BA in Latin American Studies (36–52 hours*)

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1. Complete the following:
   LT AM 211 : Introduction to Latin American Studies. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   LT AM 211 : Introduction to Latin American Studies. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:

   History, politics, sociology, geography, and culture of Latin America.
   
   
2. Complete the following prerequisite courses or equivalents:
   Either
   PORT 101 : First-Year Portuguese. (4:5:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PORT 101 : First-Year Portuguese. (4:5:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:	Pronunciation, conversation, reading, and fundamentals of grammar. Specific attention to Portuguese as the language of Brazil.
   NOTE:	Native speakers of Portuguese must enroll in Port 321.
   
   
   PORT 102 : First-Year Portuguese. (4:5:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PORT 102 : First-Year Portuguese. (4:5:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:	Pronunciation, conversation, reading, and fundamentals of grammar. Specific attention to Portuguese as the language of Brazil.
   NOTE:	Native speakers of Portuguese must enroll in Port 321.
   
   
   PORT 201 : Third-Semester Portuguese. (4:5:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PORT 201 : Third-Semester Portuguese. (4:5:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Port 102 or three units of high school Portuguese.
   DESCRIPTION:	Second-year grammar, reading, writing, and conversation.
   NOTE:	Native speakers of Portuguese must take Port 321.
   
   
   PORT 202 : Fourth-Semester Portuguese: Reading and Comprehension. (4:5.0:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PORT 202 : Fourth-Semester Portuguese: Reading and Comprehension. (4:5.0:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Port 201.
   DESCRIPTION:	Fourth-semester class introducing grammar and culture through study of literature.
   NOTE:	Not for returned missionaries. Culmination of GE Mathematics/Foreign Language requirement. Native speakers of Portuguese must take Port 321.
   
   
   Or
   SPAN 101 : Foundational Spanish 1. (4:5:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SPAN 101 : Foundational Spanish 1. (4:5:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   DESCRIPTION:	Fundamentals of Spanish, emphasizing communication. (Acceletated sections available.) Pass/fail only.
   NOTE:	For students with no previous Spanish.
   
   
   SPAN 102 : Foundational Spanish 2. (4:5:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SPAN 102 : Foundational Spanish 2. (4:5:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Span 101.
   DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Span 101. Fundamentals of Spanish, emphasizing communication. (Accelerated sections available.) Pass/fail only.
   
   
   SPAN 105 : University Spanish 1. (4:5:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SPAN 105 : University Spanish 1. (4:5:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	two years of high school Spanish, Span 101/102, or placement by diagnostic test.
   DESCRIPTION:	Continued development of grammar, cultural understanding, reading, writing, and conversation skills as introduced in foundational courses. Students are expected to attain an Intermediate-Mid proficiency level.
   
   
   SPAN 106 : University Spanish 2. (4:5:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SPAN 106 : University Spanish 2. (4:5:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Span 105.
   DESCRIPTION:	Expanded development of grammar, cultural understanding, reading, writing, and conversation skills as introduced in foundational and intermediate courses. Students are expected to attain an Intermediate-Mid to Intermediate-High proficiency level.
   
   
   SPAN 205 : University Spanish 3. (4:5:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SPAN 205 : University Spanish 3. (4:5:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Four years of high school Spanish; or Span 106 or equivalent; or placement by diagnostic test.
   DESCRIPTION:	Continued development of grammar, cultural understanding, conversation skills, writing, and reading through the study of literature. Students are expected to attain an Intermediate-High proficiency level.
   NOTE:	Fulfills the University Core Languages of Learning requirement.
   
   
   SPAN 206 : University Spanish 4. (4:5:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SPAN 206 : University Spanish 4. (4:5:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Span 205.
   DESCRIPTION:	Expanded development of grammar, cultural understanding, conversation skills, writing, and reading through the study of literature. Students are expected to attain a strong Intermediate-High or Advanced-Low proficiency level.
   
   
3. Complete one of the following options:
   Either
   PORT 321 : Third-Year Portuguese Grammar and Composition. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PORT 321 : Third-Year Portuguese Grammar and Composition. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:

   Port 202 or 315, plus 16 hours of Portuguese or the equivalent.
   
