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2010-2011 Calendar | Latin American Studies | International Studies |

Latin American Studies and International Studies Joint Major Program

Latin American Studies Program | School for International Studies | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
91ÅÝܽ Calendar 2010-2011

This joint major, which leads to a bachelor of arts degree, is for students who are
interested in international development, security and conflict, and social and cultural issues within a Latin American/Caribbean context and beyond.

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. Students who can demonstrate language fluency at an equivalent level may be exempt from this requirement.

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

*or the equivalent in Portuguese

Foreign Cultural Requirement

Students will complete a term abroad through one of the following options. Consult the international studies advisor for more information.

  • 91ÅÝܽ field school
  • 91ÅÝܽ foreign exchange program
  • 91ÅÝܽ international co-operative education placement
  • other international experience such as an internship or volunteer experience, to the approval of the international studies undergraduate curriculum chair

Latin American Studies Requirements

Lower Division Requirements

Students complete a minimum total of 12-13 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 201-3 Business in the Networked Economy I
  • CMNS 110-3 Introduction to Communication Studies
  • CMNS 130W-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
  • IS 101-3 Introduction to International Studies: Studying Global Conflict and Co-operation
  • 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

Students complete a minimum total of 20 upper division units with primary or substantial Latin American studies focus, including

  • LAS 498-5 Capstone Project

This course, which should be completed in the last, or next-to-Iast term, will integrate knowledge about Latin America and will focus on a relevant topic of interest. The course will culminate in final research and writing of a 6,000-8,000 word paper (25 pages). Students will work with one of the Latin American Studies Program faculty members who is closest to their research interests. The course design will be done with the mutual agreement of the student and the faculty supervisor. The agreement will then be provided to the Latin American Studies Program advisor so that it may be placed in the student's record.

Courses with Primary Latin American Focus*

Students may complete any of the following courses to fulfil LAS requirements. Consult the advisor for a complete list each term.

Other courses may be used with permission of the instructor and program advisor (by providing a course outline), or one directed readings course may be used, also with the permission of the instructor and program advisor.

  • ARCH 330-3 Prehistory of Latin America
  • GEOG 466-4 Latin American Regional Development
  • HIST 458-4 Problems in Latin American Regional History
  • ISPO 337-4 Comparative Politics of Latin America
  • ISPO 450-4 Globalization and Regional Politics in Latin America
  • ISPO 483-4 Political Economy of Latin American Development
  • LAS 300-3 Latin American Literature
  • LAS 312-3 Special Topics: Latin American Cultural Topics
  • LAS 402-5 Field Study
  • LAS 404-3 Special Topics: Field School I
  • LAS 493-3 Directed Readings
  • POL 440-4 Special Topics: Latin American International Relations
  • SA 392-4 Latin America (S or A)
  • SA 403-4 Special Topics in Latin American Economy and Society (LAS)
  • WS 323-3 Women in Latin American Literature and Society

*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’s 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
  • IS 311-4 Democratic Transition in Comparative Perspective
  • IS 320-4 Selected Problems in the International Economy
  • 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 (S or A)
  • WS 309-4 Gender and International Development

International Studies Requirements

Lower Division Requirements

Students complete a total of 15 units, including both of

  • IS 101-3 Introduction to International Studies: Studying Global Conflict and Co-operation
  • IS 240-3 Research Methods in International Studies

and nine lower division units chosen from one of the following three streams (10-11 units if stream 3 is chosen)

Stream 1 – International Security and Conflict
Students who choose this stream will complete
  • IS 200-3 Historical Perspectives on Diplomatic Relations, International Security and Law

and two of

  • IS 210-3 Comparative World Politics: Trajectories, Regimes, Challenges
  • IS 220-3 Wealth and Poverty of Nations
  • IS 230-3 Transnationalism and Society
Stream 2 – Comparative World Politics, Culture and Society
Students who choose this stream will complete
  • IS 210-3 Comparative World Politics: Trajectories, Regimes, Challenge

and two of

  • IS 200-3 Historical Perspectives on Diplomatic Relations, International Security and Law
  • IS 220-3 Wealth and Poverty of Nations
  • IS 230-3 Transnationalism and Society
  • POL 231-3 Comparative Politics
Stream 3 – International Development, Economic and Environmental Issues
Students who choose this stream will complete both of
  • ECON 105-4 Principles of Macroeconomics
  • IS 220-3 Wealth and Poverty of Nations

and one of

  • ECON 103-4 Principles of Microeconomics
  • IS 200-3 Historical Perspectives on Diplomatic Relations, International Security and Law
  • IS 210-3 Comparative World Politics: Trajectories, Regimes, Challenges
  • IS 230-3 Transnationalism and Society

