Latin American Area Studies Minor

College of Arts and Humanities
Latin American Studies, Colbourn Hall, Room: 122
http://las.cah.ucf.edu/

Director: Dr. Consuelo Stebbins, stebbins@ucf.edu
Advisor: Donna Mercado, Donna.Mercado@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-1173

The minor provides students with an interdisciplinary knowledge of and the necessary tools to understand Latin America, its people and its culture. Students completing the minor shall be prepared to apply their knowledge about Latin America in a variety of careers including, but not limited to education, government, journalism, foreign service, social and community service, international trade, and public relations.

Minor Admission Requirements

None

Minor Requirements

None

Prerequisite Courses

None

Required Courses (9 Credit Hours)

LAS 3002 - Topics in Latin American Studies Credit Hours: 3
LAS 3101 - Latin American Popular Culture Credit Hours: 3
LAS 4023 - African Caribbean Experience Credit Hours: 3

Restricted Electives (9 Credit Hours)

Select a total of nine (9) hours. Additional courses not listed below may substitute with prior approval from the Program Director.
Students may not use more than six (6) credit hours of course work within same department.
No more than six (6) credit hours of overlap between the major program and LAS minor.

Latin American Studies

GEA 3455 - Geography of Brazil Credit Hours: 3
GEA 4405 - Geography of Latin America Credit Hours: 3
GEA 3403 - Human Geography of Latin America Credit Hours: 3
GEA 3404 - Migration Trends in Latin America Credit Hours: 3
LAS 3220 - Brazilian Culture Credit Hours: 3
LAS 3949 - Cooperative Education Credit Hours: 3
LAS 4955 - Study Abroad Credit Hours: 3

Political Science

CPO 4303 - Comparative Latin American Politics Credit Hours: 3
CPO 3034 - Politics of Developing Areas Credit Hours: 3
CPO 3103 - Comparative Politics Credit Hours: 3
CPO 4074 - Political Economy Credit Hours: 3
CPO 4794 - Indigenous Politics and the Environment Credit Hours: 3
INR 4076 - Global Drug Policy Credit Hours: 3
INR 4074 - Immigration Policy Credit Hours: 3
INR 4243 - International Politics of Latin America Credit Hours: 3
POS 4074 - Latino Politics Credit Hours: 3
PUP 3314 - Minorities in American Politics Credit Hours: 3

English

AML 3615 - Harlem, Haiti, and Havana Credit Hours: 3
AML 4630 - Latino/Latina Literature Credit Hours: 3
AML 3682 - Ethnic Literature in America Credit Hours: 3
LIT 3192 - Caribbean Literature Credit Hours: 3
LIT 3381 - Women Writers of Color Credit Hours: 3
LIT 3823 - Hispanic Women Writers Credit Hours: 3
LIT 3368 - Magical Realism in Literature Credit Hours: 3

Humanities

HUM 3460 - Latin American Humanities Credit Hours: 3

Communication

MMC 4303 - Hispanics in Media in the US Credit Hours: 3
JOU 3951 - Knightly Latino: Spanish Language News Credit Hours: 3

Foreign Language Requirements

None

Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 18

Other Requirements

A grade of “C” (2.0) or better is required in all courses used to satisfy the minor.
At least 12 hours used in the minor must be earned at UCF.
No credit by exam (TSD, Military credit) may be used.
Internship, Co-op, or Independent Study credit cannot be used toward the minor without prior permission from the Program Director.