   
   PORT 355 : Brazilian Civilization. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PORT 355 : Brazilian Civilization. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Port 321 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Culture, history, art, music, and traditions of Brazil.
   
   
   Or
   SPAN 321 : Third-Year Spanish Reading, Grammar, Culture, and Composition 1. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SPAN 321 : Third-Year Spanish Reading, Grammar, Culture, and Composition 1. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Span 206 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	First semester of a two-semester sequence. Intensive study and practice with Spanish grammar, vocabulary, and writings incorporating cultural and literary readings.
   NOTE:	First class for returned Spanish-speaking missionaries. Fullfills the University Core Languages of Learning requirement. Required for Spanish major and minor.
   
   
   SPAN 355 : Ibero-American Civilization. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SPAN 355 : Ibero-American Civilization. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Span 322 or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	Culture, history, art, music, and traditions of Spanish America.
   
   
4. Complete three social science courses from the following (no more than one course from each discipline):
   GEOG 255 : Middle and South America. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   GEOG 255 : Middle and South America. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   DESCRIPTION:	Environmental, cultural, economic, and political parameters of Latin American societies.
   
   
   HIST 251 : Conquest and Colonization of Latin America. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 251 : Conquest and Colonization of Latin America. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   DESCRIPTION:	Pre-Columbian civilizations, Iberian exploration and conquest of the New World, and colonial development of Hispanic and Portuguese America from 1492 to 1823.
   
   
   Or
   HIST 252 : Modern Latin America. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 252 : Modern Latin America. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   DESCRIPTION:	National period (1810 to present): independence, institutional development, culture, and inter-American relations.
   
   
   PL SC 358 : Politics and Society in Latin America. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PL SC 358 : Politics and Society in Latin America. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Pl Sc 200 or Lt Am 211.
   DESCRIPTION:	Conceptual and contemporary issues in Latin America's search for political order and economic development.
   
   
   Or
   PL SC 380 : International Relations of Latin America. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PL SC 380 : International Relations of Latin America. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Pl Sc 200 or Lt Am 211.
   DESCRIPTION:	Factors that affect foreign relations of Latin American countries, including the U.S. role, emphasizing intervention, democracy, development, and trade.
   
   
   SOC 345 : World Populations. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SOC 345 : World Populations. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:

   Fertility, mortality, and migration patterns of world populations as they relate to current social, economic, political, and religious issues.
   
   
5. Complete two humanities courses from the following:
   HUM 260 : Humanities of Latin America. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HUM 260 : Humanities of Latin America. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   DESCRIPTION:	Achievements of Latin American culture regarding art, philosophy, literature, and music from the pre-Columbian era to the present.
   
   
   PORT 439R : Luso-Brazilian Theatre Production. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PORT 439R : Luso-Brazilian Theatre Production. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:	Theory and practice of dramatic performance. Includes participation in play to be performed during semester.
   NOTE:	No more than 3 hours of 439R credit may count toward any degree.
   
   
   PORT 451 : Survey of Brazilian Literature. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PORT 451 : Survey of Brazilian Literature. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Port 339 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Literary periods, genres, and great writers of Brazil.
   
   
   SPAN 339 : Introduction to Spanish Literature. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SPAN 339 : Introduction to Spanish Literature. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Span 322 or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	Readings in modern Hispanic literatures, focusing on formal literary analysis.
   NOTE:	Course is prerequisite to 400-level literature courses.
   
   
   Or
   PORT 339 : Introduction to Portuguese and Brazilian Literature. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PORT 339 : Introduction to Portuguese and Brazilian Literature. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Port 321 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Readings in modern literature; formal literary analysis.
   
   
   SPAN 365 : Mexican-American Culture. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SPAN 365 : Mexican-American Culture. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Span 202, 302, or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Contemporary culture (education, popular and fine arts, worldview, attitudes, etc.) of the Mexican-American in the U.S.
   
   
   SPAN 423 : Border Spanish. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SPAN 423 : Border Spanish. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Span 321 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Mexican-American speech patterns, including language contact and bilingualism.
   NOTE:	Previous course in linguistics strongly recommended.
   
   
   SPAN 451 : Survey of Hispanic-American Literature. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SPAN 451 : Survey of Hispanic-American Literature. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Span 339.
   DESCRIPTION:	Literary masterpieces of Spanish America.
   
