The Latin American Studies Minor (18 credits) is an interdisciplinary program that provides students with the opportunity to learn about Latin America from the perspective and methods of different fields, including art, history, literature, cultural studies, geography, and political science. Students have opportunities to engage with Latin Americanists affiliated with different departments at UMBC, which is valuable for students interested in applying to graduate programs in Latin American studies.
Latin American Studies Minor (18 credits)
6 credits: SPAN 301 or SPAN 304; SPAN 302 or SPAN 305;
6 credits of elective courses in Spanish, chosen from:
SPAN 308 – Latinoamérica y sus Culturas I (3)
SPAN 312 – Latinoamérica y sus Culturas II (3)
SPAN 421 – Studies in Hispanic Literature (3) (approved topics)
SPAN 472 – Topics in Latin American Society (3)6 credits of elective courses in English, chosen from:
AMST 345 – Indigenous Heritage: Issues of Representation and Ownership (3)
AMST 372 – American Food (3)
AMST 403 – Ethnography in America (3)
ART 424 – Contemporary Art of the Non-Western World (3) approved topic
ECON 387 – Economic Development of Latin America (3)
GES 302 – Selective Topics in Geography (3) approved topic: Latin American Geographies
GWST 343 – Gender, Human Rights, and Political Violence in Latin America (3)
HIST 327 – Modern Latin American History (3)
HIST 328 – Colonial Latin America
MLL 218 – Film and Society in Latin America
MLL 280 – Introduction to the Spanish-Speaking World (3)
POLI 377 – Latin American Politics (3)