COMPREHENSIVE MAJOR: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
Liberal Arts (Code 340-002)
Minimum 60 credits including:
Required courses—minimum of 20 credits*:
_____LAS 150: Introduction to Latin American Studies (3 crs. / GE IIIG; CD2; FC)
_____LAS 450: Capstone for Latin American Studies (1-3)
_____Span 202: Intermediate Spanish II or Communication in the Professions II (4 crs. /GE IA)
_____Span 301: Advanced Composition (3 crs. / GE IA)
_____Span 302: Advanced Conversation and Composition (3 crs. / GE IA)
_____Span/LAS 352: Contemporary Latin American Civilization (3 crs/GE IVD; CD1; FC)
_____Span/LAS 367: Survey of Latin American Literature (3 crs. / GE IVD; FC)
and at least 5 credits but no more than 9credits from the following*:
_____Span/LAS 312: Latinos in the U.S. (2 crs. /GE IVD; CD2)**
_____Span 405: Advanced Conversation (3crs. GE IA)
_____Span 410: Advanced Grammar (3 crs.)
_____Span/LAS 475/675: Topics in Latin American Literature (3 crs. /FC)
_____Span/LAS 476: The Novel in Latin America I: 1850-1950 (3 crs. / FC)
_____Span/LAS 477: The Novel in Latin America II: 1950-present (3 crs. / FC)
_____Span/LAS 480: Latin American Literature and Film (3 crs/ FC)
_____Span/WMNS 482: Women in Latin American Literature (3 crs/ FC)
_____Span 491: Special Topics (Latin American topics only) (3crs.)
Electives—a minimum of 29 credits in the Humanities and Social Sciences*:
_____ ANTH/WMNS 356: Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective (3 crs. /GE-IIIA; FC)
_____ Art History/AIS 335: Pre-Columbian Art of Mexico and Central America (3 crs. /GE IVA; FC)
_____ Art History/AIS 337: Art of Tawantinsuyo (3 crs. /GE IVA; FC)
_____ Biology 182: Ecosystems of Latin America (3crs. /GE IIA)
_____ Economics 355: Economic Development of the Third World (3 crs. /FC) ++
_____ Economics/LAS 356: Economic Development of Latin America (3 crs/GE III B; FC) ++
_____ FLTR/LAS 350: Latin-American Literature in Translation (3 crs/GE IV D; FC)
_____ Geography/LAS 321: Geography of Latin America (F; 3 crs/GE IIIC; FC)
_____ Geography 920L: Costa Rican Environment and Geography (S; 3 crs/GE IIIC)
_____ Honors 304: Honors Colloquium (Crossing Borders: Discourses from Latin America) (3 crs. /GEIV)
_____ HIST/LAS 309 (previously HIST 410): Latin America through Independence (3 crs. /GE IVC)
_____ History/LAS 311 (previously HIST 411): Latin America since independence (3 crs. /GE IVC; FC)
_____ LAS 222: U.S. Latino History and Culture (S; 3crs. / GEIVE; CD3)**
_____ LAS 314: Music and Dance of Latin America (3 crs. /GE IVE CDI)
_____ LAS 395: Directed Study (1-3 crs.)
_____ LAS 491: Special Topics (3 crs.)
_____ LAS 488: Internship (1-6 crs.)
_____ LAS 498: Internship with Language Immersion (1-6 crs.)
_____ Math 107: Mathematics and Latin American Cultures (4 crs. / GEIB)
_____ Politics/LAS 319: Politics of Latin America (3 crs. /GE IIID; FC)
_____ Politics/LAS 320: Caribbean Politics (3 crs. /GE IIID; FC)
_____ RELS/AIS 330: Indigenous religions of the Americas (3 crs. /GE IVB; CD2; FC)
_____ Sociology 312: Race and Ethnicity in the U.S. (3 crs. /GE-IIIF; CD3)**
_____ Sociology 314: Social Class and Inequality (3 crs. /GE-IIIF; CD1)**
**LAS students may not earn credit towards their degree in both SOC 312 and SOC 314 but must choose one or the other.
**LAS students may not earn credit towards their degree in both LAS 222 and SPAN/LAS 312 but must choose one or the other.
++ LAS students may not earn credit towards their degree in both ECON 355 and ECON 356 but must choose one or the other.
FC=Foreign Culture Credit
CD=Cultural Diversity credit
*= Or Equivalent Courses Offered in the Study Abroad Programs
Maximum number of internship credits that can be earned from LAS 488 and LAS 498 is 6, only 3 of which can be counted towards an
LAS major, comprehensive major or minor program. See LAS website or contact LAS program director Dr. Analisa DeGrave for
more information and internship opportunities.
Language Immersion Requirement
Liberal Arts majors must complete an appropriate period of language immersion in residence in an approved academic
program in a Latin American country. Students facing extenuating circumstances may participate in an alternative
domestic language immersion experience pre-approved and determined in conjunction with the LAS Committee from the
following options: National Student Exchange, internship or volunteer work. The minimum time period for meeting the
residence/immersion requirement is six weeks. However, the Latin American Studies program recommends that students
spend at least one semester abroad.
Updated 04/29/13