Faculty Advisor: Aurea Toxqui (history)

The Latin American studies minor, which is open to all students, helps you understand the cultural, economic, religious and social forces that have shaped Latin Americans’ experiences. With cross-cultural knowledge, you’re equipped to understand and effectively work with people from different cultural backgrounds. You study abroad in the region for a semester as part of the minor requirements.

Curriculum and Requirements

This minor requires 18 semester hours, 6 hours of which must be completed in an approved study abroad program. Students must complete WLS 202 Intermediate Spanish 2 or the equivalent. It is recommended that this language requirement must be fulfilled before the study abroad experience. No WLS 100 or 200-level courses may be used to satisfy the 18 semester hours required for this minor.

The course work completed in residence at Bradley must include 9 hours of required coursework in Latin American history and Spanish as foreign language. At least one of these courses must be completed at Bradley prior to study abroad. Students must also complete 3 hours of elective courses. A grade point average of at least 2.0 is required for course taken for the minor.

In order to guarantee a successful study abroad experience in Latin America, students must have their Latin American Studies program (Bradley and study abroad courses) approved by the director of the program. The study abroad portion of the requirement must be taken at a Bradley-approved site in Latin America. Such coursework can be taken in Spanish or English.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
HIS 205	Latin America	3.0
WLS 322	Latin-American Civilization and Culture	3.0
HIS 332	Topics in Modern Latin American History	3.0
or HIS 335	Modern Mexico
Elective Courses
Select one of the following:		3.0
ECO 351
I B 400	Topics in International Business
HIS 334	Global History: Social
HIS 405	Independent Reading in History
HIS 406	Individual Study in History
HIS 452	Area Studies Research Seminar
PLS 275	Political Economy of the Developing World
PLS 322	Latin America in the International System
I S 323
I S 475
PLS 490	Directed Study and Travel Abroad: Selected Region
I S 499
WLS 316	Topics in Hispanic Language and Literature
WLS 342	Survey of Hispanic American Literature I
WLS 343	Survey of Hispanic American Literature II
WLS 490	Topics in Hispanic Language and Literature
WLS 492	Practicum in Spanish
WLS 495	Independent Study
Study Abroad		6.0
Total Hours		18