Latin American Studies

Latin American Studies
BA
Hours36 - 52 Credit Hours
MAPMajor Academic Plan

Program Requirements

Courses cannot be double counted between the different requirements sections in the major.
requirement 1 Complete 1 course
requirement 2 Complete 1 option
Prerequisite courses (may be waived if have equivalent experience):
requirement 3 Complete 1 option
requirement 4 Complete 3 courses
Social Science courses (no more than one course from each discipline):
requirement 5 Complete 2 courses
Humanities courses:
requirement 6 Complete 6.0 hours from the following course(s)
Elective courses (courses taken above will not double count):
ANTHR 355 - Mesoamerican Archaeology 3.0
BUS M 596R - Business Spanish 3.0
You may take up to 6 credit hours.
BUS M 596R - Business Portuguese 3.0
You may take up to 6 credit hours.
HIST 251 - Conquest and Colonization of Latin America 3.0
HIST 252 - Modern Latin America 3.0
HIST 326 - The History of Mexico 3.0
HIST 355 - History of Argentina 3.0
HIST 356 - Brazil 3.0
HIST 357 - The Indian in Latin American History 3.0
HIST 358 - Gender and History in Latin America 3.0
HIST 359 - Inter-American Relations 3.0
HIST 363 - The Spanish Frontier in North America 3.0
HIST 385 - Latinos in the United States 3.0
HIST 424 - (Not currently offered)
IAS 399R - Academic Internship: International 9.0v
You may take up to 6 credit hours.
POLI 379R - Topics in International Relations 3.0v
You may take up to 6 credit hours.
POLI 380 - International Relations of Latin America 3.0
PORT 325 - Survey of Luso-Brazilian Linguistics 3.0
PORT 326 - Portuguese Phonetics and Pronunciation 3.0
PORT 339 - Introduction to Portuguese and Brazilian Literature 3.0
PORT 355 - Brazilian Civilization 3.0
PORT 356R - Special Topics in Brazilian Culture 3.0
PORT 395R - Contemporary Culture 3.0v
You may take up to 6 credit hours.
PORT 438 - Luso-Brazilian Cinema 3.0
PORT 439R - Luso-Brazilian Theatre Production 3.0
You may take up to 6 credit hours.
PORT 451 - Survey of Brazilian Literature 3.0
PORT 452 - Machado de Assis 3.0
PORT 453 - Twentieth-Century Brazilian Literature 3.0
PORT 459R - Special Topics in Brazilian Literature 3.0
You may take up to 6 credit hours.
PORT 520 - Advanced Portuguese Grammar 3.0
PORT 521 - Romance Philology 3.0
PORT 522 - History of the Portuguese Language 3.0
PORT 529R - Special Topics in Portuguese Linguistics 3.0
You may take up to 6 credit hours.
PORT 599R - Academic Internship: Portuguese Internship 3.0v
You may take up to 6 credit hours.
SOC 345 - World Populations 3.0
SPAN 325 - Survey of Hispanic Linguistics 3.0
SPAN 326 - Spanish Phonetics and Pronunciation 3.0
SPAN 339 - Introduction to Spanish Literature 3.0
SPAN 355 - Spanish American Culture and Civilization 3.0
SPAN 356R - Special Topics in Spanish American Culture 3.0
SPAN 395R - Contemporary Culture 3.0v
You may take up to 6 credit hours.
SPAN 423 - Border Spanish 3.0
SPAN 425 - Contrastive Analysis of the Structures of Spanish and English 3.0
SPAN 438 - Hispanic Cinema 3.0
SPAN 450R - Early Spanish-American Literature 3.0
You may take up to 6 credit hours.
SPAN 454R - The Spanish American Novel 3.0
You may take up to 6 credit hours.
SPAN 455R - Spanish-American Poetry 3.0
You may take up to 6 credit hours.
SPAN 456R - Spanish American Drama 3.0
You may take up to 6 credit hours.
SPAN 458R - Hispanic-American Short Story 3.0
You may take up to 6 credit hours.
SPAN 459R - Special Topics in Spanish American Literature 3.0
You may take up to 6 credit hours.
SPAN 461 - Spanish-Speaking American (Mexican-American) Literature 3.0
SPAN 520 - Problems in Spanish Grammar 3.0
SPAN 521 - Romance Philology 3.0
SPAN 522 - History of the Spanish Language 3.0
SPAN 529R - Special Topics in Spanish Linguistics 3.0
requirement 7 Complete 1 course
requirement 8 Complete 1 option
Complete 3.0 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.
option 8.1 Complete 3.0 hours from the following course(s)
IAS 397R - Topics in International and Area Studies 3.0v
You may take up to 3 credit hours.
IAS 399R - Academic Internship: International 9.0v
You may take up to 3 credit hours.
LT AM 302 - Project Work in Latin America 2.0
PORT 395R - Contemporary Culture 3.0v
You may take up to 3 credit hours.
PORT 399R - Academic Internship: Portuguese Language Field Experience 6.0v
You may take up to 3 credit hours.
SPAN 395R - Contemporary Culture 3.0v
You may take up to 3 credit hours.
SPAN 399R - Academic Internship: Spanish Language Field Experience 6.0v
You may take up to 3 credit hours.
Note: All Spanish and Portuguese courses may double count toward a minor or second major in Spanish or Portuguese. Please see the Department of Spanish and Portuguese for more information.
Program Outcomes

Factual Knowledge

The student will understand and interpret foundational knowledge relating to historical, socio-cultural, geographic and economic conditions in Latin America.

Interest and Attitude

The student will evaluate and decide upon her/his interest and attitude toward Latin American Studies, including career expectations.

Social Science Research Methodology

She/he will understand basic methodology of social science research as well as humantities/language based research.

Research Writing

She/he will write a significant research paper in Spanish or Portuguese dealing with Latin America.

Library/Internet Research

She/he will master the skills of library and internet research relating to Latin America.

Oral Presentation of Critically Analyzed Ideas

She/he will be able to critically analyze ideas, evidence and arguments relating to a current topic or a significant historical event/process in Latin America, and effect a significant oral presentation, demonstrating recent knowledge from newspapers and journals in the target language.

Language Proficiency

She/he will demonstrate both written and verbal fluency in Spanish or Portuguese.