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2014-2015 Undergraduate Bulletin

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2014-2015 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

Latin American and Caribbean Studies, B.A. Major in

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Associate Professor Sampedro, Co-director
Assistant Professor Elsey, Co-director

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 006 - Advanced Reading Skills in French Semester Hours: 3
or
SPAN 005 - Advanced Reading in Spanish 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 listed, with at least one course from each of the three categories:

Category I: Economics and Geography

ECO 110 - (BH, CC) Economics of Latin America Semester Hours: 3
GEOG 140 - (BH, CC) Geography of Latin America Semester Hours: 3

Category II: Literatures and Cultures

ANTH 105 - (BH) Latin American Cultures Semester Hours: 3
SPAN 113B - Culture and Civilization 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

Category III: History and Political Science

HIST 142 - (CC) Latin America: 1810 to the Present Semester Hours: 3
PSC 130 - (BH, CC) Latin American and Caribbean Politics Semester Hours: 3
SPLT 059 - (CC, LT) Farewell to Columbus: Rethinking the Latin American Heritage Semester Hours: 3

3. Elective or Comparative Requirements

15 s.h. of elective or comparative courses listed, including 6 s.h. or more in specialized courses (marked with an asterisk); and no more than 6 s.h. in comparative courses.

Electives

Note: In addition to the list, special topics courses (e.g., HIST 177, GEOG 106, SPAN 180) 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).

AFST 156 - Economic and Social History of the Caribbean from Slavery to National Independence Semester Hours: 3
(See footnote**)
ANTH 113 - (CC) Archaeology of Ancient American Civilizations Semester Hours: 3
BIO 109A - Coastal Marine Biology Semester Hours: 3
(See footnote**)
ENGL 168 - (CC) Caribbean Experience in Literature Semester Hours: 3
(See footnote**)
FREN 123 - The Francophone Experience in the Caribbean Semester Hours: 3
FRLT 050 - (LT, CC) Reconstructing French Caribbean Identities Semester Hours: 3
GEOG 141 - (BH, CC) Geography of the Caribbean Semester Hours: 3
(See footnote**)
GEOG 142 - (BH, CC) Geography of Mexico and Central America Semester Hours: 3
(See footnote**)
GEOG 143 - (BH, CC) Geography of South America Semester Hours: 3
(See footnote**)
IB 163 - Latin-American Business Semester Hours: 3
LACS 001 - (CC, IS) Putting Latin American and the Caribbean on the Map: Geography, Politics and Literature Semester Hours: 3
(See footnote**)
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 015 A-Z - (CC, IS) Special Topics: Journeys through Latin America Semester Hours: 3
LACS 110 - (CC, IS) Media and Journalism in Latin America Semester Hours: 3
LACS 120 - (CC, IS) How Do You Say ‘Queer’ in Spanish? Gender, Sexuality, Identity and Citizenship 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 Semester Hours: 3)
RLLT 101 - (LT) Colonization and Decolonization in the French- and Spanish-Speaking Caribbean Islands Semester Hours: 3
(See footnote**)
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
(See footnote**)
SPAN 124 - (LT) Portrait of the Hispano: The Question of Identity Semester Hours: 3
(See footnote**)
SPAN 125 - (LT) Hispanic Presence in the United States Semester Hours: 3
(See footnote**)
SPAN 126 - (LT) Contemporary Hispanic Thought: The Usable Past Semester Hours: 3
(See footnote**)
SPAN 131 - (CC) Popular Music in Spanish: Audiences, Industries, Geographies Semester Hours: 3
(See footnote**)
SPLT 053 - Early Spanish-American Heritage Semester Hours: 3
SPLT 060 - (CC, LT) Literary Food Semester Hours: 3

Comparative

ANTH 107 - (BH, CC) Development, Conservation, and Indigenous Peoples Semester Hours: 3
ECO 121 - (BH) Economics of Discrimination Semester Hours: 3
ECO 143 - Economic Development 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
PSC 154 A-Z - Special Topics in Comparative Politics Semester Hours: 1-4
(See footnote*)
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 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)

Footnotes(*/**)

*Given appropriate course content

**2 upper-level or more specialized course

Complete BA Requirements

BA Requirements in HCLAS.