Latinx Studies, Minor
View ChecksheetMinimum Total Credit Hours: 18
Minimum Upper-Division Hours: 9
Program Code: N631
- The requirements for a minor must be completed concurrently with the major degree requirements.
- No minor may be added by completing courses after receiving the bachelor’s degree.
At least six (6) credit hours must be earned in courses acceptable for residence credit by standards set forth by the Dodge College of Arts and Sciences, excluding transfer, correspondence, and examination (AP, CLEP, Advanced Standing) credit. Courses for the minor may not be taken Pass/ No Pass.
No single course may be used by a student to satisfy a major requirement and a minor requirement. A course may be used, however, to satisfy both a major support requirement and a minor requirement.
Requests to substitute a minor requirement must be approved in writing by the Latina/o/x Studies program.
Required Courses
Students must successfully complete at least 18 hours of coursework, including at least nine (9) hours at the upper-division level.
A grade of C or better must be earned in each course submitted for minor credit.
The Dodge College of Arts and Sciences language requirement must be met with Spanish.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| HIST 2613 | Colonial Hispanic American History, 1492-1810 | 3 |
| HIST 2623 | Modern Latin America 1810-Present | 3 |
| ENGL 2273 | Literary and Cultural Analysis | 3 |
| or HIST 2573 | The History Sleuth | |
| In-Depth Courses | ||
| Choose one course in each area from the In-Depth Courses list | 9 | |
Literature & Culture | ||
Race & Gender | ||
Politics & Society | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |
- Minors in the Dodge College of Arts & Sciences are available to all undergraduate students at OU. If the minor is officially declared, successfully completed, and noted on the graduation application, the student’s transcript will so indicate at the time the bachelor’s degree is posted.
Latinx Studies Minor In-Depth Courses
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Literature & Culture | ||
| FMS 3243 | Hispanic Cinema | 3 |
| H R 3413 | Cultural Awareness in Human Relations | 3 |
| SPAN 3853 | Introduction to Hispanic Literature and Culture | 3 |
| SPAN 4143 | Transatlantic Literature and Culture | 3 |
| SPAN 4173 | Regional Literature and Cultures 1 | 3 |
| SPAN 4503 | Hispanic Cinema Studies | 3 |
| Another 3000 or 4000-level course with significant Latino literature or cultural content (with approval of the program director) | ||
| Race & Gender | ||
| PHIL 3753 | Philosophy of Race | 3 |
| SOC 3623 | Sociology of Race and Ethnicity | 3 |
| SOC 3653 | 3 | |
| SOC 3903 | The Sociology of Urban Street Gangs | 3 |
| WGS 3263 | LGBTQ Movements | 3 |
| WGS 4970 | Special Topics in WGS 1 | 1-4 |
| Another 3000 or 4000-level course with significant race, gender, or sexuality content (with approval of the program director) | ||
| Politics & Society | ||
| ECON 4513 | The Economics of Discrimination | 3 |
| H R 4013 | Social Change Process | 3 |
| P SC 3020 | Problems in American Government and Politics 1 | 1-3 |
| P SC 3543 | United States-Latin American Relations | 3 |
| P SC 4283 | American Constitutional Law II: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties | 3 |
| SOC 3353 | Race, Class and Gender | 3 |
| S WK 3323 | Human Diversity and Social Justice | 3 |
| WGS 3123 | Social Justice and Social Change | 3 |
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With varying content-approval of program director.