Latin American Studies Major and Minor
Major (24 hours)
Students majoring in LASP need to complete language study (in Spanish or Portuguese) through the 300-level and complete 24 hours of LASP coursework. Since LASP is an interdisciplinary program, students need to select courses for the major from at least 3 disciplines offering courses in LASP.
Latin American Studies Electives (21 Hours)
- LASP 341 - Latin America: The Founding of New Societies or HIST 420
- LASP 342 - Modern Latin America or HIST 421
- LASP 442 - History of Mexico or HIST 423
- LASP 447 - History of Brazil
- LASP 311 - Latin American Cultures or ANTH 301
- LASP 315 - South American Indian Cultures or ANTH 305
- LASP 322 - Mesoamerican Prehistory or ANTH 331
- LASP 325 - Prehistoric Civilizations of the New World or ANTH 327
- LASP 331 - Geography of Latin America or GEOG 223
- LASP 425 - Prehistoric Archaeology of South America or ANTH 534
Total : 24 hours
Minor (18 hours)
Students minoring in LASP need to complete language study (in Spanish or Portuguese) through the 200-level and complete 18 hours of coursework from at least two disciplines offering courses in LASP.
Total : 18 hours
LASP Courses for Spring 2012
LASP E201 - Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino/a Cultures Through Film
349322, 3 credits, Section 300
MW 5:30PM- 6:45PM, HU 316, TOWNSEND C
ANTH E301 - Latin American Cultures
349282, 3 credits, Section 300
MW 5:30PM- 6:45PM, HU 316, TOWNSEND C
ANTH E331 - Mesoamerican Prehistory
324672, 3 credits, Section 300
TTH 5:30PM- 6:45PM, HM 101, DE LA COVA A
GEOG 223 - Geography of Latin America
307452, 3 credits, Section 001
TTH 9:30AM-10:45AM, CSSC 201, BYRUM J
HIST 421 - Modern Latin America
335162, 3 credits, Section 001
TTH 11:00AM-12:15PM, GAMB 005, KUENZLI G
SPAN 305 – Working with Hispanic Clients
321262, 3 credits, Section 001
MWF 1:25PM- 2:15PM, HU 216, CORLEY A
SPAN 312 – Reading Hispanic Literary Texts
558341, 3 credits, Section 001, TTH 11:00AM-12:15PM, HU 303, MABREY M
558361, 3 credits, Section 002, MWF 11:15AM-12:05PM, HU 216, SANCHEZ F
558401, 3 credits, Section 003, TTH 11:00AM-12:15PM, HU 103, CAMACHO J
SPAN 380A – Hispanic Film and Culture
558611, 3 credits, Section 001
TTH 3:30PM- 4:45PM, GAMB 124, MABREY M
M 5:30PM- 8:00PM, GAMB 152
SPAN 401 Spanish American Civilization
558671, 3 credits, Section 001
MWF 1:25PM- 2:15PM, HU 403, BRIGHTWELL E
Approved Courses
LASP 201 – Latin American, Caribbean and Latino/a Cultures through Film
LASP 398 – Selected Topics
LASP 399 – Independent Study
LASP 496 – Senior Seminar
ANTH 301 – Latin American Cultures
ANTH 312 – Mexican Cultures
ANTH 305 – South American Indian Cultures
ANTH 327 – Prehistoric Civilizations of the New World
ANTH 331 – Mesoamerican Prehistory
ANTH 534 – Prehistory Archaeology of South America
GEOG 223 – Geography of Latin America
HIST 420 – Latin America: The Founding of New Societies
HIST 421 – Modern Latin America
HIST 423 – History of Mexico
HIST 663 – Social and Economic History of Latin America
POLI 437 – International relations of Latin America
POLI 488 – Politics and Governments of Latin America
POLI 680 – Politics of Revolution in Middle America
SPAN 305 – Working with Hispanics
SPAN 401 – Spanish American Civilization
SPAN 405 – Literary Tendencies and Masterpieces of Spanish America
SPAN 501 – Contemporary Spanish-American Literature
SPAN 541 – Colonial Spanish-American Culture
SPAN 555 – Spanish-American Society in the Novel
Special topic courses in the various disciplines are also available most semesters.