The certificate in Latin American and Latinx1 Studies trains future professionals to better serve the growing Latinx population of the country and the state.
It enhances the knowledge on the region to work in and with relation to Latin America in a wide range of disciplines and professions by:
- Understanding the historical, economic and political relation of Latin America and the US
- Having familiarity with social, cultural, political, and economic developments in a historical context
- Learning about the commonalities and differences inside Latin America and between Latin American and Latinx cultures
- Understanding changing and contested constructions of identities among the diverse peoples of the region
- Learning about Latinx history and culture
- Understanding migrations in the Americas, not only to the US but also inside Latin American countries and to other countries in the world
| 1 | The term Latinx is used to connote a commitment to be inclusive of gender non-conforming identities, to challenge the gender binaries inherent in the Spanish language and to reflect the cutting edge of the fields traditionally called Chicano Studies and U.S. Latino studies. |
Requirements
Students are required to complete 18 credit of approved coursework, including a core course and electives as noted in the course list below.
Students must complete 9 credit hours at the upper-division level, and a minimum of 12 credit hours must be taken on the CU Boulder campus. No more than 9 credits may be in the students' major or minor.
Although not mandatory, students are strongly encouraged to acquire an intermediate level of language proficiency in Quechua, Spanish or Portuguese.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Course | ||
| LAMS 1000 | Introduction to Latin American and Latinx Studies | 3 |
| Electives (filling the following categories) | ||
| Arts and Humanities (2 courses) | 6 | |
| Art and Art History | ||
| Foundations in Latin American Art | ||
| The Arts of Colonial Mexico and Peru | ||
| Capstone Seminar: Topics in Art History | ||
| Special Topics in Art History | ||
| English | ||
| Special Topics in Ethnic US Literatures 1 | ||
| Introduction to Chicana/o/x Literature | ||
| Ethnic Studies | ||
| Survey of Chicana/o History and Culture | ||
| Chicana and Chicano Fine Arts and Humanities | ||
| Introduction to Chicana/o/x Literature | ||
| Chicana Feminisms and Knowledges | ||
| Screening Race, Class & Gender in the U.S. and the Global Borderland | ||
| Chicana/Chicano Native American Cultures of the U.S. | ||
| Spoken Word Latinx Poetics and Poetry | ||
| History | ||
| Introduction to Early Latin American History to 1810 | ||
| Introduction to Modern Latin American History since 1800 | ||
| Aztecs, Incas, and the Spanish Conquest of the Americas | ||
| History of Mexico to 1821 | ||
| The History of Modern Mexico Since 1821 | ||
HIST 4158 | ||
| Mexican-American History since 1848 | ||
| Latin American and Latinx Studies | ||
| Internship in Latin American and Latinx Studies (Internship credits can count towards the certificate with approval by the LALSC Director.) | ||
| Portuguese | ||
| Brazil: Past and Present | ||
| Latin American Culture: Spanish America and Brazil | ||
| Socio-Environmental Dynamics in Brazil | ||
| Brazilian Literature | ||
| Quechua | ||
| Beginning Quechua 1 | ||
| Beginning Quechua 2 | ||
| Intermediate Quechua 1 | ||
| Spanish | ||
| Cultural Difference through Hispanic Literature | ||
| Urban History and Culture in the Spanish-Speaking World | ||
| Selected Readings: Latin American Literature in Translation | ||
| Literature and Cinema in Spain and Latin America | ||
| Major Works/Trends in Literature and Culture in Latin America Up to the 19th Century | ||
| Major Works and Trends in Literature and Culture in Latin America: 1900-Present | ||
| Special Topics in Spanish and/or Spanish American Literature | ||
| Theatre | ||
| Global Theatre 2: Contemporary Relevance and Resonance of Pre-Colonial Theatre and Performance | ||
| Social Sciences (2 courses) | 6 | |
| Anthopology | ||
| Ethnography of Mexico and Central America | ||
| Latin American Politics and Culture through Film and Text | ||
| Contemporary Cuban Culture: Race, Gender and Power | ||
| Peoples and Cultures of Brazil | ||
| Ethnic Studies | ||
| Women of Color: Chicanas in U.S. Society | ||
| Selected Topics in Chicana and Chicano Studies | ||
| Chicana Feminisms and Knowledges | ||
| Chicana/Chicano Native American Cultures of the U.S. | ||
| Special Topics in Chicana and Chicano Studies | ||
| The Chicana and Chicano and U.S. Social Systems | ||
| Geography | ||
| Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean | ||
| Political Ecology & Latin America | ||
| Political Science | ||
| Democracy, Inequality and Violence in Latin America | ||
| Gender and Politics in Latin America | ||
| Latinos and the U.S. Political System | ||
| Issues in Latin American Politics | ||
| Sociology | ||
| Global Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity | ||
| Topics in Sociology | ||
| Women and Gender Studies | ||
| Gender, Sexuality and Global Health | ||
| Gender and Politics in Latin America | ||
| Latina/x Studies | ||
| Latinx Studies (1 course) 2 | 3 | |
| English | ||
| Special Topics in Ethnic US Literatures 1 | ||
| Introduction to Chicana/o/x Literature | ||
| Ethnic Studies | ||
| Survey of Chicana/o History and Culture | ||
| Chicana and Chicano Fine Arts and Humanities | ||
| Introduction to Chicana/o/x Literature | ||
| Women of Color: Chicanas in U.S. Society | ||
| Selected Topics in Chicana and Chicano Studies | ||
| Chicana Feminisms and Knowledges | ||
| Screening Race, Class & Gender in the U.S. and the Global Borderland | ||
| Chicana/Chicano Native American Cultures of the U.S. | ||
| Spoken Word Latinx Poetics and Poetry | ||
| Special Topics in Chicana and Chicano Studies | ||
| The Chicana and Chicano and U.S. Social Systems | ||
| History | ||
| Mexican-American History since 1848 | ||
| Political Science | ||
| Latinos and the U.S. Political System | ||
| Sociology | ||
| Topics in Sociology | ||
| Women and Gender Studies | ||
| Latina/x Studies | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |
| 1 | Only when taught with emphasis in Latinx or Chicana/o studies. |
| 2 | One course can be used both to fill the Latinx requirement and to count as 3 credits in either the Arts and Humanities or Social Sciences requirement. In that case a student would have to take an additional approved Certificate Elective course from any of the above categories to bring their total credits in the certificate to 18. |