Overview
The Latin American Studies minor is designed for students who wish to augment their major with concerted study of the history, culture, and society of Latin America from an interdisciplinary and modern perspective.
Study Abroad
Latin American Studies minors are highly encouraged to study abroad. Students can travel to all … For more content click the Read More button below.
Students may partially fulfill the area studies elective requirement by participating in an International Institute Summer Travel Study program consisting of two courses in and on a particular region of the world. Contact the academic counselor for more information on available programs.
More information about study abroad programs is available through the UCLA International Education Office by e-mail, in person at 1332 Murphy Hall, or by phone at 310-825-4995.
The Latin American Studies minor is designed for students who wish to augment their major with concerted study of the history, culture, and society of Latin America from an interdisciplinary and modern perspective.
Study Abroad
Latin American Studies minors are highly encouraged to study abroad. Students can travel to all areas through a variety of programs with various lengths (summer or during the academic year).
Students may partially fulfill the area studies elective requirement by participating in an International Institute Summer Travel Study program consisting of two courses in and on a particular region of the world. Contact the academic counselor for more information on available programs.
More information about study abroad programs is available through the UCLA International Education Office by e-mail, in person at 1332 Murphy Hall, or by phone at 310-825-4995.
Entry to the Minor
Admission
To enter the minor, students must be in good academic standing (overall grade-point average of 2.0 or better) and have completed all lower-division minor courses with a GPA of 2.0 or better in those courses.
Minor Requirements
The Minor
Required Lower-Division Courses (13 to 15 units)
Complete three courses as follows:
International Societies and Cultures
Select two courses from the following. Only one course from Comparative Literature 1D, 2DW, or 4DW may be applied. Only one course from Political Science 50 or 50R may be applied.
ANTHRO 3 - Culture and SocietyCOM LIT 1D - Great Books from World at LargeCOM LIT 2DW - Survey of Literature: Great Books from World at LargeCOM LIT 4DW - Literature and Writing: Great Books from World at LargeECON 1 - Principles of EconomicsECON 2 - Principles of EconomicsETHNMUS 5 - Music Around WorldETHNMUS M25 - Global PopGEOG 3 - Cultural GeographyGEOG 4 - Globalization: Regional Development and World EconomyGEOG 6 - World Regions: Concepts and Contemporary IssuesHIST 2B - Social Knowledge and Social PowerHIST 22 - Contemporary World History, 1760 to PresentPOL SCI 50 - Introduction to Comparative PoliticsPOL SCI 50R - Introduction to Comparative Politics—Research VersionSOCIOL 1 - Introductory SociologyWL ARTS 20 - Culture: IntroductionWL ARTS 33 - Colonialisms and Resistance
Area Studies
Students may substitute one area studies preparation course toward the international societies and cultures preparation requirement.
CLUSTER 26A - Poverty and Health in Latin AmericaHIST 8A - Colonial Latin AmericaHIST 8AH - Colonial Latin America (Honors)HIST 8B - Modern Latin AmericaHIST 8C - Latin American Social HistoryHIST 97E - Introduction to Historical Practice: Variable Topics in Latin American HistoryI A STD 50 - Introduction to Latin AmericaPORTGSE 40B - Portuguese, Brazilian, and African Literature in Translation: Brazilian LiteraturePORTGSE 46 - Brazil and Portuguese-Speaking WorldSPAN 44 - Latin American Cultures
Required Upper-Division Courses (20 to 21 units)
Select five area studies from the humanities and arts and social sciences groups as follows:
Humanities and Arts Group 1
Select two courses from the following. Ethnomusicology 161K must be taken twice to equal one 4-unit course.
