Minor in
Latin American and
Latino Studies
The online Latin American and Latino Studies (LALS) minor helps students maximize their potential for academic, business, professional or government careers related to the area. The program is committed to promoting knowledge of and public engagement with the many peoples who comprise Latin America, the Caribbean, and the U.S. Latina/o/x community.
This minor from the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences is an interdisciplinary area and ethnic studies program that provides in-depth exposure to the key geographic regions, historical trajectories, social modes, languages and political, economic and cultural systems of Latin America and the Latino U.S. The LALS minor may be earned in combination with any major across the university.
For students in the online BA in Interdisciplinary Studies degree program or U of A degree-seeking students:
In order to add this minor, students must consult their advisers for their academic majors.
100%
Online
18
Credit Hours
Required Courses 6 hours
- LALS 40003/400H3 - Latin American Studies Colloquium
- SPAN 20103 - Intermediate Spanish II (Or equivalent)
Elective Courses 12 credit hours of electives
Electives must include courses from at least two different academic departments.
- AAST 36703 - Distant Relatives: The Global Black Diaspora
- LALS/HIST 32003 - Colonial Latin America
- LALS/HIST 33003 - U.S. Immigration History
- SPAN 31003 - Cultural Readings
- SPAN 31103 - Introduction to Literature
- SPAN 31203 - Spanish for Heritage Speakers II
- SPAN 42203 - Latin American Civilization
