Latino/Latin American Studies, Bachelor of Arts
In the major in Latino/Latin American Studies (LLS) students learn about critical issues such as: urban segregation; education; health and socioeconomic disparities; environmental justice; political mobilization; human rights; migration; language shifts; and cultural creations both in Latin America and how these affect the Latino community in the United States.
The requirements of the LLS major are flexible, incorporating courses from programs such as foreign languages (Spanish), Political Sciences, History, International Studies, and Sociology/Anthropology to facilitate obtaining double majors with these and/or other programs.
To obtain a B.A. with a major in LLS, a student must fulfill university, college, and departmental requirements. All coursework taken for the LLS major must be completed with a grade of "C-" or better
The major requires a total of 30 credit hours. Not included in the 30 credit hours: at least 16 credit hours of Spanish or Portuguese (also fulfill Arts & Sciences language requirement). Students whose primary major is in a college other than Arts & Sciences must complete at least two semesters in Spanish or Portuguese. **Native/heritage speakers of Spanish may be exempt from this requirement. Such students should contact the Foreign Languages & Literature Department for correct placement to determine if additional coursework is necessary.
Residency requirement: No student may transfer into the major more than 9 credits. Students must complete at least 21 of the 30 credit hours at UNO.
Latino/Latin American Studies, Bachelor of Arts Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS - 46 Hours Required | ||
| Minimum of “C-“required | ||
| Fundamental Academic Skills | 15 | |
| ENGLISH COMPOSITION I | ||
| ENGLISH COMPOSITION II | ||
Writing in the Discipline Course | ||
| PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS | ||
or CMST 2120 | ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE | |
| INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING | ||
or MATH 1100 | DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION | |
or MATH 1130 | QUANTITATIVE LITERACY | |
or MATH 1140 | QUANTITATIVE REASONING FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS | |
or MATH 1300 | COLLEGE ALGEBRA WITH SUPPORT | |
or STAT 1100 | DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION | |
or STAT 1530 | ELEMENTARY STATISTICS | |
| Distribution Requirements | 31 | |
Natural Science - From two disciplines and at least one lab - 7 hrs | ||
Social Science - From two disciplines - 9 hrs | ||
Humanities and Fine Arts - From two disciplines- 9 hrs | ||
Global Diversity - 3 hrs | ||
US Diversity - 3 hrs | ||
| MAJOR REQUIREMENTS | ||
| **Course will satisfy UNO's General Education requirement | ||
| ^Course requires pre-requisite(s) | ||
| Latino/Latin American Studies Major - 30 Hours Required | ||
| Required Coursework | 9 | |
| LATIN AMERICA: AN INTRODUCTION (**) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO CHICANO/LATINO STUDIES (**) | ||
| INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES: CAPSTONE COURSE | ||
| Select one research methods or statistics course approved by the OLLAS director/academic advisor | 3 | |
| PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS STATISTICS (^) | ||
| RESEARCH METHODS (^) | ||
| APPLIED STATISTICS AND DATA PROCESSING IN PUBLIC SECTOR (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMETRICS (^) | ||
| CRITICAL APPROACHES TO LITERATURE (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH IN PUBLIC HEALTH | ||
| HISTORICAL METHODOLOGY (** ^) | ||
| SOCIAL STATISTICS (^) | ||
| RESEARCH METHODS (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL INQUIRY AND WRITING | ||
| QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE (^) | ||
| RESEARCH METHODS IN SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE (^) | ||
| Select three 3-credit (LLS) Latino/Latin American Studies courses from List A Latina/o Studies and three 3-credit (LLS) Latino/Latin American Studies courses from List B Latin American Studies. No more than three courses can be from the same discipline | 18 | |
| At least 18 hours of the major’s 30 hours must be at the 3000-4000 level | ||
| List A: Latino Studies | ||
| LATINO/-A POLITICS | ||
| SURVEY OF LATIN AMERICAN FILM | ||
| IMMIGRATION LAW AND LATINOS | ||
| English | ||
| LATINO/A LITERATURE | ||
| LATINO LITERATURE | ||
| TEACHING LATINO LITERATURE | ||
