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Latin American and Caribbean Studies (Minor)

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Degrees & Offerings
  • Minor
Location
  • Bloomsburg
  • Clearfield
  • Lock Haven
  • Mansfield
Department
College
Program Contact
Chair of the Languages and Cultures Department / Russian and Eastern European Studies Program Director
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Courses and Curriculum

Latin American and Caribbean Studies Minor Requirements

  • 18 credits required for minor completion
  • Students should meet with their academic advisor each semester and use Degree Works to monitor their individual progress toward completion of the minor.

Minor Requirements

  • Communication (Communicate in Languages Other Than English)
    • Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
    • Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.
    • Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.
  • Cultures (Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures)
    • Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied.
    • Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied.
  • Connections (Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information)
    • Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language.
    • Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures.
  • Comparisons (Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture)
    • Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.
    • Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.
  • Communities (Participate in Multilingual Communities at Home and Around the World)
    • Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting.
    • Students show evidence of becoming life‐long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.

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