Academic Programs
Latin American Studies Major/Minor
The Latin American Studies major is designed to expand the students’ knowledge and experiences related to Latin America’s histories, societies, politics, political economies, racial relations, class formations, and social movements.
If you are interested in the literature, history, and cultures of Latin America, you should consider a Latin American Studies minor. This minor will help you to see the connections between your courses in Latin American literature, history, and anthropology.
Course Offerings
Many unique courses are offered through the Latin American Studies major and minor. View the full list below.
FALL 2020
|
Number |
Title |
Instructor |
Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
|
SPAN 440 |
Topics in Hispanic Linguistics |
Rodolfo Mata |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 430 |
Cultures Through Film |
Blanca Aranda |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 332 |
Culture of Latin America |
Ernest Hartwell |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 340 |
Introduction to Hispanic Literature |
Joan Hoffman |
5 Cr. |
|
HIST 273 |
Latin America: 1492-1824 |
Ricardo López-Pedreros |
5 Cr. |
|
HIST 326 |
Immigration in the Americas |
Pedro Cameselle-Pesce |
5 Cr. |
|
AMST 413 |
Bridging Barriers w/Migrants |
María Timmons Flores |
4 Cr. |
|
PLSC 395 |
Politics of Latin America |
Michael Jerome Wolff |
5 Cr. |
|
SOC 271 |
Immigration |
Angela Elena Fillingim |
5 Cr. |
|
FAIR 246 |
Mariachi Music/Perform & Culture |
Mark Miyake Yoshisuke |
3 Cr. |
WINTER 2021
|
Number |
Title |
Instructor |
Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
|
SPAN 450 |
Studies in Hispanic Literature |
Ernest Hartwell |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 352 |
Survey Latin American Literature |
Blanca Aranda |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 340 |
Introduction to Hispanic Literature |
Hugo García |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 301 |
Grammar and Composition for Heritage Speakers |
Rodolfo Mata |
5 Cr. |
|
HIST 274 |
Latin America:1824-Present |
Ricardo López-Pedreros |
5 Cr. |
|
HIST 474 |
U.S. Latin American Relations |
Pedro Cameselle-Pesce |
5 Cr. |
|
PLSC 404 |
Organized Crime and State in the Americas |
Michael Jerome Wolff |
4 Cr. |
|
PLSC 398 |
Immigration Politics |
Melina Juárez |
4 Cr. |
|
ENG 239 |
Latina/o Literatures |
Lysa Rivera |
5 Cr. |
|
ANTH 316 |
Aztec, Inca, and Maya Archaeology |
Staff |
5 Cr. |
|
ANTH 345 |
Energy in the Global South |
Josh Fisher |
5 Cr. |
|
FAIR 246 |
Mariachi Music/Perform & Culture |
Mark Miyake Yoshisuke |
3 Cr. |
SPRING 2021
|
Number |
Title |
Instructor |
Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
|
SPAN 430 |
Cultures Through Film |
Hugo García |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 332 |
Culture of Latin America |
Blanca Aranda |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 332 |
Culture of Latin America |
Ernest Hartwell |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 340 |
Introduction to Hispanic Literature |
Blanca Aranda |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 340 |
Introduction to Hispanic Literature |
Ernest Hartwell |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 302 |
Grammar and Composition for Heritage Speakers |
Rodolfo Mata |
5 Cr. |
|
HIST 327 |
Soccer in Latin America |
Pedro Cameselle-Pesce |
5 Cr. |
|
HIST 390 |
Latin American Revolution |
Ricardo López-Pedreros |
5 Cr. |
|
PLSC 397C |
