1999-2000 Faculty; Beck (geography), A. Catanese (economics), Dziubinskyj (Spanish), Elman (Spanish), Hall (anthropology), Hernandez (French/Spanish), James (religious studies), Jimenez-Vergara (Spanish), Kuecker (history), Luque-Eckrich (Spanish), A. Rambo (director, Spanish), Williams (Anthropology)

Requirements for an interdisciplinary minor in Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS): a minimum of five courses, including a fourth-semester proficiency in Spanish (Language Block*) and a minimum of four additional courses selected from the groups (Culture Block*) listed below. At least one of the Culture Block courses must be at the 300 level.

* Heritage speakers of Spanish who have placed beyond SPAN 232 in their placement exam must satisfy the language block with SPAN 332. They must also select from the courses taught in Spanish in Group II.

Language Block:

Required for everyone: SPAN 232 (Intermediate Spanish II) or placement into the 300 level in Spanish.

Culture Block:

Group I (two courses minimum): HIST 105 (The American Experience: Mexican Americans), HIST 115 (Colonial Latin America), HIST 116 (Modern Latin America), HIST 197 (First-year Seminar, if LACS topic), HIST 206 (History of Mexico), HIST 300 (Topics: Latin America), HIST 381 (The Mexican Revolution) and other courses as approved by the Advisory Committee on Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

Group II (one course minimum): ML 197 (First-year Seminar, if LACS topic), ML 264 (Topics in Hispanic Literature, if LACS topic), ML 290 (Topics in Latin American Culture), SPAN 335 (Introduction to Hispanic Literature [in Spanish]), SPAN 338 (Latin American Civilization [in Spanish]), SPAN 390 (Topics: Latin American Civilization [in Spanish]), SPAN 444 (Spanish American Literature [in Spanish]) and other courses approved by the Advisory Committee for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

Group III (one course minimum): GEOG 276 (Geography of Latin America), ANTH 259 (Afro-American Cultures), ANTH 272 (Caribbean Cultures), ANTH 273 (Indians of South and Central America), ANTH 354 (Archaeology: Mayas), REL 269 (Liberation Theology), REL 370 (Topics: Latin America), POLS 352 (Politics of Developing Nations), ECON 250 (Economics of Income Differences), UNIV 290 (Topics: Latin America) and other courses as approved by the Advisory Committee on Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

Off-campus study in Latin American or the Caribbean (or on the U.S.-Mexico border) strongly recommended. Consult the International and Off-Campus Study Center for possible programs. Courses taken in an approved off-campus study program as well as in certain summer school programs may, with prior approval, substitute for some of the required courses listed above. Students should consult with the chairs of the appropriate departments and complete an "Off-Campus Course Credit" form before leaving DePauw for their off-campus study. Because of curricular overlap, no student will be permitted to minor in Spanish and also minor in Latin American and Caribbean Studies. However, students will be permitted to major in Spanish and minor in Latin American and Caribbean Studies, provided that at least three courses in the minor are not courses in Spanish.

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