   
   SPAN 461 : Spanish-Speaking American (Mexican-American) Literature. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SPAN 461 : Spanish-Speaking American (Mexican-American) Literature. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Span 339 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Spanish-English literature of the Mexican-American within the United States.
   
   
6. Complete at least 6 elective hours from the following:
   ANTHR 326 : Guatemalan Society and Culture. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ANTHR 326 : Guatemalan Society and Culture. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   DESCRIPTION:	History, culture, society, and life (economic, familial, religious) among peoples of Guatemala. Guatemala as exemplar of colonial, cultural, and global processes evident throughout Latin America.
   
   
   ANTHR 355 : Mesoamerican Archaeology. (3:2:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ANTHR 355 : Mesoamerican Archaeology. (3:2:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   DESCRIPTION:	Cultural-environment bases of ancient civilizations in Mexico and Central America. Olmec, Maya, Toltec, and Aztec cultures.
   
   
   BUS M 596R : Business Language. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   BUS M 596R : Business Language. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   DESCRIPTION:	For experienced speakers of the language being taught. Emphasizes business concepts; practice and case study including conversation, reading,and presenting, while enriching business vocabulary.
   
   
   (Spanish or Portuguese)
   HIST 251 : Conquest and Colonization of Latin America. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 251 : Conquest and Colonization of Latin America. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   DESCRIPTION:	Pre-Columbian civilizations, Iberian exploration and conquest of the New World, and colonial development of Hispanic and Portuguese America from 1492 to 1823.
   
   
   HIST 252 : Modern Latin America. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 252 : Modern Latin America. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   DESCRIPTION:	National period (1810 to present): independence, institutional development, culture, and inter-American relations.
   
   
   HIST 355 : History of Argentina. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 355 : History of Argentina. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F odd years.
   DESCRIPTION:	Rise of modern Argentina from colonial times, focusing on the dynamic political, economic, social, and cultural developments since independence.
   
   
   HIST 356 : Brazil. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 356 : Brazil. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W even years.
   DESCRIPTION:	From 1500 to present, emphasizing relationship between colonial patterns and twentieth-century reality and dilatory transformation of Brazil's political and economic culture.
   
   
   HIST 357 : The Indian in Latin American History. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 357 : The Indian in Latin American History. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W odd years.
   DESCRIPTION:	History of Latin American Indians from preconquest days to the present; achievements, contributions, and problems.
   
   
   HIST 359 : Inter-American Relations. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 359 : Inter-American Relations. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:

   Decline of Europe's American empires, legacies bequeathed to the new republics by their European heritage, and how those legacies have affected relations among the various American republics.
   
   
   HIST 363 : The Spanish Frontier in North America. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 363 : The Spanish Frontier in North America. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W even years.
   DESCRIPTION:	Spanish exploration, occupation, and institutions of northern Mexico, the American southwest, and Florida, 1521-1821; Mexican period to 1848.
   
   
   HIST 385 : Latinos in the United States. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 385 : Latinos in the United States. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W odd years.
   DESCRIPTION:	The place of Latin Americans within the context of U.S. history. The growth and development of the largest Latino communities from pre-colonial times to present day and how Latinos may influence future policies within the U.S.
   
   
   HUM 425R : Area Studies in the Humanities. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HUM 425R : Area Studies in the Humanities. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W; alternate Sp or Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Hum 350 or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	Interdisciplinary study of literature, philosophy, and the arts of a particular geographical area. Topics include American, Latin American, and Asian humanities. Topics vary.
   
             : American Culture.
             : Latin American Culture.
             : Asian Culture.
             : Islamic Culture.
             : Classics and Eastern America.
             : Arts of Japan.
             : Colonial and Federalist America.
             : America Between World Wars.
             : U.S. and Caribbean Culture.
             : Southwestern Native American Culture.
             : Precolumbian Culture.
             : American Immigrant Experience.
             : Poetry of Americas.
             : Women in Americas.
             : Scandinavian Cultural History.
             : Satire in American Culture.
             : American Popular Culture.
             : Maya Art and Culture.
             : Slavery and Americas.
   
