Hispanic/Latin American and Caribbean Studies Concentration

Students in any major interested in developing a specialization in Hispanic America, Latin America or the Caribbean may earn this concentration by successfully attaining an intermediate level of either Spanish or French. They must also complete six units as follows: 2-5 core courses, 3 electives, and a capstone Independent Study approved by the program Coordinator. No more than 2 courses from the student's major may apply to the concentration and no more than 3 courses can be taken in the same discipline.

Departments that offer courses to fulfill the requirements of this concentration: Foreign Language, Sociology, History, Public Affairs, Business, and English

Coordinators:
Dr. Dolores Flores-Silva
Dr. Daniel Sarabia

Advisory Board:
Dr. Jose F. Bañuelos-Montes
Dr. Ivonne Wallace-Fuentes
Dr. Virginia Stewart
Dr. Elizabeth Velazquez G.
Dr. Joshua Rubongoya

Core Courses
HIST 272 -  Latin America
SPAN 312 -  Civilization and Culture: Spanish America
SPAN 315 -  Contemporary Issues: Spanish America
FREN 315 -  Francophone Societies 
POLI 225 -  Comparative Political Systems: Latin America

Electives
SPAN 330 - Commercial Spanish
SPAN 323 - Introduction to Literature: Spanish America
SPAN 340 - Area Studies in Latin America
SPAN 380 - Special Topics in Hispanic Life and Culture
FREN 330 - Technical and Business French
FREN 380 - Special Studies in French Language, Literature, and Culture
ENGL 301 - Special Studies in Language and Literature
ENGL 310 - Literatures of the African Diaspora
*ENGL 312 - Studies in the Cross-Cultural Imagination
HIST 274 - History of the Caribbean
HIST 290 - Special Studies
HIST 375 - Issues in Latin American and Caribbean History
HIST 475 - Research Seminar in Latin American and Caribbean History
*POLI 252 - Human Rights Policy
*SOCI 224 - Race and Ethnicity
*BUAD 333 - Global Marketing
*ECON 247 - International Trade and Finance
*RELG 130 - Living Religions of the World

Special Topics courses, Internships, IL courses, and Honors courses where applicable and with permission of the program coordinators.

*No more than one of the electives can be general comparative world in focus (see asterisks).