Populism and Democracy in the Americas |
Michael Jerome Wolff |
5 Cr. |
|
PLSC 397D |
Politics of Mexico |
Rudy Alamillo |
5 Cr. |
|
PLSC 397K |
Latino Politics |
Rudy Alamillo |
5 Cr. |
|
SOC 397G |
Latinx Experiences |
Angela Elena Fillingim |
5 Cr. |
|
AMST 314 |
Contemporary Latino/a Issues |
Lourdes Gutiérrez Nájera |
4 Cr. |
|
FAIR 246 |
Mariachi Music/Perform & Culture |
Mark Miyake Yoshisuke |
3 Cr. |
FALL 2021
| Number | Title | Instructor | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
|
SPAN 450 |
Borges: Narrador y poeta |
Blanca Aranda |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 440 |
Sociolinguística Hispánica |
Sheryl Bernardo-Hinesley |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 340 |
Introduction to Hispanic Literature |
Charles Patterson |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 332 |
Culture of Latin America |
Blanca Aranda |
5 Cr. |
|
HIST 474 |
U.S. Latin American Relations |
Pedro Cameselle-Pesce |
5 Cr. |
|
HIST 390 |
Colonial Latin America |
Eben Levey |
5 Cr. |
|
HIST 273 |
Latin America: 1492-1824 |
Eben Levey |
5 Cr. |
|
AMST 203 |
Introduction to Latinx Studies |
Lourdes Gutiérrez Nájera |
4 Cr. |
|
PLSC 397M |
Migration in the Americas |
Michael Jerome Wolff |
5 Cr. |
|
PLSC 398 |
Immigration Politics |
Melina Juárez |
4 Cr. |
|
FAIR 246 |
Mariachi Music/Perform & Culture |
Mark Miyake Yoshisuke |
3 Cr. |
WINTER 2022
| Number | Title | Instructor | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
|
SPAN 352 |
Survey Latin American Literature |
Hugo García |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 340 |
Introduction to Hispanic Literature |
Blanca Aranda |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 332 |
Culture of Latin America |
Ernest Hartwell |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 301 |
Grammar and Composition for Heritage Speakers |
Ernest Hartwell |
5 Cr. |
|
HIST 390 |
Indigenous Latin America |
Eben Levey |
5 Cr. |
|
HIST 274 |
Latin America:1824-Present |
Eben Levey |
5 Cr. |
|
PLSC 397K |
Latino Politics |
Rudy Alamillo |
5 Cr. |
|
PLSC 396 |
Politics of Mexico |
Rudy Alamillo |
5 Cr. |
|
PLSC 395 |
Politics of Latin America |
Michael Jerome Wolff |
5 Cr. |
|
ANTH 345 |
Energy in the Global South |
Josh Fisher |
5 Cr. |
SPRING 2022
| Number | Title | Instructor | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
|
SPAN 450 |
Studies in Hispanic Literature |
Hugo García |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 430 |
Cultures Through Film |
Hugo García |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 352 |
Survey Latin American Literature |
Blanca Aranda |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 340 |
Introduction to Hispanic Literature |
Charles Patterson |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 340 |
Introduction to Hispanic Literature |
Joan Hoffman |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 332 |
Culture of Latin America |
Ernest Hartwell |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 302 |
Grammar and Composition for Heritage Speakers |
Ernest Hartwell |
5 Cr. |
|
HIST 490 |
Modern Mexico |
Eben Levey |
5 Cr. |
|
HIST 390 |
Latin America Student Movements and Political Change |
Pedro Cameselle-Pesce |
5 Cr. |
|
HIST 390 |
Liberation Theology and Latin America’s Cold War |
Eben Levey |
5 Cr. |
|
HIST 327 |
Soccer in Latin America |
Pedro Cameselle-Pesce |
5 Cr. |
|
HIST 273 |
Latin America: 1492-1824 |
Eben Levey |
5 Cr. |
|
PLSC 404 |
Gangs and Organized Crime |
Michael Jerome Wolff |
