Requirements for the Major

B.A., Latin American Studies


FOUR YEAR GRADUATION PLANS

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Language Requirement

The Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Studies requires students to develop at least intermediate proficiency in both Spanish and Portuguese languages.
 
* Students with knowledge of Spanish and/or Portuguese may be able to meet part or all of the language course requirements by consulting with the Program Coordinator at jishikawa@fullerton.edu.

* Students with no language background should take the following: 

  • SPAN 101 - Fundamental Spanish A (3)
  • SPAN 102 - Fundamental Spanish B (3)
  • SPAN 203 - Intermediate Spanish A (3)
  • SPAN 204 - Intermediate Spanish B (3) 
  • PORT 105 - Introduction to Lusophone Culture and Language (3) (Offered in the Fall - online)
  • PORT 214 - Intermediate Lusohpone Culture and Language (3) (Offered in the Spring - online)

 

Required Fields of Study

In addition to the language requirements, the Latin American Studies major requires the following: 3-units of writing, 3-units of advanced language, 9-units of History and Culture, 6-units of Social Science, and 12-units of electives. 

Upper-Division Writing Requirement (3 units)

ENGL 301 - Advanced College Writing (3) 

Language (3 units)

SPAN 301 - Advanced Grammar and Composition (3)

History and Culture (9 units)

LTAM 300 - Topics in Latin America (3) 
SPAN 316 - Introduction to Spanish-American Civilization (3)
3-units in upper-division Latin American History (3) 

Social Science (6 units)

ANTH 325 - Peoples of South America (3)
ANTH 329 - Peoples of the Caribbean (3)
ANTH 380 - The Ancient Maya (3)
ANTH 381 - The Aztecs and Their Predecessors (3)
ECON 333 - Economic Development: Analysis and Case Studies (3)
ECON 334 - Economics of Latin America and the Caribbean (3)
GEOG 333 - Latin America (3)
POSC 437 - Latin American Politics (3) 

Electives (12 units)

Elective courses must have a Latin American emphasis and should be selected in consultation with the Latin American Studies Coordinator.  To gain greater depth, students are encouraged to focus their elective courses in one of the four categories listed below. 

In addition to the electives listed below, students may enroll in LTAM 399, a directed study course which allows students to pursue supervised individual or small group study within Latin American topics. 

Culture

ANTH 325 - Peoples of South America (3)
ANTH 329 - Peoples of the Caribbean (3)
ANTH 370 - Anthropology of Non-Western Films (3)
ANTH 380 - The Ancient Maya (3)
ANTH 381 - The Aztecs and Their Predecessors (3)
CHIC 302 - Ancient Mexican Culture (3)
CHIC 303 - Chicano/Mexican Cultures (3)
CHIC 353 - Mexico Since 1906 (3)
CHIC 367 - Latino/a Spirituality and Religion (3)
LTAM 350 - Mexican Life and Culture (3)
SPAN 316 - Introduction to Spanish-American Civilization (3)
SPAN 326 - Contemporary Spanish-American Culture (3) 

Art History, Literature and Linguistics

ART 460 - Pre-Columbian Art and Architecture (3)
ART 462 - Latin American Art History (3)
ART 480T - Selected Topics in Art History (3)
ART 481 - Seminar in Art History (3)
CHIC 304 - Music of Mexico (3)
CHIC 330 - The Evolution of Mexican Literature (3)
CHIC 333 - Mexican Literature Since 1940 (3)
CHIC 336 - Main Trends in Spanish-American Literature (3)
SPAN 440 - Spanish-American Literature to Modernismo (3)
SPAN 441 - Spanish-American Literature Since Modernismo (3)
SPAN 466 - Spanish Phonology and Dialectology (3)
SPAN 467 - Spanish Morphology and Syntax (3)
SPAN 468 - Spanish/English Bilingualism and Language Contact (3)
SPAN 485T - Senior Seminar: Topics in Spanish-American Literature (3) 

History and Politics

HIST 350 - History of Latin American Civilization (3)
HIST 449A - Race, Ethnicity and Gender in Latin America: A History (3)
HIST 449B - Cuban History Through Film (3)
HIST 451A - Colonial Period of Latin America (3)
HIST 451B - 19th-Century Latin America: Era of Nation Building (3)
HIST 451C - Latin America Since 1945 (3)
HIST 452 - 20th-Century Brazil (3)
HIST 453A - History of Mexico pre-Columbian (pre 1521) through 1821 (3)
HIST 453B - History of Mexico from Independence (1821) to Modern Day (3)
POSC 437 - Latin American Politics (3)  

Geography and Economics

ECON 333 - Economic Development: Analysis and Case Studies (3)
ECON 334 - Economics of Latin America and the Caribbean (3)
GEOG 333 - Latin America (3)
GEOG 355 - Global Cuisine (3)
GEOG 452 - Ecotourism (3)

Health and Human Services

SPAN 307 - Spanish for Health and Human Services-A (3)
SPAN 307 - Spanish for Health and Human Services-B (3)