To declare a major in Latin American Studies, see the Program Director (Susan Paulson, paulsosa@muohio.edu) or an LAS Advisor (Eric Minzenberg, minzeneg@muohio.edu). The spring 2008 course schedule [PDF] is now available.
Credits required for major: |
30 credits |
|---|---|
| 1. Program Requirements: | 6 hours |
| 2. Core Courses: | 18-21 hours |
| 3. Related Courses: | 0-3 hours |
| 4. Language Requirement: | 3 hours |
1.Program Requirements
All students must take 1 course in each of 2 required categories.
If a student takes more than 1 course in either required category of the Program Requirements, additional credits are counted toward the Core Courses requirement.
1a. Introduction to Latin America
| LAS 208 | Latin American Civilization after 1825 (3) |
| SPN 362 | Spanish American Cultural History II (3) |
1b. Integrative Culmination of Latin American Studies
| LAS 410 | Current Latin American Issues (3) |
| LAS/IES 414 | Latin American Environmental Affairs (3) |
| LAS 415 | Cuba in Revolution (4) |
| LAS/POL 478 | Media and Politics in Latin America and the Caribbean (3) |
| LAS 477 | Independent Study (3-4)* |
2. Core Courses
Core Courses include courses in which the majority of world area and/or theoretical content is focused on Latin America and upper-level courses in languages and literatures important in Latin America.
Students must take a minimum of 18 credits from Core Courses, selected from at least 3 different rubrics (departments or programs). A maximum of 21 credits of Core Courses may be counted toward the 30 credits of the major.
| LAS 207 | Latin American Civilization before 1825 (3) |
| LAS/ENG 254 | Latino/a Literature in the Americas (3) |
| LAS/HST 260 | Latin America in the United States (3) |
| LAS 277, 377,477 | Independent Study (maximum 4 credits for major)* |
| LAS 277.X | Service Learning (taken with any MPF course)** |
| LAS 315 | Latin American Diaspora Communities and Issues (3) |
| LAS/HST 319 | Revolution in Latin America (3) |
| LAS 385 | Interdisciplinary Brazil (3) |
| ATH 305 | Peoples & Cultures of Latin America (3) |
| ATH 313 | Introduction to South American Archeology (4) |
| ATH/LAS 325 | Identity: Race, Class, and Gender (3) |
| ATH 414 | Caribbean Archaeology (3) |
| ATH 415 | Caribbean Archaeology: Field and Laboratory Methods (6) |
| ATH 416 | Archaeological Site Analysis (3) (in Latin America) |
| GEO 304 | Latin American Development (3) |
| GEO 405 | The Caribbean in Global Context (3) |
| GEO 473 | Development and Underdevelopment (3) |
| HST 307 | Latin American Civilization (Before 1820) (3) |
| HST 487 | Mexico Since 1810 (3) |
| HST 488 | Colonial Spanish America (3) |
| POL 337 | Politics of Latin America (4) |
| POL 378 | Latin America: The Region & the World (3) |
| POL 430.E | Seminar in Comparative Political Systems of Latin America (4) |
| POR 383 | Luso-Brazilian Women Writers in Translation (3) |
| SPN 315 | Introduction to Hispanic Literature (3) |
| SPN 361 | Spanish American Cultural History I (3) |
| SPN 430 | Selected Topics in Literature & Culture: Spanish America (3) |
| SPN 450 | Topics in Hispanic Literature & Language (3) |
| SPN 461 | Studies in Spanish American Narrative (3) |
| SPN 462 | Studies in Modern Spanish American Drama (3) |
| SPN 463 | Studies in Spanish American Poetry (3) |
| SPN 464 | Studies in Spanish American Essay (3) |
| SPN482 | Spanish Dialectology (3) |
| SPN 490 | Issues in Hispanic Literature (Latin American topic required) (3) |
* Independent Study
Students who have completed at least 3 credits of LAS program requirements or core courses may design an Independent Study in LAS, working with any member of the LAS Faculty Advisory Committee. To count toward the major requirements, the study should explore relevant topics/literature in Latin American Studies; integrate reading, writing and critical thinking; involve open discussions with a mentor; and apply sound research methods/techniques. Independent Study can lead to a major paper, video, research poster or presentation, and it can encompass cultural immersion and on-the-ground participation in Latin American contexts, including study at local language schools, mission work, internships, or other. Those students who wish to write a major integrative paper in Latin American studies may do so under the rubric of LAS 477, with 3-4 credits, which fulfills Program Requirement 1b.
