拉丁美洲的 & Latinx研究

拉丁美洲 & Latinx研究 (LAST) minor enables students to acquire an interdisciplinary understanding of the culture, 经济学, 环境, 历史, 文学, and politics of Latin America. It also provides students with the opportunity to study the experiences of the Latinx community living in the United States.

Faculty and courses from Environmental Studies, 历史, International Studies, 现代语言, 政治科学, 社会学, 神学 & Religious Studies, and Women & Gender Studies contribute to the LAST program. The increasing integration of the Americas, along with the growing importance of 拉丁美洲的 immigrants and their descendants in the United States, heightens the need for well-informed leaders who have a comprehensive understanding of Latin America and its relationship with the United States and other parts of the world.

Designed to complement a major field of study, the minor in 拉丁美洲的 & Latinx研究 helps to prepare students for employment in a variety of professional and non-profit fields, for 研究生学习 in a number of disciplines, and for competitive fellowships.

To earn a minor in 拉丁美洲的 & Latinx研究, students must complete a total of 30 credits, with a minor grade point average of 2.00或以上.  At least 15 credits must be taken at SU and 5 credits must be completed at the 3000/4000 level.

• 15 credits of language study, which may include the first-year college-level language study of a 拉丁美洲的 major language (at SU this is generally Spanish) or upper-level courses in Spanish
• 15 credits of classes from the approved list of electives for the 拉丁美洲的 & Latinx研究 minor

As an interdisciplinary program, the minor must include courses from a minimum of two disciplines.

学习成果

1. 学生 in the 拉丁美洲的 & Latinx研究 minor gain an interdisciplinary understanding of the culture, 历史, 文学, 经济学, and politics of the region of Latin America.
2. Through their coursework in the minor, students learn about the experiences of Latino/Latine/Latinx communities in the United States.
3. Through participation in the minor, students achieve basic communication abilities in a regional 拉丁美洲的 language.
4. As a complement to their major field of study, students draw on the contextual and regional knowledge that they gain in the minor to prepare for employment in a variety of professional fields, 研究生学习, and/or service opportunities.