4 Cr. |
|
AMST 413 |
Bridging Barriers w/Migrants |
María Timmons Flores |
4 Cr. |
|
AMST 314 |
Latinx Migrants in the U.S. |
Lourdes Gutiérrez Nájera |
4 Cr. |
|
FAIR 246 |
Mariachi Music/Perform & Culture |
Mark Miyake Yoshisuke |
3 Cr. |
FALL 2022
| Number | Title | Instructor | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
|
SPAN 430 |
Cine y dictadura |
Blanca Aranda |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 340 |
Introduction to Hispanic Literature |
Blanca Aranda |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 332 |
Culture of Latin America |
Hugo García |
5 Cr. |
|
HIST 474 |
U.S. Latin American Relations |
Pedro Cameselle-Pesce |
5 Cr. |
|
HIST 364 |
Latin American Histories in Movies |
Ricardo López-Pedreros |
5 Cr. |
|
HIST 273 |
Latin America: 1492-1824 |
Ricardo López-Pedreros |
5 Cr. |
|
AMST 203 |
Introduction to Latinx Studies |
Lourdes Gutiérrez Nájera |
4 Cr. |
|
FAIR 246 |
Mariachi Music/Perform & Culture |
Mark Miyake Yoshisuke |
3 Cr. |
WINTER 2023
| Number | Title | Instructor | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
|
SPAN 450 |
Outlaw Novels in Latin America |
Ernest Hartwell |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 352 |
Survey Latin American Literature |
Ernest Hartwell |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 340 |
Introduction to Hispanic Literature |
Hugo García |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 332 |
Culture of Latin America |
Blanca Aranda |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 301 |
Grammar and Composition for Heritage Speakers |
Rodolfo Mata |
5 Cr. |
|
HIST 327 |
Soccer in Latin America |
Pedro Cameselle-Pesce |
5 Cr. |
|
HIST 274 |
Latin America:1824-Present |
Ricardo López-Pedreros |
5 Cr. |
|
PLSC 404 |
Gangs and Organized Crime |
Michael Wolff |
4 Cr. |
|
PLSC 398 |
Immigration Politics |
Melina Juárez |
4 Cr. |
|
PLSC 396 |
Politics of Mexico |
Rudy Alamillo |
5 Cr. |
|
PLSC 395 |
Politics of Latin America |
Michael Wolff |
5 Cr. |
|
FAIR 337 |
Race, Culture, Sociology Latin Caribe |
Hilary Scwandt |
12 Cr. |
|
FAIR 246 |
Mariachi Music/Perform & Culture |
Mark Miyake Yoshisuke |
3 Cr. |
| ENG 239 | Latina/o Literatures | Caitlin Roach Orduna | 5 Cr. |
SPRING 2023
| Number | Title | Instructor | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
|
SPAN 430 |
Cultures Through Film |
Charles Patterson |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 352 |
Survey Latin American Literature |
Hugo García |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 340 |
Introduction to Hispanic Literature |
Joan Hoffman |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 332 |
Culture of Latin America |
Blanca Aranda |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 302 |
Grammar and Composition for Heritage Speakers |
Ernest Hartwell |
5 Cr. |
|
HIST 490 |
History of Neoliberalism in the Americas |
Ricardo López-Pedreros |
5 Cr. |
|
HIST 411 |
Latin America in WWII |
Pedro Cameselle-Pesce |
5 Cr. |
|
HIST 390 |
Fanon: Power, Psychoanalysis and History |
Ricardo López-Pedreros |
5 Cr. |
|
PLSC 397 M |
Migration in the Americas |
Michael Jerome Wolff |
5 Cr. |
|
AMST 413 |
Bridging Barriers w/Migrants |
María Timmons Flores |
4 Cr. |
|
AMST 314 |
Latinx Migrants in the U.S. |
Lourdes Gutiérrez Nájera |
4 Cr. |
|
FAIR 246 |
Mariachi Music/Perform & Culture |
Mark Miyake Yoshisuke |
3 Cr. |
| FAIR 397I | Latin American Dictatorships | Robert S. Snyderman | 4 Cr. |
FALL 2023
| Number | Title | Instructor | Credits |
|
SPAN 450 |