   
   (topic: Latin America)
   IAS 399R : Academic Internship: International. (.5-9:ARR:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   IAS 399R : Academic Internship: International. (.5-9:ARR:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Acceptance into program.
   DESCRIPTION:	Individualized work or volunteer experience in an international setting.
   NOTE:	Class must be coordinated through International Study Programs.
   
   
   PL SC 379R : Topics in International Relations. (.5-3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PL SC 379R : Topics in International Relations. (.5-3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:

   Pl Sc 200.
   
   
   PL SC 380 : International Relations of Latin America. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PL SC 380 : International Relations of Latin America. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Pl Sc 200 or Lt Am 211.
   DESCRIPTION:	Factors that affect foreign relations of Latin American countries, including the U.S. role, emphasizing intervention, democracy, development, and trade.
   
   
   PORT 339 : Introduction to Portuguese and Brazilian Literature. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PORT 339 : Introduction to Portuguese and Brazilian Literature. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Port 321 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Readings in modern literature; formal literary analysis.
   
   
   PORT 355 : Brazilian Civilization. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PORT 355 : Brazilian Civilization. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Port 321 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Culture, history, art, music, and traditions of Brazil.
   
   
   PORT 395R : Contemporary Culture. (.5-3:0:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PORT 395R : Contemporary Culture. (.5-3:0:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Port 201 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Contemporary Portuguese or Brazilian culture: the people and their customs and institutions.
   NOTE:	For Study Abroad programs only.
   
   
   PORT 439R : Luso-Brazilian Theatre Production. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PORT 439R : Luso-Brazilian Theatre Production. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:	Theory and practice of dramatic performance. Includes participation in play to be performed during semester.
   NOTE:	No more than 3 hours of 439R credit may count toward any degree.
   
   
   PORT 451 : Survey of Brazilian Literature. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PORT 451 : Survey of Brazilian Literature. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Port 339 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Literary periods, genres, and great writers of Brazil.
   
   
   PORT 452 : Machado de Assis. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PORT 452 : Machado de Assis. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:

   Port 451 or equivalent.
   
   
   PORT 453 : Twentieth-Century Brazilian Literature. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PORT 453 : Twentieth-Century Brazilian Literature. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:

   Port 441, 451, or equivalent.
   
   
   PORT 459R : Special Topics in Brazilian Literature. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PORT 459R : Special Topics in Brazilian Literature. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Port 441, 451, or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Specific topics in Portuguese (Brazilian) literature. Course content will vary each semester to offer optimum exposure to all areas of Brazilian literature.
   
   
   PORT 520 : Advanced Portuguese Grammar. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PORT 520 : Advanced Portuguese Grammar. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:

   Applying contemporary grammatical concepts to problems in Portuguese grammar.
   
   
   PORT 521 : Romance Philology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PORT 521 : Romance Philology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:

   Comparative study of evolution of Latin into modern romance languages.
   
   
   PORT 522 : History of the Portuguese Language. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PORT 522 : History of the Portuguese Language. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:

   Linguistic sources that contributed to formation of Portuguese.
   
   
   PORT 529R : Special Topics in Portuguese Linguistics. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PORT 529R : Special Topics in Portuguese Linguistics. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Port 321.
   DESCRIPTION:	Topics from semantics to dialectology to sociolinguistics.
   
   
   PORT 599R : Academic Internship: Portuguese Internship. (1-3:0:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PORT 599R : Academic Internship: Portuguese Internship. (1-3:0:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Port 321 and instructor's consent.
   NOTE:	For supervised internship credit on BYU Study Abroad programs only.
   
   
   SOC 345 : World Populations. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SOC 345 : World Populations. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:

   Fertility, mortality, and migration patterns of world populations as they relate to current social, economic, political, and religious issues.
   
   
   SOC 445 : Labor Markets in Developing Countries. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SOC 445 : Labor Markets in Developing Countries. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Soc 310.
   DESCRIPTION:	Individual, national, and global forces reshaping labor markets and employment opportunities in developing countries.
   
   
   SPAN 339 : Introduction to Spanish Literature. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SPAN 339 : Introduction to Spanish Literature. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Span 322 or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	Readings in modern Hispanic literatures, focusing on formal literary analysis.
   NOTE:	Course is prerequisite to 400-level literature courses.
   
