The interdisciplinary Latin American and Latinx Studies minor consists of elective courses in the culture and society of Latin America, and intermediate Spanish language courses. Students may "double count" coursework, and also use courses for the Latin American and Latinx Studies minor towards other academic programs.
Total Hours: 20
WLS 2201
Intermediate Spanish I. (4 credits)
WLS 2202
Intermediate Spanish II. (4 credits)
Four courses from the following, with no more than two courses from any single department:
听
ENG 2504
Film and Literature. (3 credits)
(See footnote *)
ENG 2706
Latin American and Latinx Literatures. (3 credits)
(See footnote *)
ENG 3705
American Multicultural Literatures. (3 credits)
(See footnote *)
ENG 3903
Women, Literature, and Language, Post-1800. (3 credits)
(See footnote *)
ENG 4850
Studies in Postcolonial and World Literatures. (3 credits)
(See footnote *)
GEO 3065
Geography and Culture of Latin America. (3 credits)
GEO 3970
Study Abroad in Geography. (1 to 15 credits)
(See footnote *)
GEO 4400
Independent Study in Earth Science I. (1 credits)
or GEO听44002 or GEO听44003
(See footnote *)
GEO 4410
Independent Study in Geography I. (1 credits)
or GEO听44102 or GEO听44103
(See footnote *)
GEO 4430
Undergraduate Research in Earth Science I. (1 credits)
or GEO听44302 or GEO听44303
(See footnote *)
GEO 4440
Undergraduate Research in Geography I. (1 credits)
or GEO听44402 or GEO听44403
(See footnote *)
HIS 2050
US History: Building Latino/a/e Communities. (3 credits)
HIS 3255
Colonial Latin America. (3 credits)
HIS 3260
Modern Latin America. (3 credits)
HIS 4775
Selected Topics in History A-B, D-F, H-M, O-Q, T-Y. (2 to 3 credits)
(HIS 4775L - University Cultures in Latin America)
HIS 4850
Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. (3 credits)
LAS 2500
Introduction to Latin American Studies. (3 credits)
LAS 2501
Introduction to Latinx Studies. (3 credits)
LAS 4400
Latin American Studies. (3 credits)
PLS 3333
Politics of Latin America and the Caribbean. (3 credits)
STA 3960
Study Abroad: Exchange. (1 to 16 credits)
(See footnote *)
(only when in Latin America)
THA 3757
Contemporary World Theatre. (3 credits)
(See footnote *)
WLS 3000
Spanish Grammar in Context. (4 credits)
(See footnote *)
WLS 3010
Spanish Through Latin American Narrative and Film. (3 credits)
(See footnote *)
WLS 3012
Medical Spanish for Healthcare and Allied Fields. (3 credits)
(See footnote *)
WLS 3050
Spanish Pronunciation and Conversation. (4 credits)
(See footnote *)
WLS 3090
Spanish Through Latin American Narrative and Film, Honors. (3 credits)
WLS 3201
Business Spanish. (3 credits)
WLS 3250
Introduction to Hispanic Literary Analysis. (3 credits)
(See footnote *)
WLS 3300
Hispanic Cinema. (3 credits)
(See footnote *)
WLS 3390
Hispanic Cinema, Honors. (3 credits)
WLS 3520
Introduction to Modern Spanish American Literature. (3 credits)
WLS 3530
Spanish American Women's Novel. (3 credits)
WLS 3540
Race and Gender in Spanish American Literature. (3 credits)
Civilization and Culture of Spanish America. (3 credits)
WLS 4400
Independent Study I. (1 to 3 credits)
or WLS 44002听or WLS 44002
(See footnote *)
WLS 4520
Survey of Early Spanish American Literature. (3 credits)
WLS 4444
Honors Independent Study. (3 credits)
(See footnote *)
WLS 4592
Survey of Early Spanish-American Literature, Honors. (3 credits)
WLS 4644
Honors Thesis. (3 credits)
(See footnote *)
WLS 4645
Topics in Hispanic Culture. (3 credits)
or WLS 4645B
(See footnote *)
WLS 4650
Topics in Hispanic Literature. (1 to 3 credits)
or WLS 4650B
(See footnote *)
WLS 4666
Honors Seminar. (3 credits)
(See footnote *)
Footnotes:
*Courses must be approved by the Latin American and Latinx Studies Minor Committee for any given semester. The program requires that at least 50% of the course syllabus be based on Latin America. Interested students should see the coordinator for Latin American and Latinx Studies in order to count these courses towards the minor.
Information sourced from the 2026-2027 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.
