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Required Courses (18 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 Latin American Literature and Culture 1 |
| HISP 244* | (3) | Survey of Latin American Literature and Culture 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 |
| POLI 319 | (3) | Politics of Latin America |
Complementary Courses (18 credits)
18 credits selected from the Complementary Course List in consultation with the Program Adviser with the following requirements:
1) Courses from at least two disciplines or departments must be included.
2) At least 6 of the 18 credits must be at the 300 level or above.
3) No more than 6 credits in Spanish or Portuguese language (HISP 210D1/D2, HISP 218, HISP 219, HISP 220D1/D2, HISP 222) shall count for the Major concentration.
English
* when given under a topic related to Latin American & Caribbean Studies
| ENGL 431 | (3) | Studies in Drama |
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 202 | (6) | Portuguese Language: Beginners |
| 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 301 | (3) | Hispanic Literature and Culture in English 1 |
| HISP 302 | (3) | Hispanic Literature and Culture in English 2 |
| HISP 320 | (3) | Contemporary Brazilian Literature and Film |
| HISP 328 | (3) | Literature of Ideas: Latin America |
| HISP 332 | (3) | Latin American Literature of 19th Century |
| HISP 333 | (3) | Theatre, Performance and Politics in Latin America |
| HISP 352 | (3) | Latin American Novel |
| HISP 356 | (3) | Latin American Short Story |
| HISP 358 | (3) | Gender and Textualities |
| HISP 437 | (3) | Colonial / Postcolonial Latin America |
| HISP 439 | (3) | Topics: Latin American Literature |
| HISP 453 | (3) | 20th Century Latin American Poetry |
| HISP 505 | (3) | Seminar in Hispanic Studies 01 |
History
| HIST 197 | (3) | FYS: Race in Latin America |
| HIST 223 | (3) | Indigenous Peoples and Empires |
| HIST 366 | (3) | Themes in Latin American History |
| HIST 409 | (3) | Topics in Latin American History |
| HIST 419 | (3) | Central America |
| HIST 564D1 | (3) | Seminar: Latin American History |
| HIST 564D2 | (3) | Seminar: Latin American History |
| HIST 580D1 | (3) | European and Native-American Encounters |
| HIST 580D2 | (3) | European and Native-American Encounters |
