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Duluth Campus
Latin American Studies MinorWorld Languages & Cultures
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Latin American Studies is the newer of the two Spanish programs offered at UMD. Students who major or minor in this program take courses in Spanish language through the advanced level before taking an interdisciplinary set of courses to intensify their study of Latin America. Our students apply their linguistic and interdisciplinary skills to a wide variety of local, regional, national, or international career choices.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Minor Requirements
Required Language Core (0 - 16 cr)
Students with previous language study may be exempt from some core requirements and should consult the department about placement.
SPAN 1101 - Beginning Spanish I
[LE CAT, COMM & LAN]
(4.0 cr)
SPAN 1102 - Beginning Spanish II
[LE CAT, COMM & LAN]
(4.0 cr)
SPAN 1201 - Intermediate Spanish I
[LE CAT, COMM & LAN]
(4.0 cr)
SPAN 1202 - Intermediate Spanish II
[LE CAT, COMM & LAN]
(4.0 cr)
Electives (6 cr)
Other UMD courses that pertain to Latin America may be approved by a Latin America Studies advisor within the department. Short-term study abroad programs are usually offered during the summer.
Take 2 or more course(s) totaling 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
AMIN 3430 - Global Indigenous Studies
[GLOBAL PER]
(3.0 cr)
·
ANTH 3632 - Latin American Cultures
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3110 - Art of the Ancient Americas
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3130 - Modern and Contemporary Mexican Art
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3140 - Women in Art/Visual Culture in Latin America
(3.0 cr)
·
GEOG 3712 - Geography of Latin America
(3.0 cr)
·
LING 1811 - Introduction to Linguistics
[LE CAT2, LOGIC & QR]
(3.0 cr)
·
LING 3101 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
PHIL 2011 - Philosophy of Language
[LE CAT3, SOC SCI]
(3.0 cr)
·
PHIL 3025 - Philosophy of Race and Racism
[RACE JUST]
(4.0 cr)
·
POL 3575 - Latin American Politics and Development
(3.0 cr)
·
POL 3580 - Central American Politics
(3.0 cr)
·
SPAN 2540 - Latino Literatures and Cultures
[LE CAT8, LECD CAT08, HUMANITIES, CDIVERSITY]
(4.0 cr)
·
SPAN 3020 - Advanced Spanish for Business
(4.0 cr)
·
SPAN 3097 - Internship
(1.0-3.0 cr)
·
SPAN 4011 - Latin American Prose
[HUMANITIES]
(4.0 cr)
·
SPAN 4013 - Latin American Poetry and Drama
[HUMANITIES]
(4.0 cr)
·
SPAN 4017 - Latin American Cinema and Culture
[FINE ARTS]
(4.0 cr)
·
SPAN 4018 - Latin America From Within
[HUMANITIES]
(4.0 cr)
·
SPAN 4019 - Seminar: Latin America in the 21st Century
[HUMANITIES]
(4.0 cr)
·
WS 3001 - Gender Relations in the Global South
[GLOBAL PER]
(3.0 cr)
Short-term Study Abroad Programs at UMD (optional)
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
·
HIST 3313 - Global Surf Culture - Study Abroad
[GLOBAL PER]
(4.0 cr)
·
INTB 4231 - Peru's Food Revolution: The Links to Sustainability, Development and Branding
[GLOBAL PER]
(3.0 cr)
·
SPAN 3890 {Inactive}
[GLOBAL PER]
(6.0 cr)
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Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
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Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
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