Course Electives

Students must take at least 6 credit hours in each of the following groups, listed as A (Arts and Humanities)B (Social Sciences)

 

A)   Arts and Humanities

Art and Art History

ARTH 3729 (3) Foundations in Latin American Art
ARTH 4419 (3) The Arts of Colonial Mexico and Peru
ARTH 4919 (3) Capstone Seminar: Aztec Art
ARTH 4929 (3) Pre-Columbian Art of Mesoamerica

English

ENGL 4697 (3) Special Topics in Multicultural and Ethnic American Literature 
Only when taught with emphasis in Latinx or Chicana/o studies
ENGL 2747 (3) Chicana/o and Mexican Literature (cross-listed with ETHN 2746)

Ethnic Studies

ETHN 2536 (3) Survey of Chicana/o History and Culture
ETHN 2546 (3) Chicana and Chicano Fine Arts and Humanities
ETHN 2746 (3) Chicana/Chicano and Mexican Literature (cross-listed with ENGL 2747)
ETHN 3136 (3) Chicana Feminisms and Knowledges
ETHN 4001 (3) Screening Race, Class & Gender in the U.S. and the Global Borderland
ETHN 4006 (3) Chicana/Chicano Native American Cultures of the U.S. (Approved for AH and SS in GenEd)
ETHN 4116 (3) Spoken Word Latinx Poetics and Poetry

Film Studies

                 CINE 4023 (3) New and Contemporary Latin American Cinemas
                 CINE 4003/ARTF 5003 (3) Film & Literatures: Latin American Narrative

History

HIST 1018 (3) Introduction to Early Latin American History to 1810
HIST 1028 (3) Introduction to Modern Latin American History since 1800
HIST 4018 (3) Aztecs, Incas, and the Spanish Conquest of the Americas
HIST 4048 (3) Latin American Revolutions
HIST 4118 (3) History of Mexico to 1821
HIST 4128 (3) The History of Modern Mexico since 1821
HIST 4158 (3) History of Modern Brazil
HIST 4527 (3) Mexican American History since 1848

Portuguese

PORT 2800 (3) Brazil: Past and Present
PORT 3220 (3) Latin American Culture: Spanish America and Brazil
PORT 3270 (3) Socio-Environmental Dynamics in Brazil
PORT 4110 (3) Brazilian Literature

Spanish

SPAN 1000 (3) Cultural Difference through Hispanic Literature
SPAN 3215 (3) Urban History and Culture in the Spanish-Speaking World
SPAN 3800 (3) Selected Readings: Latin American Literature in Translation
SPAN 4120 (3) Literature and Cinema in Spain and Latin America
SPAN 4170 (3) Major Works/Trends in Literature and Culture in Latin America Up to the 19th Century
SPAN 4180 (3) Major Works and Trends in Literature and Culture in Latin America: 1900-Present
SPAN 4220 (3) Special Topics in Latin American Literature

Theatre

THTR 2021 – Global Theatre 2: Forms of Modern Theatre & Drama Modernity and Colonialism on the Global Stage

THTR 4059 – Open Topics in Theatre and Drama: Performance in Latinx America

B) Social Sciences

Anthropology

ANTH 3110 (3) Ethnography of Mexico and Central America 
ANTH 4730 (3) Latin American Politics and Culture through Film and Text
ANTH 4735 (3) Contemporary Cuban Culture: Race, Gender and Power
ANTH 4740 (3) Peoples and Culture of Brazil

Ethnic Studies

ETHN 3026 (3) Women of Color: Chicanas in U.S. Society
ETHN 3106 (3-6) Selected Topics in Chicana and Chicano Studies (Topic Course //Social Sciences)
ETHN 3136 (3) Chicana Feminisms and Knowledges
ETHN 4006 (3) Chicana/Chicano Native American Cultures of the U.S. (Approved for AH and SS in GenEd)
ETHN 4106 (3) Special Topics in Chicana and Chicano Studies (Topic Course// Social Sciences)
ETHN 4306 (3) The Chicana and Chicano and U.S. Social Systems

Geography

GEOG 3812 (3) Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
GEOG 4812 (3) Environment and Development in South America

Political Science

PSCI 3032 (3) Democracy, Inequality and Violence in Latin America
PSCI 3052 (3) Gender and Politics in Latin America (cross-listed with WGST 3650) 
PSCI 4131 (3) Latinos and the US Political System
PSCI 4792 (3) Issues in Latin American Politics

Sociology

SOCY 3161 (3) Sociological Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity
SOCY 2091 (3) Topics in Sociology- Current Immigration Policies and their Sociological Implications

Women and Gender Studies

WGST 3510 (3) Gender, Sexuality and Global Health
WGST 3650 (3) Gender and Politics in Latin America (cross-listed with PSCI 3052)
WGST 3600 (3) Latinas: History, Culture, and Social Activism

 

Courses that count toward the 3-credit Latinx Requirement:

English

ENGL 4697 (3) Special Topics in Multicultural and Ethnic American Literature 
Only when taught with emphasis in Latinx or Chicana/o studies
ENGL 2747 Chicana/o and Mexican Literature (cross-listed with ETHN 2746)

Ethnic Studies

ETHN 2536 Survey of Chicana/o History and Culture
ETHN 2546 (3) Chicana and Chicano Fine Arts and Humanities
ETHN 2746 (3) Chicana/Chicano and Mexican Literature (cross-listed with ENGL 2747)
ETHN 3136 (3) Chicana Feminisms and Knowledges
ETHN 4001 (3) Screening Race, Class & Gender in the U.S. and the Global Borderland
ETHN 4006 (3) Chicana/Chicano Native American Cultures of the U.S. (Approved for AH and SS in GenEd)
ETHN 4116 (3) Spoken Word Latinx Poetics and Poetry
ETHN 3026 (3) Women of Color: Chicanas in U.S. Society
ETHN 3106 (3-6) Selected Topics in Chicana and Chicano Studies (Topic Course //Social Sciences)
ETHN 3136 (3) Chicana Feminisms and Knowledges
ETHN 4006 (3) Chicana/Chicano Native American Cultures of the U.S. (Approved for AH and SS in GenEd)
ETHN 4106 (3) Special Topics in Chicana and Chicano Studies (Topic Course// Social Sciences)
ETHN 4306 (3) The Chicana and Chicano and U.S. Social Systems

History

HIST 4527 (3) Mexican American History since 1848

Political Science

PSCI 4131 (3) Latinos and the US Political System

Sociology

SOCY 2091 (3) Topics in Sociology- Current Immigration Policies and their Sociological Implications

Women and Gender Studies

WGST 3600 (3) Latinas: History, Culture, and Social Activism