Joint Major Program - Latin American Studies and History

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2010-2011 Calendar | Latin American Studies | History |

Latin American Studies and History Joint Major Program

Department of History | Latin American Studies Program | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
91泡芙 Calendar 2010-2011

This joint major is available with the Department of History. The joint major combines the study of Latin American studies and history, leading to a bachelor of arts degree.

Courses used toward the upper division Latin American studies requirements may not be used as part of the international studies requirements, or vice versa. Any lower division course that counts toward the separate requirements for Latin American studies and international studies may count towards both.

During the last year of the joint major program, students complete LAS 498 to complete a capstone project which is written according to the standards of their disciplinary joint major, and will generally be of approximately 6,000-8,000 words.

Students will satisfy the prerequisites of all required lower and upper division courses, and should consult regularly with the program advisor regarding course selection.

Program Requirements

Students complete 120 units, as specified below.

Language Requirements

The following courses or equivalents are required.

SPAN 102-3 Introductory Spanish I
SPAN 103-3 Introductory Spanish II
SPAN 201-3 Intermediate Spanish I
SPAN 202-3 Intermediate Spanish II

Latin American Studies Requirements

Lower Division Requirements

A minimum of 12 units is required 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 201-3 Business in the Networked Economy I
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 Society, Space, Environment: Introducing Human Geography
GEOG 111-3 Earth Systems
POL 100-4 Introduction to Politics and Government
REM 100-3 Global Change
SA 101-4 Introduction to Anthropology (A)
SA 150-4 Introduction to Sociology (S)

Upper Division Requirements

A minimum of 40 upper division units is required, with at least 20 in upper division units with primary or substantial Latin American studies focus, including

LAS 498-5 Capstone Project

Courses with Primary Latin American Focus*

Students may complete any of the following courses to fulfil LAS requirements. Others may be offered in addition to those below. Consult the advisor for a complete list each term.

ARCH 273-3 Archaeology of the New World
ARCH 330-3 Prehistory of Latin America
GEOG 466-4 Latin American Regional Development
HIST 208-3 Latin America: The Colonial Period
HIST 209-3 Latin America: The National Period
HIST 458-4 Problems in Latin American Regional History
HIST 459-4 Problems in the Political and Social History of Latin America
LAS 200-3 Introduction to Latin American Issues
LAS 300-3 Latin American Literature
LAS 312-3 Special Topics: Latin American Cultural Topics
LAS 404-3 Special Topics: Field School I
LAS 405-3 Special Topics: Field School II
LAS 493-3 Directed Readings
LAS 498-5 Capstone Project
POL 320-4 Canada-Latin America
POL 337-4 Government and Politics: Selected Latin American Nations I
POL 440-4 Latin American International Relations
POL 450-4 Globalization and Regional Politics in Latin America
POL 483-4 Political Economy of Latin American Development
SA 392-4 Latin America
SA 403-4 Special Topics: Latin American Economy and Society
SA 404-4 Andean Society and Culture

*students may use other courses with primary Latin American content to fulfil Latin American course requirements with approval of the program advisor

Courses with Substantial Latin American Focus

Courses in which Latin America is substantially emphasized may fulfil LAS joint major requirements. Students should review the department鈥檚 course outlines and consult the Latin American studies advisor for permission to complete these courses.

A special topics course to be completed for Latin American studies credit should be approved by the instructor and the program advisor.

CMNS 347-4 Communication in Conflict and Intervention
CMNS 444-4 Political Economy of International Communication
CMNS 446-4 The Communication of Science and Transfer of Technology
ECON 355W-4 Economic Development
ECON 362-4 Economics of Natural Resources
GEOG 322-3 World Resources
GEOG 422-4 Theories and Practices of Development
GEOG 428-4 World Forests
HIST 104-3 History of the Americas to 1763
HIST 299-3 Problems in History
POL 342-4 Developing Countries in Global Politics
POL 433-4 Comparative Development
SA 388-4 Comparative Studies of Minority Indigenous Peoples
SA 429-4 Sex, Work and International Capital
WS 200-3 Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective
WS 309-4 Gender and International Development

History Requirements

Students complete 24 units of 300 and 400 division history courses, of which 12 units must be in 400 division courses. Students complete at least one course from each group. See below for the Department of History's group lists of courses.

Group 1 鈥� Europe

HIST 106-3 The Making of Modern Europe
HIST 215-3 The Making of the British Isles
HIST 220-3 Late Medieval and Renaissance Europe
HIST 223-3 Early Modern Europe, 1500-1789
HIST 224-3 Europe from the French Revolution to the First World War
HIST 225-3 20th Century Europe
HIST 288-3 History of Christianity to 1500

Group 2 鈥� The Americas

HIST 101-3 Canada to Confederation
HIST 102W-3 Canada Since Confederation
HIST 104-3 The Americas from Colonization to Independence
HIST 204-3 The Social History of Canada
HIST 208-3 Latin America: the Colonial Period
HIST 209-3 Latin America: the National Period
HIST 212-3 The United States to 1877
HIST 213-3 The United States since 1877

Group 3 鈥� Africa, Middle East, Asia

HIST 146-3 Africa after the Transatlantic Slave Trade
HIST 151-3 The Modern Middle East
HIST 205-3 Premodern Japan
HIST 206-3 Japan Since 1868
HIST 231-3 History of Africa to the 19th Century: From Ancient Times to the Slave Trade
HIST 249-3 Classical Islamic Civilization
HIST 252-3 Islamic India
HIST 254-3 China to 1800
HIST 255-3 China Since 1800

Group 4 鈥� Global/Comparative

HIST 104-3 The Americas from Colonization to Independence
HIST 130-3 Fundamentals of World History
HIST 208-3 Latin America: the Colonial Period
HIST 249-3 Islamic Civilization

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to 91泡芙 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.
Requirement	Units	Notes
W - Writing	6	Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 91泡芙 within the student鈥檚 major subject
Q - Quantitative	6	Q courses may be lower or upper division
B - Breadth	18	Designated Breadth	Must be outside the student鈥檚 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
B - Breadth	6	Additional Breadth	6 units outside the student鈥檚 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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