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Latin American Studies Extended Minor Program
Latin American Studies Program | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
91泡芙 Calendar 2011 Summer
This program consists of the lower division requirements for a joint major, including specified language requirements, and the upper division requirements for a minor, as follows. Students鈥� programs must be approved by the advisor of the program.
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
Program 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
Students complete 15 upper division units of courses with Latin American focus (see below).
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 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 355-4 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 Relations Between Developed and Developing Nations
- POL 433-4 Comparative Developing Systems
- 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 Development