Latin American/Latinx Studies
LATIN AMERICAN/LATINX STUDIES MINOR
The Latin American/Latinx Studies program at Valparaiso University includes an in-depth study of the language, culture, and history of Latin American nations as well as the Latinx population in the United States.
Contact: Professor Hoult
stacy.hoult@valpo.edu
This minor allows students to study both the cultural and historic heritage, as well as contemporary concerns, of the peoples of Latin America and the U.S. Latinx population. In addition to Spanish language and cultural studies courses, further coursework in history and political science are conducted in English and provide a rich and comprehensive curriculum of Latin American and Latinx cultures.
There are many majors that can be coupled with Latin American/Latinx Studies, such as its practical complements of social work, sociology, theology, political science, history, and education.
Students equipped with a Latin American/Latinx Studies minor will be prepared to study, travel, and work abroad or in locations with a high concentration of Latinx families. Latinos are the fastest growing population in the Midwest, and this complementary minor will make students more marketable and culturally educated employees after graduation.