Minor Requirements

Completion of 28 units as follows:

  • 3-unit Global Studies course:  GLOBAL 101 - Global Studies Gateway Course or (for freshman only) COLLEGE 119 - Making of the Modern World.
  • A 5-unit course surveying Latin America: ILAC 131 - Introduction to Latin America: Cultural Perspectives. A substitute introductory course for ILAC 131 may be approved by petition.
  • 14 units in courses comprising a coherent Area focus on a theoretical problem or regional issue, such as but not limited to: Culture and Society, Political Economy, and Environment, Ecology, and Sustainability.
  • At least 15 of the 28 units must be completed at Stanford. All courses counted toward the minor must be taken for a letter grade, except where letter grades are not offered, and at the 100-level or higher, except Overseas Studies courses.

Fulfillment of the Foreign Language Requirement:

Students with a Global Studies Minor in Latin American Studies (GS-LAS) must demonstrate intermediate proficiency in a language spoken in Latin America by either:

  • completing three quarters, or equivalent, of college-level study of a language spoken in Latin America.
    • If completion of the three-quarter sequence of language training is done at Stanford University, students may apply up to six language units towards the 28-unit minimum requirement.

OR

  • achieving an intermediate level of proficiency in a language spoken in Latin America on the ACTFL scale in a test administered by the Stanford Language Center. Contact the Stanford Language Center for test dates and procedures.

Recommended:

Experience in Latin America such as study abroad, field research, or an internship.

Capstone Project (Optional):

Students may work with the subplan advisor to develop a capstone project to count towards the unit fulfillment of the minor. Projects may include (but are not limited to):

  1. Research with units through directed reading under the supervision of the subplan advisor.
    1. Research may take place at Stanford or during a relevant study abroad program, and options may include regional fieldwork, creative arts projects, short films, etc.​​
  2. Advanced language study beyond the subplan minimum requirement with units through directed reading under the supervision of the subplan advisor.
    1. Intensive language training may take place at Stanford, off-campus, or overseas. 

Students may propose other projects related to their subplan. 

Please reach out to CLAS Academic and Student Services if interested.