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A Minor in Latin American Studies

Prerequisites for this minor are: POLS 1101, HIST 1110. Foreign Language prerequisites may be required for individual Spanish language courses selected within the minor. The KSU catalog description should be consulted for Spanish language courses and their prerequisites.

Students must take POLS 4453 and 9 hours from the following:

List of Courses in the Minor

Course #	Course Name	Prerequisites
ARH 3350	Latin American Art	English 1102 and 45 credit hours
HIST 3366	History of Mexico and Cent Amer	HIST 1110
HIST 3367	History of Brazil	HIST 1110
POLS 4436	Politics of Developing Areas	POLS 1101
POLS 4453	Latin America: Democracy and Dev	POLS 1101
SPAN 3304	Literature & Culture I	SPAN 3200, 3303
SPAN 3305	Literature & Culture II	SPAN 3200, 3303
SPAN 4434	Topics in Language, Literature & Culture	SPAN 3304 OR 3305
Special Topics (4490) or Directed Studies (4400) courses when appropriate.
3000-4000 level Studies Abroad courses when appropriate.
Note: Students shall take no more than two courses for the LAS minor in any one discipline. No more than one directed study can be taken in the minor. Students must also demonstrate language proficiency in French, Portuguese, or Spanish through the 1002 level.

Description of the Latin American Studies Minor

This minor is intended to give you, the undergraduate student, breadth and understanding of Latin America. The minor enables you to gain a solid foundation for understanding contemporary Latin American society. To achieve this goal, this minor offers a range of courses in history, political science, art, and language. You will also be permitted to take appropriate directed studies, special topics, or study abroad courses. The minor will be especially useful to students who seek greater speci10-Jan-2008 10:36 AM seek to enhance their study of the Spanish or Portuguese language with knowledge of this world region. Elementary, or 1002 level French, Portuguese or Spanish is required of the minor. These are all languages spoken in Latin America while Spanish is dominant in the greatest number of Latin American countries.

For More Information about the Minor Contact: Dr. Michele Zebich-Knos at 770.423.6499 or mzebich@kennesaw.edu.