| History | ||
| AMERICAN IMMIGRATION HISTORY | ||
| Political Science | ||
| IMMIGRATION LAW AND LATINOS | ||
| LATINO/-A POLITICS | ||
| Sociology | ||
| MAJOR SOCIAL ISSUES (Immigration, Gender and Employment) | ||
| RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS IN THE U.S. (When taught by OLLAS approved faculty member) | ||
| Spanish | ||
| SPANISH FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERS I | ||
| SPANISH FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERS II | ||
| HISPANIC BILINGUALISM | ||
| SPANISH IN THE UNITED STATES | ||
| Social Work | ||
| SOCIAL WORK WITH LATINOS | ||
| Teacher Education | ||
| EQUITY, LANGUAGE, AND CULTURAL LITERACY (When taught by OLLAS approved faculty member) | ||
| List B: Latin American Studies | ||
| HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA: PRECONQUEST TO THE PRESENT | ||
| MUSIC IN LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE | ||
| LATIN AMERICA IN CONTEXT: HEALTH, BUSINESS, ENVIRONMENT, AND SOCIETY THROUGH ORAL PRACTICE | ||
| SURVEY OF LATIN AMERICAN FILM | ||
| LATIN AMERICAN CIVILIZATION | ||
| GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF LATIN AMERICA | ||
| GEOGRAPHY OF LATIN AMERICA | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO LATIN AMERICAN FILM | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURES | ||
| SPECIAL EXPLORATIONS IN LATIN AMERICAN FILM | ||
| SPECIAL EXPLORATIONS IN LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA | ||
| CRISSCROSSING THE CONTINENT: LATIN AMERICAN MIGRATIONS | ||
| INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF LATIN AMERICA | ||
| SLAVERY AND RACE RELATIONS IN THE AMERICAS | ||
| URBAN LATIN AMERICA | ||
| LATIN AMERICAN STUDY ABROAD | ||
| Anthropology | ||
| ETHNOMEDICINES OF THE AMERICAS | ||
| Black Studies | ||
| SLAVERY AND RACE RELATIONS IN THE AMERICAS | ||
| Geography | ||
| GEOGRAPHY OF LATIN AMERICA | ||
| History | ||
| HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA: PRECONQUEST TO THE PRESENT | ||
| SLAVERY AND RACE RELATIONS IN THE AMERICAS | ||
| Political Science | ||
| GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF LATIN AMERICA | ||
| INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF LATIN AMERICA | ||
| Sociology | ||
| SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA | ||
| CRISSCROSSING THE CONTINENT: LATIN AMERICAN MIGRATIONS | ||
| URBAN LATIN AMERICA | ||
| Spanish | ||
| LATIN AMERICA IN CONTEXT: HEALTH, BUSINESS, ENVIRONMENT, AND SOCIETY THROUGH ORAL PRACTICE | ||
| SURVEY OF LATIN AMERICAN FILM | ||
| LATIN AMERICAN CIVILIZATION | ||
| ADVANCED COMPOSITION AND STYLISTICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO LATIN AMERICAN FILM | ||
| LITERATURE/CULTURE: CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 1898-2000 | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURES | ||
| SPECIAL EXPLORATIONS IN LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| ILLNESS AND DISEASE IN SOUTHERN CONE LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURES AND CULTURES | ||
| College Breadth (choose one option) | 15-30+ | |
| Option 1: Complete any UNO minor or undergraduate certificate - 15+ hours | ||
| Option 2: Additional General Education Requirements - 19+ hours | ||
Additional quantitative literacy - 3 hours | ||
Additional Social Science Gen. Ed. from 3rd Discipline - 3 hours | ||
Additional Humanities Gen. Ed. from 3rd Discipline - 3 hours | ||
Additional Nat. and Physical Science w/ Lab - 4-5 hours | ||
| Option 3: CAS comprehensive major (50+ hours) OR any second UNO major (30+ hours) | ||
| Bachelor of Arts Language Requirement | 16 | |
| SPAN, 1110**, 1120, 2110, 2120. Note: 16 credit hours of Spanish or Portuguese (also fulfill Arts & Sciences language requirement). Students whose primary major is in a college other than Arts & Sciences must complete at least two semesters in Spanish or Portuguese. Native/heritage speakers of Spanish may be exempt from this requirement. | ||
| ELECTIVES | ||
| Elective hours as required to reach a total of 120 hours | ||
Latino/Latin American Studies, Bachelor of Arts Four Year Plan
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| ENGL 1150 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION I (*) | 3 |
| LLS 1000 | LATIN AMERICA: AN INTRODUCTION (**) | 3 |
| SPAN 1110 | ELEMENTARY SPANISH I (***) | 5 |
| MATH 1220 | COLLEGE ALGEBRA (^) or INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING or QUANTITATIVE LITERACY or COLLEGE ALGEBRA WITH SUPPORT or ELEMENTARY STATISTICS | 3-4 |
