Latin American and Caribbean Studies

As a Minor

This interdisciplinary program examines historical, political, cultural, and socioeconomic conditions of the Latin American and Caribbean regions. The program will prepare students for pursuing careers in a wide range of fields. It will also allow students to gain a recognition of the economic opportunities that exist in Latin America and the Caribbean.

REQUIREMENTS

The LACS minor consists of nine credits. Students must take one required course, Latin America and the Caribbean: Cultures and Societies (LACS 4900), and the remaining credits must be selected from different participating departments: Black and Hispanic Studies, Communication (Speech), English, Fine and Performing Arts, History, Modern Languages and Comparative Literature, Political Science, and Sociology and Anthropology. One Feit Seminar on Latin American and Caribbean cultures and societies may replace one of the courses toward the minor.

Required Course:

Latin America and the Caribbean: Cultures and Societies (LACS 4900) [Suggested prior enrollment: HSP 1003, LTT 1062, HIS 3070, HIS 3075, POL 2101.].

Electives:

Choose two of the following courses with numbering 3000 or above:

ANT/SOC 3110 Women, Culture and Society
ANT 3115/BLS3115 People and Culture of Haiti
ART 3252 Native Art of the Americas
ART 3040 Special Topics in Art (History) (topics as relevant to the minor)

ENG 3032 Ethnic Literature (topics as relevant to the minor)
ENG 3950 Topics in Literature (topics as relevant to the minor)

HSP 3000-3001 The Puerto Rican Child in His Urban Setting
HSP 3003 Major Selected Problems of the Puerto Rican Community
HSP 3004 Politics and Power in Puerto Rico
HSP 3005 Economic History of Puerto Rico
HSP 3006 Religions of the Caribbean
HSP 3007 Puerto Rican Culture
HSP 3008 Puerto Rican Heritage: 1898 to the Present
HSP 3009 Dominican Heritage: From Pre-Columbian Times to Present
HSP 3010 Central America: A Regional Study
HSP 3011 The Contemporary Puerto Rican Family

HIS 3070 History of Civilizations in Latin America
HIS 3075 History of Caribbean Civilizations
HIS 3010 Central America: A Regional Study
HIS 3860 Topics in History (topics as relevant to the minor)

LTT 3058 Contemporary Latin American Fiction

MSC 3031 Music of Latin America and the Caribbean
Selected topics in Music (topics as relevant to the minor)

POL 3101 The Politics of the Third World
POL 3364 Latin American and Caribbean Political Systems

SPA 4219 Nineteenth-Century Spanish-American Literature Prior to Modernism
SPA 4220 Nineteenth and Twentieth-Century Spanish-American Poetry
SPA 4221 Contemporary Spanish-American Theater
SPA 4222 Contemporary Spanish-American Novel
SPA 4223 Modernismo in Spanish America
SPA 4224 Contemporary Spanish-American Short Story
SPA 4226 Afro-Caribbean Literature
SPA 4228 Twentieth-Century Women's Writing in Latin America
SPA 4271 Civilizations and Cultures of Spanish America
SPA 4281 The Literature of Spanish America I
SPA 4282 The Literature of Spanish America II
SPA 4383 Cuban, Dominican and Puerto Rican Literature I
SPA 4384 Cuban, Dominican and Puerto Rican Literature II
SPA 4999 Special topics (topics as relevant to the minor)

Note: All SPA 4000 -level courses are taught in Spanish

THE 3043 Theatre of Color in the United States
Selected Topics in Theater (topics as relevant to the minor)

IDC 4050 Feit Seminar (topics as relevant to the minor): One Feit Seminar on Latin American and Caribbean cultures and societies may replace one of the courses toward the minor.

Note: Language courses taken to fulfill the Baruch College language requirement may not be used toward the minor. Students are strongly advised to take courses in a relevant foreign language in addition to the required 9 credit hours. Instruction in Spanish language is offered at Baruch in the following courses:

SPA 1001-1002
SPA 2005-2006
SPA 3001-3002
SPA 4000-4001
SPA 4010-4011
SPA 4501-4502

Latin American and Caribbean Studies Faculty Committee:

Prof. María Andrade, Black and Hispanic Studies and Modern Languages and Comparative Literature
Prof. Olga Casanova-Burgess, Modern Languages and Comparative Literature
Prof. Carolle Charles, Sociology and Anthropology
Prof. Héctor Cordero-Guzmán, Black and Hispanic Studies
Prof. David Cruz de Jesús, Modern Languages and Comparative Literature
Prof. Kevin Frank, English
Prof. Stephanie Golob, Political Science
Prof. Ted Henken, Sociology and Black and Hispanic Studies
Prof. Elena M. Martínez, Modern Languages and Comparative Literature
Prof. Mary McGlynn, English
Prof. Eloise Quiñones-Keber, Fine and Performing Arts
Prof. Alfonso Quiroz, History

For more information check the current Student Bulletin.

Contact

Elena M. Martinez, Chairperson of Modern Languages, 646-312-4213

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