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Home > Minors & Courses > Internships > New Courses > Summer Study Minor in Latin American and Caribbean Studies OFFICE: N-335 Social and Behavioral Sciences PHONE: (631) 632-7517 E-MAIL: lacc@notes.cc.sunysb.edu The minor in Latin American and Caribbean Studies allows students to pursue an interdisciplinary course of study that provides a broad overview of Latin America and the Caribbean. Students are introduced to the principal historical, social, and cultural themes in the region, and through their electives, they are also able to develop more detailed knowledge of specific subjects in the region, such as the history of a particular country or the literature of a particular period. Courses in Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LAC) See the Course Descriptions listing in Bulletin for complete information. LAC 200-J Introduction to Latin American and Caribbean Societies LAC 380 Topics in Latin American Studies LAC 487 Independent Research in Latin American and Caribbean Studies LAC 488 Internship LAC 490 Senior Seminar in Latin American and Caribbean Studies Requirements for the Minor in Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LAC) All courses offered for the minor must be passed with a letter grade of C or higher. Completion of the minor requires 18 credits: LAC 200, Introduction to Latin American and Caribbean Societies One literature or culture course, to be chosen from those listed in Group A One history or social science courses, to be chosen from those listed in Group B Two additional upper-division courses to be chosen from Groups A and B LAC 488, Internship (or LAC 487 Independent Research) with permission of director Notes: 1. Relevant special topics given in any department are acceptable for the minor with the approval of the director. 2. An expanded list of acceptable courses for groups A and B is available in the program office. Group A: Literature and Culture AFH/EGL 368 Caribbean and American Connections in Literature AFH/HUF 385 French Caribbean Lit. ARH 326 Arts of Ancient Mesoamerica ARH 329 Arts of the African Diaspora EGL 376 The Literature of Imperialism HUS 254 Latin America Today SPN 392 The Culture and Civilization of Spanish America SPN 396 Introduction to Spanish-American Literature SPN 410 Theory in Contexts SPN 415 Hispanic Cultures in Contact SPN 420 Topics in Latin American Cinema SPN 435 Topics in Latin American Literature, Colonial Period-Present The following topics courses may also be used when the topic is appropriate: EGL 372 Topics in Women and Lit. EGL 374, 377 Literature in English in Relation to Other Disciplines HUS 361 Latin American Literature HUS 390 Latin American Cinema MUS 311 Topics in Non-Western Music SPN 405 Issues in Hispanic Cultural Group B: Social Sciences AFH 329, 330 Pan-African Literature I, II AFS 239 Introduction to the Caribbean Experience AFS 240 Issues in Caribbean Society AFS/HIS 350 Black Women and Social Change: A Cross-Cultural Perspective AFS/ANT 380 Race and Ethnicity in Latin America and the Caribbean AFS/HIS 388 Slavery in Latin America and the Caribbean ANT 201 Peoples of South America ANT 219 Peoples of the Caribbean ANT 361 Peasants ECO 358 Topics in Developing Economies (when topic is appropriate) HIS 213 Colonial Latin America HIS/POL 214 Modern Latin America HIS/POL 216 History of U.S.-Latin American Relations HIS/POL 382 Politics and Political Change in Latin America HIS 386 Modern Brazil HIS/WST 387 Women, Development, and Revolution in Latin America HIS 389 Modern Mexico HIS 421, 422 Colloquia in Latin American History POL 372 Politics in the Third World SOC 364 Sociology of Latin America