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete a minimum total of 20 upper division IS units, including one of

  • IS 450W-4 Seminar on Global Problems in Interdisciplinary Perspective OR
  • IS 451 W-4 Seminar on Core Texts in International Studies

and 16 units chosen from either stream 1, 2 or 3 (see below) (Only two courses per discipline, beyond the IS courses, may be used to fulfil this requirement.)

and participation in the foreign cultural requirement (see above).

Stream 1 – International Security and Conflict
Students who choose this stream will complete 16 units chosen from the following (but only two courses per discipline beyond the IS courses may be used to fulfil this requirement)
  • S 302-4 Introduction to Humanitarian Intervention
  • IS 303-4 Ethnic Minorities, Identity Politics and Conflict in SE Asia
  • IS 304-4 Russian Foreign Policies and Security Policies
  • IS 309-4 Special Topics I
  • IS 311-4 Democratic Transition in Comparative Perspective
  • IS 315-4 Introduction to Middle East Politics
  • IS 400-4 State Building and State Failure: Comparative Perspectives
  • IS 406-4 Selected Topics – Complex Emergencies
  • IS 407-4 Selected Topics – Terrorism
  • IS 408-4 Directed Readings I
  • IS 409-4 Special Topics I
  • IS 412-4 Central Asia, the Transcaucasus and Russia: Democracy, Development and Conflicts
  • IS 415-4 Islamist Trend in Middle East Politics
  • IS 452-4 Special Topics: Field School I
  • HIST 335-4 The Soviet Project
  • HIST 338-4 World War II
  • HIST 371-4 The Asia-Pacific War in Japanese History
  • HIST 465-4 The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
  • POL 315-4 Quantitative Methods in Political Science
  • POL 342-4 Developing Countries in Global Politics
  • POL 344-4 International Law
  • POL 346-4 International Organizations
  • POL 348-4 Theories of War, Peace, and Conflict Resolution
  • POL 349-4 Selected Topics in International Relations
  • POL 417-4 Human Rights Theories
  • POL 443-4 Nuclear Strategy, Arms Control and International Security
  • POL 446-4 International Relations in East Asia
  • POL 448-4 Selected Topics in International Relations
  • POL 449-4 Selected Topics in International Relations II
  • SA 302W-4 Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism (SA)
  • One IS Course from stream 2 or 3
Stream 2 – Comparative World Politics, Culture and Society
Students who choose this stream will complete 16 units chosen from the following (but only two courses per discipline beyond the IS courses may be used to fulfil this requirement)
  • GEOG 420-4 Cultural Geography
  • GEOG 446-4 Migration and Globalization
  • HIST 335-4 The Soviet Project
  • HIST 343-4 Africa and the Slave Trade
  • HIST 344-4 Themes in Modern East Africa
  • HIST 348-4 A History of Twentieth Century South Africa
  • HIST 352-4 Religion and Politics in Modern Iran
  • HIST 354-4 Imperialism and Modernity in the Middle East
  • HIST 355-4 The Arab Middle East in the Twentieth Century
  • HIST 368W-4 Selected Topics in the History of the Wider World
  • HIST 388-4 Christianity and Globalization
  • HIST 420-4 Russia as a Multiethnic Empire
  • HIST 421-4 Modern Greece, 1864-1925
  • HIST 457-4 The Turkish Republic: Politics, Society, and Culture, 1918-present
  • HIST 465-4 The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
  • HIST 467-4 Modern Egypt
  • HIST 472-4 Problems in World History
  • HIST 473-4 The Making of South African Society
  • HIST 479-4 Change, Conflict and Resistance in Twentieth Century China
  • IS 311-4 Democratic Transition in Comparative Perspective
  • IS 313W-4 Nationalism, Democracy and Development in Modern India
  • IS 314-4 National, Regional, and International Politics in Southeast Asia
  • IS 315-4 Introduction to Middle East Politics
  • IS 319-4 Special Topics II
  • IS 410-4 Politics, Institutions and Development
  • IS 412-4 Central Asia, the Transcaucasus and Russia: Democracy, Development and Conflicts
  • IS 414-4 Current Regional Issues in Southeast Asia
  • IS 415-4 Islamist Trend in Middle East Politics
  • IS 418-4 Directed Readings II
  • IS 419-4 Selected Topics II
  • IS 452-4 Special Topics: Field School I
  • ISPO 337-4 Comparative Politics of Latin America
  • ISPO 450-4 Globalization and Regional Politics in Latin America
  • ISPO 450W-4 Globalization and Regional Politics in Latin America
  • ISPO 483 Political Economy of Latin American Development
  • POL 315-4 Quantitative Methods in Political Science
  • POL 335-4 Government and Politics: People's Republic of China
  • POL 339-4 Selected Topics in Comparative Government and Politics
  • POL 374-4 Africa in the Global Political Economy
  • POL 381-4 Japanese Politics
  • POL 431-4 Comparative Western European Systems
  • POL 436-4 Elections, Parties, and Governments in Comparative Perspectives
  • POL 438-4 Selected Topics in Comparative Government and Politics I
  • POL 439-4 Selected Topics in Comparative Government and Politics II
  • POL 440-4 Special Topics: Latin American International Relations
  • POL 448-4 Selected Topics in International Relations
  • POL 449-4 Selected Topics in International Relations II
  • POL 481-4 Identity Politics
  • SA 302W-4 Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism (SA)
  • SA 321-4 Social Movements
  • SA 362-4 Society and the Changing Global Division of labour (S)
  • SA 388-4 Comparative Studies of Minority Indigenous Peoples
  • SA 392-4 Latin America
  • SA 396-4 Selected Regional Areas
  • SA 418-4 International Health: Global Policies and Local Realities (SA)
  • SA 430-4 States, Cultures and Global Transitions (SA)
  • WS 312-4 Immigrants, Women and Transnational Migration
  • One IS Course from stream 1 or 3

