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2010-2011 Calendar | Anthropology | Latin American Studies |
Anthropology and Latin American Studies Joint Major Program
Latin American Studies Program | Department of Sociology and Anthropology | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
91ÅÝܽ Calendar 2010-2011
Program Requirements
Students complete 120 units, as specified below.
Students fulfil lower and upper division requirements for either sociology or anthropology, as listed below.
Lower Division Anthropology Requirements
Students complete a total of 24 units, including all of
- SA 101-4 Introduction to Anthropology (A)
- SA 201W-4 Anthropology and Contemporary Life (A)
- SA 255-4 Introduction to Social Research (SA)
and three additional 200 division courses in anthropology and/or sociology.
Lower Division Latin American Studies Requirements
Students complete a total of 12 units, including
- LAS 100-3 Introduction to Latin American Issues
and two of
- ARCH 273-3 Archaeology of the New World
- HIST 208-3 Latin America - The Colonial Period
- HIST 209-3 Latin America - The National Period
and one of
- BUS 130-3 Business in the Networked Economy l
- CMNS 110-3 Introduction to Communication Studies
- CMNS 130-3 Explorations in Mass Communication
- ECON 102-3 The World Economy
- ECON 110-3 Foundations of Economic Ideas
- GEOG 100-3 Human Geography
- GEOG 111-3 Earth Systems
- POL 100-4 Introcution to Politics and Government
- REM 100-3 Global Change
- SA 101-4 Introcution to Anthropology
- SA 150-4 Introduction to Sociology
Upper Division Anthropology Requirements
Students complete a minimum of 20 units, including both of
- SA 301-4 Contemporary Ethnography (A)
- SA 356W-4 Ethnography and Qualitative Methods (S or A)
and 12 additional upper division units chosen from anthropology (A), or (S or A) courses when they are designated as anthropology (see SA courses). SA 402 is highly recommended.
Upper Division Latin American Studies Requirements
A minimum of 40 upper division units is required, with at least 20 in upper division units with a primary of substantial Latin American studies focus, including
- LAS 498-5 Capstone Project
Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements
Students admitted to 91ÅÝܽ beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.
| WQB Graduation Requirements A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit. |
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| Requirement | Units |
Notes | |
| W - Writing | 6 |
Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 91ÅÝܽ within the student’s major subject | |
| Q - Quantitative | 6 |
Q courses may be lower or upper division | |
| B - Breadth | 18 |
Designated Breadth | Must be outside the student’s major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci |
6 |
Additional Breadth | 6 units outside the student’s major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) | |
Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit
The University’s residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.
Elective Courses
In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.
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