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Jul 18, 2025
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Undergraduate Catalog | 2024-2025 Previous Edition
Latin American Studies, Minor
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Latin American Studies is an interdisciplinary program which involves a variety of fields, including African American studies, anthropology, Spanish and Portuguese language, literature and culture, history, philosophy, and political science. It also includes substantial training and education in Spanish and/or Portuguese. Students may either earn a Major (Bachelor of Arts) or a Minor in Latin American Studies.
Graduates of Latin American Studies (1) pursue graduate study in the humanities, social sciences, and law; (2) work for companies and agencies serving the growing Hispanic population of our region; and (3) find careers in the Foreign Service, the military, and other governmental agencies; in non-governmental organizations with an international or cross-cultural orientation; and in international business.
All program-level Admissions and Progression Requirements are in addition to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Admission Requirements .
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Admission Requirements
Current UNC Charlotte Undergraduate Students Minor Requirements
A Minor in Latin American Studies consists of 18 credit hours. Foundation Course (3 credit hours)
One Course at 3000- or 4000-Level (3 credit hours)
Students must take at least one course at the 3000 level to complete the minor. Electives (12 credit hours)
Among the credit hours required for the minor, not more than 6 credit hours may be double counted with another major or minor. This stipulation includes cross-listed courses, regardless of program designation under which the course was taken. Exceptions may be approved by an advisor upon consultation with the other program or department. Students exercising this option should be aware that the accuracy of the online degree audit may be affected. Students may take FREN 2201 , FREN 2202 , PORT 2201 , PORT 2202 , SPAN 2201 , or SPAN 2202 to fulfill these requirements. Students may take LTAM 2001 , LTAM 2002 , or LTAM 2003 (Topics in Latin American Studies); or LTAM 3001 , LTAM 3002 , LTAM 3003 (Advanced Topics in Latin American Studies) to help fulfill these requirements. As the topics of these courses vary, students may repeat them for credit. An advisor will determine which perspective(s) a given section of LTAM 2001, LTAM 2002, LTAM 2003, LTAM 3001, LTAM 3002, or LTAM 3003 fulfills. With the approval of an advisor, students may also apply up to three credit hours of LTAM 3800 toward these requirements. - FREN 2201 - Intermediate French I (3)
- FREN 2202 - Intermediate French II (3)
- LTAM 1501 - Global Social Science: Introduction to Latin American Politics and Society (3)
- LTAM 1502 - Global Arts/Humanities: Introduction to Latin American History and Culture (3)
- LTAM 2002 - Topics in Latin American Studies (3)
- LTAM 2003 - Topics in Latin American Studies (3)
- LTAM 2106 - Religion in Latin America (3)
- LTAM 2116 - Contemporary Latin America (3)
- LTAM 2117 - Cultures of the Caribbean (3)
- LTAM 2206 - Colonial Latin America (3)
- LTAM 2207 - Modern Latin America (3)
- LTAM 2252 - New World Archaeology (3)
- LTAM 2270 - Latino/as in the United States, 1846 to Present (3)
- LTAM 3001 - Advanced Topics in Latin American Studies (3)
- LTAM 3002 - Advanced Topics in Latin American Studies (3)
- LTAM 3003 - Advanced Topics in Latin American Studies (3)
- LTAM 3120 - Spanish for Business and International Trade (3)
- LTAM 3129 - Cultural Dimension of Doing Business with Spanish-Speaking Countries (3)
