Thirty credits are required for the major. Language training in
Spanish to meet course prerequisites does not count toward the major.
1. The required core courses include 18 credits as follows:
21&62:014:301 African Cultural Retentions in the Americas (3)
21&62:510:317 History of the Caribbean (3)
21&62:510:323,324 History of Puerto Rico (3,3)
21:940:270 Puerto Rican Literature (3)
21:940:324 Puerto Rican Narrative (3)
2. The elective courses include 12 credits that are selected under advisement:
21&62:070:352 Peoples and Cultures of Latin America (3)
21&62:510:207 History of Colonial Latin America (3)
21&62:510:208 History of Modern Latin America (3)
21&62:510:364 Contemporary Issues of Hispanics in New Jersey (3)
21&62:790:311 Government and Politics of Latin America (3)
21:836:488 Independent Study in Puerto Rican Topics (3)
21:940:304 Slavery, Race, and the Black Experience in Spanish-American Literature (3)
21:940:383 or 384 Ibero-American Thought (3)
