Latin American Business Minor or Certificate

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Latin American Business minor or certificate prepares students for working within an emerging economy orientated toward Latin America. It combines an overview of the nuances of the regional economy with an introduction to Latin American’s cultural and historical development. Topics will include an introduction to Latin American culture and philosophy, corporate-government relations, twentieth-century history, regional development, and business strategies. It can be supplemented with study abroad opportunities and language study (French, Spanish, Portuguese).

There are two tracks: one for College of Business majors and one for non-business majors.

Required Courses Credits: 15

ECON 101 - Economic Issues Credits: (5)
OR ECON 102 - World Economic Issues Credits: (5)
OR ECON 201 - Principles of Economics Micro Credits: (5)
LLAS 102 - An Introduction to Latino and Latin American Studies Credits: (5)
LLAS 405 - Race, Latinidad and the Economy in the United States and Latin America Credits: (5)

Track for Business Majors Credits: 8-10

Choose two of the following courses:

ABS 300 - Black Diaspora Studies: Afro-Latin America and Afro-Caribbean Cultures Credits: (5)
ANTH 346 - Cultures of Latin America and the Caribbean (Put on reserve 9/16/24, will go inactive 8/24/27) Credits: (4)
ART 434 - Modern and Contemporary Latin American Art Credits: (4)
ETS 330 - The Latinx Experience Credits: (5)
GEOG 368 - Geography of Middle America Credits: (4)
GEOG 370 - Geography of South America Credits: (4)
HIST 328 - Modern Latin America Credits: (5)
HIST 449 - Transnational History of Latinx People in the US Credits: (5)
LAJ 210 - Latinos, Law and Justice Credits: (4)
LLAS 301 - Urban Society in Latin America Credits: (5)
LLAS 388 - Mexican Cultural Studies Credits: (5)
POSC 316 - Latinos and the U.S. Political System Credits: (5)
POSC 361 - Latin American Politics Credits: (5)
SPAN 301 - Introduction to Spanish and Latin American Literature Credits: (5)
SPAN 310 - Hispanic Civilizations and Cultures Credits: (5)
WGSS 302 - Chicana/Latina Feminist Voices in the U.S. Credits: (5)

Track for Non-Business Majors Credits: 10

Choose two of the following courses:

ECON 306 - Gender and Race in the Economy Credits: (5)
ECON 355 - Economics of Labor Credits: (5)
HRM 381 - Management of Human Resources Credits: (5)
MGT 380 - Organizational Management Credits: (5)
MKT 360 - Principles of Marketing Credits: (5)

Total Credits: 23-25

College and Department Information

Latino and Latin American Studies Program
College of Arts and Humanities

Online Availability
The program does not have a designated online only option.