James Madison University - Latin American

Dr. Charles Blake, Coordinator

Phone: (540) 568-6344

This minor allows students to acquire a deeper understanding of Latin America. In addition to the B.A. degree language requirement in Spanish, the Latin American studies minor consists of a minimum of 18 hours (six hours must be HIST 267-268) selected from the courses listed. Students should select courses in at least two disciplines other than the major and are encouraged to explore the possibility of studying in a Latin American country for a semester or summer session.

For additional information about the minor in Latin American studies, contact the coordinator.

	Credit Hours
HIST 267. History of Latin America	3
HIST 268. Contemporary Latin America	3
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ANTH 265. Peoples and Cultures of Latin America and the Caribbean
ANTH 325. Aztec, Maya and Their Predecessors
ANTH 364. U.S./Latin American Borders
ANTH 395. Special Topics in Anthropology
ANTH 490. Special Studies in Anthropology
ECON 312. Comparative Economic Systems
ECON 365. Economic Development
ECON 370. International Trade and Trade Policies
ECON 372. International Finance and Payments
ECON 490. Special Studies in Economics
FL 490. Special Studies in Foreign Languages (Spanish)
GEOG 337. Geography of Latin America
GEOG 490. Special Studies in Geography
HIST 399. Special Studies in History
HIST 445. Latin America and the United States
HIST 446. Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean
HIST 447. South America
POSC 350. Latin American Politics
POSC 361. Contemporary Problems in International Affairs
SOCI/ANTH/SOWK 348. Third World Societies
SOCI/ANTH 352. Birth, Death, Sex: Exploring Demography
SOCI 490. Special Studies in Sociology
SPAN 300. Spanish Conversation and Composition
SPAN 308. Latin American Civilization
SPAN 315. Spanish Phonetics
SPAN 330. Business Spanish
SPAN 400. Advanced Conversation
SPAN 415. The Spanish-American Novel
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