Latin American Studies Major

The major requirements for the B.A. degree in Latin American Studies fall into three major groups. First, students must take Introduction to Latin American Studies (LNST 001) and satisfy a language requirement in either Spanish or Portuguese. Second, students choose three disciplinary areas in which to focus their upper-division work. They must take a total of 24 required units in these three areas. Finally, students take an additional 12 units of elective courses in Latin American Studies. Latin American Studies students are encouraged to take additional coursework at the lower and upper division levels.

Lower-division requirements (5 units plus language requirement)

1. Introduction to Latin American Studies (LNST 001)
2. Proficiency in Spanish to the SPN 005 level or in Portuguese to a comparable level
3. Additional course work in Spanish and/or Portuguese recommended for students interested in careers in Latin American fields

Upper-division requirements (36 units)
At least two courses in three of the following groups (24 units total):

Anthropology:
ANTH 115R, ANTH 115S, ANTH 115U, ANTH 115X, ANTH 140J, ANTH 140O, ANTH 140S, ANTH 140T, ANTH 161/LNST 161, ANTH 164/LNST 164, ANTH 186/LNST 166, ANTH 168/LNST 168

Economics:
ECON 185/LNST 185, ECON 187/LNST 187

History:
HISA 160/LNST 170, HISA 161/LNST 171, HISA 162/LNST 172, HISA163A, HISA163B, HISA164A, HISA164B, HISA165, HISA166

Literature:
LNST 120/SPN 120C, LNST 122/SPN102B, LNST 153/ETST 153, SPN 120A, SPN 121E, SPN 170 (E-Z)

Music, Film & Art:
AHS 112, AHS 113, LNST115/AHS 115, FVC 171/SPN 171, LNST105/FVC 185/SPN 185, LNST109/FVC 179/SPN 179/WMST179, MUS 113, MUS125

Political Science:
LNST 142/POSC 162, LNST 148/POSC 158

Twelve (12) units selected from other Latin American Studies courses or from a list of upper-division Latin American Studies related courses available in the program office.