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Puerto Rican and Latino Studies BA
Concentration in Puerto Rican and Latino Studies and Business

Brooklyn College

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Major in Puerto Rican and Latino Studies BA at Brooklyn College
Concentration in Puerto Rican and Latino Studies and Business

Credits required to complete this program: 79-84
No credits may be taken pass-fail for this Concentration.

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Puerto & Latino Studies
Spanish Core Requirement: Spanish 3 (1 classes required)
SPAN. 1030: Basic Language Skills III SPAN. 1030 PREREQ Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours 3 hours, 1 hour multimedia laboratory; 3 creditsThird in a three-semester introductory sequence. Further emphasis on basic social functions and practice in longer, more complex conversations, readings, and writing on a broader range of familiar topics. Communication of needs, ideas, and emotions. Continued study of cultures where Spanish is spoken. Qualifies as a LOTE (Language Other Than English) course for Pathways College Option purposes.Prerequisite: Spanish *1020 or the appropriate score on the Brooklyn College online placement test. This course is currently being offered (College Option)
Intro to Puerto Rican & Latino Studies (1 classes required)
PRLS. 1001: Introduction to Puerto Rican and Latino Studies Requisites: None Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours 3 hours; 3 creditsSurvey and theoretical foundations in Puerto Rican and Latin@ Studies. Case study on Puerto Rico. Pertinent themes in Puerto Rican and Latin@ history, culture, literature, contemporary society, and politics. Impact of the United States economic policies on Puerto Rico and the causes of Puerto Rican and Latin@ migration to New York City and urban centers. Satisfies Pathways Flexible Core US Experience in Its Diversity requirement. This course is currently being offered (Flexible Core - US Experience in its Diversity)
Critical Issues In Puerto Rican & Latino Studies (1 classes required)
PRLS. 3340: Critical Research Methods in Puerto Rican and Latinx Studies Requisites: None Credits: 4 Hours: 4.0 Lecture hours 4 hours; 4 credits Examine critical research issues in Puerto Rican and Latinx studies. Introduce students to a variety of ways of thinking about knowledge and to specific ways of knowing and making arguments in Puerto Rican and Latinx studies using key humanistic, social science, and interdisciplinary methodologies. This course was last offered in the Fall 2025 semester. (Regular Liberal Arts)
One Seminar Course (1 classes required)
PRLS. 4635: Study-Travel Seminar Requisites: None Credits: 3 Hours: 5.0 Lecture hours 2 hours lecture, 3 hours supervised fieldwork and independent study; 3 creditsIn cooperation with a university or other institution in Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, Puerto Rico, or the United States, the department offers opportunities for study and travel beyond New York with a focus on the Latino/a and Latin American experience. Field trips to places of cultural and historical significance. Lectures by scholars from Brooklyn College and the host site. Independent and/or group research. (Students may take the course for credit twice, with the permission of the chairperson, but may not repeat locations. Consult department for locale of a specific offering. Travel and accommodationfees required.)Prerequisite: departmental permission in consultation with the instructor required. This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)
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PRLS. 5710: Research Seminar in Puerto Rican/Latinx Studies SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF PRLS 3340 AND AN ADDITIONAL SIX CREDITS IN PUERTO RICAN AND LATINX STUDIES COURSES ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE THIS COURSE. Credits: 4 Hours: 4.0 Lecture hours 4 hours; 4 credits Applied research and methodology. Application of advanced course work to address pertinent issues. Research project. Students may take this course at most twice, but may not repeat topics.Prerequisite: successful completion of PRLS 3340 and an additional six credits in Puerto Rican and Latinx Studies courses. This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)
(Any 2 of 2 groups required)
Group #1 - Select two Literature, Culture and the Arts courses (2 classes required)
11 course alternatives
Group #2 - Select two History, Policy and Society courses (2 classes required)
24 course alternatives
Advanced Electives In Prls Courses (12 credits required)
49 course alternatives
Puerto Rican & Latino Studies College Residency Requirement
Advanced Pr&ls Courses With Residency (15 credits required)
48 course alternatives
Advanced Pr&ls Courses With Residency
(15 credits required)
48 course alternatives
Choose Either of Two Choices.
(Any 1 of 2 groups required)
Group #1 - Spanish 3 (1 classes required)
SPAN. 1030: Basic Language Skills III SPAN. 1030 PREREQ Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours 3 hours, 1 hour multimedia laboratory; 3 creditsThird in a three-semester introductory sequence. Further emphasis on basic social functions and practice in longer, more complex conversations, readings, and writing on a broader range of familiar topics. Communication of needs, ideas, and emotions. Continued study of cultures where Spanish is spoken. Qualifies as a LOTE (Language Other Than English) course for Pathways College Option purposes.Prerequisite: Spanish *1020 or the appropriate score on the Brooklyn College online placement test. This course is currently being offered (College Option)
Group #2 - One from the following (1 classes required)
PRLS. 4415: Spanish Language Arts for the Bilingual Child Requisites: None Credits: 4 Hours: 5.0 Lecture hours 3 hours lecture, 2 hours fieldwork; 4 creditsLiteracy development in Spanish for Latin@s, emergent bilinguals, and those with special needs using childrens literature. Techniques for developing listening, speaking, reading and writing. Balanced literacy terms in Spanish. Review of Puerto Rican and other regional language variations; strategies for community and parental involvement. Formative and summative assessments. Course conducted in Spanish.Prerequisite: fluency and proficiency in Spanish demonstrated to the chairperson of the Puerto Rican and Latino Studies Department before registration. This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)
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PRLS. 4430: Spanish for Prospective Bilingual Teachers and other Professionals PRLS. 4430 PREREQ Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours 3 hours; 3 creditsDevelopment and expansion of listening, reading, speaking and writing academic Spanish. Literature reading, comprehension and analysis. Written communication to parents in target language. Includes preparation for New York State bilingual (Spanish-English) certification and portfolio assessment. Course conducted in Spanish. Qualifies as a LOTE (Language Other Than English) course for Pathways College Option purposes.Prerequisite: Fulfillment of PRLS Spanish language requirement for the major or PRLS 4415 or a PRLS Spanish language screening for departmental permission. This course is currently being offered (College Option)
All of The Following
(8 classes required)
BUSN. 3150: Ethnic Marketing and Multicultural Business BUSINESS 3200 [50.1] OR 3240 [40.3]; AND 3100 [50.2] ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE THIS COURSE. STUDENTS WHO PASSED PUERTO RICAN AND LATINO STUDIES 4515OR BUSINESS 3150 CANNOT ENROLL IN THIS COURSE. Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours 3 hours; 3 creditsEthnic marketing in the United States from an interdisciplinaryperspective. Strategic value of diversity, segmentation, ethnic marketresearch, utilizing the ethnic media, and marketing to various ethnicgroups including African-Americans, Latinos, Asian-Americans, andothers. Contribution of ethnic entrepreneurs and ethnic businesses tothe economy. Interdisciplinary readings, current general and tradepress material, cases, and relevant census data will be used. (Thiscourse is the same as Puerto Rican and Latino Studies 4515 [56].)Prerequisite: Business 3200 [50.1] or 3240 [40.3]; and 3100 [50.2] This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
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BUSN. 3170: International Business ECONOMICS 2100 [10.1] OR BUSINESS 3100 [50.2] IS REQUIRED TO TAKE THIS COURSE. Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours 3 hours; 3 creditsAn introduction to the international business environment. Topicscovered include: issues involved in researching and entering overseasmarkets, identification and evaluation of opportunities in overseasmarkets, and problems faced by international business. Emphasis will beplaced on understanding the economic, financial, technological,sociopolitical, and cultural environments in designing internationalbusiness strategies.Prerequisite: Economics 2100 [10.1] or Business 3100 [50.2]. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
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PRLS. 1001: Introduction to Puerto Rican and Latino Studies Requisites: None Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours 3 hours; 3 creditsSurvey and theoretical foundations in Puerto Rican and Latin@ Studies. Case study on Puerto Rico. Pertinent themes in Puerto Rican and Latin@ history, culture, literature, contemporary society, and politics. Impact of the United States economic policies on Puerto Rico and the causes of Puerto Rican and Latin@ migration to New York City and urban centers. Satisfies Pathways Flexible Core US Experience in Its Diversity requirement. This course is currently being offered (Flexible Core - US Experience in its Diversity)
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PRLS. 3215: Racialization of Mexicans: Conquest and Resistance Requisites: None Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours 3 hours; 3 credits U.S. Southwest annexation. Historical antecedents including Spanish colonialism, Mexicos independence, and War with Mexico. Migration, entrepreneurship, labor exploitation, segregation, and deportation. U.S./Mexican drug wars. Communities in 21st century. Chicano movement and identity formation. Racialization. Civil rights, politics and culture. Demographic expansion throughout U.S. Intra-group and inter-group race relations, gender, class dynamics. This course was last offered in the Fall 2025 semester. (Regular Liberal Arts)
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PRLS. 3320W: Latinxs Remaking the United States SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF ENGLISH 1012 IS REQUIRED FOR THIS COURSE Credits: 4 Hours: 4.0 Lecture hours 4 hours; 4 credits Settlement patterns and history of Latinx (im)migrants, organizational life, economic and cultural integration. Comparative ethnic relations and struggles for community representation and persistence. The remaking of USA society. Writing-intensive course.Prerequisite: English 1012. This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)
