Latino Studies minor

Office: E304 Thompson Hall

(716) 673-3274

Jennifer Hildebrand, Coordinator

Email: latino.studies@fredonia.edu

Website: http://www.fredonia.edu/department/interdisciplinary/

Requirements for the Minor in Latino Studies

The Latino Studies minor is an exciting interdisciplinary minor that takes the student from the classroom discussion to the relities in the streets of our diverse communities. The program provides an overview of the historical, political, social, educational, economic, and cultural developments that affect Latinos in the Americas. "Latino" has been defined broadly to include people of Latin American background who reside in the U.S., where they are the fastest growing ethnic population. At this time, when "globalization" and "immigration" have become part of the everyday political and social discourse, students gain an understanding of the complex dynamics of transnational communities and transculturation.

A minor in Latino Studies paves the road to careers in government, legislation, international organizations, international business and marketing, immigration laws, land management, urban planning, counseling, social work, the media, and many other fields.

Required: 21 credit hours from the following:

Students declaring the Latino Studies minor may use past courses retroactively after consultation with the coordinator.

Core Courses (15 credit hours):

Two courses of introduction to the minor (6 credit hours)

INDS 225
/HIST 225
Introduction to Latino History and Culture

and

AMST 202Introduction to American Studies

3

or

AMST 296American Identities

3

One Spanish language course from the following:

SPAN 313Spanish Conversation

3

or

SPAN 314Spanish Composition

3

or

Demonstrated proficiency at this level

One History course from the following:

HIST 282Pre-Columbian and Colonial Latin America

3

HIST 283Latin America: Revolution and Reform

3

HIST 398Themes in World History

3

HIST 398: courses need approval of coordinator

Capstone experience, one of the following:

INDS 403
Contemporary Issues of Latino Studies

or

INDS 493Latino Studies Internship

0-6

Electives (6 credit hours from two different disciplines):

ANTH 324Anthropology of the Caribbean

3

ANTH 350Special Topics

1-3

ARTH 280Survey of Precolumbian Art: Mesoamerica

3

DANC 231African-Caribbean Dance

2

ENGL 241Introduction to Latino/a Literature

3

ENGL 299Special Topics

1-4

or

ENGL 399Special Topics

1-4

or

ENGL 499Special Topics

3

ENGL 304Latina Literature and Cultural Studies

3

ENGL 344Contemporary Multiethnic American Literature

3

HIST 359Ethnicity and Race

3

INTL 303Globalization in Latin America

3

LANG 327Magic Realism in Latin American Literature

3

LANG 380World in Cinema: Special Topics

3

LANG 400Special Topics in Languages and Literatures

.5-3

MUS 334Music of Latin America

3

POLI 343International Migration and Immigration Politics

3

POLI 371Civil Rights and Liberties

3

PSY 280Special Topics

3

SOC 303Social Class and Inequality

3

SOC 316Minority Groups

3

SOC 350Special Topics

1-3

SPAN 325Survey of Spanish-American Literature

3

SPAN 340Cultural Issues in the Hispanic World

3

SPAN 425Spanish-American Fiction

3

WGST 203Chicana Writers/Visual Artists

3

ANTH 350¸ENGL 299/ENGL 399/ENGL 499, SPAN 340: courses need approval of coordinator

Study Abroad programs such as INED 399 J-Term in Puerto Rico, INED Study Abroad in Oaxaca, Mexico and INED 399 Study Abroad in Puebla, Mexico are strongly recommended. Students can explore other Study Abroad programs in the SUNY system in consultation with coordinator.