Concentration in Latin America
Joan Bak and Mary Finley-Brook, Advisors8 units, including
- One introductory course on Latin America (Group A)
- At least three units focusing on Latin America (Group B)
- No more than two units with partial content on Latin America (Group C)
- No more than two units in background courses (Group D)
Courses marked with an asterisk * may vary in emphasis depending upon instructor. Check before taking the class.
Courses marked with two asterisks ** are similar in content; students may received credit toward the concentration for only one course.
Group A, Introductory Courses on Latin America
- ANTH 308 Latin America: An Ethnographic Perspective
- IS 321 Exploring Latin American Experience: An Interdisciplinary Seminar
- LAIS 312 Perspectives on Nations and Cultures of Latin America
Group B, Courses Focusing on Latin America
- BIOL 383 Tropical Biology and Conservation
- ENGL 205 Latino/a Literature and Film **
- ENGL 332 Literatures of the Caribbean
- HIST 261 Modern Latin America
- HIST 262 The Making of Modern Brazil
- HIST 263 Latin America in the Cold War Years
- HIST 360 Crime and Punishment in Modern Latin America
- LAIS 331-332 Introduction to Spanish-American Literature, I-II
- LAIS 391 Contemporary Luzo-Brazilian Readings
- LAIS 452 Spanish-American Poetic Texts
- LAIS 471 Latin American Cinema
- LAIS 472 Contemporary Spanish-American Theater
- LAIS 474 Contemporary Writing in Latin America: Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n Roll
- LAIS 475 Women and Writing in Latin America
- LAIS 477 Literature of the Spanish-Speaking Caribbean
- LAIS 484 The Latin American Essay
- LAIS 485 Spanish-American Narrative
- LAIS 486 U.S. Latino/a Literature **
- LAIS 487 Latin America: Encounter and Conflict
- PLSC 349 Politics of Latin America and the Caribbean
Group C, Courses with Partial Content on Latin America
- ANTH 307 Indigenous Peoples of the Americas
- ANTH 328 Anthropology of Human Rights
- ECON 211 Economic Development in Asia, Africa and Latin America
- GEOG 207 World Regional Geography - Developing Regions*
- GEOG 345 Society, Economy and Nature: Global Perspectives on Sustainable Development
- GEOG 370 Geographies of Economic Development and Globalization
- IS 301 Dependency and Development: An Introduction to the Third World
- IS 310 Tribe, Nation, World: The Anthropology of Globalization*
- IS 320 Power, Space and Territory: Geographies of Political Change
- IS 351 Globalization
- MUS 117 Salsa Meets Jazz
- SOC 306 Social Change in a Global Perspective
Group D, Background Courses
- ECON 105 Introduction to Global Economics
- PLSC 346 Politics of Cultural Pluralism
- PLSC 347 Politics of Developing Nations
- PLSC 356 International Political Economy
- PLSC 360 International Development Policy