Undergraduate Minor

University of Havana students protesting. University of Havana students protesting.
Students behind a large sign during a protest at Universidad de la Habana, 1956. Cuban Photograph Collection. Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries.
Requirements for the minor in Cuban Studies.

Undergraduate Minor

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  • Core Course

    Core Course

    Code Title Credit Hours
    CUB 201 Introduction to Cuban Studies 3

     

  • Cuba and the Cuban Diaspora

    Cuba and the Cuban Diaspora

    Choose 6 credits from the following:

    Code Title Credit Hours
    ARH 420 Cuban Art, Art History, and the Creation of the Modern Cuban Subject 3
    APY 311  Cuban Culture, History, and Society 3
    CUB 501 Special Topics in Cuban Studies 3
    HIS 310 Africa in Cuba/Cuba in Africa: Slave Trade to Cuban Internationalist Missions in Africa 3
    HIS 353 History of Cuba 3
    LAW 198 Cuba: Law, Policy, and Transition 3
    MCY 333 Introduction to Cuban Music 3
    SPA 319 Cuba through Literary and Cultural Studies in Translation 3
    SPA 361 Cuba through Literary and Cultural Studies 3

    Other special topics or similiar courses that have Cuba or the Cuban diaspora as their primary focus in a particular semester can also count toward this requirement with approval of the program director. 

  • Interdisciplinary Courses

    Interdisciplinary Courses 

    Choose 6 credits from the following:

    Code Title Credit Hours
    AAS 150 Introduction to Africana Studies 3
    AAS 360 Black Miami Studies 3
    AMS 350 History and Culture of South Florida 3
    APY 384 Caribbean Archaeology 3
    APY 385 Caribbean Cultures 3
    CCA 407 National Cinemas 3
    ECO 371 Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Global Economy 3
    ECS 337 Latin America and the Environment 3
    ENG 243 Contemporary American Migrations - COURSE PROPOSAL IN PROGRESS 3
    ENG 261 Literature of the Americas 3
    ENG 361 Caribbean Literature 3
    GSS 201 Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Studies 3
    HIS 161 History of Latin America, I (to 1824) 3
    HIS 162 History of Modern Latin American (1800-present) 3
    HIS 254 History of the Cold War in the Americas 3
    HIS 255 Atlantic Crossings: Slavery in Latin America 3
    HIS 317 History of the Caribbean, I 3
    HIS 318 Modern Caribbean History 3
    HIS 357 Social History of Latin America 3
    HIS 359 Caribbean Intellectual History 3
    HIS 360 Modern Latin America Through Film 3
    HIS 301  Latinx History 3
    HIS 447 Global History of Communism - COURSE PROPOSAL IN PROGRESS 3
    HIS 553 Studies in Colonial Latin American History 3
    INS 380 Democracy and Globalization in Latin America 3
    INS 581 Politics and Ideology in Latin America 3
    JMM 404 Latinos and the Medias 3
    JMM 510 Latin American Journalism and Media Systems 3
    LAS 101 Introduction to Latin American and Caribbean Studies 3
    LAS 301 Interdisciplinary Topics in Latin American and Caribbean Studies 3
    LAS 320 Special topics in Latin American and Caribbean Environment 3
    LAS 330 Special topics in Latin American and Caribbean Religions 3
    LAS 340 Special topics in Latin American and Caribbean Art and Culture 3
    LAS 350 Special topics in Latin American and Caribbean Politics 3
    LAS 360 Special topics in Latin American and Caribbean Media and Communications 3
    MCY 313 Music of Latin America 3
    REL 330 Caribbean Religion 3
    REL 364 Spiritual Healing in the Americas from Controversy to Cure 3
    POL 346 U.S.-Latin American Relations 3
    POL 385 Politics and Society in Latin America 3
    POL 402 Latino Politics 3
    SOC 342 Contemporary Latin American Societies 3
    SOC 385 U.S. Latinos 3
    SOC 386 U.S. Immigration 3
    SOC 387 Race and Ethnic Relations 3
    SPA 360 The Caribbean through Literary Studies  3
    SPA 362 Caribbean Cultural Studies 3

    Students can petition the program director to have special topics or other courses not listed here count toward the "Cuba-in-context" requirement. 

  • Optional Internship

    Optional Internship

    Students can substitute 1 “Cuba-in-context” course from the section above for a semester-long internship. Internships ordinarily take place at the Cuban Heritage Collection or—with approval of the program director—outside the university in cultural, business, or not-for-profit organizations and institutions relevant to the program’s focus. Pre-requisite: CUB 201 and one additional Cuba-specific course from the list above.

    TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 15

    CUB 511 Cuban Studies Internship