Latino Studies Minor

Latino Studies Program | College of Liberal Arts

Program Declaration

Completion of an Undergraduate Program Add/Change form .

Minor Requirements

Complete 18 credits from six courses including one historical processes course; one Latin@ community: communities, places, and cultural identities course, one Latin@ community: cultural spaces of Latindad course, and three electives.

GPA: A minimum GPA of 2.5 is required from all courses used for the minor.
Pass/fail: No courses taken pass/fail may be applied toward the minor.
Residency: At least five courses for the minor must be completed at UMass Boston.

Course Requirements

Historical Processes Course (3 Credits)

AMST 201 - Latinos in the US 3 Credit(s)

Latin@ Community: Communities, Places, and Cultural Identities Course (3 Credits)

Take one course from the list below.

SOCIOL 322 - Latino Boston 3 Credit(s)

Latin@ Community: Cultural Spaces of Latindad Course (3 Credits)

Take one course from the list below.

AMST 350L - Race, Class, and Gender: Issues in US Diversity 3 Credit(s)
or
AMST 353 - Latino/a Border Cultures 3 Credit(s)
AFRSTY 350L - Race, Class, and Gender: Issues in US Diversity 3 Credit(s)

Electives (9 Credits)

Take three electives from the list below. At least one course must be at the 300-level or higher.

AMST 350L - Race, Class, and Gender: Issues in US Diversity 3 Credit(s)
AMST 353 - Latino/a Border Cultures 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 273 - Peoples and Cultures of Mesoamerica (Mexico and Guatemala) 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 274 - Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 353 - Urban Anthropology 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 477 - LLOP Research Seminar 3 Credit(s)
LATAM 101 - Latin America: Contemporary Society and Culture 3 Credit(s)
PHIL 281 - Special Topics 3 Credit(s)
SOCIOL 322 - Latino Boston 3 Credit(s)
WGS 225 - Latinas in the United States 3 Credit(s)