A minor must contain at least 9 hours of upper division course work. Courses taken to satisfy Core Areas I through V may not be counted as course work in the minor. Courses taken in Core Area VI may be counted as course work in the minor.
Latin American and Caribbean Studies offers broad-based and multidisciplinary comprehensive perspective of the region and the opportunity to investigate targeted areas of interest such as African American studies, agricultural leadership, anthropology, history, international affairs, journalism and mass communication, literature and culture, music, sociology, and theater. LACS also includes language training in Spanish, Portuguese, Quechua, and/or French. Students may also satisfy the language requirement via a language placement test.
Frans Weiser Undergraduate Advisor frweiser@uga.edu
15-16 hours
Students are expected to fulfill any course prerequisite requirements as directed.
| LACS 1000 | Introduction to Latin America and the Caribbean | 3 |
Choose 1 course(s) from the following:
| FREN 2002 | Intermediate French | 3 |
| PORT 2002 | Intermediate Portuguese | 3 |
| QUEC 1002 | Elementary Quechua Language and Culture II | 4 |
| SPAN 2002 | Intermediate Spanish II | 3 |
Choose 1 course(s) from the following:
| LACS(ANTH)(SOCI) 4311/6311 | Critical Concepts in Latin American and Caribbean Studies | 3 |
| LACS 4911/6911 | Topics in Latin American Research and Analysis | 3 |
Students should choose 6 credit hours from the following elective courses with Latin American content.
Choose 6 credit hour(s) from the following:
LACS prefix courses at the 3000/4000 level
| AFAM(ROML) 4860/6860 | Topics in Afro-Hispanic Identity | 3 |
| ECHD(LACS) 4660/6660 | U.S. Latino/a Mental Health: An Introduction | 3 |
| INTL(LACS) 4315 | Comparative Democracy, Democratization, and Civil Society | 3 |
| INTL 4318 | Electioneering Around the World | 3 |
| INTL(LACS) 4380 | Latin American Politics | 3 |
| INTL 4530 | Globalization and Distributive Justice | 3 |
| JRLC(LACS) 5060 | Telenovelas, Culture, and Society | 3 |
| LACS(INTL)(SOCI) 4111/6111 | Citizenship and Social Movements in Latin America and the Caribbean | 3 |
| LACS(SOCI) 4211/6211 | Environmental Justice in Latin America and the Caribbean | 3 |
| SOCI(LACS)(POLS) 4055/6055 | Social Policy Storytelling: In and Around Athens | 3 |
| SOCI(WMST)(LACS) 4280 | Global Perspectives on Gender | 3 |
| SOCI(LACS) 4290 | Sociology of Latin America | 3 |
FREN prefix courses at the 3000/4000 level
PORT prefix courses at the 3000/4000 level
SPAN prefix courses at the 3000/4000 level (except 4081)
| HIST(LACS) 3210 | Race and Slavery in the Americas | 3 |
| HIST(LACS)(WMST) 3215 | Women, Gender, and Sexuality in Latin America | 3 |
| HIST(LACS) 3220 | History of Mexico | 3 |
| HIST(LACS) 3230 | History of Brazil | 3 |
| HIST(LACS) 3235 | Andean History: From Inka Empire to Plurinational State | 3 |
| HIST 3240 | The Caribbean Area | 3 |
| HIST 3242 | Disasters in the Caribbean and Latin America | 3 |
| HIST 3270 | History of Argentina and Chile in the 20th Century | 3 |
| HIST 3710 | The Atlantic World, 1450-1750: Exchange, Conquest, and Empire | 3 |
| HIST 3711 | Atlantic World, 1750-1900: Slavery, Capitalism, and Revolution | 3 |
| HIST(GLOB)(LACS) 3770 | Pandemic! Infectious Disease in Global History | 3 |
| HIST(LACS) 4200/6200 | Studies in Latin American History | 3 |
| HIST 4211/6211 | Cuba from Emancipation to Revolution | 3 |
| HIST(RELI) 4214/6214 | Introduction to the Religions of the Caribbean | 3 |
| HIST 4220/6220 | The United States and Latin America | 3 |
| HIST(LACS) 4230/6230 | Supernatural Latin America: Readings on Witchcraft, Shamanism, and Popular Religion | 3 |
| HIST 4235/6235 | Pirates of the Caribbean | 3 |
| HIST(LACS) 4240/6240 | Citizenship and Social Movements in Latin America and the Caribbean | 3 |
| HIST(LACS) 4250/6250 | Race, Nation, and Popular Culture in Latin America | 3 |
| ALDR(AFST)(LACS) 3820 | Reflections on Fighting Hunger | 3 |
| ALDR(AFST)(LACS) 4710/6710 | International Agricultural Development | 3 |
| ECHD(LACS) 4660/6660 | U.S. Latino/a Mental Health: An Introduction | 3 |
| HORT 2990S | Understanding and Communicating with the Latino Community in the Green Industry | 3 |
| LLED 4730/6730 | Methods and Material for Community-Based Language Teaching | 3 |
| LLED 5040/7040 | Language and Culture in the Classroom | 3 |
All courses used to satisfy the minor requirement must be passed with a grade of "C" (2.0) or better.