The Latina/o/x Studies concentration allows students to choose from an array of intellectually challenging, multidisciplinary courses that introduce cutting-edge scholarship on the Latina/o populations of the United States. Our courses familiarize students with the nation's fast-growing, diverse, transnational Latina/o populations, including their histories, ongoing connections to Latin America, cultures, and social conditions. Courses offer students the opportunity to focus on individual Latina/o communities in the country and to engage in comparative analysis of the various Latina/o communities. Students can select courses that concentrate on current socioeconomic and political issues facing Latinos in the U.S., as well as others that capture Latina/o expression in literature, music, and the arts. Some courses in this concentration involve students in collaborative projects with Chicago based Latina/o community organizations, civic programs, and other service learning opportunities.
Course Requirement
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select six courses from the following: 1 | 24 | |
| LATINO RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE IN THE UNITED STATES | ||
| LATINOS/AS AND THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM | ||
| LATINO/A LIBERATION TRADITIONS | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES (LATINOS IN EDUCATION) | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES (LATINA BODY IN LITERATURE & POLITICS) | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES (LATINO/A TRANSNATIONAL IMAGINATION) | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES (CONTEMPORARY ISSUES/US/LATINO LITERATURE) | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES (LATINO RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE IN THE US) | ||
| THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER. PEOPLE, RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL WASTE, TECHNOLOGY | ||
| LATINO COMMUNITIES AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT | ||
| LATINO COMMUNITIES IN CHICAGO | ||
| GROWING UP LATINO/LATINA IN THE U.S. | ||
| MOTHERHOOD IN LATINO COMMUNITIES | ||
| SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT AND LATINO FAMILIES | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS: LATINOS IN THE U.S. (NEW LATINO/A WRITING) | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS: LATINOS IN THE U.S. (LATINOS IN EDUCATION) | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS: LATINOS IN THE U.S. (LATINO RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE) | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS: LATINOS IN THE U.S. (LATINAS AND SEXUALITY ) | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS: LATINOS IN THE U.S. (LAND AND LABOR IN INDIGENOUS AMERICA) | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS: LATINOS IN THE U.S. (HISPANIC WOMEN WRITERS) | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS: LATINOS IN THE U.S. (MACHISMO & MARIANISMO IN LATIN AMERICA) | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS: LATINOS IN THE U.S. (RACE/GENDER/SEX/LATINO LITERATURE/FILM) | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS: LATINOS IN THE U.S. (BORDER CINEMA) | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS: LATINOS IN THE U.S. (CHICANA LITERATURE) | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS: LATINOS IN THE U.S. (QUEER LATINIDAD) | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS: LATINOS IN THE U.S. (LATINOS IN THE US) | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS: LATINOS IN THE U.S. (LATINA FEMINIST THOERY) | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS: LATINOS IN THE U.S. (LATINA/O SEXUALITIES) | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS: LATINOS IN THE U.S. (LATINOS AND FILM) | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS: LATINOS IN THE U.S. (POETRY AND HIP HOP CULTURE) | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS: LATINOS IN THE U.S. (LATINO THEATER) | ||
| CONTEMPORARY ISSUES AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT | ||
| LATINA/O SEXUALITIES | ||
| LATINOS IN EDUCATION | ||
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Courses from other departments may count towards this concentration; consult your LALS advisor for more information.
Open Electives
Open elective credit also is required to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 192 hours.