Latin American Studies
Certificate Requirements
- Thirteen credit hours or the equivalent in Spanish
- Either History
1051, Latin American Civilization, or
Spanish 3211, Hispanic Culture and Civilization: Spanish America.
- A total of 12 hours from at least
three of the following areas:
Area 1: Anthropology
2134, Archaeology of the Inca, Aztec, and Maya
Area 2: Art
1103, Pre-Columbian Art of Mexico and Central America
Area 3: History
3201, History of Latin America: To 1808
3202, History of Latin America: Since 1808
Area 4: Political Science
2530, Political Systems of South America
2540, Political Systems of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
3590, Studies in Comparative Politics (when appropriate to Latin America)
Area 5: Spanish
2111, Spanish-American Literature in Translation
3211, Hispanic Culture and Civilization: Spanish America
3281, Introduction to Hispanic Literature: Spanish America
4340, Spanish-American Literature of the Nineteenth Century
4341, Modernismo
4345, Spanish-American Literature of the Twentieth Century
4351, Spanish-American Fiction in the Twentieth Century
4360, Spanish-American Poetry from Modernismo to the Present
- Independent Study Course: Students seeking the certificate must complete an independent study course (three hours) in which a research paper will be written focusing upon some aspect of Latin American studies. The topic should be approved in advance by the Center for International Studies.
