Overview
Latin American, Caribbean, and LatinX Studies (LACX) is an interdisciplinary program where students can pursue a minor or major in the humanities or social sciences. Students take courses across disciplines in recognition that the region’s complicated challenges and diverse societies require complex solutions and a holistic, rather than singular, approach.
The interdisciplinary nature of the program introduces students to a wide range of methodologies and spans the region’s geographic diversity, providing a rich set of coursework toward cultural competency and global citizenship. The major’s core courses and structure require students to integrate knowledge across disciplines. Students are encouraged to incorporate experiential learning, like study abroad, internships, and community-engaged coursework, into their studies.
Both the major and minor require students to complete intermediate Spanish or Portuguese. Students can also petition to include other relevant language study. This provides students with the necessary language skills to engage with many LACX societies.
LACX cultivates creative thinking that will leave students poised to imagine and enact effective change in careers and research ranging from public health and medicine to diplomacy, sustainability, education, and social justice.