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Latin American Studies Minor

Global Studies Department
College of Liberal Arts
  • Students will no longer be accepted into this program after Fall 2013. Program requirements below are for current students only.
  • Students who are interested in area studies should contact the departmental adviser at glosuga@umn.edu to inquire about the Global Studies major and minor.
  • Program Type: Undergraduate free-standing minor
  • Requirements for this program are current for Spring 2018
  • Required credits in this minor: 17
The minor requires successful completion of SPAN 1004 or PORT 1104 (or equivalent), plus five 3xxx-5xxx courses related to Latin America. Additional information may be found at http://igs.cla.umn.edu.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
  • via classroom (the majority of instruction is face-to-face)
Minor Requirements
Students are required to complete 4 semester(s) of Spanish or Portugese. with a grade of C-, or better, or S, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department or college.
A maximum of 3 credits may be in directed studies or directed research, and courses must be drawn from a minimum of three different departments. The minor program must be approved by the global studies adviser.
Preparatory Courses
Complete the SPAN language sequence or the PORT language sequence. Note: this coursework does not factor into the overall length in credits of the minor.
Spanish
SPAN 1001 - Beginning Spanish (5.0 cr)
SPAN 1002 - Beginning Spanish (5.0 cr)
SPAN 1003 - Intermediate Spanish (5.0 cr)
SPAN 1004 - Intermediate Spanish (5.0 cr)
or SPAN 1034 - Business Spanish (5.0 cr)
or SPAN 1044 - Intermediate Medical Spanish (5.0 cr)
or Portuguese
PORT 1101 - Beginning Portuguese (5.0 cr)
PORT 1102 - Beginning Portuguese (5.0 cr)
PORT 1103 - Intermediate Portuguese (5.0 cr)
PORT 1104 - Intermediate Portuguese (5.0 cr)
Minor Courses
GEOG 4121W {Inactive} [WI] (4.0 cr)
Two courses (6 cr) in the humanities related to Latin America as a region or a specific Latin American country, chosen in consultation with a global studies adviser.
One course (3 cr) focusing on any aspect of Latin America, chosen in consultation with a global studies adviser.
Latin American History
HIST 3401W - Early Latin America to 1825 [HIS, GP, WI] (4.0 cr)
or HIST 3402W - Modern Latin America 1825 to Present [HIS, GP, WI] (4.0 cr)
 
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SPAN 1001 - Beginning Spanish
Credits: 5.0 [max 5.0]
Course Equivalencies: Span 1001/Span 4001
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. Prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish and/or three or more years away from Spanish language study; and dept consent
SPAN 1002 - Beginning Spanish
Credits: 5.0 [max 5.0]
Course Equivalencies: Madr 1002/Span 1002/Span 1022/
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Spring
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: A grade of C- or better in SPAN 1001 completed at UMNTC, and dept consent
SPAN 1003 - Intermediate Spanish
Credits: 5.0 [max 5.0]
Course Equivalencies: Madr 1003/Span 1003
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Speaking/comprehension. Developing reading/writing skills based on materials from Spain/Spanish America. Grammar review. Compositions, oral presentations. prereq: A grade of C- or better in SPAN 1002 or SPAN 1022 or EPT placement of SPAN 1003
SPAN 1004 - Intermediate Spanish
Credits: 5.0 [max 5.0]
Course Equivalencies: Span 1004/Span 1034/Span 1044
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Speaking/comprehension. Developing reading/writing skills based on materials from Spain/Spanish America. Grammar review. Compositions, oral presentations. prereq: A Grade of C- or better in SPAN 1003 or EPT placement of SPAN 1004
SPAN 1034 - Business Spanish
Credits: 5.0 [max 5.0]
Course Equivalencies: Span 1004/Span 1034/Span 1044
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Vocabulary, report writing skills. Proper format for business communications. Conversational fluency on trade-related topics. Previously offered as Span 1014. prereq: 1003
SPAN 1044 - Intermediate Medical Spanish
Credits: 5.0 [max 5.0]
Course Equivalencies: Span 1004/Span 1034/Span 1044
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Language needed by health-care workers who interact with Spanish-speaking patients. Basic medical vocabulary, questions/answers in common medical situations. Vocabulary/phrases to conduct patient interviews and physical exams. Readings on Latin American view of health and health care. prereq: 1003 or equiv
PORT 1101 - Beginning Portuguese
Credits: 5.0 [max 5.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall & Summer
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Cultures of Portugal, Brazil, or Portuguese-speaking Africa. Workbook assignments, paired/small group activities.
PORT 1102 - Beginning Portuguese
Credits: 5.0 [max 5.0]
Course Equivalencies: Port 1102/Port 4102
Typically offered: Every Spring
Reading, writing, speaking, listening. Cultures of Portugal, Brazil, or Portuguese-speaking Africa. Workbook assignments, paired/small group activities. prereq: 1101 or instr consent
PORT 1103 - Intermediate Portuguese
Credits: 5.0 [max 5.0]
Course Equivalencies: Port 1103/Port 4103
Typically offered: Every Spring
Advancing listening, speaking, reading, writing skills based on materials from Portugal, Brazil, or Portuguese-speaking Africa. Paired and small-group communicative activities, focused on interpreting and producing audio(visual) and written texts at the intermediate level. This class is partially online. prereq: 1102 or instr consent Meets concurrently with 4103.
PORT 1104 - Intermediate Portuguese
Credits: 5.0 [max 5.0]
Course Equivalencies: Port 1104/Port 4104
Grading Basis: OPT No Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall
Advancing listening, speaking, reading, writing skills based on materials from Portugal, Brazil, or Portuguese-speaking Africa. Paired and small-group communicative activities, focused on interpreting and producing audio(visual) and written texts at the intermediate level. This class is partially online. prereq: 1103 or instr consent
HIST 3401W - Early Latin America to 1825 (HIS, GP, WI)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies: Hist 3401W/HIST 3401V/LAS 3401
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Societies of Americas, Spain, and Portugal before contact. Interactions among Native Americans, African slaves, and Europeans, from colonization through independence. Religion, resistance, labor, gender, race. Primary sources, historical scholarship.
HIST 3402W - Modern Latin America 1825 to Present (HIS, GP, WI)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies: Hist 3402W/LAS 3402W
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
National and contemporary period 1825 to present, with emphasis on social, cultural, political, and economic change.