Kimberly Eison Simmons, Ph.D., Director

Overview

Students can select from an array of courses that enable them to explore Latin America from a variety of perspectives while also having the opportunity to focus their studies on a particular field. The minor in Latin American Studies richly complements majors in many other fields, including Anthropology, Business, Geography, Global Studies, Political Science, History, Journalism, and Spanish.

Programs and Courses

Programs

• Latin American Studies Minor

Courses

• CHIN 550 - Advanced Special Topics in Chinese Studies

• LASP 201 - Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino/a Cultures through Film
• LASP 301 - Interdisciplinary Study of Latin America
• LASP 305 - Working with Hispanic Clients
• LASP 311 - Latin American Cultures
• LASP 315 - South American Indian Cultures
• LASP 322 - Mesoamerican Prehistory
• LASP 325 - Prehistoric Civilizations of the New World
• LASP 331 - Geography of Latin America
• LASP 341 - Colonial Latin America
• LASP 342 - Modern Latin America
• LASP 351 - Politics and Governments of Latin America
• LASP 361 - Spanish American Civilization
• LASP 371 - Literary Tendencies and Masterpieces of Spanish America
• LASP 398 - Special Topics in Latin American Studies
• LASP 399 - Independent Study
• LASP 425 - Prehistoric Archaeology of South America
• LASP 441 - Social and Economic History of Latin America
• LASP 442 - History of Mexico
• LASP 451 - International Relations of Latin America
• LASP 471 - Contemporary Spanish-American Literature
• LASP 496 - Senior Seminar
• LASP 501 - Contemporary Spanish America
• LASP 541 - Colonial Spanish-American Literature to Neoclassicism