Academic Requirements
In addition to meeting general degree requirements, all Latin American studies majors must complete the following requirements (37–43 credits):
- Foreign language proficiency
This major requires proficiency in Spanish, French, or Portuguese, equivalent to five semesters of the language. Students can fulfill this proficiency in any of the following ways:
- HIS 1600/Introduction to Latin American Studies: 3 credits
- Six approved electives in Latin American and Latino studies (18–24 credits)
Students must take six approved electives that are directly related to Latin America or Latino studies, as outlined below. Up to four credits of an advanced-level language course may be used toward this requirement. Approved courses offered in the target language in which the main focus is on literary, cultural, or historical subject matter are not subject to the four-credit restriction.- Two electives chosen from courses in anthropology, environmental studies, political science, and/or sociology
- Two electives chosen from courses in language and culture, history, and/or literature
- Two electives chosen from courses in art history and/or cinema studies
- One of the following methods courses: 4 credits
SOC 3405/Research Methods
ANT 3560/Fieldwork: Qualitative Methods
HIS 3880/Junior History Seminar
Or a designated upper-level course in the humanities or the arts that provides senior project preparation, to be chosen in consultation with the faculty advisor
- Experiential learning—one of the following: 4 credits
LST 3050/Experiential Learning in Latin American Studies
LST 3995/Internship in Latin American Studies
Or an approved study-abroad program
- SPJ 4990/Senior Project I: 4 credits
- SPJ 4991/Senior Project II: 4 credits
Examples of Electives |
Art History (School of Humanities): ARH 3335/Latin American Art in the Age of Globalization ARH 3815/Mexican Art From the Revolution to the NAFTA Era ARH 4590/Pre-Columbian Aesthetics in Modern Latin American Art Cinema Studies (School of Film and Media Studies): CIN 3000/Cinema and Revolution CIN 3080/Mexican Cinema CIN 3245/Latin American Cinema Economics (School of Natural and Social Sciences): ECO 2223/Economies of Latin America Environmental Studies (School of Natural and Social Sciences): ENV 3420/Tropical Ecosystems French (School of Humanities): FRE 3067/French Caribbean Literature History (School of Humanities): HIS 2005/Modern Latin America HIS 2170/Colonial Latin America HIS 2215/Latinos and Cities in the Americas HIS 2540/Society and Culture in Modern Brazil HIS 3005/Representations of Latinos and Latinas in American Film, 1930–2000 HIS 3085/Cities and Citizenship in the Americas (added Fall 2018) HIS 3395/Nation and Revolution in Latin America HIS 3555/African Diasporas in the Americas HIS 3625/Slaves and Enslavement in the Americas HIS 3685/Sex and Gender in Latin America HIS 3855/Oral History Workshop Literature (School of Humanities): LIT 3685/Modern Novel of Latin America Music (Conservatory of Music): MTH 2230/World Music and Jazz Traditions Political Science (School of Natural and Social Sciences): POL 3130/Immigration: Policies, Problems, and Politics POL 3300/Development and Politics of Latin America POL 3307/Politics and Memoir POL 3340/U.S./Latin American Relations POL 3361/Cuba, Latin America, and the U.S. POL 3570/Human Rights Sociology (School of Natural and Social Sciences): SOC 1030/Cultural Activism in Latin America SOC 3056/Global Social Movements SOC 3661/Border Wars and Transnational Human Rights SOC 3725/Globalization, Culture, Social Change: Latin America Spanish (School of Humanities): SPA 3211/Spanish and Latin American Cinema SPA 3365/Languages and Cultures of Spanish-Speaking Countries* SPA 3370/Lettered Cities: The Literatures of Latin American Cities SPA 3630/The Modern Latin American Novel* SPA 3687/The Idea of Latin America SPA 3700/The Latin American Short Story* *Taught in Spanish Theatre and Performance (Conservatory of Theatre Arts): THP 3650/Contemporary U.S. Latino Theatre |