Latin American and Hemispheric Studies Minor
24 Units
The minor in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies offers students the opportunity to explore
connections through the Western Hemisphere from an array of perspectives across multiple academic fields.
The minor is sponsored by the Hemispheric Institute on the Americas (HIA), an interdisciplinary unit that
focuses on the regional societies and transnational processes in the Americas. HIA strives to redefine the study
of Latin America from a broadly hemispheric viewpoint, while retaining an understanding of Latin America as
an autonomous region with its own internal diversities. Advising is available in 2216 Social Science and
Humanities Building, please contact hiaugadvisor@ucdavis.edu or call (530)752-9241.
Minor Program Objectives
In addition to completing six courses from the list below students are strongly encouraged to develop
proficiency in Spanish or Portuguese, through course work or through travel and life experience. We highly
recommend that students take advantage of the many study abroad programs offered at UC Davis through the
Study Abroad Center (studyabroad.ucdavis.edu)
Basic Courses – 4 units (choose one course)
History 7A, 7B or 7C
Core Courses – 8 units (choose two courses)
Anthropology 144
Music 127
Native American Studies 115
Spanish 150, 151 or 170
Political Science 143
Study Abroad: Any study abroad program in Latin America
Elective Courses – 12 units (choose three courses)
African American and African American Studies 107A, 155A, 163, 172, 180
Anthropology 104N, 131, 141B, 141C, 144, 172, 175, 176
Art History 151
Chicana/o Studies 130, 160
Comparative Literature 151, 152, 165
History 160, 162, 163A, 163B, 164, 165, 166A, 166B, 167, 168, 169A, 169B
Music 127
Native American Studies 110A, 11B, 110C, 110D, 120, 125, 133, 181A, 181B, 181C, 184
Portuguese 100, 159, 161, 162, 163
Sociology 104
Contact: hiaugadvisor@ucdavis.edu
(530)752-9241
Spanish 107A, 117, 149, 151, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 163, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 174, 175,
176, 177
Women’s Studies 80, 102
Contact: hiaugadvisor@ucdavis.edu
(530)752-9241