WOU: Division of Social Science Latin American Studies Dept.

Latin American Studies

This program combines courses from Anthropology, Economics, History, Sociology, Geography, Political Science, and Spanish to offer a broad perspective of Latin American culture. Twelve hours of core courses form the base of common knowledge in the program. This is complemented by fifteen hours of electives which allow some specialization according to the students interests. The Latin American studies minor is an excellent complement to such majors as Spanish, History, Sociology, Business, and Political Science. Students with this minor can seek careers in education, business or government. For more information, contact Dr. Maureen Dolan, 838-8292. dolanm@wou.edu, or Dr. John Rector, 838-8294, rectorj@wou.edu.

Latin American Studies Minor (27 credits)

HST 350 Pre-Columbian and Colonial Latin America (4)
SOC 450 Latin American Societies (3)

Choose one (4)

HST 351 Mexico and the Caribbean Since Independence (4)
HST 352 South America Since Independence (4)

Choose one (4)

GEOG 371 Mexico and Central America (4)
GEOG 372 South America (4)

Electives (12)

Choose courses from at least two departments:

ANTH 407/507 Crossing Borders (4)
ANTH 332 Latin America (4)
EC 417 Development Economics (4)
GEOG 370 Human Migration (4)
GEOG 371Geography of Mexico and Central America (4)
GEOG 372 South America (4)
HST 351 Mexico and the Caribbean Since Independence (4)
HST 352 South America Since Independence (4)
HST 407 Topical Courses on Latin America (4)
HST436 Mexico Since Independence (4)
HST 490 20th Century Latin America (4)
HST 491 History of Inter-American Relations (4)
PS 463 Governments and Politics of Developing Nations (3)
SOC 350 Food and Hunger (3)
SOC 400 International Development (3)
SOC 407 Topical Courses on Latin America (3)
SOC 427 Revolutionary Social Movements (3)
SOC 440 Women and Development (3)
SPAN 339 Hispanic Culture and Civilization: Latin America (3)
SPAN 340 Hispanic Culture and Civilization: Mexico (3)
SPAN 361 Hispanic Poetry (3)
SPAN 362 Hispanic Drama (3)
SPAN 363 Hispanic Novel (3)
SPAN 370 Intro. to Latin American Literature (3)
SPAN 371 Intro. to Latin American Literature (3)
SPAN 441 20th Century Latin American Literature (3)
SPAN 442 20th Century Latin American Literature (3)
SPAN 443 20th Century Latin American Literature (3)
SPAN 445 Hispanic Women Writers (3)
SPAN 491 Studies in Latin American Literature (3)