Requirements

1. The Latin American Experience. One (1) course:
   • Topics in Latin American Studies i
   • Latin America & Caribbean: Cultures, Histories, and Politics i
2. Contemporary Problems in Latin America. One (1) course:
   • Contemporary Latin America and the Caribbean i
   • Contemporary Mexico i
3. Electives.
   1. College Electives. Three (3) additional credit hours:
      • Haitian Culture and Society i
      • Topics in Latin American Studies i
      • Contemporary Mexico i
      • Topics in Latin American Studies i
      • Maya Cultures, Religion, Communities & Identity in Mexico and Guatemala i
      • Altered States: Spirituality, Power, Healing i
      • Special Topics in Latin American and Caribbean Studies i
      • Caribbean Arts and Cultures i
      • People and Protected Areas: Theories of Conservation (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
      • Language and Culture i
      • Historical Archaeology i
      • Food in the Ancient World i
      • Pots and People i
      • Uses of the Past (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
      • Experiencing World Cultures through Literatures in English i
      • Introduction to World Literatures in English i
      • Folklore and the Social Sciences i
      • Nature/Culture: Global Perspectives in Environmental Anthropology i
      • Folk Culture and Related Fields i
      • French and Francophone Studies: Introduction (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
      • Regions of the World i
      • Social and Historical Studies Topics in Geography i
      • Food and Global Poverty i
      • Contemporary Latin American Social Movements i
      • Commodities and Culture i
      • Global Change, Food, and Farming Systems i
      • Sustainability and Society i
      • Undergraduate Seminar (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
      • Anthropology Today: Selected Topics in Current Research (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
      • Advanced Research Seminar (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
      • Topics in Interdisciplinary American Studies i
      • The Image of America in the World i
      • Race, Gender, and Class in Cross-Cultural Perspective i
      • Advanced Topics in Social and Historical Studies for African American and African Diaspora Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
      • Black Migration i
      • Language and Identity in the Black Diaspora i
      • Studying Blacks of the New World: African Americans and Africans in the African Diaspora i
      • History of Race in the Americas i
      • Latin American Politics i
      • Advanced Topics in Latino Literature and Culture i
      • Advanced Topics in Global Health and Environment i
      • Advanced Topics in Global Development i
      • Advanced Topics in Human Rights and International Law (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
      • Advanced Topics in Culture and Politics i
      • Advanced Topics in Peace and Conflict i
      • Advanced Topics in International Studies i
      • American Borderlands i
      • Blacks, Latinos, and Afro-Latinos: Constructing Difference and Identity i
      • Human Rights and International Law i
      • National and Transnational Cinemas (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
      • Governance and Corruption across the World i
      • The Politics of International Development i
      • United States Foreign Policy i
      • Comparative Foreign Policy i
      • Introduction to Christianity i
      • Race, Religion, and Ethnicity in the Americas i
      • Spanish in the Business World i
      • Global Portuguese: Arts and Culture i
      • Advanced Grammar and Composition in Portuguese i
      • Reading and Conversation in Portuguese i
      • Literature and Film in Portuguese i
      • Brazil: The Cultural Context i
      • Contemporary Portuguese Literature i
      • Portuguese Honors Seminar i
      • Spanish for Health Professions i
      • Introduction to International Relations i
      • Spanish Conversation and Diction i
      • Dictatorship and Democracy in Spanish American Literature and Culture i
      • Hispanic Literature and Society (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
      • Colonial America i
      • Issues in Latin American History i
      • Modern Latin America i
      • Global Health and Environment i
      • Global Development i
      • Women Writing in Portuguese i
      • Postcolonial or Global Anglophone Literature (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
      • Folklore and the Humanities (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
      • Latin American Folklore/Folklife/Folk Music i
      • The Geography of Food i
      • Water and Society i
      • Problems in Gender Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
      • Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World I i
      • Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World II i
      • Advanced Undergraduate Seminar in Economics (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
      • Structure of Portuguese Language i
      • Poetry in Portuguese i
      • Theatre in Portuguese i
      • Prose in Portuguese i
      • Luso-Brazilian Colloquium (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
      • Introduction to the Study of Hispanic Cultures i
      • Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics i
      • Peoples of Brazil i
      • U.S. Movements and Institutions i
      • Topics in the Anthropology of the Arts and Expressive Behavior (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
      • Bioanthropology: A History of Ideas i
      • Bioanthropology of Aboriginal America i
      • Social and Cultural Anthropology i
      • Global Jazz, Reggae, and Hip-Hop: African Diasporic Music Beyond the African Diaspora i
      • Culture Areas and Ethnic Groups (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
      • Peoples of Mexico i
      • Introduction to Hispanic Literature i
      • Undergraduate Seminar (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
      • The Arts in Anthropology (Approved topics: "ARTS: CREATIVITY AND COLLABORATION" (TPC 4)) i
      • Art and Craft of Ethnography i
      • Archaeology of the Ancient Maya i
      • Archaeology of the Andes i
      • Critical Approaches to the Arts and Humanities (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
      • Critical Approaches to the Social and Historical Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
      • Survey of International Economics i
      • Topics in International Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
      • Individual Readings in Luso-Brazilian Literature i
      • Modern Argentina i
      • History of Cuba and Puerto Rico i
      • Modern Mexico i
      • Introduction to Contemporary Latin American Reality i
      • Latin American Culture and Civilization I i
      • (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • Research in History (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
      • Honors Seminar (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
      • Social Justice and the Environment i
      • Introduction to Latino Studies i
      • Introduction to Latino History i
      • Introduction to Latino Cultures i
      • Latino Film: An Introduction and Overview i
      • Introduction to Latino Literature i
      • Arts and Humanities Topics in Latino Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
      • Advanced Topics in Latino Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
      • Hispanic Sociolinguistics and Pragmatics i
      • Hispanic Popular Cultures (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
      • Spanish America: The Cultural Context i
      • Hispanic Culture in the United States i
      • Hispanic Poetry i
      • Modern Spanish-American Prose Fiction i
      • Hispanic Cinema i
      • Spanish Phonetics i
      • The Structure of Spanish i
      • Comparative American Identities i
      • The Acquisition of Spanish i
      • US Latino Literatures i
      • Gender in Hispanic Texts i
      • Colonialism to Modernism i
      • Mapping Mexico i
      • Argentine Literature i
      • Hispanic American National/Regional Literatures i
      • Hispanic Colloquium (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
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   2. Free Electives. Six (6) additional credit hours:
      • Language Revitalization i
      • Fashion Studies: Topics in Cultural Analysis i
      • Global Business Analysis-International Business Management i
      • Global Business Immersion-Accounting i
      • Global Business Analysis - Business Communications i
      • Issues in Global Environmental Health: Investigations and Interventions (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
      • Leadership in a Diverse Society i
      • African American and Latino Families (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
      • Public Health in Diverse Communities i
      • Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
      • Topics in Environmental Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)i
      • Sustainable Enterprise i
      • Steel Drumming i
      • Latin American Ensemble i
      • Jazz Chamber Ensemble i
      • Topics in Latin American Music i
      • Percussion Chamber Ensemble i
      • Transforming the American Workforce: Trade, Production, and Migration i
      • Bilingual Education: Introduction i
      • Schooling Around the World i
      • International Marketing i
      • Topics in Business Law & Ethics i
      • International Business Law i
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4. Language requirement. Complete the CASE Foreign Language requirement with one of the following languages: Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Quechua, or Yucatec Maya.
5. Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
   1. Minor GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
   2. Minor Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
   3. Minor Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
   4. Minor Residency. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.