   
   SPAN 355 : Ibero-American Civilization. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SPAN 355 : Ibero-American Civilization. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Span 322 or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	Culture, history, art, music, and traditions of Spanish America.
   
   
   SPAN 365 : Mexican-American Culture. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SPAN 365 : Mexican-American Culture. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Span 202, 302, or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Contemporary culture (education, popular and fine arts, worldview, attitudes, etc.) of the Mexican-American in the U.S.
   
   
   SPAN 395R : Contemporary Culture. (.5-3:ARR:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SPAN 395R : Contemporary Culture. (.5-3:ARR:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Span 102 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Contemporary Spanish (or Spanish- American) culture: the people and their customs and institutions.
   NOTE:	For Study Abroad programs only.
   
   
   SPAN 423 : Border Spanish. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SPAN 423 : Border Spanish. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Span 321 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Mexican-American speech patterns, including language contact and bilingualism.
   NOTE:	Previous course in linguistics strongly recommended.
   
   
   SPAN 425 : Contrastive Analysis of the Structures of Spanish and English. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SPAN 425 : Contrastive Analysis of the Structures of Spanish and English. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Span 321.
   DESCRIPTION:	Contrastive analysis of phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics of Spanish and English.
   
   
   SPAN 438 : Hispanic Cinema. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SPAN 438 : Hispanic Cinema. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Span 339 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to study of film; background in appreciating best of motion picture art in Spain and Spanish America.
   NOTE:	Previous experience with film useful but not required.
   
   
   SPAN 450R : Early Spanish-American Literature. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SPAN 450R : Early Spanish-American Literature. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Span 451 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Indigenous literature (Maya, Nahuatl, etc.) and other texts written in Spanish Colonial America through eighteenth century.
   
   
   SPAN 454R : The Spanish American Novel. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SPAN 454R : The Spanish American Novel. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Span 451 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Selected Spanish-American novelists such as Juan Rulfo, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Alejo Carpentier, Mario Vargas-Llosa, etc.
   
   
   SPAN 455R : Spanish-American Poetry. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SPAN 455R : Spanish-American Poetry. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Span 451 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Selected Spanish-American poets, movements, and national traditions.
   
   
   SPAN 456R : Spanish American Drama. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SPAN 456R : Spanish American Drama. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Span 451 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Twentieth-century theatre from Spanish America and Brazil.
   
   
   SPAN 458R : Hispanic-American Short Story. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SPAN 458R : Hispanic-American Short Story. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Span 451 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Introduction and development of an important literary genre in Spanish America, including works of Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortazar, Juan Rulfo, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, etc.
   
   
   SPAN 459R : Special Topics in Spanish American Literature. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SPAN 459R : Special Topics in Spanish American Literature. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Span 451 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Specific topics in Latin American literature. Course content will vary each semester to offer optimum exposure to all areas of Latin American literature.
   
   
   SPAN 461 : Spanish-Speaking American (Mexican-American) Literature. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SPAN 461 : Spanish-Speaking American (Mexican-American) Literature. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Span 339 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Spanish-English literature of the Mexican-American within the United States.
   
   
   SPAN 520 : Problems in Spanish Grammar. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SPAN 520 : Problems in Spanish Grammar. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:

   Application of contemporary grammatical concepts to problems in Spanish grammar.
   
   
   SPAN 521 : Romance Philology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SPAN 521 : Romance Philology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:

   Comparative study of the evolution of Latin into modern Romance languages.
   
   
   SPAN 522 : History of the Spanish Language. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SPAN 522 : History of the Spanish Language. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:

   Linguistic sources that contributed to formation of the Spanish language.
   
   
7. Complete the following:
   LT AM 495 : Senior Seminar in Latin American Studies. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   LT AM 495 : Senior Seminar in Latin American Studies. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	instructor's consent for minors.
   DESCRIPTION:	Sources, materials, and methods of research and writing; critical analysis of a research project.
   NOTE:	Required for all Latin American Studies majors their senior year.
   
   
8. Complete 3 hours of an internship course, a service learning course, or Study Abroad program. Internship students (field study or service learning) will register for IAS 399R; Study Abroad programs shall be in a Latin American venue, either Portuguese speaking or Spanish speaking. One enrollment of IAS 399R cannot double count for requirement 6 and 8.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.