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The Honours Latin-American and Caribbean Studies - Thematic option permits highly motivated students to combine the study of Latin America and the Caribbean with a theme or intellectual focus whose roots extend beyond the geographic confines of this area, and for which a high level of methodological and/or theoretical expertise is required.
Themes of study may include, but are not limited to: ethnography and ethnohistory; the age of European expansion; transnationalism; the concepts and practice of law and justice; nationalism and nation-building; ecology and the management of human and natural resources.
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 - Thematic 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 in consultation with the Program Adviser with the following requirements.
1) 12 credits must be taken in Spanish or Portuguese (see the courses under the heading "Hispanic Studies" in the Complementary Course List).
2) 12 credits on Latin America and the Caribbean (exclusive of language courses) selected from the Complementary Course List.
3) 15 credits from outside the Complementary Course List, within a coherent theme of specialization.
Geography
* Note: GEOG 404 may only count toward the requirements for this program when the topic is related to Panama.
| 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 |
Hispanic Studies
| 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 |
| 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 |
History
| 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 |
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2018-2019 (last updated Mar. 2, 2018) (disclaimer)
Faculty of Arts—2018-2019 (last updated Mar. 2, 2018) (disclaimer)
