Latin American Studies

This program combines courses from Anthropology, Economics, History, Sociology, Geography, Political Science, and Spanish to offer a broad perspective of Latin American culture. Twelve hours of core courses form the base of common knowledge in the program. This is complemented by fifteen hours of electives which allow some specialization according to the students interests. The Latin American studies minor is an excellent complement to such majors as Spanish, History, Sociology, Business, and Political Science. Students with this minor can seek careers in education, business or government. For more information, contact Dr. Maureen Dolan, 838-8292. dolanm@wou.edu; Dr. Jaime Marroquin, 838-9280, marroquinj@wou.edu; Dr. Ricardo Pelegrin-Taboada, 838-8294, pelegrintaboadar@wou.edu.

Latin American Studies Minor (28 credits)

• HST 453 Pre-Columbian and Colonial Latin America (4)
• SOC 450 Latin American Society (4)

Choose one (4)

• HST 454 Mexico and the Caribbean Since Independence (4)
• HST 455 South America Since Independence (4)

Choose one (4)

• GEOG 371 Mexico and Central America (4)
• GEOG 372 South America (4)

Electives (12)

Choose courses from at least two departments:

• ANTH 332 Latin America (4)
• EC 417 Development Economics (4)
• GEOG 370 Human Migration (4)
• GEOG 371 Mexico and Central America (4)
• GEOG 372 South America (4)
• HST 407 Topical Courses on Latin America-Seminar (4)
• HST 454 Mexico and the Caribbean Since Independence (4)
• HST 455 South America Since Independence (4)
• HST456 Mexico Since Independence (4)
• HST 457 20th Century Latin America (4)
• HST 458 History of Inter-American Relations (4)
• PS 463 Governments and Politics of Developing Nations (4)
• SOC 350 Food and Hunger (4)
• SOC 400 Globalization and Development (4)
• SOC 407 Topical Courses on Latin America-Seminar (4)
• SOC 427 Revolutionary Social Movements (4)
• SOC 440 Women and Development (4)
• SPAN 339 Hispanic Culture and Civilization: Latin America (4)
• SPAN 340 Hispanic Culture and Civilization: Mexico (4)
• SPAN 360 Introduction to Hispanic Literature (4)
• SPAN 371 Intro. to Latin American Literature (4)
• SPAN 443 Topics in Contemporary Latin American Literature (4)
• SPAN 445 Hispanic Women Writers (4)
• SPAN 446 Migration and Borders in the Hispanic World (4)
• SPAN 491 Studies in Latin American Literature (4)