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Latin American Studies Major

BA    Latin American Studies (36–52 hours*)

Major Requirements

  1. Complete the following:
    Lt Am 211.

  2. Complete the following prerequisite courses or equivalents:
    Either Port 101, 102, 201, 202
    Or Span 101, 102, 105, 106, 205, 206.

  3. Complete one of the following options:
    Either Port 321, 355
    Or Span 321, 355.

  4. Complete three social science courses from the following (no more than one course from each discipline):
    Geog 255.
    Hist 251 or 252.
    Pl Sc 358 or 380.
    Soc 335.

  5. Complete two humanities courses from the following:
    Hum 260.
    Port 439R, 451.
    Span 339 or Port 339.
    Span 365, 423, 451, 461.

  6. Complete at least 6 elective hours from the following:
    Anthr 326, 355, 365.
    Hist 251, 252, 355, 356, 357, 359, 363, 385.
    Hum 425R (topic: Latin America)
    IAS 399R.
    Music 206.
    NDFS 203.
    Pl Sc 379R, 380.
      Port 339, 355, 395R, 439R, 451, 452, 453, 459R, 520, 521, 522, 529R, 599R.
    Soc 335, 445.
      Span 339, 355, 365, 395R, 423, 425, 438, 450R, 454R, 455R, 456R, 458R, 459R, 461, 520, 521, 522.

  7. Complete the following:
    Lt Am 495.

  8. Complete 3 hours of an internship, service learning, or Study Abroad course. These must be approved in advance by the director of Latin American Studies.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.

 
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