Latin American Studies Minor
The minor in Latin American studies gives students a broad view of Latin American cultures and their relations to the United States and the rest of the world. Soon, students will have the opportunity to declare a Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies (LACX) major. Please email the LACX coordinator, Molly Ball (mollycball@rochester.edu) for more information about the timeline and requirements.
Requirements
A total of five courses related to Latin American people, their languages, and their cultures are required for the minor.
- Two courses must be taken from different areas, such as anthropology, business, economics, history, international relations, political science, Portuguese, religion, or Spanish.
- The pision of the minor (humanities or social sciences) will be that in which the student takes three courses.
- Up to two study-abroad courses may count toward the minor with the approval of the student's advisor for the minor.
- In order for a course to qualify for the minor, roughly 50 percent of the course must feature content relating to Latin America in the terms described in this document.
- A student may petition for a specific course to be counted toward the minor, even if it has not been previously identified as a Latin American studies course. The student must turn in a syllabus for the course to be considered. The program coordinator will determine whether the course will count as listed or if specific Latin America-related research is required.
- The minor must be approved by the designated program coordinator.
Prerequisite: Students must complete SPAN 151 and 152, SP 153, or PORT 151 and 152. Students who are placed in SPAN 200 may use that course as their language prerequisite.
See the Latin American Studies course information PDF for a list of courses that will automatically count toward the five courses needed to satisfy the minor as well as other courses that can be approved for minor with a research focus in the region.
Students should review the when planning for the next semester.
Program Coordinator
, Assistant Professor of History (social science, economic history), mollycball@rochester.edu
Curriculum Committee
, Assistant Professor of History (social science, economic history)
, Assistant Professor of Anthropology (social science, Durg warfare and organized crime; US imperialism in Latin America)
, Assistant Professor Writing, Speaking and Argument Center; Susan B. Anthony Institute (social science/humanities, Central American feminism); Center for Community Engagement faculty liaison
, Associate Professor of Spanish (humanities, sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Spanish literature)
, Assistant Professor of Spanish (humanities, Caribbean literature and decolonial feminism)
Affiliated Faculty
, Associate Professor of Linguistics
, Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish
, Assistant Professor of history
, Assistant Professor of Archaeology (Religion and Classics)
, Professor Emeritus of Roman Catholic Studies
, Professor of Biomedical Engineering
, Professor of Religion
, Associate Professor of History
, Assistant Professor of Political Science
, Assistant Professor of Black Studies
, Professor of Political Science
, Professor Emeritus of Spanish
, Assistant Professor of History
, Assistant Professor of Anthropology
, Assistant Professor in the Writing, Speaking, and Argument Program; Susan B. Anthony Institute
, Associate Professor of Spanish
, Professor of Anthropology
, Associate Professor of Spanish and Comparative Literature; Film and Media Studies
, Professor of Instruction in Spanish and Language Education
, Adjunct Instructor in the Program of Dance and Movement
, Professor of Spanish and Comparative Literature; Film and Media Studies
, Associate Professor of History
, Head of the Portuguese program; Director of the Language Center