Program: Minor in Central American Studies
Program Description
A minor in Central American Studies consists of 18 units.
Program Requirements
1. Lower Division Requirements (9 units)
Select one of the following courses:
CAS 100 Introduction to Central American Studies (3)
CAS 102 The Salvadoran Experience (3)
Select one of the following courses:
CAS 201 Survey of Central American Literature (3)
CAS 202 Survey of Central American Visual, Installation and Performance Arts (3)
Required course:
CAS 270/F Fieldwork in Central American Communities (1/2)
2. Upper Division Requirements (9 units)
Select one of the following courses:
CAS 303 Central American Film (3)
CAS 309 Ancient to Pre-Modern History of Central American People (3)
CAS 310 Modern History of the Central American People (3)
CAS 311 The Central American Diaspora (3)
CAS 350 Urbanization in Central America (3)
CAS 355 Environment, Development and Social Exclusion in Central America (3)
CAS 364 Culture and Violence in Central America (3)
Select one of the following courses:
CAS 356 Afro-Caribbean Central American Cultures and Identities (3)
CAS 365 Changing Roles of Central American Women (3)
CAS 366 Contemporary Indigenous Peoples of Central America (3)
Select one of the following courses:
CAS 367 Contemporary Religious Movements in Central America (3)
CAS 368 Central American Revolutionary Movements (3)
CAS 369 Contemporary Social Movements in Central America (3)
CAS 410 The Central American Child (3)
Total Units in the Minor: 18
Contact
Department of Central American and Transborder Studies
Chair: Douglas Carranza Mena
Jerome Richfield Hall (JR) 254
(818) 677-2736
Student Learning Outcomes
Students will:
- Develop critical-thinking, writing and reading skills.
- Acquire an awareness of the complexity of the historical, social and cultural developments in Central America, as well as an understanding of the diverse Central American cultures, ethnicities, experiences and worldviews.
- Expand their understanding of the transnational Central American community’s experience and its economic and cultural contributions to the United States and Central America.
- Develop the intellectual and social foundations and leadership skills necessary for promoting social change in U.S. society, especially in relation to Central American peoples in the United States.
- Recognize, understand, evaluate and change the culture of exclusion that has been prevalent in Central America and the United States.