Latin American Studies (Minor)

The Latin American Studies Minor at Dominican University of California is an interdisciplinary program in Humanities and Cultural Studies introducing students to Latin American perspectives on language, history, geography, literature, politics, and art. The minor seeks to concentrate student studies on significant areas, periods, issues, movements, and individuals. Spanish language is required to bolster student engagement with the diverse Latin American Spanish speaking cultures. Dominican can help facilitate a study abroad option for minors in Latin American Studies.

Program Learning Outcomes

The student will demonstrate the ability to:

1. Express the unique character of various Latin American cultures stemming from the region’s ancient roots and colonial past.
2. Articulate an understanding of the role Latin America has played in the development of world culture, politics and economics.
3. Participate in the culture of Latin America with sufficient language skills.
4. Analyze the varied economic, political, artistic, social and/or religious forces that shaped contemporary Latin American cultures.

Requirements

For complete course descriptions, refer to each discipline within this catalog. See also Latin American Studies emphasis within the Humanities and Cultural Studies section of this catalog.

Core Courses

POL 3610	Politics of Latin America	3.00 units
HIST 3019/HIST 1019	Latin American Survey	3.00 units
SPAN 1201	Elementary Spanish II	4.00 units
SPAN 2101/SPAN 2201	Intermediate Spanish I	4.00 units
Total Credit Hours:		14

SPAN 1201, SPAN 2101: Student may test out

Select six units from the following

ARTH 3131	Latin American Art	3.00 units
ENGL 3063/LCS 3263	Ethnic Lit: Hispanic American	1.50 units
ENGL 3051/LCS 3151	World Literature: Latin American	3.00 units
HIST 3107	Biographical Approach to History: Cochise/Crazy Horse	1.00 unit
HIST 3151	Biographical Approach to History: Che Guevara: Hero or Tyrant?	1.00 unit
HIST 3153	Biographical Approach to History: Native Women: Pocahontas to Sacajaweya	1.00 unit
HIST 3165	Fidel Castro: Nationalist or Communist	1.00 unit
HIST 3611	Women in Latin America	3.00 units
HIST 3623	Mexico: Aztecs to Present	3.00 units
HIST 3631	Central America and the Caribbean	3.00 units
HIST 3728	Drugs and the Drug Wars	3.00 units
HIST 3791	Southwest Borderlands	3.00 units
RLGN 3155/RLGN 1055	A Passion for Justice: Contemporary Christian Liberation Theologies	3.00 units
Total Credit Hours:		6

Total Credit Hours: 20