{"id":6024,"date":"2020-01-14T20:01:47","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T20:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/?page_id=6024"},"modified":"2025-04-14T18:58:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T18:58:48","slug":"requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/academics\/minor-in-latin-american-caribbean-and-latinx-studies\/requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Minor in Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"lax-minor\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-lax-minor\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-6042\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6042\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/academics\/minor-in-latin-american-caribbean-and-latinx-studies\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-6039\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6039\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/academics\/minor-in-latin-american-caribbean-and-latinx-studies\/requirements\/\">Requirements<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>In addition to fulfilling all the basic requirements for the minor (see <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/catalog\/minors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minor Fields of Study<\/a>), students declaring a minor in Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies must complete the following requirements:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"chrome-extension:\/\/efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj\/https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1132\/Minor-form.pdf\" title=\"\">DECLARE A MINOR FORM<\/a>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/catalog\/#\/home\" title=\"\">SEARCH COURSE DESCRIPTIONS<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gateway course (3 credits)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>LAX 200G: Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Issues (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Capstone course (3-4 credits)<\/strong> &#8211; choose from:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PSC 419: Politics in Latin America (4)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HIS 481: Advanced Topics in Latin American History (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>APG\/SOC 415: Migration in the Americas (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSC\/AAF\/ECN 415: Dynamics of Social Change in the Caribbean (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Electives (12 credits)*<\/strong> from the approved list of courses below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AAF 415\/PSC 415\/ECN 415: Dynamics of Social Change in the Caribbean (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>APG 303: Archaeology of the Americas (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>APG 315: Culture and Societies of Latin America (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>APG 316: U.S. Latinas\/Latinos\/Latinxs: Anthropological Approaches (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>APG 470: Directed Research in Anthropology (3-6)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>COM 310: Topics in Communication (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>COM 361: Intercultural Communication (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ECN 338: International Economics (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ECN\/PSC 344: Political Economy of Global Finance (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ECN 363: Economic Growth and Development (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ECN 390: Topics in Economics (3-4)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ENG\/GWS 317: Contemporary Women Novelists of the Americas (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FLM 352: Topics in Film Media and Critical Studies (4)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FLM\/ENG\/CLS 451: Advanced Topics in International Film Media (4)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FRN 101: Beginning French I (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FRN 102: Beginning French II (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GWS 350: Special Topics in Women&#8217;s Studies (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GWS\/HIS 387: Latin American History at the Movies (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GWS 490: Advanced Topics in Women&#8217;s Studies (1-3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HIS 180: Introduction to Latin American Civilization (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HIS 346: Immigration, Ethnicity, and Race in America (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HIS 381: History of Colonial Latin America (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HIS 382: History of Modern Latin America (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HIS 385: Revolution and Unrest in Central America and the Caribbean (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HIS 391: Directed Study or Research (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HIS 481: Advanced Topics in Latin American History (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HIS 508: Seminar in Latin American History (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LSC 512: Immigrant and Migrant Information Contexts and Practices (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LSC 518: Global Information Services (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSC 116G: Introduction to International Politics (4)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSC 312: Topics in Political Science (3-4)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSC 419: Politics in Latin America (4)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSC 431: International Relations (4)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>POR 101: Beginning Portuguese I (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>POR 102: Beginning Portuguese II (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SOC 300: Topics in Sociology (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SOC\/APG 329: Contemporary Mexican Society (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SOC\/APG 415: Migration in the Americas (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SPA 101: Beginning Spanish I (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SPA 102: Beginning Spanish II (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that study abroad in Latin America and the Caribbean is strongly encouraged (e.g., APG\/SOC 329; PSC\/AAF\/ECN 415; FLM 352). Language competency in Spanish, Portuguese, or French is also strongly encouraged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>* <em>Note that Topics and Directed Study courses must be relevant to Latin America, the Caribbean and\/or Latinx Studies in order to receive credit for the minor. Students must receive permission from the instructor to enroll in graduate-level courses.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minor in Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies Requirements In addition to fulfilling all the basic requirements for the minor (see Minor Fields of Study), students declaring a minor in Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies must complete the following requirements: Gateway course (3 credits) Capstone course (3-4 credits) &#8211; choose from: Electives (12 credits)* [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"parent":5997,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-6024","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6024"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6024\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6862,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6024\/revisions\/6862"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}