LAS MINOR CHECKLIST

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Minors in Latin American studies are required to complete 21 credit hours. No more than two courses from any department other than LAS are counted toward the minor.

All minors will be required to complete three core courses:

______LAS 210 Exploring Latin America

______LAS 374 Revolution in the Americas

______SPA 202 Intermediate Spanish II (or higher)

In addition to the above required courses, students will choose four courses from the following list:

______HST 330 Early Latin America

______HST 331 Modern Latin America

______HST 334 Making of the West Indies

______HST 372 From Slavery to Freedom

______HST 632 History of Brazil

______LAS 378 Contemporary Latin American Literature

______LAS 380 Topics in Latin American Studies

______LAS 399 Independent Study

______LAS 475 Latinos in West Michigan

______LAS 490 Latin American Studies Internship

______PLS 284 Latin American Politics

______GRP PLS 284 Latin American Politics

______SPA 311 Latin American Civilization and Culture I

______SPA 312 Latin American Civilization and Culture II

______SPA 313 U.S. Latino/a Culture and Civilization

______SPA 324 Spanish American Novel in Translation

______SPA 329 Sociolinguistics of the Spanish

______SPA 410 Spanish American Narrative

______SPA 430 U.S. Latino/a Literature

______SPA 460 Women Authors

One course from the Grand Valley study abroad programs in Guadalajara or Puebla, Mexico or from another study abroad program in Latin America can be applied to the minor with prior approval from the director of the Latin American studies program.

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