Program requirements:

1. Students must meet general university admissions requirements.

2. All majors are eligible to participate in this minor program.

Requirements for the minor:

Students are required to have an international experience or equivalent as part of this minor. This experience can be gained through approved international language programs, internships, research, or study abroad options (including CSU International Programs). Credit may be granted for significant international experiences completed prior to starting to take courses toward this minor.

Core class requirements: 8 units

1. Four units chosen from:

History 470	Modern Latin American (4)
Humanities 335	The Origin and Contemporary Role of Latino Culture (4)
Geography 321	Area Study: Latin America (4)

2. Four units of Foreign Language Study chosen from:

Spanish 150	Intermediate Spanish (4)
Portuguese 150	Intermediate Portuguese (4)

3. International experience component: 4 units

Humanities 576 International Experience

4. Integrative international seminar requirement: 4 units

Four units chosen from:

Humanities 500A	Current Ideas and Issues in Latin America (taught in English) (4)
Humanities 500B	Current Ideas and Issues in Latin America (taught in Spanish) (4)

Elective requirements: 12 units

Twelve units, with at least one course each from groups A, B, and C :

A. Social Sciences

Anth 306	Aztecs, Maya and Their Predecessors (4)
Anth 307 Anth 324	Incas and Their Predecessors (4) Pre-Columbian Art, Emphasis on Mexico and Peru (4)
Anth 354	Cultures of Mexico and Central
Anth 356	Cultures of South America (4)
Econ 590	Political Economy of Latin America (4)
Geo 321 Geo 322	Area Study: Latin America (4) United States and Mexico Border Issues (4)
Hist 390 Hist 391	History of Modern Mexico (4) Chicano History (4)
Hist 465	Modern Central America (4)
Hist 466 Hist 467	Foreign Relations of Latin America (4) Latin America History Through Film (4)

Hist 469	Colonial Latin America (4)
Hist 470	Modern Latin America (4)
Psci 352C	Minority Politics: Latino Politics (4)
Soc 342	The Chicano Family (4)
Soc 442	Chicano Social Stratification (4)
Soc 590	Life and Society in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands (4)
Soc 590	Indian Nations and Native Americans (project/research focused on L. A.) (4)
Ssci304	Contemporary Latin America (4)

B. Arts, Languages, Literature, and Education

Art 324 Art 328	Pre-Columbian Art (4) Mexican Art (4)
Art 329	Chicano Art (4)
EELB 512	Spanish Children's Literature for the Bilingual Classroom (4)
Eng 319	Studies in Literary Diversity (when topics deal with Latin America) (4)
Eng 323	Chicano Literature (4)
Hum 335	The Origin and Contemporary Role of Latino Culture (4)
Hum 460	Cultural Studies (when topics deal with Latin America) (4)
Mus 351	Latin American Music (4)
Span 314	Advanced Conversation (4)
Span 316	Spanish for the Professions (4) Communication Health Science Education Business Law Enforcement
Span 442,443,445	Masterpieces of Spanish/Spanish American Literature (when topics deal with Latin America) (4)
Span 435	Chicano Literature (taught in Spanish) (4)
Span 440	Mexican Literature (taught in Spanish) (4)
Span 516	Seminar in Hispanic Language, Literature or Film (when topics deal with Latin America) (4)

C. Business, Management, Communications, Health and Nutrition

Comm 471	International Communications (project/research focus on Latin America) (4)
Comm 587	Topics in Mass Communications: Media and Social Change in Latin America (4)
Comm 593D	Communication Approaches to Area Studies: Latin America (4)
Hsci 385	Cultural Aspects of Food: Traditions and Trends (4)
Hsci 344	International Nutrition (project/research focus on Latin America) (4)
Hsci 359	International Perspectives on Health (project/research focus on L.A.) (4)
Mgmt 324	International Environmental Manaagement (project/research focus on L.A.) (4)
Mgmt 405	International Management (project/research focus on L.A.) (4)
Mgmt 407	Comparative American Management Systems (4)
Mgmt 470	International Marketing (project/research focus on L.A.) (4)