Latin American and Latinx Studies BA Degree Map

¹Choose one course in Literatures & Cultures
(Twentieth Century Latin American Literature, Spanish Cross-Cultural Concepts, Intro to Hispanic Literature, Spanish for Heritage Speakers, Trends and Tendencies in Hispanic America, Level I Portuguese, Level II Portuguese, Level III Portuguese, Luso Brazilian Culture I, Luso Brazilian Culture II, French Cross-Cultural Concepts, Introduction To French Literature, French Grammar And Composition, Food, Movies, and Texts in the Afro-Latinx World, Black Writers II, Latino-American Experience Thru Film).

NOTE: STEP/TESOL program students must select TWO language courses from those listed here.

²Students may elect to sit for language competency exam.

²Course is cross-listed with HIS (0136).

³Choose one course in Historical Processes
(The Civil Rights Movement, Latin America I, The Caribbean, History of Central America, History of Modern Brazil: From Artists to Activists, Music, Migrants, and New York).

⁴Choose one course in Economy & Society
(Peoples and Cultures of Latin America, Urban Environments, Philosophy of Race and Multiculturalism, Comparative Political Analysis, Soc of Global Social Problems, Economic Development).

⁵Choose one course in Literatures & Cultures
(Twentieth Century Latin American Literature, Spanish Cross-Cultural Concepts, Intro to Hispanic Literature, Spanish for Heritage Speakers, Trends and Tendencies in Hispanic America, Level I Portuguese, Level II Portuguese, Level III Portuguese, Luso Brazilian Culture I, Luso Brazilian Culture II, French Cross-Cultural Concepts, Introduction To French Literature, French Grammar And Composition, Food, Movies, and Texts in the Afro-Latinx World, Black Writers II, Latino-American Experience Thru Film).

⁶Choose ONE course in Comparative Transformations
(Development of Hispanic-American Identity, Survey of the Literature of Hispanic America, Major Themes in Brazil Literature, Latin American Philosophy, Identities on Screening: Movies from Africa to Latin America, International Trade, Race And Politics, Politics of Latin America, The Politics of Developing Nations, Opportunity and Inequality in Society, The Sociology of Immigration, Social and Behavioral Aspects of Health, The Role of Race in Contemporary U.S. and Global Society).

⁶Choose one course in Comparative Transformations (Development of Hispanic-American Identity, Survey of the Literature of Hispanic America, Major Themes in Brazil Literature, Latin American Philosophy, Identities on Screening: Movies from Africa to Latin America, International Trade, Race And Politics, Politics of Latin America, The Politics of Developing Nations, Opportunity and Inequality in Society, The Sociology of Immigration, Social and Behavioral Aspects of Health, The Role of Race in Contemporary U.S. and Global Society).

⁷Choose ONE course in Methodologies
(Spanish Translation Techniques, French Translation Techniques, Introduction To Interpreting, Research Methods in Anthropology and Art History, Mapping Environmental Issues, Qualitative Research Methods, Quantitative Research Methods).

⁸The capstone course (or independent study) must be selected and completed in consultation with advisor or program director.

⁹Choose one course from any of thethematic areas: historical processes; literatures & cultures; economy, society & politics; comparative transformations; and methodologies. Students may elect an independent study in consultation with the Program Director/advisor.