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Program Requirements
Requirement | Credits |
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Requirements for the Minor | 18 |
The minor consists of 18 credits, at least 6 of which must be at the 400 level.
Requirements for the Minor
A grade of C or better is required for all courses in the minor, as specified by Senate Policy 59-10.
Code | Title | Credits |
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Prescribed Courses | ||
Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better | ||
LTNST 100 | Introduction to Latina/o Studies ![]() | 3 |
Additional Courses | ||
Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better | ||
Select 9 credits of the following: | 9 | |
Latina and Latino Border Theories ![]() | ||
Latinx Gender and Sexuality Studies ![]() | ||
Spanish and Spanish-speakers in the U.S. ![]() | ||
Latina/o Literature and Culture | ||
Chicana and Chicano Cultural Production: Literature, Film, Music | ||
3 credits of SPAN 3 or above | ||
Supporting Courses and Related Areas | ||
Supporting Courses and Related Areas: Require a grade of C or better | ||
Select 6 credits from approved list in consultation with an academic adviser | 6 |
Academic Advising
The objectives of the university’s academic advising program are to help advisees identify and achieve their academic goals, to promote their intellectual discovery, and to encourage students to take advantage of both in-and out-of class educational opportunities in order that they become self-directed learners and decision makers.
Both advisers and advisees share responsibility for making the advising relationship succeed. By encouraging their advisees to become engaged in their education, to meet their educational goals, and to develop the habit of learning, advisers assume a significant educational role. The advisee’s unit of enrollment will provide each advisee with a primary academic adviser, the information needed to plan the chosen program of study, and referrals to other specialized resources.
READ SENATE POLICY 32-00: ADVISING POLICY
University Park
Liberal Arts Academic Advising
814-865-2545
Use the Liberal Arts Majors and Minors web page to see the contact information for the specific adviser(s) of this program
Career Paths
The program develops a critical understanding of the history and contemporary position of Latinas/os in the U.S. It provides valuable cultural fluency for students from a wide variety of career paths. Given the growing importance of the Latino/a population in the U.S., such knowledge is very advantageous in many professional settings.
Careers
A minor in Latino/a Studies, will enrich and enhance your career possibilities in fields including but not limited to, public service, education, marketing, law, politics, business, manufacturing and agriculture.
Opportunities for Graduate Studies
Graduate students from any Ph.D.-granting program may pursue a Latina/o Studies graduate minor, an interdisciplinary doctoral minor. The minor for each student will be planned jointly by the student, the student’s doctoral adviser, and an adviser designated by the Latina/o Studies Initiative committee. In addition, there are methodology and pedagogy seminars designed to introduce graduate students to teaching undergraduates in the field, as well as actual opportunities to teach the introductory undergraduate seminar as the instructor of record and thus build a teaching expertise in the field.
Contact
University Park
LATINA/O STUDIES PROGRAM
442 Burrowes Building
University Park, PA 16802
814-865-4252
jochoa@psu.edu