ART HIS C142A - Mexican Art in Modern AgeART HIS C142B - Latin American Art of 20th CenturyART HIS 144 - Caribbean ArtCOM LIT 177 - Comparative Studies of Francophone and Anglophone CaribbeanENGL 135 - Literature of AmericasETHNMUS M108A - Music of Latin America: Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean IslesETHNMUS 108B - Music of Latin America: Latin South AmericaETHNMUS 161K - Advanced World Music Performance Organizations: Music of MexicoFILM TV 106C - History of African, Asian, and Latin American FilmPORTGSE 130A - Introduction to Literature in PortuguesePORTGSE 130B - Introduction to Literature in PortuguesePORTGSE 141B - Film, Television, and Society in BrazilPORTGSE 142A - Brazil and Its CulturePORTGSE 142B - Brazil and Portugal in Comparative PerspectiveSPAN 120 - Literature in Historical ContextWL ARTS C139 - Afro-Caribbean Ritual Arts
Social Sciences Group 1
Select two courses from:
AF AMER M154C - Black Experience in Latin America and Caribbean IAF AMER M154D - Black Experience in Latin America and Caribbean IIAF AMER M178 - Sociology of CaribbeanANTHRO 161 - Latin American CommunitiesANTHRO 162 - Ethnography of South AmericaCCAS 111 - Chicana/Chicano and Latina/Latino Intellectual TraditionsCCAS 117 - Chicana/Chicano Images in Mexican Film and LiteratureCCAS M125 - U.S./Mexico RelationsCCAS M132 - Border ConsciousnessCCAS C141 - Chicana and Latin American Women's NarrativeCCAS 143 - Mestizaje: History of Diverse Racial/Cultural Roots of MexicoCCAS 151 - Human Rights in AmericasCCAS 169 - Representations of Indigenous Peoples in AmericasCOM HLT 132 - Health, Disease, and Health Services in Latin AmericaGENDER 129 - Women and Gender in CaribbeanGENDER M144 - Women's Movement in Latin AmericaGENDER M147C - Transnational Women's Organizing in AmericasGEOG 135 - Africa and African Diaspora in AmericasGEOG 172A - Spanish South AmericaGEOG 172C - BrazilHIST 159 - Latin America in 19th CenturyHIST 160A - Latin American EliteloreHIST 160B - Mexican Revolution since 1910HIST 162A - Modern BrazilHIST 162B - Brazil and Atlantic World, 1500 to 1822HIST 162C - History of ArgentinaPOL SCI 124C - Politics of Latin American Economic DevelopmentPOL SCI 154A - Government and Politics in Latin America: States of Middle AmericaPOL SCI 154B - Government and Politics in Latin America: States of South AmericaPUB HLT M106 - Health in Chicano/Latino PopulationSOCIOL 186 - Latin American SocietiesSOCIOL 191J - Undergraduate Seminar: Mexican Society
Additional Elective
Select one additional course from either group 1 or group 2.
Substitutions
The area studies electives listed in group 1 focus on contemporary issues of that region after 1750. Students may substitute a maximum of one upper-division course with focus on earlier historical aspects of the region or on diasporas with origins related to the region toward the area studies elective. Courses may be selected from the following group 2 list:
ANTHRO 114P - Ancient Civilizations of MesoamericaANTHRO 114Q - Ancient Civilizations of Andean South AmericaART HIS CM139A - Maya Art and ArchitectureART HIS C139B - Aztec Art and ArchitectureART HIS CM141 - Colonial Latin American ArtCCAS M105D - Introduction to Latina/Latino LiteratureCCAS M105E - Studies in Chicana/Chicano and/or Latina/Latino LiteratureCCAS 109 - Chicana/Chicano FolkloreCCAS M119 - Chicano/Latino Community Formation: Critical Perspectives and Oral HistoriesCCAS 142 - Mesoamerican LiteratureCCAS M159B - History of Chicano PeoplesCCAS 184 - History of U.S./Mexican BorderlandsCCAS M187 - Latino Metropolis: Architecture and Urbanism in AmericasETHNMUS M116 - Chicano/Latino Music in U.S.HIST 157A - Early Latin AmericaHIST 157B - Indians of Colonial MexicoPORTGSE 143A - Colony, Intellectuals, and History
Policies
The Minor Policies
One upper-division language course (advanced level) may be applied to item 3 above by petition to the chair of the program.
A minimum of 20 units applied toward the minor requirements must be in addition to units applied toward major requirements or another minor.
Each minor course must be taken for a letter grade, and students must have an overall grade-point average of 2.0 or better in the minor. Successful completion of the minor is indicated on the transcript and diploma.