30 credits as follows, plus foreign language:
1. One year of Spanish or Portuguese, or equivalent proficiency
2. at least 5 credits in History chosen from an approved list*
3. at least 15 credits chosen from an approved list of courses on Contemporary Latin America*
4. at least 10 additional credits chosen from the History or Contemporary Latin America lists, or from an approved list of electives.*
5. At least 20 of the 30 credits must be completed at the University of Washington (UW Foreign Study programs included).
6. Minimum grade of 2.0 required in each course applied toward the minor.
Course Lists
*(1) History Courses (5 credits)
ARCHY 304
New World Prehistory
ARCHY 476
New World States and Empires
BIS 363
Conflict and Connection in the Americas
HSTAA 185
Intro to Latin American History: Columbus to Castro
HSTAA 282
The Social History Of Mexico
HSTAA 285
Latin American History Through Film
HSTAA 384
Latin America: Inter-American and Intra-Continental Relations
HSTAA 385
Colonial Society & Negotiation of Rule in L.A. and Caribb
HSTAA 386
Challenges of Post-Coloniality in Lat Am and Caribb
HSTAA 480
Labor and Popular Movements in Latin America (joint w/SISLA)
HSTAA 481
History of Peru and the Andean Retion
HSTAA 482
History of Brazil: Colonial Period to the Present
HSTAA 486
History of Mexico: Colonial Origins to 1822
HSTAA 487
History of Mexico: 1822 to the Present
HSTAA 488
History of Central America and the Caribbean
Other HIST or HSTAA courses (e.g., HSTAA 490, Special Topics) may be
counted when topic is Latin America.*(2) Contemporary Latin America (15 credits)
ANTH 404
Peoples and Cultures of South America
ANTH 416
Comparative Social Movements: Mexico & United States
ANTH 418
Indian Heritage of Mexico and Central America
C LIT 315
National Cinema: Mexican Film
C LIT 321
Studies in Lit. of the Americas
C LIT 357
The US-Mexico Border in Literature and Film
CHSTU 255
Mexican Women: Past and Present
CHSTU 352
Mexican Immigration: A Comparative Analysis
ECON 492
Economic Issues of Contemporary Latin America
ENGL 317
Literature of the Americas
GEOG 430
Contemporary Development Issues in Latin America
GEOG 451
Cultural Geography of Latin America (joint w/SIS)
HSTAA 284
History of the Chicano People since 1848
LSJ 410
Human Rights in Latin America
MUSIC 317
Music Cultures of the World: "The Americas"
MUSIC 433
Music of Latin America
PORT 310
Introduction to Lusophone Literature
PORT 335
Contemporary Brazilian Literature in Translation
SIS 470
Human Rights in Latin America
SISLA 322
Political Economy of Latin America (joint w/POLS)
SISLA 342
Government and Politics of Latin America (joint w/POLS)
SISLA 355
Social Change in Latin America (joint w/SOC)
SISLA 399
Latin American Foreign Study
SISLA 470
Latin Am Studies Internship (max 5 cr applied to minor)
SISLA 485
Cultural Studies of Latin America (joint w/SPAN)
SISLA 486
Photography & Cultural Studies in Latin America
(joint w/SPAN)SPAN 206
Arts and Culture of Oaxaca
SPAN 307
Introduction to Latin American Literature
SPAN 319
Mexican Literature
SPAN 320
Contemporary Latin American Literature in Translation
SPAN 334
Latin American Film
SPAN 376
Introduction to Latin American Poetry
SPAN 468
Latin American Women
SPAN 474
Latin American Fiction: Twentieth Century
SPAN 476
Contemporary Latin American Poetry
SPAN 477
Latin American Essay
SPAN 478
Modern Latin American Theater
SPAN 479
The City and Latin American Literature
SPAN 483
Latin American Literature: Origins to Independence
SPAN 484
Latin American Literature: Modernismo to the Present
SPAN 487
Mexican Cinema
SPAN 488
The Fantastic in Latin American Literature: Augusto
MonterrosoTCSIIN 435
Popular Movements in Latin America
TIBCIN 461
Religion and Church in Latin America
TSMIN 324
Modern Latin America
*(3) Electives (10 credits)
All courses in areas (1) and (2) above, plus
ANTH 345
Women and International Economic Development
(joint w/SIS & WOMEN)CHSTU 101
Intro. to Chicano Studies (AUT2000 to AUT2006)
CHSTU 200
Latinos in the United States (AUT2000 thru AUT2006)
CHSTU 254
Northwest Latinos, History, Community, Culture
CHSTU 256
Chicanas: Gender and Race Issues
CHSTU 260
Introduction to Chicano Politics
CHSTU 330
Chicano/Chicana Autobiography
CHSTU 340
Latino/a Theater
CHSTU 356
The Chicano Family
CHSTU 405
Advanced Chicano Studies
CHSTU 498
Special Topics in Chicano Studies: Latina Cultural Production
GEOG 230
Urbanization and Development: Geographies of Global Inequality (AUT 2000-AUT 2006)
GEOG 335
Geography of the Developing World (joint w/SIS)
(AUT 2000-AUT 2006)GEOG 344
Migration in the Global Economy (joint w/SIS)
GEOG 371
World Hunger and Resource Development
HSTEU 361
Spain and Its Golden Age: 1469-1700
I BUS 330
Business Environment in Developing Nations
PSYCH 250
Racism and Minority Groups (AUT 2000-SU2007)
SIS 200
States & Capitalism
SIS 202
Cultural Interactions
SIS 302
Intercultural Relations
SIS 330
Political Economy of Development
SIS 333
Gender and Globalization: Theory and Process
SIS 401
International Political Economy
SIS 433
Environmental Degradation in the Tropics
SIS 455
Industry and the State
SIS 456
State-Society Relations in Third World Countries
(joint w/POLS)
SPAN 321
Introduction to Hispanic Literary Studies
SPAN 322
Introduction to Hispanic Cultural Studies
SPAN 333
Hispanic Film Studies
SPAN 464
Chicana Expressive Culture
SPAN 465
Contemporary Chicano Literature