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University of Montana Catalog 2024-2025

Latin American Studies Minor

General Degree Requirements

To earn a baccalaureate degree, all students must complete successfully, in addition to any other requirements, the University of Montana General Education Requirements. Please refer to the General Education Requirements page for more information. 

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Unless otherwise noted in individual program requirements, a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in all work attempted at the University of Montana-Missoula is required for graduation. Please see the Academic Policies and Procedures page for information on how your GPA is calculated.

Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of a major, minor, or certificate program must be completed with a grade of C- or better unless a higher grade is noted in the program requirements.

MINOR - LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

Course Requirements

Lower-Division Core Courses
Complete all of the following courses:
ANTY 103HIntro Latin American Studies3
SPNS 101Elementary Spanish I4
SPNS 102Elementary Spanish II4
SPNS 201Intermediate Spanish I4
Upper-Division Electives
Complete 15 credits from the following courses:15
Mesoamerican Prehistory
Seminar
Study Abroad: Environmental Justice Latin America
Colonial Latin America
Modern Latin America
Latin America: Reform & Revolution
Latin America: Workers & Labor
Latin American Human Rights & Memory
US-Latin America Relations
Politics of Latin America
Politics of Mexico
Development Administration
Cultures and Societies of Latin America
Latin American Literature
Seminar
Total Hours30

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