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May 24, 2025
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2025-2026 EIU Undergraduate Catalog
Latin American and Latinx Studies Minor
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The interdisciplinary Latin American and Latinx Studies minor consists of elective courses in the culture and society of Latin America, and intermediate Spanish language courses. Students may “double count” coursework, and also use courses for the Latin American and Latinx Studies minor towards other academic programs.
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Four courses from the following, with no more than two courses from any single department:
- ENG 2504G - Film and Literature. Credits: 3
(See footnote *) - ENG 2706G - Latin American and Latinx Literatures. Credits: 3
(See footnote *) - ENG 3705 - American Multicultural Literatures. Credits: 3
(See footnote *) - ENG 3903B - Women, Literature, and Language, Post-1800. Credits: 3
(See footnote *) - ENG 4850 - Studies in Postcolonial and Third World Literatures. Credits: 3
(See footnote *) - GEO 3065 - Geography and Culture of Latin America. Credits: 3
- GEO 39702 - Study Abroad in Geography. Credits: 1 to 15
(See footnote *) - GEO 44001 - Independent Study in Earth Science I. Credits: 1
or GEO 44002 or GEO 44003 (See footnote *) - GEO 44101 - Independent Study in Geography I. Credits: 1
or GEO 44102 or GEO 44103 (See footnote *) - GEO 44301 - Undergraduate Research in Earth Science I. Credits: 1
or GEO 44302 or GEO 44303 (See footnote *) - GEO 44401 - Undergraduate Research in Geography I. Credits: 1
or GEO 44402 or GEO 44403 (See footnote *) - HIS 2050G - US History: Building Latino/a/e Communities. Credits: 3
- HIS 3255 - Colonial Latin America. Credits: 3
- HIS 3260 - Modern Latin America. Credits: 3
- HIS 4775A, B, D-F, H-M, O-Q, T-Y - Selected Topics in History A-B, D-F, H-M, O-Q, T-Y. Credits: 2 to 3
(HIS 4775L - University Cultures in Latin America) - HIS 4850 - Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. Credits: 3
- LAS 2500G - Introduction to Latin American Studies. Credits: 3
- LAS 2501G - Introduction to Latinx Studies. Credits: 3
- LAS 4400 - Latin American Studies. Credits: 3
- PLS 3333 - Politics of Latin America and the Caribbean. Credits: 3
- STA 3960 - Study Abroad: Exchange. Credits: 1 to 16
(See footnote *) (only when in Latin America) - THA 3757G - Contemporary World Theatre. Credits: 3
(See footnote *) - WLS 3000 - Spanish Grammar in Context. Credits: 4
(See footnote *) - WLS 3010 - Spanish Through Latin American Narrative and Film. Credits: 3
(See footnote *) - WLS 3012 - Medical Spanish for Healthcare and Allied Fields. Credits: 3
(See footnote *) - WLS 3050 - Spanish Pronunciation and Conversation. Credits: 4
(See footnote *) - WLS 3090 - Spanish Through Latin American Narrative and Film, Honors. Credits: 3
- WLS 3201 - Business Spanish. Credits: 3
- WLS 3250 - Introduction to Hispanic Literary Analysis. Credits: 3
(See footnote *) - WLS 3300 - Hispanic Cinema. Credits: 3
(See footnote *) - WLS 3390 - Hispanic Cinema, Honors. Credits: 3
- WLS 3520 - Introduction to Modern Spanish American Literature. Credits: 3
- WLS 3530 - Spanish American Women’s Novel. Credits: 3
- WLS 3540 - Race and Gender in Spanish American Literature. Credits: 3
- WLS 3550 - Contemporary Latin American Drama. Credits: 3
- WLS 3592 - Spanish-American Women’s Novel, Honors. Credits: 3
- WLS 3970 - Study Abroad. Credits: 1 to 15
(See footnote *) - WLS 4275A - Internship. Credits: 1 to 4
or WLS 4275B (See footnote *) - WLS 4320 - Civilization and Culture of Spanish America. Credits: 3
- WLS 44001 - Independent Study I. Credits: 1 to 3
or WLS 44002 or WLS 44002 (See footnote *) - WLS 4520 - Survey of Early Spanish American Literature. Credits: 3
- WLS 4444 - Honors Independent Study. Credits: 3
(See footnote *) - WLS 4592 - Survey of Early Spanish-American Literature, Honors. Credits: 3
- WLS 4644 - Honors Thesis. Credits: 3
(See footnote *) - WLS 4645A - Topics in Hispanic Culture. Credits: 3
or WLS 4645B (See footnote *) - WLS 4650A - Topics in Hispanic Literature. Credits: 1 to 3
or WLS 4650B (See footnote *) - WLS 4666 - Honors Seminar. Credits: 3
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Footnotes:
*Courses must be approved by the Latin American and Latinx Studies Minor Committee for any given semester. The program requires that at least 50% of the course syllabus be based on Latin America. Interested students should see the coordinator for Latin American and Latinx Studies in order to count these courses towards the minor. |
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