Latina/o Studies offers a minor as well as a concentration to undergraduate students. The program is a component of the Program in American Culture. It's designed to give students an opportunity to develop cultural competence on the diverse groups that comprise the U.S. Latino populations. The Latino Studies Program offers a variety of courses, some focusing on particular national groups or specific academic disciplines, and others organized around comparative topics or issues. Some examples of these courses include: History of Latinos in the U.S., Race and Racialization, Latinas in the United States, The Politics of Language and Cultural Identity, Women in Prison, Schooling and the Community, Empowering Latino Families and Communities, Latina/o Literature, Migrant Bodies and Hybrid Texts, Puerto Rican Literatures: The Island and the Mainland, Cuba and Its Diaspora, and more.
The Minor in Latina/o Studies
A primary objective of our minor is to engage students in a variety of disciplinary approaches to the study of U.S. Latina/os as well as to introduce them to the central intellectual questions and topics that have emerged in this field of inquiry. The Latino Studies Program minor consists of eighteen (18) credit units. Students are required to enroll in American Culture 213: Introduction to Latino Studies (4credits). Given the interdisciplinary nature of Latino Studies, students interested in pursuing graduate study are encouraged to concentrate in a particular discipline or department in order to have the necessary background for graduate school. Students should meet with the Director of the Program to discuss their academic plans.
Concentration Program
A primary objective of this concentration program is to engage students in a variety of disciplinary approaches to the study of U.S. Latina/os as well as to introduce them to the central intellectual questions and topics that have emerged in this field of inquiry. The Latino Studies Program concentration consists of thirty (30) credit units, in addition to seven (7) credit units if prerequisite work. Students are required to enroll in American Culture 212 or 213: Introduction to Latino Studies (3 credits). AC 212 satisfies the Social Science Distribution, and AC 213 satisfies the Humanities distribution requirement. Given the interdisciplinary nature of Latino Studies, students interested in pursuing graduate study are encouraged to double-concentrate in a particular discipline or department in order to have the necessary background for graduate school. Students should meet with the Concentration Advisor to discuss their academic plans.
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