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Latin America Concentration Requirement
Latin America is a regional concentration that meets the concentration requirement for the ITS major.
Take 12 credit hours, representing at least 3 different disciplines, from the table below.
Note: A cross-listed course can represent any one of the disciplines for which it is cross-listed. For example, HST/LAS 260 can be used for the History or Latin America Studies disciplines.
| Course | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ART 317 | The Arts of Colonial Latin America | 3 |
| ATH 206/LAS 207,208 | Latin American Civilization | 3 |
| ATH 305 | Peoples and Cultures of Latin America | 3 |
| ATH 313 | Introduction to South American Archaeology | 4 |
| ATH 414/514 | Caribbean Archaeology | 3 |
| ATH 415 | Caribbean Archaeology Field & Lab Methods | 6 |
| BWS 204 | Brazilian Culture Through Popular Music | 3 |
| BWS 381 | African Lusophone Literature | 3 |
| BWS 383 | By or About (Afro-) Brazilian Women | 3 |
| BWS 385 | Race, Science, and Disease in the Americas | 3 |
| ENG 254 | Latino/a Literature and the Americas | 3 |
| GEO 304 | Latin American Development | 4 |
| GEO 405 | The Caribbean in Global Context | 3 |
| GEO 412/512 | Tropical Ecosystems of Costa Rica (on site) |
5 |
| GEO 416/516 | Connections: Understanding Tropical Ecology and Natural History via Belize, Central America | 5 |
| HST/LAS 217 | Modern Latin American History | 3 |
| HST/LAS 260 | Latin America in the United States | 3 |
| HST 307 | Latin American Civilization: The Colonial Period |
3 |
| HST 319 | Revolution in Latin America | 3 |
| HST 487 | Mexico Since 1810 | 3 |
| IES/LAS 414/514 | Latin American Environmental Affairs | 3 |
| LAS 410 | Current Latin American Issues | 3 |
| LAS 415 | Cuba in Revolution | 4 |
| LAS 437 | Latin American Environmental History | 3 |
| POL 337 | Politics of Latin America * | 4 |
| POL 378 | Latin America: The Region and the World |
3 |
| SPN 315 | Introduction to Hispanic Literatures | 3 |
| SPN 361 | Spanish American Cultural History I | 3 |
| SPN 362 | Spanish American Cultural History II | 3 |
| SPN 381 | Language and Hispanic Culture I | 3 |
| SPN 430 | Selected Topics in Literature and Culture: Spanish America |
3 |
| SPN 461 | Studies in Spanish American Narrative: Novel or Short Story | 3 |
| SPN 462 | Studies in Modern Spanish American Drama |
3 |
| SPN 463 | Studies in Spanish American Poetry | 3 |
| SPN 464 | The Spanish American Essay | 3 |
* Offered infrequently
Most departments periodically offer special courses (not listed in catalog) under "0" ending numbers; check specific titles at time of their offering. Courses in a language will not count if they are in the principle language of the student. Exceptions allowed: CHI 252, 255; FRE 366, 411; GEO 250, 261, 304, 305; JPN 172, 254; RUS 137, 255, 256; and SPN 433; so long as they are not used toward language requirement hours. Most "regional" courses taken in overseas study programs can be credited toward the foreign area emphasis component of the major; however, students should consult the Director prior to departure to determine which courses are appropriate.