Latin American Studies, Minor
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Program Overview
By declaring a minor in Latin American studies, you will get to explore your interest in Latinx arts, culture, history, literature, and society. This interdisciplinary minor between the Puerto Rican and Latinx Studies Department and the social sciences allows you to choose courses from a range of departments, from history to anthropology to political science.
Minor Details
The program information listed here reflects the approved curriculum for the 2025–26 academic year per the Brooklyn College Bulletin. Bulletins from past academic years can be found here.
Minor Requirements (15–16 Credits)
An interdisciplinary and social science-based minor in Latin American studies, offered by the Department of Puerto Rican and Latinx Studies in collaboration with faculty from other social science departments, requiring 15 to 16 advanced credits, each completed with a grade of C or higher.
- Puerto Rican and Latinx Studies 3210 or Anthropology 3520.
- Two of the following: Puerto Rican and Latinx Studies 3048, 3205, 3225, 3330, and 4615 (with the approval of the Puerto Rican and Latinx Studies chair when the topic is relevant to this minor) or 5715.
- Two of the following: History 3510, 3512; Political Science 3304; Puerto Rican and Latinx Studies 3115, 3310, 4505.
Courses presented for this minor may not be counted toward the major in any of the participating departments.
At least nine credits must be completed at Brooklyn College. Students should confer with a departmental adviser to plan an appropriate sequence of courses.