HISPANIC/LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES CONCENTRATION
Coordinator: Dr. Dolores Flores-Silva
Students in any major interested in developing a specialization
in Hispanic America, Latin America or the Caribbean
may earn a concentration in Hispanic/Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Concentration by successfully attaining an intermediate level of either
Spanish or French. They must also complete six units as follows: two
of five core courses, three electives, and a capstone Independent Study
approved by the program coordinators. No more than two courses from
the student's major may apply to the concentration and no more than
three courses can be taken in the same discipline.
Core Courses
| HIST 272 |
Latin
America |
| SPAN 312 |
Civilization and
Culture: Spanish America |
| SPAN 315 |
Contemporary Issues:
Spanish America |
| FREN 315 |
Francophone Societies |
| POLI 225 |
Comparative Political
Systems: Latin America |
Electives
| SPAN 330 |
Commercial Spanish |
| SPAN 323 |
Introduction to
Literature: Spanish America |
| SPAN 340 |
Area Studies in
Latin America |
| SPAN 380 |
Special Topics
in Hispanic Life and Culture |
| FREN 330 |
Technical and
Business French |
| FREN 380 |
Special Studies
in French Language, Literature, and Culture |
| ENGL 301 |
Special Studies
in Language and Literature |
| ENGL 310 |
Literatures of
the African Diaspora |
| *ENGL 312 |
Studies in the
Cross-Cultural Imagination |
| HIST 274 |
History of the
Caribbean |
| HIST 290 |
Special Studies |
| HIST 375 |
Issues in Latin
American and Caribbean History |
| HIST 475 |
Research Seminar
in Latin American and Caribbean History |
| *POLI 252 |
Human Rights Policy |
| *SOCI 224 |
Race and Ethnicity |
| *BUAD 333 |
Global Marketing |
| *ECON 247 |
International
Trade and Finance |
| *RELG 130 |
Living Religions
of the World |
Special Topics courses, Internships, IL courses, and Honors
courses where applicable and with permission of the program coordinators.
*No more than one of the electives can be general comparative
world in focus (see asterisks).