** Service Learning
Students are encouraged to participate in Service Learning for credit or as non-credit volunteer work in Ohio or in other countries. Under Miami’s service learning rubric, LAS 277.X, students may engage in a one-credit service learning experience in conjunction with any Miami Plan Foundation course. Under rubrics LAS 277, 377 or 477, students may engage in 1-3 credits of Service Learning under a variety of plans. Service Learning can be developed with volunteer and internship work carried out anywhere in Latin America.
3. Related Courses
Related Courses contain world area and/or theoretical content pertinent to Latin American Studies within a broader framework.
A maximum of 3 credits from Related Courses may count toward the LAS major.
| ATH 175 | Peoples of the World (3) |
| ATH 185 | Cultural Diversity in the US (3) |
| ATH 312 | Introduction to North American Archeology (4) |
| ATH 301 | Intercultural Relations (3) |
| BLS 464 | International Business Law (3) |
| BUS 371 | International Business (3) |
| BUS 373 | International Business in Focus (3) |
| COM 446 | International Mass Communication (3) |
| ECO 347 | Economic Development (3) |
| ECO 342 | Comparative Economic Systems (3) |
| ECO 344 | International Economic Relations (3) |
| ECO 347 | Economic Development (3) |
| ECO 441 | International Trade and Commercial Policy (3) |
| ECO 442 | International Monetary Relations (3) |
| ENG 348 | Ethnic American Literatures (3) |
| FIN 417 | International Business Finance (3) |
| FSW 206 | Social Welfare: Impact on Diverse Groups (4) |
| FSW 381 | Perspectives on Parenting (3) |
| GEO 101 | Global Forces, Local Diversity (3) |
| GEO 111 | World Regional Geography (3) |
| GEO 378 | Political Geography (4) |
| GEO 475 | Third World Urbanization (3) |
| HST 361 | History of Colonial America (3) |
| HST 371 | Native American History (3) |
| HST 400.A | Seminar: Human Rights, the UN & Indigenous Peoples (3) |
| EDL 204 | Sociocultural Studies in Education (3) |
| HST 400.C | Seminar: When Worlds Collide (3) |
| ITS 201 | Introduction to International Studies (3) |
| ITS 301 | Intercultural Relations (3) |
| MGT 304 | Cross-Cultural Management (3) |
| MKT 425/471 | International Marketing (3) |
| MUS 185 | World Music (3) |
| POL 326 | Comparative Ethnic Politics (3) |
| POL 270 | Current World Problems (variable; maximum of 6 hours) |
| POL 271 | World Politics (4) |
| POL 381 | Global Governance (3) |
| POL 382 | International Law (3) |
| POL 386 | Global Competition (3) |
| POL 439 | North American Politics: Unity & Diversity (3) |
| SOC 348 | Race and Ethnic Relations (3) |
| SOC 371 | Social Stratification (3) |
New courses, one-time only courses, sections of variable content courses, and others that relate to Latin America may be recognized by petition for credit toward appropriate categories.
4. Language Requirement
All students must complete 3 credits selected from the following 4 options:
- SPN 311
- POR 311
- FRE 301
- Students who complete SPN 202, POR 211, FRE 202, or their equivalents may take 3 credits of a second language selected from SPN, POR or FRE.
