Supplementary Major in Latino Studies

The supplementary major in Latino studies consists of twenty-four (24) credits; ILS 20701 (3 credits), senior seminar (3 credits), twelve (12) credit hours of six Latino studies courses, and six (6) credit hours of open electives.

Three open elective credit hours must be chosen from Latino studies courses. The three remaining credit hours may be a Spanish language course. This open elective will give students the opportunity to further develop their Spanish language skills (non-Spanish majors only) or, with the approval of the faculty advisor in Latino studies, they may elect a course from a field comparable to Latino studies (e.g., gender studies, Latin American Studies, or African American Studies).

Although there is no Spanish language requirement, all Latino studies minors or majors will be strongly encouraged to learn to speak, read, and write Spanish or strengthen their Spanish language skills as well as to participate in study abroad programs in Spanish-speaking countries.

Required Courses: (18 credits)

• Introductory 'Gateway' Course, ILS 20701, (3 credit hours) required for Latino studies minor and major; open to all Notre Dame students.
• 300-400 level Latino studies courses (12 credits). These required courses must be distributed in four major components: history, literature, social science, and theology courses.
• Senior Seminar in Latino Studies, (3 credits) required for Latino studies supplementary major. The senior seminar is a capstone course for the supplementary major in Latino studies. The centerpiece of the course is a seminar paper that students research and write on a subject and discipline of their choice or possibly a topic among the Institute’s research projects. The course will include directed, independent study and research with a T&R Latino studies faculty member resulting in a substantial and original research paper of fifteen to twenty pages. The students will participate in an annual symposium where they will present their work.

Elective Courses: (6 credits)

• Three credit hours must to be taken from Latino studies courses. The three remaining credit hours may be in Spanish (non-Spanish majors only) or, with the approval of the faculty advisor in Latino studies, students may elect a course from a field comparable to Latino studies (e.g., gender studies, Latin American studies, or African-American studies).

For more information, please contact:
Karen Richman
Director of Academic Affairs
250 McKenna Hall
krichman@nd.edu
574-631-8146