Goucher College 2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalogue

Apr 26, 2024

Goucher College 2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.

Latin American Studies Minor

The Latin American Studies minor (LAM) is an interdisciplinary program that focuses on the diverse regions of the Caribbean, Mexico and Central and South America through the history, politics, languages and cultures of their peoples. Students examine different aspects of Latin American society based on their own major interests. There is a mandatory language requirement to complete up to SP 235. Students with Portuguese or French background, please contact the LAM director. In addition to the language requirement, the minor in Latin American Studies requires a minimum of 20 credits of course work. For more information contact Dr. Jeanie Murphy, director of LAM minor.

To complete the LAM minor, students must take:

LAM 105 - Introduction to Latin American Studies (4 Cr.)
HIS 225 - Survey: Latin America: The Colonial Period (4 Cr.) OR LAM 295 /HIS 295 - Latin American History: National Period (4 Cr.) OR LAM 268 /HIS 268 - Latin American History: Pre-Columbian to Present (4 Cr.)

Three elective courses from the list, with at least one at the 400 level:

HIS 123 - course now inactive
LAM 272/BUS 272Y - Emerging Markets in Cuba (4 Cr.)
LAM 280 - Selected Topics in Latin American Studies (2 or 4 Cr.)
LAM 290 - Internship in Latin American Studies (2-4 Cr.)
LAM 308 /HIS 308 - Seminar in Latino/a History (4 Cr.)
LAM 310 - course now inactive
PSC 216 - Development and Social Change in Costa Rica (4 Cr.)
RLG 274 - (course now inactive)
SP 294 - (course now inactive)
SP 296 - Latin American Studies: Linkage through Language (2 Cr.)
SP 322 - Survey of Latin-American and Peninsular Literature and Culture (4 Cr.)
SP 339 - The Critical Pedagogue: Teaching Spanish as a Cross-Cultural Transformative Process (4 Cr.)
SP 361 - Spanish in the Media (4 Cr.)
SP 363 - Spanish in the Workplace: Language and Culture (4 Cr.)
SP 365 - The Intrepid Dialectologist: Learning Spanish Through Dialects and Community-Based Learning (4 Cr.)
SP 418 - Trans-Nationally Queer: Finding a Voice in the Gay Spanish-Speaking World (4 Cr.)
SP 428 - Latin American Cinema (4 Cr.)
SP 445 - Special Topics in Latin American Literature (4 Cr.)
SP 460 - Special Topics in Spanish Translation (4 Cr.)
WGS 224 - Is there life beyond the Looking Glass? Gender, Identity, and Race in Caribbean Culture (4 Cr.)
WGS 226 /
LAM 226
- Women, Peace, and Protest: Latin American Women and the Search for Social Justice (4 Cr.)
WGS 229 - Contemporary Brazilian Voices (4 Cr.)

Note:

Only one course taken through an approved study-abroad program may be applied toward the minor. Permission from the Latin American studies director is required.