The Minor in Latin American and Caribbean Studies, which is administered by the College of Social Science, emphasizes coherent course work about the cultural context, history, politics, economics, and geography of Latin American and the Caribbean with the potential for complementary experiential learning. Some courses focus on individual countries, while others are comparative and cross-national.
The minor is available as an elective to students who are enrolled in bachelor’s degree programs at Michigan State University. With the approval of the department and college that administer the student’s degree program, the courses that are used to satisfy the minor may also be used to satisfy the requirements for the bachelor’s degree.
Students who plan to complete the requirements of the minor should consult an undergraduate advisor in the College of Social Science.
Requirements for the Minor in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
The student must complete a minimum of 16 credits as specified below:
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The following course (4 credits): |
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HST |
212 |
National Latin America |
4 |
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One of the following courses (3 or 4 credits): |
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EC |
412 |
Economic Analysis of Latin America (W) |
3 |
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GEO |
335 |
Geography of Latin America |
3 |
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HST |
211 |
Colonial Latin America |
4 |
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HST |
382 |
Modern Brazil |
3 |
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HST |
383 |
The Caribbean |
3 |
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HST |
384 |
Modern Mexico |
3 |
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HST |
453 |
Special Topics in Latin American History |
3 |
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HST |
486 |
Seminar in Latin American History (W) |
3 |
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Two of the following courses (6 to 8 credits): |
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ENG |
351 |
Readings in Chicano and Latino Literatures |
3 |
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HA |
254 |
Latin American Art |
3 |
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IAH |
203 |
Latin America and the World (I) |
4 |
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MC |
324C |
Regional Politics, Cooperation and Conflict in Latin America and the Caribbean |
4 |
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PHL |
212 |
Latin American Philosophy |
3 |
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PRT |
150 |
Intensive Beginning Portuguese |
5 |
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PRT |
250 |
Intensive Intermediate Portuguese |
5 |
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PRT |
320 |
Advanced Portuguese |
3 |
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PRT |
340 |
Topics in Luso-Brazilian Language and Culture |
3 |
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PRT |
350 |
Introduction to Literary Analysis (W) |
3 |
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SPN |
342 |
Media and Conversation |
3 |
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SPN |
350 |
Introduction to Reading Hispanic Literature (W) |
3 |
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SPN |
412 |
Topics in Hispanic Culture |
3 |
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SPN |
432 |
Latin America and its Literature |
3 |
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SPN |
472 |
Topics in the Literatures of the Americas |
3 |
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The following capstone course (3 credits): |
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ANP |
410 |
Anthropology of Latin America |
3 |