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Program Requirements
Requirements for Minor in Latino and Latin American Studies
- (1) Prerequisite
- Spanish, Portuguese or French language equivalent to the end of first year (153).
- (2) Required Course (5 credits)
- LLAS 102: An Introduction to Latino and Latin American Studies: A multi-disciplinary introduction to Latino and Latin American Studies.
- (3) Required Elective Credits
- (20 credits) A total of 20 approved elective credits in at least three different disciplines at the 300 level or above is required (see “List of Approved CWU Courses” below). Courses taken through CWU exchange or study abroad programs in an accredited Latin American university may be applied for minor program credit. Courses that do not appear on the approved list but contain significant Latino or Latin American content may be used for minor program credit, upon approval of the student’s advisor and the LLAS director(s). No more than 5 upper-division credits can come from LLAS 496: Individual Study.
- (4) Average GPA
- A 2.0 average GPA in all program courses is required.
List of Approved CWU Courses (By Department/Program)
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(1) Anthropology
- ANTH 342: Hispanic Cultures of Western U.S. (4)
- ANTH 346: Cultures of Latin America and the Caribbean (4)
(2) English
- ENG 331: Latino Literature (4)
- ENG 347: Global Perspectives in Literature: Latin America
- ENG 461: Studies in Race, Ethnicity, and Culture in American Film and Television: Chicano Film
- (3) Ethnic Studies
- ETS 350: Survey of Chicano Studies (4)
- ETS 351: Contemporary Chicano Issues (5)
- ETS 352: Chicano Social and Psychological Perspectives (4)
- (4) Foreign Languages
- SPAN 301: Introduction to Hispanic Literature (3)
- SPAN 310: Hispanic Civilization and Culture (3)
- SPAN 444: Chicano Literature (3) SPAN 446: Hispanic Cinema (3)
- SPAN 456: The Hispanic Short Story (3) SPAN 457: Spanish-American Theater (3)
- SPAN 458: Spanish-American Narrative (3)
- SPAN 459: Spanish-American Poetry (3)
- SPAN 467: Hispanic Literature and Film (3)
- SPAN 471: Hispanic/Latino Cultures of the U.S. (3)
- (5) Geography and Land Studies
- GEOG 470: Geography of Latin America (4)
- GEOG 471: Geography of Middle America (3)
- (6) History
- HIST 328: Modern Latin America (5)
- HIST 386: The Latin American Colonies (5)
- HIST 464: Latin American Revolutions (5)
- HIST 488: Mexico in the Modern Era (5)
- (7) Latino and Latin American Studies
- LLAS 398: Special Topics (1 To 6)
- LLAS 399: Multi Disciplinary Seminar on Latino and Latin America (5)
- LLAS 496: Individual Study
- (8) Political Science
- POSC 361: Latin American Politics (5)
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