Interdisciplinary Programs Major, BA – Latin American and Caribbean Studies Concentration – General Studies Track

Kristen Block, History, Chair

The Latin American and Caribbean Studies program offers students a broad sampling of courses from numerous academic disciplines, which enables comprehensive and integrated study of Latin American and Caribbean histories, cultures, societies, politics and languages. The program also facilitates insight into the experiences of Latinos living in the US and elsewhere and prepares students to examine and critique economic, social, and political hierarchies. A major and minor are sponsored by the joint efforts of professors from such departments as Anthropology, Geography, History, Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures, Political Science, Religious Studies, and Sociology.

College Requirements

Arts and Sciences

Major Requirements

The general studies track requires 30 hours taken from courses offered by at least three different academic departments.

Select 3 hours:

Any upper division course taught in French, Portuguese, or Spanish.

Select 27 hours (at least 21 hours must be upper division):

ANTH 313 - Cultures of Mexico and Central America 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 314 - Latinos in the United States 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 319 - Caribbean Cultures and Societies 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 323 - Topics in Latin American Ethnography 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 336 - Caribbean Literature 3 Credit Hours *
GEOG 373 - Landscapes and Cultures of Latin America 3 Credit Hours *
HILA 255 - Early Latin American and Caribbean History 3 Credit Hours *
HILA 256 - Modern Latin American and Caribbean History 3 Credit Hours *
HILA 343 - History of Mexico: Aztecs to El Chapo 3 Credit Hours
HILA 344 - History of Brazil 3 Credit Hours
HILA 360 - History of Early Latin America 3 Credit Hours
HILA 361 - History of Modern Latin America 3 Credit Hours
HILA 464 - The Spanish Conquest 3 Credit Hours
HILA 465 - Gender and Sexuality in Early Latin America 3 Credit Hours
HILA 484 - Studies in Latin American and Caribbean History 3 Credit Hours
LAC 383 - Studies in Latin American and Caribbean History 3 Credit Hours
LAC 450 - Slavery in the Early Americas 3 Credit Hours
POLS 456 - Development and Decay of Democracy in Latin America 3 Credit Hours *
PORT 300 - Portuguese for Speakers of Another Romance Language 3 Credit Hours
PORT 301 - Cultural Readings in Portuguese 3 Credit Hours
PORT 303 - Highlights of Brazilian Civilization 3 Credit Hours
PORT 309 - Intermediate Conversation and Composition 3 Credit Hours *
PORT 315 - Aspects of Luso-Brazilian Literature 3 Credit Hours
PORT 326 - Brazilian Cinema 3 Credit Hours
PORT 430 - Contemporary Brazilian Studies 3 Credit Hours *
PORT 432 - Topics in the Literature and Culture of the Portuguese-speaking World 3 Credit Hours
REST 356 - Rastafari and Afro-Caribbean Religions 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 312 - Language in Context II 3 Credit Hours *
SPAN 331 - Introduction to Hispanic Culture 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 333 - Survey of Spanish-American Literature: 1700-Present 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 334 - Survey of Hispanic Literatures: Beginnings-1700 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 401 - Cultural Plurality and Institutional Changes in Latin America 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 402 - Latin American and Caribbean Studies Seminar 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 465 - Latin American Film and Culture 3 Credit Hours

Note:

Additional courses not listed above may be petitioned for credit upon successful completion with the Chair of Latin American and Caribbean studies when the course contains significant content focused on Latin America, the Caribbean and/or Latinos in the United States and elsewhere.

* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .

Undergraduates