Latin American and Latino Studies, BA

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Credits Required by Major: 33

Program Code: BA-LAS

Will. Power. 101

1 Course Required; 0 Credits

WPS 1010 Will. Power. 101 Credits:

University Core Curriculum

14 Courses Required; 43 Credits:

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World Languages Requirement

0 to 2 Courses Required; 0 to 6 Credits:

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Required Courses for Major

2 Courses Required; 6 Credits:

LAS 2010 Introduction to Latin American Studies Credits: 3.0
LAS 4800 Latin American Senior Seminar Credits: 3.0

Elective Literature Courses

1 Course Required; 3 Credits:

LAS 2200 Dectective Fiction Across the Americas Credits: 3.0
LAS 2280 Latino/A Literature in the US Credits: 3.0
LAS 2320 Survey of Latin American Literature Credits: 3.0
SPAN 2320 Survey of Latin American Literature Credits: 3.0
SPAN 3010 Masterpieces of Latin American Literature in Translation Credits: 3.0

Elective Politics Courses

1 Course Required; 3 Credits:

LAS 3180 Caribbean Political Systems Credits: 3.0
LAS 3420 Contemporary Caribbean Societies Credits: 3.0
POL 2290 Latino Politics in The US Credits: 3.0
POL 3370 Politics of Latin America Credits: 3.0
POL 3380 Caribbean Political Systems Credits: 3.0

Elective History Courses

1 Course Required; 3 Credits:

HIST 3800 Colonial Latin America Credits: 3.0
HIST 3810 Modern Latin America Credits: 3.0
HIST 3880 Latino History to 1898 Credits: 3.0
HIST 3890 Latino History Since 1898 Credits: 3.0
LAS 3820 The Spanish Caribbean Credits: 3.0

Elective Major Courses

6 Courses Required; 18 Credits:

Students must consult an advisor to select the appropriate elective classes

ANTH 3250 Faces of Diversity Credits: 3.0
ANTH 3590 Cultural Change Latin America Credits: 3.0
ARTH 2840 Art of Precolombian Americas Credits: 3.0
ARTH 2860 Modern Art of Latin America Credits: 3.0
ARTH 3400 20th Century Mexican Art Credits: 3.0
AWS 2130 African, African American, and Caribbean Theater Credits: 3.0
AWS 2610 African, African American, and Caribbean Religions Credits: 3.0
AWS 2620 Caribbean Women:Cultr and Soc Credits: 3.0
AWS 3040 African Caribbean History Credits: 3.0
AWS 3210 Haiti: Its History, People, and Culture Credits: 3.0
AWS 3220 Afro Hispanic Literature and Culture Credits: 3.0
AWS 3410 Contemporary Caribbean Societies Credits: 3.0
ENG 3070 Latino Cultural Studies Credits: 3.0
ENG 3250 Literature Across the Americas Credits: 3.0
GEO 3350 Geography of Latin America Credits: 3.0
HIST 3800 Colonial Latin America Credits: 3.0
HIST 3810 Modern Latin America Credits: 3.0
HIST 3880 Latino History to 1898 Credits: 3.0
LAS 2620 Caribbean Women: Their Culture & Society Credits: 3.0
LAS 2840 Art of Precolumbian America Credits: 3.0
LAS 3180 Caribbean Political Systems Credits: 3.0
LAS 3190 Race,Ethnicity and Health Credits: 3.0
LAS 3250 Literature Across the Americas Credits: 3.0
LAS 3360 Latinx Testimonios Credits: 3.0
LAS 3370 Politics of Latin America Credits: 3.0
LAS 3430 The Novel of Latin America Credits: 3.0
LAS 3530 Race and Slavery in Americas Credits: 3.0
LAS 3760 Global Sociology Credits: 3.0
LAS 3800 Colonial Latin America Credits: 3.0
LAS 3810 Modern Latin America Credits: 3.0
LAS 3820 The Spanish Caribbean Credits: 3.0
LAS 3830 Modern Brazil Credits: 3.0
LAS 3840 Mexican Revolution Credits: 3.0
LAS 3850 Nineteenth Century Latin America: 1810-1910 Credits: 3.0
LAS 3860 Business Economics of Latin America Credits: 3.0
LAS 4370 Modernismo: Prose and Poetry Credits: 3.0
POL 3370 Politics of Latin America Credits: 3.0
POL 3380 Caribbean Political Systems Credits: 3.0
SPAN 4870 Seminar Hispanic Cinema Credits: 3.0
WGS 2080 Gender and Sexuality in Popular Culture: Icons, Images and Representations Credits: 3.0