Latino Studies
(Interdisciplinary Studies minor only)
Office: 2111 Fenton Hall
(716) 673-3380
E-mail: Latino.Studies@fredonia.edu
Carmen Rivera, Coordinator
Website: http://www.fredonia.edu/department/interdisciplinary/Latino_Studies.asp
Requirements for the Minor in Latino Studies
The Latino Studies minor provides interdisciplinary study of the historical, political, social, educational, economic, and cultural developments that affect Latinos of the Americas. "Latino" has been defined broadly to include not only Spanish-speaking minorities in the United States, but the indigenous and Latin American (including Portuguese-speaking Brazilians) background of Latinos and Latinas in the United States.
Requirements may differ according to date of enrollment. The program is currently under review and requirements may change. Please check with the Coordinator of the program for the latest information.
Required: 21 credit hours from the following. Students declaring the Latino Studies minor may use past courses retroactively after consultation with the coordinator.
Required Course (3 credit hours):
Ethnicity and Race |
Core Courses: (9 credit hours)
Note: Students are required to take one semester of language, unless otherwise advised by the program coordinator, and one course from each of the remaining groups listed below - Literature and History. All courses from the Department of Modern (Foreign) Languages and Literatures designated as LANG are taught in English with the exception of LANG 400 Special Topics, which may be taught in Spanish or English, as determined by the instructor; all courses designated SPAN are taught in Spanish.
Language:
Intermediate Spanish I (or equivalent) |
Literature:
Introduction to Latino/a Literature |
History:
One course from the following choices:
Pre-Columbian and Colonial Latin America |
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Latin America: Revolution and Reform |
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Comparative North America |
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Pre-Columbian and Colonial Mexico |
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Mexico in the Modern World |
Electives (6 credit hours; two courses, one in each of two disciplines):
Anthropology of the Caribbean |
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Special Topics (with approval of coordinator) |
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Latina Literature and Cultural Studies |
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Special Topics (with approval of coordinator) |
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Magic Realism in Latin American Literature |
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Music of Latin America |
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Civil Rights and Liberties (with approval of coordinator) |
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Special Topics (with approval of coordinator) |
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Minority Groups |
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Special Topics (with approval of coordinator) |
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Spanish Conversation |
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Introduction to Readings in Hispanic Literature |
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Survey of Spanish-American Literature |
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Special Topics |
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Spanish-American Fiction |
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Chicana Writers/Visual Artists |
Capstone Course (3 credit hours):
Independent Study: Latino Topics |
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or |
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Latino Studies Internship: U.S. Latino Organizations |
