Minor & Courses
A minor in Latin American Studies (LAST) requires 15 semester hours (at least 9 advanced hours) taken from the courses listed below. Other courses with content relevant to the minor may count for the minor if a petition is approved by the director of the program. A minimum of 9 hours must be taken in residence.
No more than one independent study course may be applied toward the minor. Courses should be taken in at least two departments. Only 6 hours can count toward any other major/minor or degree requirement.
A student must earn a 2.00 cumulative grade point average in courses attempted in the minor field at the University of Houston.
Course Offerings
Comparative Cultural Studies
ANTH 3324 - People & Culture of Latin Amer
ANTH 3336 - Caribbean Societies & Cultures
Art History
ARTH 3312 - Pre-Columbian Art
ARTH 3314 - Latin American Art
ARTH 4394 - Sel Tops in Art History
Approved Selected Topics:
Latin American-Latinx Photobooks
Pop Art & Society in Latin America
Art & Urban Society in Latin America
English
ENGL 3322 - Contemporary Novel
ENGL 3361 - Mexican American Lit
ENGL 4394 - Topics in the Historical Novel
Approved topic: Latin American History through the Novel
Hispanic Studies
HISP 2374 - Spanish American Culture and Civilization
History
HIST 2321 - The Study of Early Civilizations
HIST 2348 - U.S. Latino/a Histories
HIST 2349 - Latina/o Jewish History
HIST 2371 - Latin America 1492-1820
HIST 2372 - Latin American Hist Since 1820
HIST 2374 - Popular Culture in Latin America
HIST 3301 - Latin American History Through Film
HIST 3302 - Consumer Culture Latin America
HIST 3336 - History of U.S. Latinx Music
HIST 3369 - Colonial Mexico
HIST 3370 - Twentieth Century Revolutions in Latin America
HIST 3376 - Caribbean History
HIST 3396 - Sel Top-Latin Amer Hist
HIST 3320 - Women in Latin America
HIST 4366 - Latin Amer Hist Thru the Novel
HIST 4369 - Modern Mexico: 1810 to the Present
HIST 3330 - African Experience in Latin America and the Caribbean
HIST 3331 - Revolutionary Cuba
Political Science
POLS 3321 - Politics of Mexico
POLS 3322 - Intro Latin-Am Politics
POLS 3372 - Latino Politics
Sociology
SOC 3373 - Comparative Family Structures
Spanish
SPAN 2311 - Intermediate Spanish I
SPAN 2312 - Intermediate Spanish II
SPAN 3301 - Spanish Oral Communication for Critical Thinking
SPAN 3305 - Spanish Grammar Review
SPAN 3306 - Introduction to the Study of the Spanish Language
SPAN 3331 - Mexican American Literature
SPAN 3350 - Women in Hispanic Literature
SPAN 3374 - Span American Culture & Civ
SPAN 3375 - United States Hispanic Culture and Civilization
SPAN 3384 - Introduction to Hispanic Literature
SPAN 4337 - Contemporary Spanish-American Literature
SPAN 4367 - U.S. Hispanics and Language
SPAN 4368 - Mexican Literature in the Twentieth Century
SPAN 4388 - Images of Women in Spanish-American Film and Literature
SPAN 4397 - Topics in Hispanic Writing
Approved topic: Contemporary Cuba Culture Survey