Latino-Latin American Studies
Director Silvio Torres-Saillant
Faculty Douglas V. Armstrong, Hans C. Buechler, Gail Bulman, John S. Burdick, Horace Campbell, A.H. Peter Castro, Pedro Cuperman, Kathryn Everly, Alejandro Garcia, Harold Jones, Arthur Paris, Thomas Perreault, Jane M. Read, Alicia Rios, David J. Robinson, Silvio Torres-Saillant
The Latino-Latin American Studies program of the College of Arts and Sciences leads to the B.A. degree and embraces an interdisciplinary approach to culture, development, resources, history, and societies of these critical regions and their peoples. This recently modified and innovative program is designed to promote awareness and understanding of the many issues faced by the Latino and Latin American peoples of the western hemisphere. A wide range of faculty from several departments and with complementary perspectives provide a stimulating entry into the interrelated worlds of Latino America and Latin America.
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Students are required to take 30 credits of coursework, 24 of which are in courses numbered above 299. Courses should be selected from the following list in consultation with the advisor. Additional courses in anthropology, geography, and Spanish are recommended.
Anthropology
Political Science
LAS/PSC 333 Comparative Government: Latin America
English
LAS 200/
ETS 230 Ethnic Literary Traditions
LAS 300/
ETS 350 Latino Fiction
ETS 315 U.S. Literature of the Caribbean Diaspora
Geography
LAS/GEO 321 Latin American Development: Spatial Aspects
LAS 323 Latino U.S.A.
LAS/GEO 325 Colonialism in Latin America
LAS/GEO 520 Research on Latin America
History
LAS/HST 322 Colonial Latin America
LAS 313/
HST 323 Modern Latin America
LAS/HST 324 Recent Latin American History
LAS/HST/WGS 371 Gender in Latin American History
Political Science
LAS/PSC 333 Comparative Government: Latin America
Spanish
Minor in Latin American Studies
The minor in Latin American Studies requires a total of 18 credits from the list above; 12 credits are in courses numbered above 299. For Spanish language majors and students whose first language is Spanish, at least 9 credits must be in non-language courses. Students intending to declare a minor in Latin American Studies are strongly advised to contact the Director of the Latino-Latin American Program to discuss the selection of suitable courses and other issues.
Declaring a minor
Students intending to declare a minor in Latin American Studies contact the Director of the Latino-Latin American Program to discuss the selection of suitable courses and other issues.