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The Latino Studies Minor prepares students to understand the social worlds they inhabit and think critically about the diversity of Latin American cultures, history and politics that inform contemporary U.S. Latino cultural practices and social formations.
On Language: The Latino Studies Minor strongly encourages its students to develop advanced skills in Spanish or in any of the Indigenous languages spoken among Latino communities.
Choose one course from the following:
Choose one course from the following:
Students should take either two courses from List A or one course from List A and one course from List B. Only one course focused on Latin America may be used toward the minor.
*When offered as part of a Latin America based-program and approved by the minor coordinator.
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List A: Language acquisition, grammar, vocabulary, writing, etc. courses (10 credits)
- TLAX 333 Latino Histories
- TLAX 340 Religion in Las Americas
- TLAX 355 Migration and the Transnational Family in Latino Literature and Film
- TLAX 356 Latinx Urban Communities
- TLAX 360 Latinx Performance Histories
- TLAX 380 Latinx Sexualities
- TLAX 400 Afro-Hispanic Culture
- TPSYCH 455 Immigrant Youth and Families
- TSPAN 312 Culture and Language for Heritage Speakers
- TSPAN 345 Spanish for Community Engagement
- TSPAN 388 Contemporary U.S. Latino/a Literature
- TWRT 364 Food Writing for Cultural Exploration
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List B: Culture, history, film, and literature courses (15 credits)
- TSPAN 103 or equivalent language skills in a language relevant to Latino Studies as approved by the Latino Studies Minor coordinator. Students may demonstrate equivalence for the Language requirements through the Language placement exam (WebCAPE).
ADVISOR
Please work with your assigned major advisor to plan for this minor. If you have any additional questions, please email siasadv@uw.edu.
MINOR COORDINATORS
Professor Maria-Tania Bandes Becerra Weingarden
Professor Sarah Chavez
DEPARTMENT
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
- Community Services
- Education
- Government
- International Business
- Law
- Post-graduate Studies
- Travel Industry
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
To declare a Latino Studies minor, you must have earned a minimum of 45 credits and declared a major. Declare the minor by reaching out to your major advisor.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
For a Latino Studies minor, you must complete 25–30 credits. At least 15 credits must be from upper-division (300-400 level) courses. Only 10 credits may count toward this minor and your major. All courses in the minor must be completed with a cumulative 2.0 GPA.
