Requirements for the concentration
To fulfill this concentration, students complete five courses (15 credits) as indicated below. These courses must be taken in at least two different academic departments.
Code | Title | Credits |
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Required | ||
Five courses from the following. At least two courses must be from Group A and at least two courses must be from Group B. | ||
Courses in Group A are typically in the social sciences, and do not include the humanities. Courses in Group B are in history and other humanities disciplines (literature, film, religion, etc). | ||
Group A: | ||
ANTH 3702 | Anthropology of Latin America | |
ANTH 3814 | Ancient Mexican Civilizations | |
ECON 2151 | Economic Development | |
GEOG 3161 | Geography of Latin America | |
IAFF 2090 | Latin America: Problems and Promise | |
IAFF 3187 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (All IAFF 3187 topics are approved for the Latin America concentration Group A) | |
IAFF 3191W | Populism and Regime Change in Latin America | |
IAFF 3194W | Latin America's Violent Peace | |
PSC 2337 | Development Politics | |
PSC 2383 | Comparative Politics of Latin America | |
PSC 2484 | International Relations of Latin America | |
PSC 2993 | Special Topics in Comparative Politics (Violence in Latin America) | |
Group B: | ||
CAH 3160 | Topics in Latin American Art and Architecture | |
HIST 3150 | Spain and Its Empire, 1492–1700 | |
HIST 3701 | Topics in Latin American History | |
HIST 3710 | History of Latin America I | |
HIST 3711 | History of Latin America II | |
IAFF 3187 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Feminist Movements in Latin America) | |
IAFF 3187 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (History of Latin America II) | |
IAFF 3187 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Latin America in Motion: Indigenous Media and Social Movements) * | |
SPAN 3021 | Advanced Spanish for Oral Communication—Latin America | |
SPAN 3022 | Advanced Oral Proficiency: Environmental and Social Sustainability in Latin America | |
SPAN 3100 | Texts and Contexts of the Spanish-Speaking World | |
or SPAN 3100W | Texts and Contexts of the Spanish-Speaking World | |
SPAN 3200 | Bilingualism in the Spanish-Speaking World | |
SPAN 3400 | Theatre of Spain and Latin America | |
SPAN 3410 | Latin American Short Fiction | |
SPAN 3420 | The Essay in Spain and Latin America | |
SPAN 3430 | Afro-Latin America in the Diaspora | |
SPAN 3540 | Major Authors of Spain and Latin America | |
SPAN 3550 | Queer Latin America | |
Any undergraduate literature or film course numbered 2000 or above with this regional focus. | ||
*Only these specific topics offered under IAFF 3187 are approved for Group B. |