Minor in Latin American Studies
Course requirements for the Latin American Studies minor (18 credits):
The Minor in Latin American Studies is an interdisciplinary minor that is taught in a variety of departments: History, Political Science, Geography and Pan-African Studies. Additional elective courses are offered in Anthropology, Economics, English, Justice Studies, Modern and Classical Language Studies, Music and Sociology.See the Undergraduate Catalog at http://www.kent.edu/catalog/2010/collegesprograms/as/ug/las.cfm for complete information.
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Choose from three or more subject areas:
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18
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ANTH
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48425
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Ancient Mesoamerica (3)
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ENG
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21001
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Introduction to Ethnic Literature of the U.S. (3)
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GEOG
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37084
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Geography of South America (3)
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37085
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Geography of Central America and Mexico (3)
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HIST
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31140
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Modern Latin America (3)
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31141
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Early Latin America (3)
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31143
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African-Brazilian Experience in Culture and Literature (3)
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45697
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Colloquium: Social History of Latin America (3)
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45797
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Colloquium: Comparative Latin American Revolutions (3)
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JUS
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37311
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Minorities in Crime and Justice (3)
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MCLS
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28403
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Hispanics in the United States (3)
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28404
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The Latin American Experience (3)
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37143
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African-Brazilian Experience in Culture and Literature (3)
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PAS
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24407
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Caribbean Studies (3)
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33508
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Caribbean Social and Political Directions (3)
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37143
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African-Brazilian Experience in Culture and Literature (3)
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POL
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30550
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Latin American Politics (3)
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30551
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U.S.-Latin American Relations (3)
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SOC
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32569
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Minorities in America (3)
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32610
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Birth, Death and Migration (3)
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The following courses are taught in Portuguese. Students must meet the
prerequisites prior to enrolling. |
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PORT
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37330
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Early Brazilian Literature (3)
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37331
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Recent Brazilian Literature (3)
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37421
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Luso-Brazilian Civilization (3)
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The following courses are taught in Spanish. Students must meet the
prerequisites prior to enrolling. |
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SPAN
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38334
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Early Spanish American Literature (3)
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38335
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Recent Spanish American Literature (3)
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38424
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Culture and Civilization of Latin America (3)
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48216
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Contemporary Hispanic Culture (3)
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48372
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Spanish American Novel I (3)
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48373
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Spanish American Novel II (3)
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48374
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Modern Spanish American Drama (3)
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48376
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Contemporary Spanish American Short Story (3)
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48378
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U.S. Latina/o Writers (3)
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Total
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18
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Minimum cumulative 2.00 GPA required for graduation.