Minors must complete 4 electives. The following are available this Spring:
EDUC 310: Teaching in a Diverse Society
Kris Wiley | TTh, 9:35–10:50am
Diana Meza | TTh, 11:10am–12:15pm
Ruthie Bosch | MW, 1:50–3:05pm
Ruthie Bosch | WF, 9:35–10:50am
This course will examine how personal and professional values, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors affect teaching and learning. The preservice teachers will develop an understanding of similar and unique characteristics of 6-12 students, including culture, heritage, language, and learning abilities.
ENG 368/LAXC 495: Women’s Literature: Latin American and Latinx Women Writers
María José Delgadillo | MW, 1:50–3:05pm
This course is an exploration of literature written by Latin American and Latinx women writers.
HIST 302: Plazas, Protests and Processions: An Urban History of the Americas
Kristen McCleary | MW, 1:50–3:05pm
There is no group of people in the world more urban-minded than Latin Americans. Historically, cities in this region played an all-encompassing role that included administration as well as the reproduction of capital and responsibility for virtually all cultural activities. This class explores that history alongside plans for further urban development, cultural activities and architectural design.
HIST 307: The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
William Van Norman | MWF, 12:40–1:30pm
This course explores the origins, processes and outcomes of the infamous trade. By studying participants’ lives in Africa, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, and North America, the course helps students understand people’s inhumanity to each other and the ways in which slavery and the trade in enslaved Africans forever altered the development of the Atlantic world.
LAXC 299: Internship in Latin American, Latinx, andCaribbean Studies
Kristin Wylie | TBA
Latin America and the Caribbean were the first and largest parts of the Western Hemisphere to be populated by Africans. Afro-Latin America examines cultural formations Africans brought to these regions. Beginning with an overview of the slave trade, it examines the histories of Africans and African-descent peoples throughout Latin America, as well as contemporary Afro-Latin American culture(s).
POSC 378: Borderlands Policy: Latina/o/x Politics in Context
Rachel Torres | MW, 3:25–4:40pm
This course is centered on the policies surround the U.S. and Mexico border, as well as focuses on the effect these policies have had on Latina/o/x populations. Students will examine peer-reviewed studies of public opinion, voter turnout, and campaign tactics, as well as readpersonal accounts of immigrant experiences. By the end of the course, students will have a clear understanding of how border policy has historically evolved and how the growing Latino/a/xpopulations has and continues to mobilize in reaction.
SOCI 318: Sociology of Immigration
David Trouille | TTh, 2:20–3:35pm
This course explores the patterns and processes defining immigration around theworld: the reasons for migration, the types of migration, and the way it affects the sending and receiving societies. The course investigates the social forces that affect immigrants and the traits that impact their relocation experience; and how immigration creates new identities for those successful in their quest, contributing to greater cultural diversity of receiving societies.
SPAN 365: Spanish for Health Professionals I
Diana Galarreta-Aima | TTh, 11:10am–12:15pm
This course focuses on the basic Spanish language and vocabulary required in the fields of medicine and health sciences. Students practice their oral Spanish skills in various simulated medical situations in preparation for future professional application in the medical environment.
SPAN 375: Spanish for Health ProfessionalsII
Diana Galarreta-Aima | TTh, 12:45–2:00pm
This course provides future medical professionals with further practice in Spanish in the medical context. Students learn advanced medical vocabulary and anatomical terminology, develop their reading comprehension skills,and acquire greater fluency through student presentations and classroom discussions on the latest medical techniques and advances.
SPAN 385: Latin American Short Story
Tomás Regalado | MW, 5:00–6:15pm
Reading and analysis of representative short stories from Latin America. Student reports on selected authors. Instruction is in Spanish.
SPAN 404: Spanish in the US
Jennifer Lang-Rigal | TTh, 2:20–3:35pm
This course will study the present situation of Spanish in the United States, how Spanish has been shaped by social forces in the US and how Spanish, in turn, shapes these forces. Enrollment Requirements: Prerequisite: SPAN 320 or 321 or permission of the instructor.
SPAN 476: Culture and Medicine in Latin America
Diana Galarreta-Aima | TTh, 2:20–3:35pm
This course enables students to acquire greater linguistic proficiency and cultural competence in the medical context through classroom discussions and reading comprehension. Students analyze how different kinds of inequalities (e.g., gender, racial, economic, etc.) affect health care in Latin American countries; examine popular and religious beliefs applied to medicine in Latin America; and research a medical challenge or success in a specific Latin American or Caribbean country.
SPAN 485: Business and Society in Latin America
Verónica Haun | MW, 9:35–10:50am
This course explores the development of Latin American society in business and economic contexts and investigates areas such as importation and exportation, the health and education systems, banking and financial institutions, agriculture, and the textile, fashion, wine, motion picture, music, and media industries.
SPAN 492: Latinx Community Engagement
Karina Kline-Gabel | MWF, 11:45am–12:45pm
This course gives students the opportunity to collaborate with the local Spanish-speaking community through semester placements in schools or service agencies. Students will develop a better understanding of the Hispanic culture as well as immigration issues affecting the community.
Note: Students must take coursework in at least three disciplines.
