Courses
Courses in MALS
SPRING 2026 COURSES
Check out our digital catalog for descriptions of popular MALS courses you can take during the Spring 2026 semester! Graduate program course numbers are MAS 382 or higher.
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Learn About Our Passion Paths!
How do you choose courses you're passionate about? Passion Paths! Latino Studies is an extremely rich field with our faculty teaching varied topics and methodologies every year. Passion Paths are thematic designations to help undergraduate students choose classes of special interest to their field of study. Check out our digital course catalogue linked above and look for the colorful Passion Path icons on each course flyer to find the classes that are thematically most interesting to you!
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Politics & Social Action
Courses that deal with political thought and/or social movements from a Latinx/e perspective.
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Histories & Place
Courses that prioritize a historical approach to geography and social landscapes as foundational to the experiences of contemporary U.S. Latinx/e communities.
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Gender & Sexualities
Courses that explore Latinx/e community histories and practices through interpretations of gender identities, gender presentations, and/or gender and sexuality politics in the U.S.
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Central Americans in Diaspora
Courses that focus on U.S. communities with Central American roots and their unique diasporic experiences.
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Race & Latinx/e Communities
Courses that use the concept of ‘race’ to frame Latinx/e experiences in the U.S., either historically or in the present, or both.
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Cultural Practices, Media, & Performance
Courses that teach with and through cultural productions of Latinx/e communities — such as museum exhibits, social media, public performance art, or folklore, to name a few.
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Caribbean Communities in Diaspora
Courses that focus on U.S. communities with roots or continual community ties to Caribbean geographies, nations and histories.
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