Spanish Latin American Studies Track

Degree Requirements

Major Requirements—27 hours (including 6 hours study abroad in Latin America)

Prerequisite: HST 254 or HST 256

SPN 301Advanced Spanish Composition, Conversation, and Culture I

3

SPN 302Advanced Spanish Composition, Conversation, and Culture II

3

Culture/Literature of Spain

3

Culture/Literature of Latin America

3

Two additional Spanish electives with content on Latin America

6

One Additional Spanish Elective

3

Culture/Literature of Spain: SPN 330, SPN 331, SPN 340, or SPN 440

Culture/Literature of Latin America: SPN 450 or SPN 451

Two non-Spanish-language courses (6 credits) from the following list may be counted towards the 27 upper-division hours needed to complete the Latin American Studies track of the Spanish major

CST 431Intercultural Communication and Identity

3

HST 357Environmental History of the Americas and the World

3

HST 354History of Modern Cuba

3

HST 355History of Mexico

3

HST 356Latin American History Through Popular Culture

3

HST 450Seminar in Non-Western History

3

PHL 336Metaphysics: Native American Philosophy

3

POL 455Foreign Policies of Latin America

3

SW 343Human Behavior in the Social Environment

3

THE 458/THE 358Intercultural Feminist Theology

3

Students are allowed to count no more than one intercultural course such as CST 431, SW 343, and THE 458 towards this track.

 Students can replace study abroad with an immersive experience in a Latin American country and/or a significant immersive experience within a Latino community in the U.S.

General Electives — 21-33 hours