Undergraduate Minor
Learning Goals
- Gain familiarity with social, cultural, political, and economic developments in a historical context;
- Understand changing and contested constructions of identities and belief systems among the diverse peoples of the region;
- Reflect on relations between political and governmental structures and changing social and cultural formations;
- Demonstrate oral proficiency in Spanish or Portuguese with a basis of grammar, vocabulary, accent, fluency, together with knowledge of literary and cultural productions;
- Develop skills of analytical and integrative thinking to communicate effectively for different audiences and purposes by writing and speaking within the context of the Senior Thesis;
- Illustrate basic and advanced qualitative and/or quantitative research skills (depending on the theme of Senior Thesis), including fluency with relevant print and virtual bibliographic and research guides.
Requirements
To earn the Minor in Latin American Studies, students must meet the following criteria:
Language Proficiency: Minor students must demonstrate proficiency in Spanish or Portuguese in one of the following ways: completion of language coursework through Advanced II, successful completion of one 3000- or 4000-level course taught in either Spanish or Portuguese, or successful completion of Georgetown’s language proficiency exam (administered by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese).