The Major in Latin American Studies consists of 10 courses (30 credits).
A student may complete the Minor in Latin American Studies with six one-semester courses (18 credits)
Major
Required Courses:
The Major in Latin American Studies consists of 10 courses which include a minimum of three 300-400 level courses and a maximum of three in any single discipline selected from C and D. They are divided into five areas:
- LAS 200 Introduction to Latin American Studies
- Language: One course at level SPA 120 Spanish V: Conversational Spanish and Grammar Review (or SPA 110 Spanish IV/V), or above.
- Two courses, one course in each discipline, from the following:
- HIS 250 Colonial Latin American History
- HIS 251 Modern Latin American History
- SPA 253 Main Currents of Spanish-American Literature I
- SPA 254 Main Currents of Spanish-American Literature II
- Five other courses selected from:
- ANT 235 Ethnography of Latin America
- CLT 256 Latino Voices
- GEO 222 Regional Geography of South America
- HIS 250 Colonial Latin American History
- HIS 251 Modern Latin American History
- HIS 389 Special Topics in History (when topic is on Latin America)
- HIS 392 History Colloquium (when topic is on Latin America)
- HIS 393 Seminar (when topic is on Latin America)
- LAS 390 Internship
- LAS 395 Special Topics
- LAS 399 Independent Study
- MUS 236 Latin American Music
- POL 331 Politics of Latin America
- SOC 216 Racial and Ethnic Relations
- SPA 253 Main Currents of Spanish-American Literature I
- SPA 254 Main Currents of Spanish-American Literature II
- SPA 256 Colonial Encounters in Spanish-America
- SPA 312 Spanish-America Culture and Civilization I
- SPA 313 Spanish-American Culture and Civilization II
- SPA 315 Caribbean Literature and Culture
- SPA 316 Emerging Modernity in the Hispanic World
- SPA 380 Latin American Chronicles
- SPA 384 Magical Realism and the Literature of the Fantastic
- SPA 385 Spanish-American Short Fiction
- SPA 386 Latin American Cinema
- SPA 387 Modernismo
- SPA 396 Spanish American/Latina Women Writers
- SPA 400 Special Topics (when topic is on Latin America)
Electives
Students may choose an elective from the following courses if the course has a substantive component on Latin America, and with the approval of the director:
- ANT 131 Cultural Anthropology
- ANT 135 Ancient Civilizations
- ANT 225 Women and Men in Cross-Cultural Perspective
- ECO 252 Economic Development
- ECO 353 International Trade
- ECO 354 International Finance
- GEO 251 Economic Geography
- LIN 221 Sociolinguistics
- E. LAS 400 Latin American Studies Seminar
Note: Because of the interdisciplinary nature of this major, several courses fulfill Core requirements, thus allowing for a minor or double major. Students are encouraged to consider these options.
MINOR
A student may complete the Minor in Latin American Studies with six one-semester courses (18 credits), one of which must be a Spanish course at the level of SPA 104 or higher, acceptable for the major:
- LAS 200 Introduction to Latin American Studies
- One course in Spanish at the level of SPA 104 or higher
- A minimum of three courses dealing with Latin American issues selected from various disciplines:
- Anthropology (ANT 235)
- Comparative Literature (CL 256)
- Geography (GEO 222)
- History (HIS 250, 251, 256, 389, 392, 393)
- Latin American Studies (LAS 390, 395, 399)
- Political Science (POL 331)
- Art and Music (MUS 236)
- Spanish-American Literature (SPA 253, 254, 256, 380, 381, 384, 385, 387, 396, or 400)
- Spanish-American Culture and Civilization (SPA 312 or 313)
- Latin American Cinema (SPA 386)
- Latin American Studies Internship (LAS 390)
- Latin American Studies Seminar (LAS 400)
The remaining course may be chosen from the following when the course deals substantively with Latin America:
- ANT 131 Cultural Anthropology
- ANT 135 Ancient Civilizations
- ANT 225 Women and Men in Cross-Cultural Perspective
- ECO 252 Economic Development
- ECO 353 International Trade
- ECO 354 International Finance
- GEO 251 Economic Geography
- LIN 221 Sociolinguistics
- SOC 216 Racial and Ethnic Relations
The minor must be planned in consultation with the director of the program.