Latinx Studies Minor

General Requirements

Students are required to complete a minimum of six courses (18 credits) for the Latinx Studies minor. Students must complete at least 2 courses from the core courses list and 1 from the comparative list. The remaining courses can come from the core or the electives list. Students must follow College rules on double counting any minor courses with their majors. No more than one course taken outside of UVA (study abroad or transfer credits) can be counted towards the minor.

Latinx Core Courses Requirement

Students must take at least two of the following Latinx Studies courses (or another course with primarily Latinx content approved by the director):

• AMST 2321 - Latinx Fiction and Film Credits: 3
• AMST 3300 - Introduction to Latinx Studies Credits: 3
• AMST 3321 - Race and Ethnicity in Latinx Literature Credits: 3
• AMST 3322 - Latinx Feminisms Credits: 3
• AMST 3355 - Border Media Credits: 3
• AMST 4321 - Caribbean Latinx: Cuba, Puerto Rico and the DR Credits: 3
• AMST 4500 - Fourth-Year Seminar in American Studies Credits: 3
• MDST 3105 - Latina/o Media Studies Credits: 3

Comparative Race/Ethnicity Requirement

Students must take one course from the following list to explore history, theory, or culture in an adjacent field: Asian American studies, African American studies, Native American/indigenous studies, or another field approved by the director.

• AAS 1010 - Introduction to African-American and African Studies I Credits: 4
• AAS 1020 - Introduction to African-American and African Studies II Credits: 4
• AAS 3200 - Martin, Malcolm and America Credits: 3
• AMST 2233 - Contemporary Native American Literature Credits: 3
• AMST 3050 - Critical Ethnic Studies Credits: 3
• AMST 3180 - Introduction to Asian American Studies Credits: 3
• AMST 3407 - Racial Borders and American Cinema Credits: 3
• AMST 3641 - Native America Credits: 3
• ANTH 2153 - North American Indians Credits: 3
• SOC 3410 - Race and Ethnic Relations Credits: 3

Elective Courses

The remaining 3 courses for the minor may come from the Latinx Core Courses list above or the following list of elective courses.

• AMST 3354 - Race and Media Credits: 3
• AMST 3407 - Racial Borders and American Cinema Credits: 3
• AMST 4500 - Fourth-Year Seminar in American Studies Credits: 3
• AMST 4401 - Literature of the Americas Credits: 3
• AMST 4403 - Transamerican Encounters Credits: 3
• ENAM 3570 - Contemporary Ethnic American Fiction Credits: 3
• MDST 4108 - Media, Drugs, and Violence in Latin America Credits: 3

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