50 » Credit Hour Requirements: A minimum of 18 credit hours in addition to two years of college study (or the equivalent) of a European language. Courses taken which are part of the student's major will not count as fulfillment of the minor requirement Of the total 18 credit hours, only six may be taken in the same department. Advisement All students electing the minor are required to meet with the coordinator for approval of all courses to be counted toward fulfillment of the requirements. The coordinator will ascertain that the individual courses selected are eligible to be counted, and that together they form a coherent curriculum of sufficient breadth. Course Requirements for Minor The following are required in addition to two years of college study in a European language other than the student's native language, or equivalent proficiency to be demonstrated by the student. Core requirements (9 credit hours) I. One course (three credit hours) from the following. FL 3320A Language and Culture of Europe (3) FL 3320B Special Topics in Language and Culture of Europe (3) II. Two courses (six credit hours) from the following; courses may not be from the same department: HIST 4220 HIST 4230 HIST 4240 HIST 4250 HIST 4260 HIST 4270 GEOG 3590 POLS 3210 Europe: History of the Middle Ages 300-1300 (3) Europe: Renaissance and Reformation 1300-1660 (3) Europe: Absolution, Enlightenment, and Revolution 1660-1815 (3) Europe 1815-1870 (3) Europe 1870-1945 (3) Europe 1945-Present (3) Geography of Europe (3) Politics and Governments of Europe (3) Elective requirements (9 credit hours) Select nine additional credit hours from the following programs and departments as approved by the program coordinator: Anthropology, Communication, English, Foreign Language, Performing Arts, Business & Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Philosophy, Sociology, Honors. Courses selected and approved from these departments must have explicit European emphasis and content. PROGRAM Latin American Studies Minor Program Coordinator: Dr. Alicia Giralt Location: Bldg. 1, Room 113 Telephone: 801-626-6726 Fax: 801-626-7588 I he Latin American Studies Minor is an interdisciplinary program offered through a number of cooperating departments including Foreign Language, History, Geography, Political Science and Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology and Anthropology. Latin American Studies minor » Grade Requirements: A grade of "C" or better in each course used toward the minor (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable). » Credit Hour Requirements: A minimum of 15 credit hours in addition to two years of college Portuguese or Spanish or their equivalent. Courses taken which are part of the student's major will not count as fulfillment of the minor requirement. Course Requirements for Minor Language Courses Required (16 eredit hours) Two years of college Portuguese or Spanish as follows or their equivalent. SPAN 1010 First Year I (4) SPAN 1020 First Year II (4) SPAN HU2010 Second Year I (4) SPAN 2020 Second Year II (4) Other Required Courses (15 credit hours) Select 15 credit hours chosen from at least three of the following departments. Foreign Language SPAN* 3060 SPAN* 3160 SPAN* 3360 SPAN* 3550 SPAN* 3630 SPAN* 3650 SPAN* 3670 SPAN* 3690 SPAN* 4620 SPAN* 4630 SPAN 4850 Grammar & Composition (3) Intro to Literary Analysis (3) Grammar Review (3) Studies in Culture & Civilization (3) Literature Genre (3) Literature Periods (3) Literature Authors (3) Literature Special Topics (1-3) Survey of Literature I (3) Survey of Literature II (3) Study Abroad (1-6) History HISTDV3050 HISTDV4110 HIST 4410 HIST 4630 HISTDV4650 HISTDV4670 HIST 4830** HIST 4930** Geography GEOGDV3540 GEOG 4800** GEOG 4950** Political Science POLS 3290** POLS 4830** POLS 4990** History of U.S. Latinos (3) History of the American West (3) History of Spain & Portugal (3) History of Ancient & Colonial Latin America (3) Modern Latin America (3) History of Mexico (3) Directed Readings (1-3) History Workshop (1-5) Geography of Latin America (3) Individual Research (1-3) Advanced Regional Field Studies (1-3) Politics & Governments of Developed Nations (3) Directed Readings (1-3) Senior Seminar/Senior Thesis (3) Anthropology ANTH DV3600* ANTH 4830** Culture Area Studies (1-3) Readings or Projects (1-3) **Acceptable when the emphasis and content are basically Latin American. Should other courses relating specifically to Latin America, either of an experimental or of a permanent nature, be added to the curriculum, these courses will be accepted as part of the Latin American Studies Minor Program. Should such courses be part of an academic area not listed above, the new academic area will be added to those presently constituting the Latin American Studies Minor. Weber State University 2007 - 2008 Catalog