LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES: REQUIREMENTS
Major and Minor in LAS | Requirements
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Major: Latin American Studies
Comprehensive Major (Liberal Arts): Latin Amercian Studies
Comprehensive Major (Teaching): Latin American Studies
Minor: Latin American Studies
Liberal Arts (Code 340-202)
Minimum of 36 credits beyond SPAN 201, including 202, 301, 352, 367, and, either 476, 477, 480, or 482
To complete the 15 credits required, students may choose from the following:
SPANISH/LAS
_____ SPAN 202 Intermediate Spanish II
_____ SPAN 301 Advanced Composition
_____ SPAN 302 Advanced Conversation and Composition
_____ SPAN 325 Phonetics and Pronunciation
_____ SPAN 352 Contemporary Spanish American Civilization
_____ SPAN 367 Survey of Spanish American Literature
_____ SPAN 405 Advanced Conversation
_____ SPAN 410 Advanced Grammar
_____ SPAN 476 The Novel in Spanish America
_____ SPAN 480 Spanish American Literature and Film
_____ SPAN 482 Women in Spanish American Literature
_____ SPAN 477 The Novel in Spanish America
_____ SPAN 491 Special Topics (Latin AmericanNovember 10, 2005rong>LAS, HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES (21 credits),
including LAS 150 and LAS 450
_____ ARTH/AIS 335 Pre-Columbian Art of Mexico and Central America
_____ ECON 356 Economic Development of Latin America
_____ FLTR 350 Latin American Literature in Translation
_____ GEOG 311 Middle America
_____ LAS 150* Introduction to Latin American Studies
_____ HNRS 304 Crossing Borders: Discourses from Latin America
_____ HIST 142 Introduction to Latin American History
_____ HIST 410 Latin America Through Independence
_____ HIST 411 Latin America Since Independence
_____ POLS 319 Politics of Latin America
_____ POLS 320 Caribbean Politics
_____ RELS/AIS 330 Indigenous Religions of the Americas
_____ LAS 450* Capstone
or equivalent courses offered in the study abroad programs
* LAS 150 and 450 are requirements for students in 2005-6 catalog+
_____ Study Abroad: Majors are required to study abroad in one of the approved programs: Semester in Monterrey (ITESM), Chile, Costa Rica, Costa Rica/Nicaragua or an ISEP program in a Latin American Spanish speaking country or Brazil or one semester of Spanish language immersion at an accredited institution of higher education.
COMPREHENSIVE MAJOR (LIBERAL ARTS): LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
Liberal Arts Code: 340-002
The Liberal Arts LAS comprehensive major requires sixty semester credits, including 21 credits in Spanish beyond Spanish 201 level, at least 22 credits in the Humanities and Social Sciences, and 17 additional credits in relevant language, humanities or social sciences courses. Courses include the following:
SPANISH
_____ SPAN 202 Intermediate Spanish II
_____ SPAN 301 Advanced Composition
_____ SPAN 302 Advanced Conversation and Composition
_____ SPAN 325 Phonetics and Pronunciation
_____ SPAN 352 Contemporary Spanish American Civilization
_____ SPAN 367 Survey of Spanish American Literature
_____ SPAN 405 Advanced Conversation
_____ SPAN 410 Advanced Grammar
_____ SPAN 476 or 477 The Novel in Spanish America
_____ SPAN 480 or 482 Spanish American Lit.and Film/Women in Span. Am. Lit.
_____ SPAN 491 Special Topics (Latin American topics only)
HUMANITIES, LAS, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
_____ ARTH/AIS 335 Precolumbian Art of Mexico and Central America
_____ ECON 356 Economic Development of Latin America
_____ GEOG 311 Middle America
_____ FLTR 350 Latin American Literature in Translation
_____ LAS 150* Introduction to Latin American Studies
_____ HIST 142 Introduction to Latin American History
_____ HIST 410 Latin America Through Independence
_____ HIST 411 Latin America Since Independence
_____ HNRS 304 Crossing Borders: Discourses from Latin America
_____ POLS 319 Politics of Latin America
_____ POLS 320 Caribbean Politics
_____ RELS/AIS 330 Indigenous Religions of the Americas
_____ LAS 450* Capstone
OTHER SUGGESTED LANGUAGE, HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCE COURSES
_____ ARTH/AIS 324 Native Art of the Americas
_____ CJ 319 International Communication
_____ FLTR 392 Foreign Film as Cultural Expression
_____ POLS 121 Politics of Global Cultural Relations
_____ POLS 125 Global Politics and Business
_____ POLS 265 Problems of the Developing Nations
_____ LAS Core courses beyond the 27 required credits
or equivalent courses in the study abroad programs.
* LAS 150 and 450 are requirements for students in 2005-6 catalog+
_____ Study Abroad: Majors are required to study abroad in one of the approved programs: Semester in Monterrey (ITESM), Chile, Costa Rica, Costa Rica/Nicaragua or an ISEP program in a Latin American Spanish speaking country or Brazil or one semester of Spanish language immersion at an accredited institution of higher education.
