LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES
Gladstone Hutchinson, Dean of Studies, coordinator
This minor enables faculty from different academic departments who teach in
this subject area to give students a cohesive way to study the subject.
They can encourage students with an interest in this area to pursue a
rigorous course of study and, because required courses cross three
departments, to gain a multidisciplinary perspective.
Requirements for the minor:
Six approved courses, one of which must be an
upper level course, independent study, internship, or thesis and be
directed by a faculty member affiliated with the minor. Students are asked
to demonstrate proficiency through the intermediate level in a language
relevant to the study of Latin America and the Caribbean. Spanish is
recommended.
Courses approved for the minor include Anthropology and Sociology 203, 206,
208, 209; Economics and Business 367, 379; Government and Law 227; History
245, 246, 368; Spanish 214, 314, 317, 318, 421, 428; and interim
session190: Politics and Culture of the Caribbean.
Faculty affiliated with the minor: James DeVault, associate professor,
economics and business; John McCartney, professor, government and law;
Susan Niles, professor, anthropology and sociology.
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