Program: Latinx Studies (LATX) - Minor - Winona State University

Apr 02, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

18 credits

2.0 GPA requirement

Overview

Latinx communities are multi-racial, multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, and often trans-national and have been a part of the U.S. since before the country’s inception. Winona State University’s Latinx Studies minor is a multidisciplinary program that improves students’ understanding of this diverse mix of Latin American, Hispanic, and Caribbean people and cultures existing within the United States today and the historical contributions these groups have made to the United States over time. Students will also learn about international social, political, and historical forces that have impacted Latinx communities, as well as how they continue to shape and share connections with Latin American people, cultures, and institutions. The minor will complement any major or degree program, enhancing students’ anti-racist, global competencies, and cross-cultural perspectives and setting them up for success in our multicultural nation and world.

Required Foundations Course (6 credits)

All students are required to complete ETHN -230 Introduction to Latinx Studies and ETHN 300 Latinx Communities of the Midwest.

ETHN 230 - Introduction to Latinx Studies (3 credits)

ETHN 300 - Latinx Communities of the Midwest (3 credits)

Interdisciplinary Electives (12 Credits)

Students must complete 12 credits of interdisciplinary electives courses from at least two different departments.

Students can complete 12 credits of interdisciplinary electives by completing four 3-credit courses in two different departments or by completing the two 4-credit courses, SPAN 310: Spanish for Native/Heritage Speakers and SPAN 403: Latin American Literature, and taking SPAN 410 (3-credits) alongside its co-requisite GS 468 Civic Engagement and Leadership Conference as a 1 or 2-credit course.

GS 234 - Gender and Society in Latin American/Latino Literature (3 credits)

GS 235 - Gender and Social Justice Issues in Latin America (3 credits)

GS 468 - Civic Engagement and Leadership Conference e (1-2 credits)

HIST 165 - Latin American History (3 credits)

△ HIST 463 - History of Mexico (3 credits)

POLS 224 - Politics & Society in Latin American (3 credits)

POLS 335 - Politics in Latin America (3 credits)

SOC 423 - Sociology of Race and Ethnicity (3 credits)

◎ SPAN 303 - The Cultures of Latin America (3 credits)

SPAN 310 - Spanish for Native/Heritage Speakers (4 credits)

◆ SPAN 403 - Latin American Literature (4 credits)

△ SPAN 410 - Latino/a/x Experiences in the United States (3 credits)