Minor in Latina/Latino Studies
A minor is available to students who have selected a different major but also want to pursue a coherent course of study in the field of Latina/Latino Studies. The minor enables students to supplement a major in a different field with coursework in Latina/Latino Studies. The minor requires a set of core courses supplemented with a selection of electives chosen on advisement that complement the major they have chosen. The minor consists of 15 units of which nine are required core course units. The remaining units are elective units chosen on advisement.
All coursework used to satisfy the requirements of the minor must be completed with a minimum grade point average of 2.0.
Program Learning Outcomes
- To understand and identify the origins and context of diverse individual and group experiences of Latinas and Latinos in the United States.
- To develop an understanding of Latina/Latino Studies that is community-centered, reflexive, gender sensitive, and grounded in a multidisciplinary perspective.
- To be able to make links between content in the Latina/Latino Studies curriculum and practice in the community.
- To develop competency in writing skills relevant to Latina/Latino Studies and Ethnic Studies.
Latina/Latino Studies Minor — 15 unit minimum
This minor is available to students who have selected a different major but also want to pursue a coherent course of study in the field of Latina/Latino Studies. The minor enables students to supplement a major in a different field with coursework in Latina/Latino Studies. The minor requires a set of core courses supplemented with a selection of electives chosen on advisement that complement the major they have chosen. The minor consists of 15 units of which 9 are required core units and 6 are elective units chosen on advisement.
A minimum of 6 upper-division units are required to complete the minor.
All coursework used to satisfy the requirements of the minor must be completed with a minimum grade point average of 2.0.
Core (9 units)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| LTNS 215 | Introduction to Latina/o/x Studies | 3 |
| Select One: | 3 | |
| History of Latinos in the U.S. | ||
| Gender and Latina/x Feminisms | ||
| Latina/Latino Studies Knowledge Production | ||
| LTNS 680 | Latina/o/x Community Organizing and Career Futures | 3 |
Electives (6 units)
Select courses from the categories below. LTNS 278, LTNS 350, and/or LTNS 390 can be used as electives if not taken to satisfy the core.
Performance, Art, Literature, and Media
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| LTNS 222 | Latina/o/x Art History | 3 |
| LTNS 225 | Latina/o/x Visual Culture | 3 |
| LTNS 230 | Introduction to Latina/o Literature | 3 |
| LTNS 270 | Latina/o/x Murals, Memes, Music, and More: Latina/o/x Arts & Humanities | 3 |
| LTNS/HIST 278 | History of Latinos in the U.S. | 3 |
| LTNS/ARTH 301 | Latin American and Latino/a/x Art, 1492 to the Present | 3 |
| LTNS 305 | Latina/o Studies Creative Writing Workshop | 3 |
| LTNS 409/CINE 309 | Latina/o/x Cinema | 3 |
| LTNS 425 | Popular and Traditional Music of the Latinx U.S. | 3 |
| LTNS 435 | Oral History, Community Memory, and Collective Stories | 3 |
| LTNS 455 | Resistance Literature of the Americas | 3 |
| LTNS 530 | Latina/os and the Media | 3 |
| LTNS/SPAN 531 | Creative Writing in Spanish: Poetry, Fiction, and Drama | 3 |
| LTNS/JOUR 536 | Latina/o Journalism | 3 |
Education, History, and Decolonial Knowledges
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| LTNS 110 | Critical Thinking and the Rhetoric of Latinas/os/x in the 21st Century | 3 |
| LTNS 265 | Topics in Latina/o/x History | 3 |
| LTNS 390 | Latina/Latino Studies Knowledge Production | 3 |
| LTNS 435 | Oral History, Community Memory, and Collective Stories | 3 |
| LTNS 450 | Critical Latinx Indigeneities | 3 |
| LTNS 475 | Aztec Philosophy | 3 |
| LTNS/SOC/RRS 580 | Educational Equity | 3 |
| LTNS 685 | Projects in the Teaching of Latina/o Studies | 1-4 |
| LTNS 690 | Community Fieldwork in Latina/o Studies | 3 |
| LTNS 694 | Community Service Learning | 3 |
Feminisms, Sexualities, and Queer of Color Critique
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| LTNS 340 | Latinx Youth Subcultures | 3 |
| LTNS 350 | Gender and Latina/x Feminisms | 3 |
| LTNS 385 | Afro-Latina Experiences | 3 |
| LTNS 400 | Latina Girlhood | 3 |
| LTNS/WGS 445 | Gendered Borders: Latinas and Globalization | 3 |
| LTNS/WGS 505 | Gender, Sexuality, and Latino Communities | 3 |
| LTNS 533/HIST 355/WGS 355 | History of Women in Latin America | 3 |
Health, Migration, and Transnational Studies
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| LTNS 210 | Latina/o/x Health Care Perspectives (CSL) | 3 |
| LTNS 211 | Latina/o/x Families | 3 |
| LTNS 380 | Afro/Latina/o Diasporas | 3 |
| LTNS 460 | Central Americans of the U.S.: History and Heritage | 3 |
| LTNS 465 | Mexican American and Chicana/x/o History | 3 |
| LTNS 467 | Caribbeans in the U.S.: History and Heritage | 3 |
| LTNS 470 | Latina/o Immigration to the U.S. (CSL) | 3 |
| LTNS/SOC 487 | Latin American Migrations: A Social History | 3 |
| LTNS 500 | Latina/o Community Mental Health | 3 |
Politics, Policy, Law, and Economics
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| LTNS 276 | Latina/o, U.S. Government, and Constitutional Ideals | 3 |
| LTNS 315 | Latina/os in California | 3 |
| LTNS 415 | Latina/o Economic Empowerment | 3 |
| LTNS 430/C J 435 | Race, Crime, and Justice | 3 |
| LTNS/C J 485 | Latina/o Youth, Crime, and Justice | 3 |
| LTNS/ANTH 501/HIST 358 | Latin America: The National Period | 3 |
| LTNS/SOC 640 | Sociology of Latina/x/o Experiences | 3 |
| LTNS 660 | Latina/o Politics | 3 |
| LTNS 670/PLSI 408 | Mexican Politics and Society | 3 |
| LTNS 707 | Seminar in Latina/o Studies | 3 |
Note: Six transfer units in Latina/Latino Studies (or equivalent field) may count toward the Minor.