Coordinator: Verónica Dávila Ellis
Email: davilave@jmu.edu
Phone: (540) 568-6128
Advisor: Kristin Wylie
Email: wyliekn@jmu.edu
Phone: (540) 568-5307
Latin American, Latinx and Caribbean Studies Minor Website
Program Description
This cross disciplinary minor helps students to acquire a deeper understanding of the histories, politics and cultures of Latin America, the Caribbean and Latinx communities in the U.S. Participants in the minor are strongly encouraged to pursue course work in languages including Spanish, Portuguese and French, as well as to explore the possibility of studying in a Latin American or Caribbean country for a semester or summer session.
Minor Requirements
Students must select courses in at least three different disciplines, with no more than nine credits in any discipline (e.g., ANTH, HIST). Other special topics classes may be accepted via course directive. Consult the advisor for more information.
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 6 |
| Peoples and Cultures of Latin America and the Caribbean | |
| The History of Latinos in the United States | |
| Introduction to Latin American, Latinx and Caribbean Studies [C2HQC] | |
| Topics in Latinx Studies 1 | |
| Latin American Politics | |
| Latin American Cultures | |
| 6 |
| 6-12 |
| Peoples and Cultures of Latin America and the Caribbean | |
| Andean Archaeology | |
| U.S./Latin American Borders | |
| Afro-Latin America | |
| Art of the Americas | |
| Latinx Literature | |
| Geography of the Caribbean | |
| Plazas, Protests and Processions: An Urban History of the Americas | |
| The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade | |
| The History of Latinos in the United States | |
| Blurred Borders: A Cultural History of the Caribbean, Latin America and the United States | |
| Afro-Latin America | |
| Latin America and Latin Americans through Film: Focus on the Twentieth Century | |
| Revolution and Social Change in Latin America | |
| South America | |
| Gender in Latin America and the Iberian World | |
| Introduction to Latin American, Latinx and Caribbean Studies [C2HQC] | |
| Internship in Latin American, Latinx and Caribbean Studies | |
| Topics in Latinx Studies 1 | |
| Latina/o/x Politics: Origins and Futures | |
| Independent Study in Latin American, Latinx and Caribbean Studies | |
| Special Topics in Latin American, Latinx and Caribbean Studies | |
| Latin American Politics | |
| Borderlands Policy: Latina/o/x Politics in Context | |
| Latinx and Latin American Christianity | |
| Latin American Cultures | |
| Culture and Communication in Context (for Heritage Speakers) | |
| Latin American Short Story | |
| Spanish in the United States | |
| Stories and Histories: Latin American Novel | |
| Voices of Today: Latin American Poetry | |
| Culture and Medicine in Latin America | |
| Business and Society in Latin America | |
| 6-12 |
| 0-6 |
| International Economics | |
| Comparative Economic Systems | |
| Economic Development | |
| Teaching in a Diverse Society | |
| Introduction to Ethnic American Literature | |
| Introduction to Humanitarian Affairs | |
| Race, Class and Justice | |
| Global Migration | |
| Refugees and Humanitarian Response | |
| Environmental Justice | |
| Social Movements in the U.S. and Abroad | |
| Introduction to the Politics of Race and Ethnicity | |
| U.S. Immigration and Refugee Law | |
| Introduction to Black Politics | |
| Global Black Feminist Politics: On Power, Resistance and Transformation | |
| Women and Politics in Comparative Perspective | |
| The Politics of International Economic Relations | |
| Religion and Society | |
| Intercultural Communication | |
| Sociology of Immigration | |
| Spanish for Medical Professionals I | |
| Spanish for Medical Professionals II | |
