Latin American and Latina/o Studies Minor
The multi–disciplinary Department of Latin American and Latina/o Studies offers a minor that includes courses in the areas of history, culture, law, psychology, sociology, politics and literature relating to the experience of Puerto Rican/Latinas/os in the United States, and of Latin Americans in the Caribbean and Latin America.
Minor coordinator. Professor José Luis Morín, Department of Latin American and Latina/o Studies (212.393.6481, jmorin@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.
Part One. Required Courses
Total Credit Hours: 6
Part Two. Distribution Requirements
Select two in each category
Category A: Latin America/Caribbean
| LLS 101 | Poetry and Drama from the Mid–19th Century to Date | 3 |
| LLS 102 | Puerto Rican Narrative from the 1940s to the Present | 3 |
| LLS 104/HIS 104 | History of Puerto Rico | 3 |
| LLS 110 | Popular Music of the Caribbean | 3 |
| LLS 145 | Puerto Rican Culture and Folklore | 3 |
| LLS 166/AFR 166/HIS 166 | History of the Caribbean Islands | 3 |
| LLS 220 | Human Rights and Law in Latin America | 3 |
| LLS 232/AFR 232 | Comparative Perspectives on Crime in the Caribbean | 3 |
| LLS 245 | Dominican Society and Identity | 3 |
| LLS 250 | Drugs, Crime and Law in Latin America | 3 |
| LLS 255 | Latin American Womanin Global Society (was Latin American Woman) | 3 |
| LLS 260/HIS 260 | History of Contemporary Cuba | 3 |
| LLS 261/HIS 261 | Revolution and Social Change in Contemporary Latin America | 3 |
| LLS 263 | Blacks in Latin America (was African Heritage in Caribbean) | 3 |
| LLS 265/HIS 265 | Class, Race and Family in Latin American History | 3 |
| LLS 267/AFR 267/HIS 267 | History of Caribbean Migrations to the United States | 3 |
| LLS 280 | Selected Topics in Latin American and Latina/o Studies | 3 |
| LLS 343 | Race and Citizenship in the Americas | 3 |
| LLS 356 | Terror and Transitional Justice in Latin America | 3 |
Category B: Latinas/os in the United States
| LIT 265 | Foundations of U.S. Latino/a Literature | 3 |
| LIT 357 | Violence of Language: U.S. Latino/a Street Literature | 3 |
| LIT 383 | Gender and Sexuality in U.S. Latino/a Literature | 3 |
| LLS 100 | Latina/os 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 201 | Latinas/os in the Correctional System | 3 |
| LLS 217 | Theater of Americas since 1960 (was Latino/a Theater in US) | 3 |
| LLS 241 | Latina/os & the City (was Puerto Rican Latina/o Exp in Urban U.S. Settings) | 3 |
| LLS 247 | Growing Up Latina/o (was Growing Up Latina/Latino) | 3 |
| LLS 280 | Selected Topics in Latin American and Latina/o Studies | 3 |
| LLS 321 | Puerto Rican/Latina/o Community Fieldwork | 4 |
| LLS 322 | Latina/o Stuggles for Civil Rights & Social Justice (was Civil Rights & Civil Liberties in Urban Latina/o Communities) | 3 |
| LLS 325 | Latina/o Experience of Criminal Justice | 3 |
| LLS 341 | Immigrant Rights in the Americas (was Immigrants, Citizens, Exiles & Refugees in Americas) | 3 |
| LLS 362 | Entangled Tongues: Bilingualism in U.S. Latino/a Literature | 3 |
| LLS 363 | Il-Legal Subjects: U.S. Latino/a Lit & the Law | 3 |
| LLS 364 | Ethical Strains in U.S. Latino/a Literature | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 12
Total Credit Hours: 18