Latin American Studies Minor
The Latin American Studies minor requires 21 credits of coursework, 12 credits of which must be taken at Drake. No more than nine credits may be completed in any single discipline. The courses listed below will count toward the minor, and the MLAS advisor may approve other appropriate courses.
Students who minor in Latin American Studies must complete at least two Spanish courses above the SPAN 140 SPANISH PRACTICAL SPEAKING AND WRITING-level at Drake.
Study abroad in Latin America is strongly advised. The study abroad program in Latin America must be approved by both Drake and the Latin American Studies advisor (a tenured or tenure-track Spanish professor or the chair of WLC in consultation with the student’s primary advisor). Up to six credit credits from the study abroad experience may be applied toward the minor.
The student, in consultation with his or her Latin American Studies advisor, determines the distribution of courses comprising the minor. Together, student and advisee design a multidisciplinary program with courses chosen from at least two different disciplines. Courses chosen to complete the minor should fulfill the goals of the Latin American Studies minor specified in the Program Overview above.
Approved Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACTS 198 | TOPICS IN ACTUARIAL SCIENCE (J-Term) | 3 |
| COUN 145/245 | COUNSELING DIVERSE POPULATIONS (J-Term) | 3 |
| ECON 135 | DEVELOPING ECONOMIES | 3 |
| ENG 066 | READING RACE AND ETHNICITY | 3 |
| ENG 164 | LATINO/A LITERATURE | 3 |
| HIST 123 | MODERN MEXICO | 3 |
| HIST 124 | AZTECS INCAS MAYAS | 3 |
| HIST 125 | COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA | 3 |
| HIST 126 | MODERN LATIN AMERICA | 3 |
| HIST 156 | SEX, POWER, AND WAR: THE AZTEC EMPIRE | 3 |
| JMC 199 | SPECIAL TOPICS (J-Term) | 3 |
| ANTH 002 | INTRO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | 3 |
| ANTH 150 | SPECIAL TOPICS | 3 |
| ANTH 150 | SPECIAL TOPICS | 3 |
| ANTH 156 | ETHNOGRAPHIC METHODS | 3 |
| SOC 196 | TRAVEL STUDY SEMINAR (J-Term) | 3 |
| SPAN 150 | SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE | 0-3 |
| SPAN 151 | NATIONAL IDENTITY | 3 |
| SPAN 152 | FILM | 3 |
| SPAN 153 | CULTURE AND SOCIETY | 3 |
| SPAN 154 | CULTURAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES | 1-3 |
| SPAN 155 | SPANISH FOR BUSINESS | 3 |
| SPAN 160 | LITERATURE | 3 |
| WGS 111 | LATINO/A LITERATURE | 3 |
| WLC 148 | INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | 3 |
Note: Additional courses may be approved by the World Languages and Cultures Department as necessary.