Latin American and Latinx Studies Minor
The Department of Latin American and Latinx Studies offers a minor that engages students in the study of Latin America and the study of persons of Latin American descent (Latinx people) in the United States. The minor exposes students to the political, historical, socioeconomic, and cultural possibilities and obstacles for achieving social justice and equity; cross-cultural and intercultural understanding; respect for human integrity and dignity; and awareness of political and human rights.
Minor coordinator. Professor Brian Montes, Department of Latin American and Latinx Studies (212.237.8749, bmontes@jjay.cuny.edu)
Requirements. Students must complete 18 credits (six courses) of which 6 are required and 12 are elective. A maximum of two courses can overlap with a student’s major, other minor or program.
Additional information. Students who enrolled for the first time at the College or selected this minor in September 2016 or thereafter must complete the minor in the form presented here. Students who enrolled prior to that date may choose the form shown here or the earlier version of the minor. A copy of the earlier version can be obtained in the 2015–2016 Undergraduate Bulletin.
Part One. Required Courses
Total Credit Hours: 6
Part Two. Distribution Requirements
Select two in each category
Category A: Latin America
Category B: Latinx People in the United States
| LIT 265 | Foundations of U.S. Latinx Literature | 3 |
| LIT 357 | Violence of Language: U.S. Latinx Street Literature | 3 |
| LIT 383 | Gender and Sexuality in U.S. Latinx Literature | 3 |
| LLS 100 | Latinx People and Justice in New York: Freshman Year Seminar | 3 |
| LLS 107 | Puerto Rican Literature: Criminal Justice Themes in Poetry and Drama | 3 |
| LLS 108 | Puerto Rican Literature: Criminal Justice Themes in the Essay, Short Story and Novel | 3 |
| LLS 217 | Theater of Americas since 1960 | 3 |
| LLS 241 | Latinx Populations and the City | 3 |
| LLS 247 | Growing Up Latinx | 3 |
| LLS 280 | Selected Topics in Latin American and Latinx Studies | 3 |
| LLS 321 | Latinx Community Fieldwork | 4 |
| LLS 322 | Latinx Struggles for Civil Rights & Social Justice | 3 |
| LLS 325 | Latinx Experience of Criminal Justice | 3 |
| LLS 341 | Immigrant Rights in the Americas | 3 |
| LLS 362 | Entangled Tongues: Bilingualism in U.S. Latinx Literature | 3 |
| LLS 363 | Il-Legal Subjects: U.S. Latinx Literature and the Law | 3 |
| LLS 364 | Ethical Strains in U.S. Latinx Literature | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 12
Total Credit Hours: 18