Latin American Studies Minor

Myrna Garcia, Director and Program Advisor
mygarcia@syr.edu
310 H.B.C.
315-443-9489

Faculty:

Doug Armstrong, Hans Buechler, Gail Bulman, John Burdick, Horace Campbell, Luis Castaneda, AH Peter Castro, Matt Cleary, Pedro Cuperman, Francine D’Amico, Geraldine de Berly, Pedro DiPietro, Kwame Dixon, Kathryn Everly, Stephanie Fetta, Alejandro Garcia, Bea Gonzalez, Martha Hanson, Dennis Harrod, Sydney Hutchinson, Amy Lutz, Gladys McCormick, Roberto Moreno, Arthur Paris, Jane Read, Alicia Rios, David Robinson, Silvio Torres-Saillant, Jamie Winder

Requirements

The minor in Latin American Studies requires a total of 18 credits from the list above; 12 credits are in courses numbered above 299. For Spanish language majors and students whose first language is Spanish, at least 9 credits must be in non-language courses. Students intending to declare a minor in Latin American Studies are strongly advised to contact the Director of the Latino-Latin American Program to discuss the selection of suitable courses and other issues.

Declaring a minor

Students intending to declare a minor in Latin American Studies contact the Director of the Latino-Latin American Program to discuss the selection of suitable courses and other issues.

Courses should be selected from the following list in consultation with the advisor. Additional courses in Anthropology, English and Textual Studies, History, History of Art, History of Music, Geography, Political Sciences and Spanish are recommended and may be petitioned for LAS credit in consultation with the program director.

Anthropology

English

LAS 200 - Selected Topics Ethnic Literary Traditions (relevant courses)
ETS 230 - Topics in Ethnic Literary Traditions Ethnic Literary Traditions (relevant courses)
LAS 300 - Selected Topics Latino Fiction (relevant courses)
ETS 350 - Topics in Reading Nation and Empire Latino Fiction (relevant courses)
ETS 315 - Topics in Ethnic Literatures and Cultures U.S. Literature of the Caribbean Diaspora