Undergraduate Catalog

Latin American, Caribbean & Latinx Studies: Major

Major in Latin American, Caribbean & Latinx Studies - 30-42 credits


 I. Required courses
...................................................................................6 credits
LAM270 Introduction to Latin American Studies (3)
Senior capstone experience (3)

 II. Content courses...................................................................................24 credits (minimum)
These credits must be taken from at least four (4) different departments, distributed as follows:
Group A - Social Sciences.......................................................6 credits (see course list below)
Group B - Humanities: History, Literature & the Arts.........9 credits (see course list below)
Group A - Social Sciences or Group B - Humanities............9 additional credits

III. Language proficiency in Spanish, French or Portuguese
through the Intermediate II (202) level or demonstrated proficiency
in another widely spoken language of the region................................0-12 credits

 

Group A - Social Sciences
ANT305 Cultures of South America (3)
BLK325 History of Slavery in the Americas (3)
LAM271 Latinx America (3)
POL353 International Relations of the Americas (3)
POL371 Latin American Politics (3)
SOC315 Race & Ethnicity (3)
SOC336 Social Movements (3)
SOC362 Race, Class & Gender (3)
SOC375 Race, Crime & Punishment (3)
SOC381 Immigration & Identity (3)
THE327 Race, Gender & Performance (3)
WOM430 Women in the Caribbean (3)
Other courses by advisement, including selected topics courses (XXX293, 393, 493)

Group B - Humanities: History, Literature and the Arts
BLK231 Development of Afro-Latin American Civilizations, 1492-1825 (3)
BLK309 Introduction to Afro-Brazilian History (3)
BLK311 Blacks in the Caribbean, 1492-Present (3)
BLK315 Black and Latino Children's Literature (3)
BLK325 History of Slavery in the Americas (3)
FRN320 Francophone Cultures (4)
HIS277 Latin American History to 1825 (4)
HIS278 Latin American History since 1825 (4)
HIS376 Environmental History of Latin America (3)
HIS377 History of Mexico (3)
LAM271 Latinx America (3)
SPA372 Culture of Latin America (4)
SPA376 Survey of Latin American Literature (4)
SPA471 Latin American and Caribbean Novel (3)
SPA473 Modern Latin@ American Drama and Performance (3)
SPA474 Afrolatina/o American Literature (3)
SPA475 Dominican Identity (3)
SPA476 Growing Up Latina/o in the United States (3)
SPA477 Latin American & Caribbean Cinema (3)
SPA478 Music & Culture Identity in the Caribbean (3)
THE208 Latin America through the Arts (3)
THE327 Race, Gender & Performance (3)
Other courses by advisement, including selected topics courses (XXX293, 393, 493)