50 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: History of the Middle Ages 300-1300 (3) Renaissance and Reformation - Europe: 1300-1660(3) Absolutism, Enlightenment and Revolution - Europe: 1660-1815 (3) Nineteenth-Century Europe (3) Twentieth-Century Europe (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. Latin American Studies Minor Program Coordinator: Dr. Alicia Giralt Location: Elizabeth Hall, Room 231 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 Languages, 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. HIST 4220 HIST 4230 HIST 4240 HIST 4250 HIST 4260 GEOG 3590 POLS 3210 Course Requirements for Minor The following are required in addition to two years o\ Portuguese or Spanish or equivalent proficiency to be the student. Other Required Courses (15 credit hours) Select 15 credit hours chosen from at least three of the following departments. Foreign Languages* FL3060 Grammar & Composition (3) FL3160 Introduction to Literature (3) FL3320 Applied Language Studies (1-3) FL3360 Advanced Grammar (3) FL DV3550 Cultural Heritage I (3) FL3560 Cultural Heritage II (3) FL3570 Special Topics in Culture (3) FL3610 Literature Survey I (3) FL3620 Literature Survey II (3) FL3630 Literature Genres (3) FL3650 Literature Periods (3) FL3670 Literature Authors (3) FL3690 Literature Special Topics in Literature (1-3) FL3710 Business Language I (3) FL3720 Language for Specific Purposes I (3) FL3730 Language for Specific Purposes II (3) FL3740 Translation/Interpreting I (3) FL3850 Study Abroad (1-6) FL4620 Survey of Literature I (3) FL4630 Survey of Literature II (3) FL4690 Special Topics in Literature (3) FL4710 Business Language II (3) FL4740 Translation/Interpreting II (3) FL4830 Directed Readings (1-3) FL4850 Study Abroad (1-6) icceptable in Spanish yr Portuguese History HISTDV3050 History of U.S. Latinos (3) HISTDV4110 History of the American West (3) HIST 4410 History of Spain & Portugal (3) HIST 4630 History of Ancient & Colonial Latin America (3) HISTDV4650 Modern Latin America (3) HISTDV4670 History of Mexico (3) HIST 4830** Directed Readings (1-3) HIST 4930** History Workshop (1-5) Geography GEOGDV3540 Geography of Latin America (3) GEOG 4800** Individual Research (1-3) GEOG 4950** Advanced Regional Field Studies (1-3) Political Science POLS 3290** Introduction to Politics and Governments of Developing Nations (3) POLS 4830** Directed Readings (1-3) POLS 4990** Senior Seminar/Senior Thesis (3) Anthropology ANTH DV3600** Culture Area Studies (1-3) ANTH 4830** Readings and/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 2009 - 2010 Catalog