in International Communication: [Topic] [depending on content]
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