Nov 23, 2024

2022-2023 Undergraduate Bulletin

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2022-2023 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

Latin American and Caribbean Studies, BA Major in

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Professors Elsey and Sampedro, Co-Directors

Program Requirements - Total Semester Hours: 33

The completion of a total of 33 semester hours, distributed as follows:

1. Language Requirement - Semester Hours: 3

3 semester hours of any of the three courses listed below, or demonstration of equivalent competency in either of those languages or in Portuguese.

FREN 106 - Intermediate Reading Skills in French Semester Hours: 3
or
SPAN 005 - Advanced Spanish Reading Semester Hours: 3
or
SPAN 111B - Spanish for Spanish Speakers Semester Hours: 3

2. Primary Courses - Semester Hours: 12

12 s.h. of primary courses, chosen from the following:

ANTH 105 - (BH) Latin American Cultures Semester Hours: 3
ECO 110 - (BH, CC) Economics of Latin America Semester Hours: 3
GEOG 140 - (BH, CC) Geography of Latin America Semester Hours: 3
HIST 142 - (CC) Latin America: 1810 to the Present Semester Hours: 3
LACS 001 - (CC, IS) Putting Latin America and the Caribbean on the Map: Geography, Politics and Literature Semester Hours: 3
LACS 015 A-Z - (CC, IS) Special Topics: Journeys through Latin America Semester Hours: 3
PSC 130 - (BH, CC) Latin American and Caribbean Politics Semester Hours: 3
SPAN 113B - Cultures of Latin America Semester Hours: 3
SPLT 054 - (LT) 19th- and 20th-Century Latin-American Literature Semester Hours: 3
SPLT 058 - (LT, CC) The Empire Writes Back: Autobiography and Resistance in Colonial Spanish America Semester Hours: 3
SPLT 059 - (CC, LT) Farewell to Columbus: Rethinking the Latin American Heritage Semester Hours: 3
SPLT 063 - (CC, LT) On Soccer and Latin America Semester Hours: 3

3. Elective or Comparative Courses - Semester Hours: 15

15 s.h. of elective or comparative courses listed, but no more than 6 s.h. in comparative courses.

Note: In addition to the courses listed below under Elective Courses and Comparative Courses, special topics courses (e.g., HIST 177 A-G , GEOG 106 , MASS 180 to 189 A-Z , PSC 154 A-Z , SPAN 180 A-Z ) and independent studies/readings may be included in the major or minor when covering Latin American and Caribbean themes, pending approval of program director(s).

Elective Courses

AFST 156 - Economic and Social History of the Caribbean from Slavery to National Independence Semester Hours: 3
ANTH 113 - (CC) Archaeology of Ancient American Civilizations Semester Hours: 3
BIOL 139 - Coastal Marine Biology Semester Hours: 3
ENGL 168 - (CC, LT) Caribbean Experience in Literature Semester Hours: 3
FREN 123 - The Francophone Experience in the Caribbean Semester Hours: 3
FRLT 050 - (LT, CC) Reconstructing French Caribbean Identities Semester Hours: 3
GEOG 150 - (BH, CC) Caribbean Geographies Semester Hours: 3
GEOG 142 - (BH, CC) Geography of Mexico and Central America Semester Hours: 3
GEOG 143 - (BH, CC) Geography of South America Semester Hours: 3
IB 163 - Latin-American Business Semester Hours: 3
LACS 012S - First-Year Seminar Semester Hours: 1-3
LACS 014F - First-Year Seminar Semester Hours: 3-4
LACS 014S - First-Year Seminar Semester Hours: 3-4
LACS 100 - Internship in Latin American and Caribbean Studies Semester Hours: 1-3
LACS 110 - (CC, IS) Media and Journalism in Latin America Semester Hours: 3
LACS 112 - (CC) Mass Communication and Social Movements in Latin America Semester Hours: 3
LACS 115 - (CC, IS) Latin America in Documentary Film Semester Hours: 3
LACS 116 - (CC) Latin American Cinema Semester Hours: 3
LACS 120 - (CC, IS) How Do You Say ‘Queer’ in Spanish? Gender, Sexuality, Identity and Citizenship Semester Hours: 3
LACS 198 - Honors Essay Semester Hours: 3
MASS 180 to 189 A-Z - Special Topics Semester Hours: 1-4
(when offered as MASS 181E, Special Topics: Journalism Traditions of Latin America)
RLLT 101 - (LT) Colonization and Decolonization in the French- and Spanish-Speaking Caribbean Islands Semester Hours: 3
SPAN 114B - (LT) Introduction to Spanish-American Literature I Semester Hours: 3
SPAN 115B - (LT) Introduction to Spanish-American Literature II Semester Hours: 3
SPAN 123 - (LT) Politics of the Hispanic World Semester Hours: 3
SPAN 124 - (LT) Hispanic History of the United States Semester Hours: 3
SPAN 125 - (LT)Being Hispanic/Latino in the United States Today Semester Hours: 3
SPAN 126 - (LT) Contemporary Hispanic Thought: The Usable Past Semester Hours: 3
SPAN 131 - (CC) Popular Music in Spanish: Audiences, Industries, Geographies Semester Hours: 3
SPAN 132 - (LT) Poetry and the Visual Arts Semester Hours: 3
SPAN 133 - (LT) The Latin American Fantastic Short Story Semester Hours: 3
SPAN 143 - (CC) Spanish in Contact With Other Languages Semester Hours: 3
SPAN 144 - Spanish Language in the United States Semester Hours: 3
SPAN 145 A-Z - (LT) Journeys through the Spanish-speaking World Semester Hours: 3
SPLT 053 - Early Spanish-American Heritage Semester Hours: 3
SPLT 060 - (CC, LT) Literary Food Semester Hours: 3

Comparative Courses

ANTH 107 - (BH, CC) Conservation and Indigenous Peoples Semester Hours: 3
ECO 121 - (BH) Economics of Discrimination Semester Hours: 3
ECO 143 - Economic Development Semester Hours: 3
JWST 050 - (HP) Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Racisms: Global Perspectives Semester Hours: 3
JWST 065 - (HP) (CC) Social Justice, Activism and Jews Semester Hours: 3
LING 172 - (CC) Language and Society in Africa, Asia and Latin America Semester Hours: 3
PSC 131 - (CC) Comparative Political Economy of Development Semester Hours: 3
RELI 055 - Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Racisms: Global Perspectives Semester Hours: 3
RELI 057 - (HP) (CC) Social Justice, Activism and Jews Semester Hours: 3
RELI 096 - (HP) Race and Religion in the Americas Semester Hours: 3
SPAN 122 - Economic History of Spain and Latin America: Literary Projections Semester Hours: 3
SPAN 128 - (LT) Spain and Latin America Today: Changing World Semester Hours: 3
SPLT 050 A-Z - (LT) Contemporary Debates in the Spanish-Speaking World Semester Hours: 3
SPLT 052 - (LT) Interpreting the Hispanic Legacy Semester Hours: 3

4. Seminar - Semester Hours: 3

LACS 199 - Senior Seminar in Latin American and Caribbean Studies Semester Hours: 3
(offered every spring semester)

Complete BA Requirements

BA Requirements in HCLAS.

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