Requirements for a Minor in Latin American Studies

While the minor in Latin American Studies currently requires six (6) hours of Spanish language study, students are encouraged to take more Spanish courses in order to develop basic conversational fluency. In addition, study away is strongly encouraged because it provides the student with total cultural immersion.

The minor in Latin American Studies consists of the following 18 semester hours of coursework:

1. SPAN courses - 6 hours
2. LAST 1104 (Introduction to Latin American Culture) - 3 hours
3. LAST 2000 (Introduction to Latin American Studies) - 3 hours
4. LAST 3110 (Special Topics) or SPAN 3110 - 3 hours
5. Elective in either LAST or SPAN (3000 level or above) - 3 hours