Latin American Studies is an interdisciplinary undergraduate program administered by the Faculty of Arts through First-Year & Interdisciplinary Programs (FYIP). In consultation with the program chair, students may complete a Major or a Minor in the program. Both the Major and the Minor allow students to construct interdisciplinary approaches to their programs, incorporating a range of disciplines within Arts.
Major in Latin American Studies
The Major program is designed to give students a general knowledge of and strong interdisciplinary approach to the cultures, languages, societies, geography, political systems, and history of Latin America.
Credits required for the Major: 42
Language Requirements
Students must take at least 6 credits in SPAN or PORT, whether a language course or upper-level course taught primarily in Spanish or Portuguese. Courses with the SPAN or PORT code that are taught in English do not count towards this requirement. These six credits can count toward the credit requirements required for the Major. Students with previous knowledge of Spanish or Portuguese should take a course at the appropriate level. All LAS majors are required to take 6 credits taught in a language of Latin America.
Required courses
At least 6 credits of LAST courses at any level.
Lower-Level Requirements
Students take 12 credits of courses in the Faculty of Arts with a primary focus on Latin America. Additional courses with Latin American content not listed here may be eligible towards the requirement upon consultation with the program chair.
- LAST 100
- LAST 201
- LAST 205
- ANTH 202 (3/6) (when topic concerns Latin America)
- ARTH 261 (3)
- HIST 250 (3/6)
- POLI 220 (3)
- PORT 222 (3)
- SPAN 221 (3)
- SPAN 222 (3)
- SPAN 280 (3)
Upper-Level Requirements
Students take 30 credits of courses in the Faculty of Arts with a primary focus on Latin America. Additional courses with Latin American content not listed here may be eligible towards the requirement upon consultation with the program chair. The 30 credits have to include courses with at least three distinct course codes. At least 3 of these 30 credits must involve a seminar.
- ANTH 303 (3/6)*, 323 (3), 332 (3)*, 353 (3), 403 (3/6)*, 411 (3)*
- ARTH 320 (3), 342 (3), 370 (3), 371 (3), 372 (3), 373 (3), 440 (3)*, 471 (3)
- FIST/CINE 332 (3)*, 430 (3)*, 434 (3)*
- GEOG 395 (3), 495 (3)
- GRSJ 306 (3), 311 (3), 315 (3), 316 (3), 320 (3), 415 (3)
- HIST 357 (3), 358 (3), 444 (3), 450 (3/6), 451 (3), 453 (3), 455 (3), 456 (3)
- LAST 301 (3), 303 (3), 315, 415
- POLI 316 (3), 332 (3/6)
- PORT 392 (3), 405 (3)*
- SOCI 301 (3)*
- SOWK 440 (3)*
- SPAN 312 (3), 322 (3), 364 (3), 365 (3), 404 (3)*, 405 (3)*, 406 (3)*, 450 (3), 470 (3), 490 (3), 495 (3)*
*These courses are variable in content and thus may be counted toward the Major only when the topic concerns Latin America.
Minor in Latin American Studies
Credits required for the Minor: 24
This is an interdisciplinary program intended to provide students with a broad exposure to the cultures, histories, and societies of Latin America. Ideally, the Minor complements a major in one of the participating disciplines that comprise Latin American Studies, but it can be combined with any major program in Arts.
Required courses
At least 6 credits of LAST courses at any level.
Language Requirement
Students must take at least 3 credits in SPAN or PORT, whether a language course or upper-level course taught primarily in Spanish or Portuguese. Courses with the SPAN or PORT code that are taught in English do not count towards this requirement. These three credits can count toward the total credit requirements for the Minor. Students with previous knowledge of Spanish or Portuguese should take a course at the appropriate level. All LAS minors are required to take 3 credits taught in a language of Latin America.
Lower-Level Requirements
Students take at least 9 credits of courses in the Faculty of Arts with a primary focus on Latin America. Additional courses with Latin American content not listed here may be eligible towards the requirement upon consultation with the program chair. See above list of suitable courses, as for the Major.
Upper-Level Requirements
Students take at least 15 credits of upper-level courses with Latin American content with at least two distinct course codes. See above list of suitable courses, as for the Major.
Up to 6 credits from these courses counted towards a different major may also be counted toward the Latin American Studies Minor. counted toward the Latin American Studies Minor.