*ENGL 1150: Appropriate English placement required. | ||
**LLS 1000 counts as a General education Global diversity and Social Science course | ||
***Unless proficient in a second language 1 | ||
^See catalog for MATH and STAT prerequisites | ||
| Credits | 14-15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGL 1160 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION II | 3 |
| LLS 1020 | INTRODUCTION TO CHICANO/LATINO STUDIES (*) | 3 |
| Foreign Language Course II** | 5 | |
| Natural/Physical Science Gen Ed with Lab | 4 | |
*LLS 1020 counts as a General education US diversity and Humanities course | ||
**Unless proficient in a second language 1 | ||
| Credits | 15 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| Social Science Gen Ed or Humanities/Fine Arts Gen Ed* | 3 | |
| Humanities & Fine Arts*,** | 3 | |
| Natural and Physical Science*** | 3 | |
| Foreign Language Course III^ 1 | 3 | |
| HIST 1000 or Minor/2nd Major Course# | 3 | |
*Most LLS approved courses fulfill Humanities, Social Sciences, Global Diversity and/or US Diversity Gen Ed requirements 2 | ||
**HFA must come from 2nd discipline. | ||
***NPS course must come from 2nd discipline. | ||
^Unless proficient in a second language 1 | ||
#A&S College Requirement Options. | ||
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| CMST 1110 or CMST 2120 | PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS or ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Additional HFA for A&S or Minor/2nd Major Course* | 3 | |
| HIST 1010 or Minor/2nd Major Course** | 3 | |
| Foreign Language Course IV*** | 3 | |
*A&S College Requirement Options. HFA course must come from 3rd discipline. Most LLS approved courses fulfill Humanities Gen Ed requirements 2 | ||
**A&S College Requirement Options. | ||
***Unless proficient in a second language 1 | ||
| Credits | 15 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| LLS Approved Elective at 3000-4000 Level* | 3 | |
| Approved Research Methods or Statistics Course** | 3 | |
| Additional Quantitative Literacy for A&S or Course towards Minor/2nd Major*** | 3 | |
| Additional Social Science for A&S or Minor/2nd Major Course^ | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
*Students need to take 3 courses from List A and 3 and from List B. No more than 9 credit hours of LLS Approved Electives may come from a single department. | ||
**Pre-reqs vary for approved research methods or statistics courses. | ||
***The A&S QL Requirement can be fulfilled with various options, one of which is any statistics course. If the major requires a research methods or statistics course, by taking statistics, the A&S QL requirement will also be satisfied. | ||
^A&S College Requirement Options. SS must come from 3rd discipline. Most LLS approved courses fulfill Social Sciences Gen Ed requirements 2 | ||
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| LLS Approved Elective at 3000-4000 Level* | 3 | |
| LLS Approved Elective at 3000-4000 Level* | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Additional Natural/Physical Science with Lab for A&S or Course for Minor/2nd Major** | 3-4 | |
*Students need to take 3 courses from List A and 3 from List B. No more than 9 credit hours of LLS Approved Electives may come from a single department. | ||
**A&S College Requirement Options | ||
| Credits | 15-16 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| LLS Approved Elective at 3000-4000 Level* | 3 | |
| LLS Approved Elective at 3000-4000 Level* | 3 | |
| Elective or Minor/2nd Major Course | 3 | |
| Elective or Minor/2nd Major Course | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
*Students need to take 3 courses from List A and 3 from list B. No more than 9 credit hours of LLS Approved Electives may come from a single department. | ||
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| LLS Approved Elective at 3000-4000 Level* | 3 | |
| INDS 4950 | INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES: CAPSTONE COURSE (**) | 3 |
| Elective or Minor/2nd Major Course*** | 3 | |
| Elective*** | 3 | |
| Elective*** | 3 | |
| Elective*** | 1 | |
*Students need to take 3 courses from List A and 3 from List B. No more than 9 credit hours of LLS Approved Electives may come from a single department. | ||
***Students need at least 120 credits and a minimum of 27 upper-level credits throughout the entire degree, with at least 18 credits of upper-level coursework taken within the major. May need to select 3000/4000 level electives to reach the 27 credit minimum. | ||
| Credits | 16 | |
