Minor in Latino Studies

An interdisciplinary minor in Latino Studies is available through the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for those who wish to develop an understanding of the cultural, historical and socio-political aspects that affect U.S. Latinos/as as an important segment of American society. The minor offers students the opportunity to focus on specific issues related to Latinos/as in the United States while expanding their knowledge in the Social Sciences and Humanities. The courses provide a multicultural approach to knowledge and explore multidisciplinary methodologies in research. Students may elect to take a research project or an internship course to further integrate the knowledge and skills developed.

Students must complete a minimum of fifteen 200 level credits with a grade of C or higher.

Core Courses

One required course (3 credits):
PRLS 210 Contemporary Issues in Latino Studies

Two Courses selected from PRLS course offerings (6 credits):
PRLS 220 History of Latinos/as in the United States
PRLS 221 Latinos and Human Rights
PRLS 230 Latina Narrative
PRLS 231 Fictions of Latino Masculinity
PRLS 232 Latina Literature
PRLS 233 Studies in Latina/o Literature
PRLS 241 Latin American Minorities in the United States
PRLS 250 Latino Health and Health Care
PRLS 251 Latino Sexuality and Gender
PRLS 260 Media and Special Audiences
PRLS 264 Latinas and Media
PRLS 270 Latino Political Behavior
PRLS 271 Immigration and Transborder Politics
PRLS 295-01 Contemporary Puerto Rican Culture and Society
PRLS 295-02 Minorities Among Minorities, Puerto Ricans and Mexican Americans

One of two of the following research or internship courses (3-6 credits):
PRLS 211 Puerto Rican/Latino Studies Research
PRLS 212 Field Internship in Lation Studies
PRLS 299 Independent Study
PRLS 294W Senior Thesis in Puerto Rican and Latino Studies

Related Elective Courses (if needed)
200-level courses from a related discipline such as Anthropology, Communication Sciences, Economics, History, Political Science, Sociology, Spanish or Women's Studies:
ANTH 229 Caribbean Cultures
ECON 257 Economics of Poverty
ENGL 278 Ethnic Literature in the US
HIST 282 Latin American, National Period
HIST 285 Spanish Caribbean
HDFR 270 Low Income Families
POLS 235 Latin American Politics
POLS 263 Urban Politics
SOCI 240 Race and Ethnicity
SOCI 243 Prejudice and Discrimination
SOCI 249 Perspectives on Poverty
SOCI 268 Class, Power, and Inequality
SPAN 294 Lit of Puerto Rico and the Spanish Caribbean
WS 203 Social Study of Women in America
WS 267 Women and Poverty

Elective courses may also meet requirements in the student's major or other minors.

This minor is offered by the Institute of Puerto Rican and Latino Studies. For more information, contact (860) 486-3997.