COMPREHENSIVE MAJOR (TEACHING): LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
Liberal Arts Code: 340-003
Minimum of 60 credits, including 33 credits beyond SPAN 201, including SPAN 202, 301, 325, 352, and 367. To complete the 33 credits required, it is suggested that students take SPAN 405, 410, 476, 477, 480, or 482, and Latin American-related Special Topics courses (491).
SPANISH
_____ SPAN202 Intermediate Spanish II
_____ SPAN 301 Advanced Composition
_____ SPAN 302 Advanced Conversation and Composition
_____ SPAN 325 Phonetics and Pronunciation
_____ SPAN 352 Contemporary Spanish American Civilization
_____ SPAN 367 Survey of Spanish American Literature
_____ SPAN 405 Advanced Conversation
_____ SPAN 410 Advanced Grammar
_____ SPAN 476 or 477 The Novel in Spanish America
_____ SPAN 480 or 482 Spanish American Lit. and Film/Women in Span. Am. Lit.
_____ SPAN 491 Special Topics (Latin American topics only)
27 credits from Humanities and Social Sciences, including LAS 150 and LAS 450
HUMANITIES, LAS, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
_____ ARTH/AIS 335 Pre-Columbian Art of Mexico and Central America
_____ ECON 356 Economic Development of Latin America
_____ GEOG 311 Middle America
_____ FLTR 350 Latin American Literature in Translation
_____ LAS 150* Introduction to Latin American Studies
_____ HNRS 304 Crossing Borders: Discourses from Latin America
_____ HIST 142 Introduction to Latin American History
_____ HIST 410 Latin America Through Independence
_____ HIST 411 Latin America Since Independence
_____ POLS 319 Politics of Latin America
_____ POLS 320 Caribbean Politics
_____ RELS/AIS 330 Indigenous Religions of the Americas
_____ LAS 450* Capstone
or equivalent courses offered in the study abroad programs
* LAS 150 and 450 are requirements for students in 2005-6 catalog+
_____ Study Abroad: Majors are required to study abroad in one of the approved programs: Semester in Monterrey (ITESM), Chile, Costa Rica, Costa Rica/Nicaragua or an ISEP program in a Latin American Spanish speaking country or Brazil or one semester of Spanish language immersion at an accredited institution of higher education.
The comprehensive major in teaching leads to licensure to teach Spanish in Early Childhood through Adolescence classrooms (formerly grades 6-12). Students must be admitted to the School of Education and complete the teaching requirements there.
Liberal Arts Code: 340-402
The Latin American Studies minor consists of 24 semester credits, including: 9 credits in Spanish beyond SPAN 201, to include SPAN 202 and SPAN 352; 15 credits in the humanities and social sciences, including LAS 150 (3 credits); summer study abroad program in Cuernavaca or one summer session of Spanish language immersion study at an accredited institute of higher education in Latin America.
SPANISH/LAS
_____ SPAN 202 Intermediate Spanish II
_____ SPAN 301 Advanced Composition
_____ SPAN 302 Advanced Conversation and Composition
_____ SPAN 325 Phonetics and Pronunciation
_____ SPAN 352 Contemporary Spanish American Civilization
_____ SPAN 367 Survey of Spanish American Literature
_____ SPAN 405 Advanced Conversation
_____ SPAN 410 Advanced Grammar
_____ SPAN 476 The Novel in Spanish America
_____ SPAN 477 The Novel in Spanish America
_____ SPAN 480 or 482 Spanish American Lit. and Film/Women in Span. Am. Lit.
_____ SPAN 491 Special Topics (Latin American topics only)
LAS, HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES (15 credits),
including LAS 150
_____ ARTH/AIS 335 Pre-Columbian Art of Mexico and Central America
_____ ECON 356 Economic Development of Latin America
_____ GEOG 311 Middle America
_____ FLTR 350 Latin American Literature in Translation
_____ LAS 150* Introduction to Latin American Studies
_____ HNRS 304 Crossing Borders: Discourses from Latin America
_____ HIST 142 Introduction to Latin American History
_____ HIST 410 Latin America Through Independence
_____ HIST 411 Latin America Since Independence
_____ POLS 319 Politics of Latin America
_____ POLS 320 Caribbean Politics
_____ RELS/AIS 330 Indigenous Religions of the Americas
or equivalent courses offered in the study abroad programs
* LAS 150 is a requirement for students in 2005-6 catalog+
_____ Study Abroad: Minors are required to study abroad in one of the approved programs: a summer in Cuernavaca (ITESM), Costa Rica or Costa Rica/Nicaragua or an ISEP program in a Latin American Spanish speaking country or Brazil or in a summer of Spanish language immersion at an accredited institution of higher education.