| Total Credits | 120-122 | |
1 LLS requires 16 hours of Spanish or Portuguese language coursework. UNO does not offer Portuguese, but does offer Spanish. A student beginning with level 1 would take SPAN 1110 (which also counts as a Humanity/Fine Arts course), SPAN 1120, SPAN 2110 and 2120. A student who has taken up through Level IV Spanish in high school would be exempt from taking Spanish at UNO but would not earn any credit. The student could take the Foreign Language Placement Exam and try to test into level SPAN 2120 or even 3000. By taking one 3-credit 3000 level Spanish course or SPAN 2120, and passing it with a C- or better, the non-native Spanish speaker would be able to request 13-16 free retroactive credits for the Spanish courses they passed over. Those credits and courses would fill the gap of credits and earn them a Humanity/Fine Arts course. On a similar note, a native Spanish or Portuguese speaking student would be exempt from this requirement completely but would not earn any college credit toward their degree. The native Spanish speaker could gain permission to take SPAN 3010-Spanish for Heritage Speakers for 3 credits and after passing it, receive 16 free retroactive credits toward their degree. A student who fulfills the language requirement by virtue of native Spanish or Portuguese language speaking abilities, or Spanish/Portuguese through high school up through level IV and who chooses not to attempt SPAN 2120, a 3000-level Spanish or SPAN 3010 (for native Spanish speakers) at UNO will need to fill the 16 credit gap in their degree plan which will be as a result of not taking the FLNG courses planned in this 4-year plan. The student will need to include an additional Humanities/Fine Arts Gen Ed course within those 16 credits. Please consult with your advisor to discuss your options.
2LLS approved courses that fulfill a Gen Ed requirement:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Humanities and Fine Arts: | ||
| LLS 1020 | INTRODUCTION TO CHICANO/LATINO STUDIES (Also counts as U.S. Diversity) | 3 |
| ENGL 2490 | LATINO/A LITERATURE (Also counts as U.S. Diversity) | 3 |
| LLS/HIST 2480 | HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA: PRECONQUEST TO THE PRESENT (Also counts as Global Diversity) | 3 |
| Social Sciences: | ||
| LLS 1000 | LATIN AMERICA: AN INTRODUCTION (Also counts as Global Diversity) | 3 |
| U.S. Diversity: | ||
| LLS 1020 | INTRODUCTION TO CHICANO/LATINO STUDIES (Also counts as Humanities) | 3 |
| ENGL 2490 | LATINO/A LITERATURE (Also counts as Humanities) | 3 |
| LLS/PSCI 3140 | LATINO/-A POLITICS | 3 |
| LLS/BLST 4650 | SLAVERY AND RACE RELATIONS IN THE AMERICAS | 3 |
| SOC 3900 | RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS IN THE U.S. | 3 |
| Global Diversity: | ||
| LLS 1000 | LATIN AMERICA: AN INTRODUCTION (Also counts as Social Sciences) | 3 |
| LLS/HIST 2480 | HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA: PRECONQUEST TO THE PRESENT (Also counts as Humanities) | 3 |
| LLS/PSCI 3680 | GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF LATIN AMERICA | 3 |
| LLS/SOC 4240 | SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA | 3 |
| LLS/SOC 4250 | CRISSCROSSING THE CONTINENT: LATIN AMERICAN MIGRATIONS | 3 |
| LLS/PSCI 4280 | INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF LATIN AMERICA | 3 |
| LLS/SOC 4780 | URBAN LATIN AMERICA | 3 |
This roadmap is a suggested plan of study and does not replace meeting with an advisor. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability. Please consult an advisor in your major program for further guidance.
This plan is not a contract and curriculum is subject to change.
Additional Information About this Plan:
University Degree Requirements: The minimum number of hours for a UNO undergraduate degree is 120 credit hours. Please review the requirements for your specific program to determine all requirements for the program. In order to graduate on-time (four years for an undergraduate degree), you need to take 30 hours each year.
Placement Exams: For Math, English, Foreign Language, a placement exam may be required. More information on these exams can be found at https://www.unomaha.edu/enrollment-management/testing-center/placement-exams/information.php
**Transfer credit or placement exam scores may change suggested plan of study
GPA Requirements: 2.0