Latin American Studies

  • 3 required courses: LAS 100 or LAS 200 or LAS 300 (taught in English) and two courses in Spanish language (any level)
  • 3 elective courses chosen from the following list (for Spanish majors and Spanish EDU with a Spanish concentration: a maximum of THREE courses inside the Spanish major or concentration may count toward the LAS minor):
    • LAS 100: Introduction to Latin American Studies (offered every fall)
    • LAS 200: Soccer 101: Popular Culture in Latin America (H/CD) - Offered every spring
    • LAS 201: Latin American Art
    • SPA 426: Teaching Assistantship
    • LAS 205: Afro-Latino Culture
    • LAS 300: Special Topics in Latin American Studies - Ecuador and Galápagos trip - offered every other spring

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    • LAS 493, 494, 495, 496 Co-op/Internship
    • ENG 348: Ethnography and Travel Writing
    • SPA 200: Hispanic Women Writers in Translation
    • SPA 307: Civilization and Culture of Latin America (taught in Spanish)
    • HIS 379: Modern Latin America
    • CMS 354: International Communication (Latin America)
    • POL 378: Politics and Society of Latin America
    • POL 398: Special Topics (Field-based intensive course in Cuba only)
    • SPA 319: Special Topics in Hispanic Cinema (taught in Spanish)
    • SPA 401: Independent Research (Latin America)
    • SPA 415: Latin American Travel Writing (in Spanish)
    • SPA 421: The Short Story Tradition in Latin America (in Spanish)