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Latin American Studies
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LAS extended minor

This section specifies the extended minor discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements can be found here. The LAS program is administered through the Social, Cultural, and Media Studies (SCMS) department.

Note: Additional courses (such as SOC 205) may be counted toward the LAS extended minor when there is sufficient relevant content, but only with departmental approval.

Lower-level requirements (21 credits)

Required	Course	Credits
Four of:	LAS 100, 102, 110, 200, 201; HIST 261, 262	12
Two of:	SPAN 101, 102, 201, 202, 301	6
One of:	LAS 100, 102, 110, 200, 201; ANTH 220; GEOG 233; HIST 261, 262; SOC 250; SPAN 201, 202, 301	3

Note: Students may not use one course to meet two criteria.

Upper-level requirements (16 credits)

16 credits selected from the following:

Course	Title	Credits
LAS 312	Special Topics: Latin American Cultural Topics	4
LAS 402	Field Study (no longer offered)	4
LAS 498	Directed Readings in Latin American Studies	4
GEOG 343	Geography of Transitional Societies	4
GEOG 433A	Geography of Selected Regions	4
HIST 357	History of Inter-American Relations: Latin America, the United States, and Canada	4
HIST 358	African Slavery in the Americas	4
HIST 359	Problems in Latin American Regional History	4
HIST 457	Sexuality and Gender in Latin America	4
HIST 458	History of Indigenous Peoples in Latin America	4
HIST 459	Topics in the Political and Social History of Latin America	4
SCMS 310A–G	Special Topics: Regional Studies of Latin America (see Note)	4
SCMS 363	Processes of Development and Underdevelopment: Latin America	4
SCMS 388	Minority Indigenous Peoples of the World	4
SCMS 440A	Religion in Latin America	4
SCMS 463	Special Topics in Development Studies	4
SCMS 470A	Latin American Immigrants and Immigration	4

Note: No more than eight credits can be taken in SCMS 310 A–G.

LAS minor

This section specifies the minor discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements can be found here.

Note: Additional courses (such as SOC 205) may be counted toward the LAS minor when there is sufficient relevant content, but only with departmental approval.

Lower-level requirements (9 credits)

Required	Course	Credits
Two of:	LAS 100, 102, 110, 200, 201; HIST 261, 262	6
One of:	100–200-level LAS or Latin American content courses: LAS 100, 102, 110, 200, 201; ANTH 220; GEOG 233; HIST 261, 262; SOC 250	3

Note: Students may not use one course to meet two criteria.

Upper-level requirements (16 credits)

16 credits selected from the following:

Course	Title	Credits
LAS 312	Special Topics: Latin American Cultural Topics	4
LAS 402	Field Study (no longer offered)	4
LAS 498	Directed Readings in Latin American Studies	4
GEOG 343	Geography of Transitional Societies	4
GEOG 433A	Geography of Selected Regions	4
HIST 357	History of Inter-American Relations: Latin America, the United States, and Canada	4
HIST 358	African Slavery in the Americas	4
HIST 359	Problems in Latin American Regional History	4
HIST 457	Sexuality and Gender in Latin America	4
HIST 458	History of Indigenous Peoples in Latin America	4
HIST 459	Topics in the Political and Social History of Latin America	4
SCMS 310A–G	Special Topics: Regional Studies of Latin America (see Note)	4
SCMS 363	Processes of Development and Underdevelopment: Latin America	4
SCMS 388	Minority Indigenous Peoples of the World	4
SCMS 440A	Religion in Latin America	4
SCMS 463	Special Topics in Development Studies	4
SCMS 470A	Latin American Immigrants and Immigration	4

Note: No more than eight credits can be taken in SCMS 310 A–G.

Course listings

For complete details on courses see the course descriptions section.

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