- LTAM 3144 - Latin American Politics (3)
- LTAM 3154 - Political Economy of Latin America (3)
- LTAM 3164 - U.S.-Latin American Relations (3)
- LTAM 3190 - Political Economy of the Caribbean (3)
- LTAM 3220 - The Caribbean from Slavery to Independence (3)
- LTAM 3255 - Ancient Latin America (3)
- LTAM 3257 - South American Prehistory (3)
- LTAM 3260 - Slavery, Racism, and Colonialism in the African Diaspora (3)
- LTAM 3270 - Afro-Latin American History (3)
- LTAM 3274 - Resistance and Adaptation: Indian Peoples Under Spanish Rule (3)
- LTAM 3275 - Reform, Riots, and Rebellions in Colonial Spanish America, 1692-1825 (3)
- LTAM 3276 - History of Mexico (3)
- LTAM 3277 - The Cuban Revolution (3)
- LTAM 3278 - History of Brazil (3)
- LTAM 3279 - Authoritarianism in Latin America (3)
- LTAM 3301 - Mexica (Aztec) Art (3)
- LTAM 3308 - Introduction to Literary Analysis (3)
- LTAM 3309 - Masterpieces of Hispanic Literature in English Translation (3)
- LTAM 3310 - Spanish American Civilization and Culture (3)
- LTAM 3313 - Pre-Columbian Art (3)
- LTAM 3319 - Hispanic Women Writers in English Translation (3)
- LTAM 3360 - Studies in Hispanic Film (3)
- LTAM 3361 - Studies in Latin American Film (3)
- LTAM 3362 - Studies in US Latino/a Cinema (3)
- LTAM 3400 - Latin American Studies Internship (1 to 3)
- LTAM 3800 - Independent Study (1 to 3)
- LTAM 4010 - Special Topics in Latin American Social Science (3)
- LTAM 4020 - Topics in Latin American Historiography (3)
- LTAM 4030 - Topics in Latin American Humanities (3)
- LTAM 4116 - Culture and Conflict in the Amazon (3)
- LTAM 4120 - Advanced Business Spanish I (3)
- LTAM 4121 - Advanced Business Spanish II (3)
- LTAM 4302 - Caribbean Literature in English (3)
- LTAM 4309 - Introduction to Spanish American Literature (3)
- LTAM 4310 - Studies in Spanish American Poetry (3)
- LTAM 4311 - Studies in Spanish American Prose Fiction (3)
- LTAM 4312 - Studies in Spanish American Theater (3)
- LTAM 4314 - Studies in Hispanic Children’s Literature (3)
- LTAM 4315 - Studies in Regional Literature of the Americas (3)
- LTAM 4316 - Social, Political, Cultural, Economic Issues in Hispanic Literature (3)
- LTAM 4317 - Topics in Hispanic Culture and Civilization (3)
- LTAM 4318 - Cuban Literature (3)
- LTAM 4350 - Studies in Latin American Literature (3)
- LTAM 4600 - Seminar in Latin American Studies (3)
- LTAM 4700 - Senior Honors Thesis (3 to 6)
- PORT 2201 - Intermediate Portuguese I (3)
- PORT 2202 - Intermediate Portuguese II (3)
- SPAN 1512 - Local Arts/Humanities: US Hispanic, Latina/o/x Topics (3)
- SPAN 2201 - Intermediate Spanish I (3)
- SPAN 2202 - Intermediate Spanish II (3)
Special Policies or Requirements
Among the credit hours required for the minor, not more than 6 credit hours may be double counted with another major or minor. This stipulation includes cross-listed courses, regardless of program designation under which the course was taken. Exceptions may be approved by an advisor upon consultation with the other program or department. Students exercising this option should be aware that the accuracy of the online degree audit may be affected. Students may take LTAM 2001 , LTAM 2002 , or LTAM 2003 (Topics in Latin American Studies); or LTAM 3001 , LTAM 3002 , LTAM 3003 (Advanced Topics in Latin American Studies) to help fulfill these requirements. As the topics of these courses vary, students may repeat them for credit. An advisor will determine which perspective(s) a given section of LTAM 2001, LTAM 2002, LTAM 2003, LTAM 3001, LTAM 3002, or LTAM 3003 fulfills. With the approval of an advisor, students may also apply up to three credit hours of LTAM 3800 toward these requirements. |
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