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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