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PRLS. 3340: Critical Research Methods in Puerto Rican and Latinx Studies Requisites: None Credits: 4 Hours: 4.0 Lecture hours 4 hours; 4 credits Examine critical research issues in Puerto Rican and Latinx studies. Introduce students to a variety of ways of thinking about knowledge and to specific ways of knowing and making arguments in Puerto Rican and Latinx studies using key humanistic, social science, and interdisciplinary methodologies. This course was last offered in the Fall 2025 semester. (Regular Liberal Arts)
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PRLS. 4505: Models of Economic Development for Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Requisites: None Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours Colonial basis for the development of capitalism in Puerto Rico sincethe twentieth century. Key factors stimulating growth and dependencyafter 1948. Puerto Rican model of economic development.Transnational migration and diffusion of Puerto Ricans and otherCaribbean peoples to New York City and other areas. Integration ofthe economies of Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, and the United States.Policy implications for issues such as globalism, energy resources, andthe environment. This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)
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PRLS. 4610: Internship PUERTO RICAN AND LATINO STUDIES *1001 AND AN ADDITIONALPUERTO RICAN AND LATINO STUDIES COURSE ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE THIS COURSE. Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours Under the mentorship of a faculty member, business or community service experience in an organization that serves Latino/a populations. Sites must be approved by the chairperson. Students must work a minimum of 150 hours and complete a term paper describing their experiences and what they learned.Prerequisite: Puerto Rican and Latino Studies 1.1 and an additional Puerto Rican and Latino Studies course or departmental permission. This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)
One of The Following
(1 classes required)
15 course alternatives
Three of The Following
(3 classes required)
BUSN. 3100: Principles of Marketing Requisites: None Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours 3 hours; 3 creditsAn overall view of the field of marketing and the theory of consumer and enterprise demand. Emphasis is given to consumer behavior, advertising, social responsibility, marketing strategies, market potential, product planning and development, market research, pricing, sales promotion, channels of distribution and government regulation. (Not open to students who have completed Economics 3001 [50.2].) This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
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BUSN. 3130: Advertising and Direct Marketing BUSINESS 3100 [50.2] OR TELEVISION AND RADIO 1165 [6.5] IS REQUIRED TO TAKE THIS COURSE. STUDENTS WHO PASSED TELEVISION, RADIO AND EMERGING MEDIA 2517 WITH GRADE C OR HIGHER OR BUSINESS 3130 CANNOT ENROLL. Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours 3 hours; 3 creditsImportance of advertising and direct marketing in the mix of strategiesfor selling. Determining budgets and objectives. Evaluating strategies.Development of a media plan. Analysis of the creative process. Copyand media testing. Direct response advertising, direct mail, catalogs,mailing lists, cooperative advertising, telemarketing, and lead generation.Group projects and real-life applications. (Not open to students whohave completed Economics 50.7.) This course is the same as Television, Radio andEmerging Media 2517.Prerequisite: Business 3100 [50.2] or Television and Radio 1165 [6.5]. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
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BUSN. 3140: Consumer Behavior BUSINESS 3100 [50.2] IS REQUIRED TO TAKE THIS COURSE. Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours 3 hours; 3 creditsInterdisciplinary approach to understanding consumer motivation andbehavior. The relationship of information processing and learningtheory on buyer behavior, importance and measurement of images andattitudes, theories of promotion and communication, and models ofconsumer behavior. Consumerism. Application of theoretical principlesto advertising, positioning, segmentation, and product strategies. (Notopen to students who have completed Economics 50.3 or Economics 50.9.)Prerequisite: Business 3100 [50.2]. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
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BUSN. 3200: Principles of Management Requisites: None Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours 3 hours; 3 creditsPrinciples of management. Functions of the manager. Organization and operation of American business. Management processes, concepts, and specific problems of production, management, labor relations, marketing, financing, decision making and accounting. Lectures, discussions, and case studies. (Not open to students who have completed Economics 3200 [50.1].) This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)

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Concentration in Puerto Rican and Latino Studies and Business