Latinx/Latin American Studies Minor

Foundation Courses

(2 courses, 6 credit hours)

• LLAS 204 - Introduction to Latin American Studies
• LLAS 205 - Introduction to Latinx Studies

Language Courses

(1 course, 4 credit hours)

One four-hour Spanish language course offered by the Spanish Language and Transcultural Studies Department from the following list. Students place into one of these courses based on their language assessment. Courses satisfy the one course Core LOTE (Language other than English) requirement.

• SPAN 101 - Elementary Spanish I
• SPAN 102 - Elementary Spanish II
• SPAN 191 - Accelerated Spanish for Heritage Speakers I
• SPAN 192 - Accelerated Spanish for Heritage Speakers II
• SPAN 201 - Intermediate Spanish
• SPAN 202 - Intermediate Spanish II
• SPAN 231 - Spanish Language and Culture for Heritage Speakers
• SPAN 245 - Introduction to Spain
• SPAN 246 - Introduction to Spanish America

Elective Courses

(4 courses, 12 credit hours) 

• History Courses:

• HIST 120 - Latino Chicago
• HIST 241 - Colonial Latin America
• HIST 242 - Modern Latin America
• HIST 244 - Latin American Women
• HIST 315 - Latin American Revolutions
• HIST 328 - Latin American and United States Relations
• HIST 329 - Caudillos and Dictators in Latin America

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• Latinx/Latin American Studies:

• LLAS 203 - Race and Ethnic Relations in the U.S.
• LLAS 236 - Our Lady of Guadalupe: Mother of a New Creation
• LLAS 248 - Gender and Sexuality in Latin America
• LLAS 253 - Abuelita Theology
• LLAS 254 - Latina Theology and Spirituality
• LLAS 259 - Prayer and Spirituality en Lo Cotidiano
• LLAS 268 - Cultural Anthropology
• LLAS 271 - Latina/o Theologies of Migration
• LLAS 302 - Sociology of Globalization and Development
• LLAS 350 - Gender and Development
• LLAS 360 - Spanish in the United States
• LLAS 380 - Social Inequality
• LLAS 386 - Sociology of U.S. Immigration
• LLAS 427 - Special Topics

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• Nutrition Courses: 

• NUTR 280 - Multicultural Food Patterns

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• Political Science Courses: 

• POSC 242 - Latin American Politics

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• Philosophy Courses:

• PHIL 201 - Hispanic/Latin@ Philosophy

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• Psychology Courses:

• PSYC 245 - Multicultural Psychology

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• Spanish Courses:

• SPAN 246 - Introduction to Spanish America *
• SPAN 325 - Introduction to Hispanic Cinema

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• Study of Women and Gender Courses: 

• SWG 381 - Transnational Feminist Theories

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