Minor for Barnard Students

The minor in Regional Studies in Latin America for Barnard students is designed to allow undergraduates to develop an interdisciplinary understanding of the region, such as political processes, historical developments, social changes, and crucial problems cutting across the hemisphere that require social scientific and historical grounding. The research seminar is a crucial component in providing students with the opportunity to apply the knowledge they have learned to a topic in the region. A minimum of 15 credits (a total of 5 courses) is needed to fulfill the requirements for the Minor in Regional Studies in Latin America.

Requirements for the Minor

The minimum number of credits is 15 (a total of 5 courses).

Courses

At least one (1) course from the following four (4) courses. 

  1. HIST UN2660: Latin American Civilization, I
  2. HIST UN2661: Latin American Civilization, II
  3. LACV UN1020: Primary Texts of Latin American Civilization
  4. POLS GU4461: Latin American Politics

At least two (2) from the following specialized courses. These courses must be from Barnard College:

  1. AFSB BC2005: Caribbean Culture & Societies
  2. AHIS BC2901: Contemporary Latin American Art
  3. HIST BC2664: Reproducing Inequalities: Families in Latin America
  4. HIST BC2681: Women and Gender in Latin America
  5. HIST BC2676: Latin America: Migration Race, and Ethnicity
  6. POLS BC3501: Urban Violence
  7. POLS BC3543: Non-State Government Crime/War
  8. POLS UN3560: Political Urban Development in Latin America
  9. POLS UN3565: Drugs and Politics in the Americas
  10. SPAN UN3300: Advanced Language through Content (with Latin American focus)

 

Students will take one 3000/4000 seminar course in any department with DUS approval to develop an in-depth topic in the region. Students must produce a final research paper or project. This course must be at Barnard college. 

Students can take one elective course offered by either Barnard or Columbia. This course can be selected from the core courses, specialized, or any other course with substantial Latin American content with approval from the DUS.

Download your Barnard Minor in Latin American and Caribbean Studies Checklist


For more information, please contact:

Eduardo Moncada, Director of Undergraduate Studies ([email protected])
Eliza Kwon-Ahn, Senior Manager of Business & Student Affairs ([email protected])