The Latin American
Studies major requires 40 credits of course work, including 20 credits of
core courses and 20 credits of electives.
Required Core Courses (20 credits)
- LAS - 376 Latin American Perspectives (History
0115-140)
- LAS - 301 Religion in Latin America (Theology
0128-363)
- LAS - 330 Semester in Latin America
- SPAN - 202 Fourth Semester Spanish or
- PORT - 102 Second Semester Portuguese
- SPAN - 303 Latin American Literature I or
- SPAN - 304 Latin American Literature II
Elective Courses (20 credits)
Elective courses strengthen student understanding of various
areas of Latin American Studies and--in some cases (e.g., History,
Modern Languages, Politics, Sociology)--enable Latin American Studies
majors to obtain a Major or Minor in another discipline.
Students select two courses from two of the following three
areas and one from the third: Humanities; Literature and the Arts;
Social Sciences.
Humanities
- HIST - 370 Colonial Latin America
- HIST - 371 Modern Latin America
- HIST - 372 Indigenous and Colonial Mexico
- HIST - 373 Modern Mexico
- HIST - 374 History of Central America and the
Caribbean
- HIST - 375 Brazil and Amazonia
- HIST - 377 The Southern Cone
- HIST - 378 Andean Nations
- HIST - 379 Latinos in the U.S.
- HIST - 430 Undergraduate Seminar in Latin American
History
- LAS - 363 Latin American Philosophy
- LAS - 401 Latin American Seminar
- LAS - 322 Liberation Theology
- LAS - 340 Panamerican Saints: Hagiography and
Politics
- THRS - 345 Religion of U.S. Latinos
- THRS - 305 Feminist Theology from the Third World
Literature and the Arts
- LAS - 210 Music of the Americas
- LAS - 305 Latin@America Performance and Culture
- LAS - 317 Latin American Cinema
- LAS - 350 Human Rights and Film
- LAS - 380 Latin@s in the U.S. Media
- SPAN - 271 Feminist Discourse and Feminist Theories
in Latin American Literature or
- SPAN - 371 Feminist Discourse and Feminist Theories
in Latin American Literature
- SPAN - 332 Survey of Spanish-American Literature
- SPAN - 285 Language and Culture in Latin America
(English)
- SPAN - 385 Language and Culture in Latin America
(Spanish)
- SPAN - 332 Survey of Spanish-American Literature
- SPAN - 335 Twentieth Century Spanish-American
Literature
- SPAN - 481 Senior Seminar: Latin American Literature
- MUS - 212 Music and Social Protest
Social Sciences
- ECON - 286 Economies of Latin America
- ECON - 370 International Economics
- ECON - 473 Development Microeconomics
- LAS - 390 Special Topics
- LAS - 395 Internship
- POLS - 325 Latino Politics in the U.S.
- POLS - 331 Latin American Politics
- POLS - 338 Gender and Politics in Comparative
Perspective
- POLS - 345 Global Economic Justice
- POLS - 450 Political Economy of Developing Nations
- MS - 407 Alternative Media and Social Change
- SOC - 233 Gender, Development and Globalization
- SOC - 302 Global Inequalities and Social Justice
- SOC - 313 Latin@-Chican@ Culture and Society
- SOC - 320 Global Environments and Societies
- SOC - 322 Globalization and Resistance
- SOC - 361 Brazilian Culture and Society
- SPAN - 301 Building Bridges: ESL in Spanish Speaking Communities
- SPAN - 402 Service Learning Project
Learning Goals/Outcomes for the B.A. in Latin
American Studies
Students who complete the B.A. in Latin American Studies
will be able to:
- Integrate perspectives from multiple disciplines to
understand the diversity of the Latin American region and its peoples.
- Understand and critically analyze the major economic,
social, and political processes that have shaped the lives of Latin
Americans using a variety of research tools and methodologies.
- Communicate effectively in Spanish and/or Portuguese
and demonstrate familiarity with the region's cultural and literary
production.
- Communicate knowledge about the Latin American region
and be able to generate independent knowledge.
- Be socially responsible citizens of the Americas.
