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As a Puerto Rican and Latino studies major, you will learn the complex dynamics of Puerto Rican and Latino communities. Your courses will focus on history, immigration, public policy, and the role of Latinos in shaping U.S. society. You can choose from three tracks: business, bilingual education, or early childhood/childhood education. This major also offers courses that meet the requirements for various interdisciplinary programs, including Caribbean Studies, Religious Studies, American Studies, Children and Youth Studies, Women and Gender Studies, Global Studies, and Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication Studies. Study abroad options are also available.
As a Puerto Rican and Latino studies major, you have the opportunity to intern with community organizations, city and state agencies, churches, schools, corporate interests, and performing arts and other cultural institutions. This degree can also help you pursue jobs in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, including government, community agencies, public and private schools and universities, and the media.
The program information listed here reflects the approved curriculum for the 2024–25 academic year per the Brooklyn College Bulletin. Bulletins from past academic years can be found here.
Students are required to complete one course in Spanish at Level 3 (the third semester of study at the college level) or to demonstrate an equivalent proficiency by examination, except as modified as follows:
You can choose from four tracks while studying Puerto Rican and Latino studies:
All Puerto Rican and Latino studies majors should consult the chair or designated departmental advisers in planning the sequence of required courses.
To qualify for honors in Puerto Rican and Latino studies, a student must complete Puerto Rican and Latino Studies 3340 and 5710 with a grade of A- or higher and must have an academic index of 3.70 or higher in the major.
Students will be able to:
To help you pursue your studies in the most efficient manner, and to maximize your efforts to graduate in four years, Brooklyn College has created four-year degree maps for all its majors.
View degree maps for this major and others.
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All of the following: Puerto Rican and Latino Studies 1001 and 3340 (7 credits)
One of the following: Puerto Rican and Latino Studies 4615, 4635, or 5710 (3–4 credits)
Two courses chosen from each of the groups 1) and 2) (one of the writing intensive courses Puerto Rican and Latino Studies 3315W or 3320W must be selected):
Additional advanced PRLS courses to meet a minimum of 36 credits (approximately 12–13 credits). PRLS 4614, 4630, 5715 and 5720 are also options.
All of the following: Puerto Rican and Latino Studies 1001, 3215, 3220, 3320W, 3340, 4505, 4515, and 4610; Business 3170 (29 credits)
One of the following: Caribbean Studies 1001; Puerto Rican and Latino Studies 2300, 3205, 3210 (same as Anthropology 3520), 3335, 4510, 4615 (if applicable), 4614 (if applicable), 4630, 4635, 4645, 5710, 5715 (3–4 credits)
Three of the following: Business 3100, 3130, 3140, 3200 (9 credits)
All courses for this option must be completed with a grade of C or better.
Both of the following: Puerto Rican and Latino Studies 1001 and 3340 (7 credits)
One of the following: Puerto Rican and Latino Studies 4615, 4635, 5710 (3–4 credits)
One of the following: Puerto Rican and Latino Studies 3315W or 3320W (4 credits)
All of the following: Puerto Rican and Latino Studies 2005, 4410, 4415, 4420, 4425, 4430 (22 credits)
Students must meet with a department adviser to declare their intention to complete this sequence.
Two courses chosen from each of the groups 1) and 2) (one of the writing-intensive courses Puerto Rican and Latino Studies 3315W or 3320W must be selected):
All of the following: Puerto Rican and Latino Studies 2005, 3325, 4410 (10 credits)
Additional advanced PRLS courses to meet a minimum of 36 credits (approximately 2–3 credits).
Brooklyn College is an integral part of the cultural and artistic energy of New York City. Our faculty members in the Department of Puerto Rican and Latino Studies offer incomparable expertise and tremendous talent, and each brings a unique perspective to their teaching and mentoring in and out of the classroom.
Through job fairs, the internship database, and internship panels, the Magner Career Center gives students in the Puerto Rican and Latino studies B.A. program access to career opportunities at a wide variety of employers, including:
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