100 Years of Solitude in 10 Weeks |
Blanca Aranda |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 430 |
Cultures Through Film |
Hugo García |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 404 |
Spanish Linguistics |
Sheryl Bernardo-Hinesley |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 340 |
Introduction to Hispanic Literature |
Hugo García |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 332 |
Culture of Latin America |
Ernest Hartwell |
5 Cr. |
|
HIST 474 |
U.S. Latin American Relations |
Pedro Cameselle-Pesce |
5 Cr. |
|
HIST 390 |
Latin America Student Movements and Political Change |
Pedro Cameselle-Pesce |
5 Cr. |
|
HIST 273 |
Latin America: 1492-1824 |
Ricardo López-Pedreros |
5 Cr. |
|
ANTH 476 |
Borderlands |
James Loucky |
5 Cr. |
|
ENG 308 |
Early Modern Seminar: Translating Americas/Americas Translated |
Jenny Marie Forsythe |
5 Cr. |
|
PLSC 397C |
Populism and Democracy |
Michael Jerome Wolff |
5 Cr. |
|
PLSC 398 |
Immigration Politics |
Melina Juárez |
4 Cr. |
|
AMST 203 |
Introduction to Latinx Studies |
Marco Morales Mendez |
4 Cr. |
|
FAIR 246 |
Mariachi Music/Perform & Culture |
Mark Miyake Yoshisuke |
3 Cr. |
WINTER 2024
| Number | Title | Instructor | Credits |
|
SPAN 404 |
Spanish Linguistics |
Rodolfo Mata |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 352 |
Survey Latin American Literature |
Blanca Aranda |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 340 |
Introduction to Hispanic Literature |
Charles Patterson |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 332 |
Culture of Latin America |
Ernest Hartwell |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 301 |
Grammar and Composition for Heritage Speakers |
Ernest Hartwell |
5 Cr. |
|
HIST 390 |
Revolutions in Latin America |
Ricardo López-Pedreros |
5 Cr. |
|
HIST 274 |
Latin America:1824-Present |
Ricardo López-Pedreros |
5 Cr. |
| HNRS 350 | Latin American Baroque | Luis Portugal | 3 Cr. |
|
ANTH 345 |
Energy in the Global South |
Josh Fisher |
5 Cr. |
|
ENG 308 |
Early Modern Seminar: Translating Americas/Americas Translated |
Jenny Marie Forsythe |
5 Cr. |
|
PLSC 322 |
Latino Politics |
Rudy Alamillo |
5 Cr. |
|
PLSC 396 |
Politics of Mexico |
Rudy Alamillo |
5 Cr. |
|
PLSC 404 |
Gangs and Organized Crime |
Michael Jerome Wolff |
4 Cr. |
SPRING 2024
| Number | Title | Instructor | Credits |
|
SPAN 450 |
Studies in Hispanic Literature |
Hugo García |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 404 |
Spanish Linguistics |
Sheryl Bernardo-Hinesley |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 352 |
Survey Latin American Literature |
Ernest Hartwell |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 340 |
Introduction to Hispanic Literature |
Joan Hoffman |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 332 |
Culture of Latin America |
Blanca Aranda |
5 Cr. |
|
SPAN 302 |
Grammar and Composition for Heritage Speakers |
Rodolfo Mata |
5 Cr. |
|
HIST 490 |
Neoliberalism in America |
Ricardo López-Pedreros |
5 Cr. |
|
HIST 364 |
Latin American Histories at the Movies |
Ricardo López-Pedreros |
5 Cr. |
|
HIST 327 |
Soccer in Latin America |
Pedro Cameselle-Pesce |
5 Cr. |
|
PLSC 395 |
Politics of Latin America |
Michael Jerome Wolff |
5 Cr. |
|
ENG 239 |
Latina/o Literatures |
Lysa Rivera |
5 Cr. |
|
ANTH 316 |
Aztec, Inca and Maya Archaeology |
Staff |
5 Cr. |
|
AMST 413 |
Bridging Barriers w/Migrants |
Lourdes Gutiérrez Nájera |
4 Cr. |
|
FAIR 246 |
Mariachi Music/Perform & Culture |
Mark Miyake Yoshisuke |
3 Cr. |
