Latin American & Caribbean Studies Pathway
The Latin American & Caribbean Studies Pathway helps prepare students interested in
working with Latin American/Caribbean communities in the United States and abroad.
It provides students with the opportunity to expand their knowledge and language skills
with integrative work in a wide variety of fields. Intermediate-level language courses are
included in this Pathway.
Your Pathway must contain 4 courses drawn from at least 3 of the disciplinary areas listed below.
Honors, special-topics, and study-abroad courses may be used in Pathways if they have been approved
for this purpose.
Ethics & Justice
REST 219 Sociology of Religion
REST 225 Global Liberation Theology
Fine Arts
ART 255 Pre-Columbian Art
SPAN 335 Themes in Latin American Cinema *taught in Spanish
History
HIST 273 Colonial Latin America
HIST 274 Modern Latin America
Modern Languages (maximum 2 courses)
FREN language courses at the intermediate level and beyond
SPAN language courses at the intermediate level and beyond
SPAN 260 Cultures of Latin America *taught in Spanish
Social Science
ANTH 233 Native Americans
POSC 213 Politics of Human Rights *prereq POSC 112 or 113
POSC 236 Politics of Developing Areas *prereq POSC 111
POSC 350 Latin American Politics *prereq 1 200-level class from any subfield
SOCW 395 Social Work with Diverse Populations *prereqs SOC 101 & SOCW 230
Non-Breadth Options (maximum 1 course)
MDIA 422 Topics in Global Cinema *contingent on appropriate topic