St. Mary's University Box #71
One Camino Santa Maria
San Antonio, Texas 78228 Steven Neiheisel, Ph.D. Chair phone: 210-431-2012 sneiheisel@stmarytx.edu
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Latin American and U.S. Latino Studies (LALS)
(Interdisciplinary program currently administered by Dr. Sonia R. Garcia, Coordinator-Political Science)
The Latin American and U.S. Latino Studies (LALS) Minor is an interdisciplinary course of study, offering students the
intellectual base for understanding the dynamic historical and contemporary developments of Hispanic peoples and cultures in the Americas. In joining Latin America and Latinos in the U.S. in one course of study, LALS advances the internationalist mission of the University by studying Latino worlds in the larger universe of the Western Hemisphere.
The Minor provides knowledge and analytic skills vital to professions and careers in the 21st century global economies and societies that link North, Central, and South America in ever changing hemispheric and global relations. LALS prepares students to understand the diverse intersecting histories, cultures, and societies of North America,
including Mexico, as well Latinos in the United States, Central America, the Caribbean, South America and Brazil. Latino groups in the U.S. include historical populations – Chicanos/Mexican Americans, Mexicans, Puerto Ricans,
and Cubans as well as more contemporary, late 20th century populations of Latino decent, including, but not limited to, Brazilians, Dominicans, Guatemalans, Haitians, Hondurans, Nicaraguans, and Salvadorians.
The LALS minor is comprised of 18 semester hours. Beyond the 9 credits required of all LALS minors, students may concentrate 9 credits of course work on Latin America or U.S. Latinos. The U.S. Latino concentration requires an internship (3 of the 18 credit hours). Study abroad in a Spanish or Portuguese speaking country may take the place of the internship.
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Required of all LALS Minors (9 hours)
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AN 3302 Ancient Civilizations in the Americas
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3 sem. hrs.
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HS 3341 U.S. Latino History
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3 sem. hrs.
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HS 4302 Colonial Latin America
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3 sem. hrs.
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Total
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9 sem. hrs.
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LALS Minors are expected to complete the remaining nine hours from three of the following areas:
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Economics
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EC 3315
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3 sem. hrs.
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English
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EN 5328 Mexican
& Other Latin American Literature
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3 sem. hrs.
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EN 5333 U.S./Latino Literature
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3 sem. hrs.
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EN 5348, EN 5349 Topics in International Literature (must have a Latino focus)
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3 sem. hrs.
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History
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HS 3340 Chicana/o History
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3 sem. hrs.
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HS 3375 Topics in U.S. History (must have a Latino focus)
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3 sem. hrs.
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HS 4306 Modern Latin America
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3 sem. hrs.
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HS 4324 Modern Mexico
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3 sem. hrs.
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HS 4375 Topics in Latin American History
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3 sem. hrs.
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HS 4322 Spanish/Mexican/U.S. Borderlands
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3 sem. hrs.
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Philosophy
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PL 4363 Historical Critical Inquiry/Latin American Philosophy
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3 sem. hrs.
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Political Science
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PO 3312 U.S. Latino Politics
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3 sem. hrs.
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PO 3363 Latin American Politics
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3 sem. hrs.
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PO 4368 International Political Economy (only when focus is on Southern Cone countries of Latin America)
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3 sem. hrs.
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PO 3330 Topics in American/Local Politics (must have a Latino focus)
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1-3 sem. hrs.
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PO 3320 Topics in Public Policy (must have a Latino focus)
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1-3 sem. hrs.
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PO 3330 Topics in Law (must have a Latino focus)
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1-3 sem. hrs.
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Psychology
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PS 4363 Advanced Topics (must have a Latino focus)
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3 sem. hrs.
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Sociology
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3 sem. hrs.
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SC 3320 Social
Stratification (same as CJ 3300)
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3 sem. hrs.
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SC 3371 Minority
Relations (same as AN 3371, CJ/CR 3371)
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Spanish
or Portuguese
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PR 3311 Brazilian
Culture & Civilization
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3 sem. hrs.
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PR 3341 Survey of
Brazilian Literature
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3 sem. hrs.
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SP 3312 Culture
& Civilization of Latin America
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3 sem. hrs.
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SP 3322 Culture
& Civilization of Mexico
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3 sem. hrs.
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SP 3325 Mexican
American/Chicano Culture
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3 sem. hrs.
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SP 3327 Mexican
American/Chicano Culture (English)
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3 sem. hrs.
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SP 3329 Southern
Cone Spanish Language and Culture
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3 sem. hrs.
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SP 3341 Survey of
Spanish-American Literature I
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3 sem. hrs.
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SP 3342 Survey of
Spanish-American Literature II
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3 sem. hrs.
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SP 3343 Mexican
American/Chicano Literature
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3 sem. hrs.
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SP 3345
Hispanic/Latino Literature in the United States
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3 sem. hrs.
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SP 3353 Spanish
for Business
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3 sem. hrs.
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SP 3381 Spanish
Language for the Professions
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3 sem. hrs.
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SP 3388 Topics in
Spanish: Cultural Spanish Heritage Speakers
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3 sem. hrs.
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SP 4351
Spanish-American Prose Fiction
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3 sem. hrs.
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LALS Internship (3 hours)
Students concentrating in U.S. Latinos are required to do an internship related to the students major. The purpose of the internship is to provide the student a practical experience while providing a service to the community. Students may use the course number assigned by their major department for the internship or the Humanities course designation dealing with the Major, e.g. HU 3303 Perspectives and Themes in the Social Sciences. HU courses must be approved by the Dean. The internship must
be coordinated with the Program Director.
Optional: Art, International Business OR Language (3 hours)
Students may substitute a course with the approval of the Program Director from the following:
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Art
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AR 4191-4691 Independent Study or seminar arranged with Departmental staff (must have a Latin American or U.S. Latino
focus)
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3 sem. hrs.
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International Business
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IB 4361 Business Environment of the Americas
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3 sem. hrs.
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IB 4364 Comparative Legal Environment of NAFTA countries
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3 sem. hrs.
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Languages
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LN 1135 The Mexican American/Chicano Short Story
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1-3 sem. hrs.
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LN 3312 Topics in Languages (must have a Latino focus)
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3 sem. hrs.
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