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The Honours Latin American and Caribbean Studies - Area option is designed to meet the needs of students who plan to attend graduate or professional school upon completion of the B.A. Both the Area option and the Thematic option provide a comprehensive interdisciplinary understanding of Latin America and the Caribbean, upon which more specialized coursework and research may be based. The Area option, with its disciplinary clusters, is recommended for students who envision graduate study in a specific discipline, such as History or Political Science.
While the Faculty of Arts regulations require a minimum CGPA of 3.0 for Honours programs, in addition, students pursuing the Honours Latin-American and Caribbean Studies - Area option must normally maintain a B+ (3.30) average in all program courses. Students must also meet all additional Faculty of Arts requirements for graduation with Honours.
Required Courses (21 credits)
* Note: Successful completion of intermediate-level Spanish (HISP 220D1/D2 or HISP 219 or equivalent) is a prerequisite for the required courses HISP 243 and HISP 244.
| HISP 243* | (3) | Survey of Spanish-American Literature 1 |
| HISP 244* | (3) | Survey of Spanish-American Literature 2 |
| HIST 309 | (3) | History of Latin America to 1825 |
| HIST 360 | (3) | Latin America since 1825 |
| LACS 497 | (3) | Research Seminar: Latin America and the Caribbean |
| LACS 498 | (3) | Honours Thesis |
| POLI 319 | (3) | Politics of Latin America |
Complementary Courses (39 credits)
39 credits selected from the Complementary Course List in consultation with the Program Adviser with the following requirements.
1) 12 credits must be taken in Spanish or Portuguese.
2) 27 additional credits on Latin America and the Caribbean (exclusive of language courses).
3) A minimum of 15 of these 27 credits must be taken in one of the following disciplinary clusters, which may also include up to 6 credits of theoretical and/or methodological courses of particular relevance to the student's research interests: Cluster 1 - Literature and Culture; Cluster 2 - Economics, History, and Political Science; Cluster 3 - Anthropology and Geography.
Hispanic Studies - Languages
| HISP 210D1 | (3) | Spanish Language: Beginners |
| HISP 210D2 | (3) | Spanish Language: Beginners |
| HISP 218 | (6) | Spanish Language Intensive - Elementary |
| HISP 219 | (6) | Spanish Language Intensive - Intermediate |
| HISP 220D1 | (3) | Spanish Language: Intermediate |
| HISP 220D2 | (3) | Spanish Language: Intermediate |
Cluster 1: Literature and Culture - Hispanic Studies
| HISP 225 | (3) | Hispanic Civilization 1 |
| HISP 226 | (3) | Hispanic Civilization 2 |
| HISP 243 | (3) | Survey of Spanish-American Literature 1 |
| HISP 244 | (3) | Survey of Spanish-American Literature 2 |
| HISP 302 | (3) | Hispanic Literature and Culture in English 2 |
| HISP 328 | (3) | Literature of Ideas: Spanish America |
| HISP 332 | (3) | Spanish-American Literature of 19th Century |
| HISP 333 | (3) | Spanish-American Drama |
| HISP 352 | (3) | Spanish-American Novel 2 |
| HISP 356 | (3) | Spanish-American Short Story |
| HISP 358 | (3) | Gender and Textualities |
| HISP 437 | (3) | Viceregal Spanish America |
| HISP 453 | (3) | 20th Century Spanish-American Poetry |
| HISP 505 | (3) | Seminar in Hispanic Studies 01 |
Cluster 2: Economics, History, and Political Science
| ECON 313 | (3) | Economic Development 1 |
| ECON 314 | (3) | Economic Development 2 |
| HIST 197 | (3) | FYS: Race in Latin America |
| HIST 223 | (3) | Natives of the Americas |
| HIST 309 | (3) | History of Latin America to 1825 |
| HIST 360 | (3) | Latin America since 1825 |
| HIST 366 | (3) | Themes in Latin American History 1 |
| HIST 409 | (3) | Themes in Latin American History 2 |
| HIST 419 | (3) | Central America |
| HIST 564D1 | (3) | Topics: Latin American History |
| HIST 564D2 | (3) | Topics: Latin American History |
| HIST 580D1 | (3) | European and Native-American Encounters |
| HIST 580D2 | (3) | European and Native-American Encounters |
| POLI 227 | (3) | Developing Areas/Introduction |
| POLI 319 | (3) | Politics of Latin America |
| POLI 473 | (3) | Democracy and the Market |
Cluster 3: Anthropology and Geography
* Note: GEOG 404 may only count toward the requirements for this program when the topic is related to Panama.
| ANTH 212 | (3) | Anthropology of Development |
| ANTH 307 | (3) | Andean Prehistory |
| ANTH 319 | (3) | Inka Archaeology & Ethnohistory |
| ANTH 326 | (3) | Anthropology of Latin America |
| ANTH 422 | (3) | Contemporary Latin American Culture & Society |
| GEOG 310 | (3) | Development and Livelihoods |
| GEOG 404* | (3) | Environmental Management 2 |
| GEOG 408 | (3) | Geography of Development |
| GEOG 410 | (3) | Geography of Underdevelopment: Current Problems |
| GEOG 498 | (3) | Humans in Tropical Environments |
| GEOG 510 | (3) | Humid Tropical Environments |
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2018-2019 (last updated Mar. 2, 2018) (disclaimer)
Faculty of Arts—2018-2019 (last updated Mar. 2, 2018) (disclaimer)
