Courses

The following courses and individualized study options may be counted toward elective course work requirements for a combined major or a minor in Latin American and Latino Studies. (For detailed descriptions, or past semesters, please see the listings in the Catalog of Studies or the Registrar Archives, under individual departmental headings.)

CATALOG

Anthropology:

ANTH 2013 Introduction to Latin American Studies


ANTH 3553 Religion in Latin America


ANTH 4263 Identity and Culture in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands

 

Art History:

ARHS 4563/H Pre-Columbian Art


ARHS 4573/H Artists of New Spain

 

Economics:

ECON 3843 Economic Development, Poverty and World Bank

 

English:

ENGL 3253 The Latinx Image in Media


ENGL 3543 Topics in U.S. Latino/Latina Literature and Culture


ENGL 4523 Studies in U.S. Latino/Latina Literature and Culture

 

History:

HIST 3073 Women and Gender in Latin American History


HIST 3193 The Making of the Modern Caribbean


HIST 3203 Colonial Latin America


HIST 3213 Modern Latin America


HIST 3283 U.S. Latinos and Latinas through Film


HIST 3303 U.S. Immigration History


HIST 3313 Latinos and Latinas in the U.S.


HIST 3843 Special Topics in Latin American and Caribbean History


HIST 4453 Frontiers and Borderlands in Colonial Latin America (Irregular)


HIST 4743 The Cold War in Latin America: Revolutions, Violence, and Politics (Irregular)


HIST 4783 History of Modern Mexico


HIST 4183 Africans and Slavery in Colonial Latin America (Irregular)


HIST 4823 Black Freedom in the Age of Emancipation


HIST 5313 Reading Seminar in Latin American History


HIST 5323 Research Seminar in Latin American History

 

Latin American Studies:

LALS 2013 Introduction to Latin American & Latino Studies


LALS 3013 Special Topics in LALS


LALS 399VH Honors Thesis


LALS 4003 Latin American Studies Colloquium


LALS 4003H Honors Latin American Studies Colloquium

 

Music:

MUHS 4253 Special Topics in Music History (Latin American Music)

 

Political Science:

PLSC 3263 Latino Politics


PLSC 3573 Governments and Politics of Latin America


PLSC 4873 Inter-American Politics

 

Portuguese:

PORT 3013 Brazilian Cinema


PORT 3103 Introduction to Luso-Afro-Brazilian Literature


PORT 3203 Brazilian Culture and Social Issues

 

Sociology:

SOCI 3173 Latinos, Migration, and the U.S. South

 

Spanish:

SPAN 3103 Cultural Readings


SPAN 3113 Introduction to Literature


SPAN 3123 Spanish for Heritage Speakers II


SPAN 4133 Survey of Spanish-American Literature I


SPAN 4193 Survey of Spanish-American Literature II


SPAN 4223 Latin American Civilization


SPAN 4243 Literature and Culture in the Hispanic United States


SPAN 4253 Latin American Cinema and Society


SPAN 4553 Latin America Today


SPAN 4883 Indigenous Literatures of Mesoamerica, the Andes, and the Amazon


SPAN 475V Special Investigations


SPAN 5253 Colonial Literature and Culture


SPAN 5383 20th Century Spanish American Poetry


SPAN 5393 19th Century Spanish-American Literature


SPAN 5403 Spanish American Theater


SPAN 5463 20th Century Spanish-American Literature


SPAN 5883 Indigenous Literatures

 

Faculty by Department:

Almenara - World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (Spanish)


Austin - History


Banton - History


Bell – World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (Spanish)


Buchanan - World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (Spanish)


Bustamante – Sociology


Camacho – Art Education


Erickson – Anthropology


Glisch-Sańchez – LALS Instructor


Hernández – Graphic Design


Lorenzo - World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (Spanish)


Niño – Sociology 


Padilla – English


Pulido – Art History


Restrepo – World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (Spanish)


Rosales - History


Ruiz - World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (Spanish)


Ryan – Political Science


Salas – Art History 


Sloan – History


Stoner - Anthropology


Vining - Anthropology