and both of

  • IS 450W-4 Seminar on Global Problems in Interdisciplinary Perspective
  • IS 451-4 Seminar on Core Texts in International Studies
Stream 3 – International Development, Economic and Environmental Issues
Students who choose this stream will complete 16 units chosen from the following (but only two courses per discipline beyond the IS courses may be used to fulfil this requirement)
  • ECON 342-3 International Trade
  • ECON 345-3 International Finance
  • ECON 355W-4 Economic Development
  • ECON 362-4 Economics of Natural Resources
  • ECON 443-3 Seminar in International Trade
  • ECON 446-3 Seminar in International Finance
  • ECON 455W-3 Seminar in Economic Development
  • GEOG 312-4 Geography of Natural Hazards
  • GEOG 322-4 World Resources
  • GEOG 327-4 Geography of Tourism
  • GEOG 382-4 Population Geography
  • GEOG 389W-4 Nature and Society
  • GEOG 422-4 Theories and Practices of Development
  • GEOG 428-4 World Forests
  • GEOG 429-4 Environment and Inequality
  • GEOG 446-4 Migration and Globalization
  • GEOG 466-4 Latin American Regional Development
  • GEOG 468-4 Society and Environment in China
  • IS 315-4 Introduction to Middle East Politics
  • IS 320-4 Selected Problems in the International Economy
  • IS 329-4 Special Topics III
  • IS 421-4 The Economics of International Organizations and Development
  • IS 427-4 Selected Topics – Globalization, Poverty and Inequality
  • IS 428-4 Directed Readings III
  • IS 429-4 Special Topics III
  • IS 452-4 Special Topics: Field School I
  • ISPO 450-4 Globalization and Regional Politics in Latin America
  • ISPO 450W-4 Globalization and Regional Politics in Latin America
  • ISPO 483-4 Political Economy of Latin American Development
  • POL 315-4 Quantitative Methods in Political Science
  • POL 374-4 Africa in the Global Political Economy
  • POL 442-4 The Political Economy of International Trade
  • SA 316-4 Tourism and Social Policy
  • WS 309-4 Gender and International Development
  • One IS Course from stream 1 or 2

and both of

  • IS 450W-4 Seminar on Global Problems in Interdisciplinary Perspective
  • IS 451-4 Seminar on Core Texts in International Studies

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.
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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