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Descriptions
Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Studies requires a
minimum of 120 units,
which includes courses for the major, General Education, all University
requirements, and free electives.
Minor in Latin American Studies is designed to complement
other majors for
which a focus on Latin American can be beneficial. The minor requires proficiency
in either Spanish or Portuguese, as defined below for the major; 3 units of
cultural history, 12 units of approved electives from at least three departments
listed below.
Foundation Courses
All majors should develop a language proficiency level equivalent
to Spanish 204
and Portuguese 102. Students with no language background should take:
 FLSP
101 Fundamental Spanish-A |
| Description: Development
of listening and reading comprehension, speaking,
writing, and cultural awareness to communicate on
a basic level. Included is an introduction to customs,
culture, and civilization of Spanish-speaking countries.
Conducted primarily in Spanish. |
Units: (5)
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| FLSP
102 Fundamental Spanish-B |
Description: Prerequisite:
Spanish 101 or equivalent. Continued development
of listening and reading comprehension, speaking, writing, and cultural
awareness to communicate on a basic level. Included is an introduction
to customs, culture, and civilization of Spanish-speaking countries.
Conducted primarily in Spanish. |
Units: (5)
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| FLSP
203 Intermediate Spanish-A |
Description: Prerequisite:
Spanish 102 or equivalent. Development of listening
and reading comprehension, speaking and writing Spanish
based on cultural
and literary materials. Emphasis on oral expression and developing
correct pronunciation. Concurrent enrollment in Spanish 213 is recommended.
Conducted in Spanish. |
Units: (3)
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| FLSP
204 Intermediate Spanish-B |
| Description: Prerequisite:
Spanish 201 or 203 or equivalent. Continued
development of listening and reading comprehension,
practice in speaking and writing Spanish based on
cultural and literary materials. Emphasis on vocabulary
building and developing grammatical accuracy. Concurrent
enrollment in Spanish 214 is recommended. Conducted
in Spanish. |
Units: (3)
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| FLPR
101 Fundamental Portuguese-A
-- Portuguese |
Description: Prerequisite:
prior successful study of another Romance language. Development
of listening and reading comprehension, speaking,
writing, and cultural awareness to communicate on
a basic level. Included is
an introduction to customs, culture, and civilizationof Portuguese-speaking
countries. Conducted in Portuguese. |
Units: (4)
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| FLPR
102 Fundamental Portuguese-B
-- Portuguese |
| Description: Prerequisite:
Portuguese 101 or equivalent. Continued development
of listening and reading comprehension, speaking,
writing, and cultural awareness to communicate on
a basic level. Further study of customs, culture,
and civilization of Portuguese-speaking countries.
Conducted in Portuguese. |
| Units: (4) |
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*Note:
A student with a knowledge of Spanish and/or Portuguese may be
able
to meet part or all of the foundation course requirements after evaluation by
the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures.*
Required Fields of Study
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Upper-division
Writing Requirement (3 units)
| ENGL
301 Advanced College Writing
-- English |
Description: Prerequisite:
English 101. An advanced course in writing expository
prose. Emphasizes precision in rhetoric and development
of
individual style by concentration on matters of diction, audience, emphasis
and persuasion. Required of English majors seeking a secondary credential.
Instructional fee. |
Units: (3)
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Language (3 units)
| FLSP
301 Advanced Grammar and
Composition -- Spanish |
| Description: Prerequisites:
Spanish 204 and 214 or equivalent. Emphasis
on grammar analysis and written expression. Conducted
in Spanish. |
| Units: (3) |
OR
| FLPR
317 Advanced Conversation and Composition
-- Portuguese |
| Description: Prerequisite:
Portuguese 102 or equivalent or consent of instructor. Emphasis
on free oral and written expression. Conducted
in Portuguese. |
Units: (3)
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History and Culture
(9 units)
| FLSP
316 Introduction to Spanish-American
Civilization |
| Description: Prerequisite:
Spanish 301, which may be taken concurrently or
equivalent. Readings and discussion in Spanish-American
literature, arts and institutions. Strengthening
of facility in the language. Conducted in Spanish. |
| Units: (3) |
OR
| FLPR
325 Contemporary Brazilian
Civilization -- Portuguese |
| Description: Prerequisite:
Portuguese 310 or 317 or equivalent. Readings
and discussion to develop understanding of the
social and intellectual problems, trends, and contributions
to Brazil since independence. Present-day Brazil.
Conducted in Portuguese. |
Units: (3)
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| LTAM
300 Topics in Latin America
-- Latin American Studies |
| Description: Prerequisite:
completion of General Education Category III.C.1. An
interdisciplinary examination and discussion of
the history, geography, peoples, and major issues
of Latin America from pre-Colonial times to the
present. |
| Units: (3)
Upper-Division
Latin American history - 3 units : ( History
350, 451, 452 453, 454,
455 OR others chosen in consultation with
the coordinator)
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| HIST
350 History of Latin
American Civilization -- History |
| Description: Prerequisite:
completion of General Education category
II.A and III.C.1. The social, economic,
political and cultural evolution of Latin
America from the European conquest to the
present. |
Units: (3)
| HIST
451 Colonial
Period of Latin America -- History |
| Description: Prerequisite:
History 110A or equivalent. Latin
America from its pre-Columbian origins
to the era of the Wars of Independence.
Emphasis on the ethnic, social, and
cultural factors which characterized
the colonial period. |
Units: (3)
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| HIST
452 20th-Century
Brazil -- History |
| Description: Prerequisite:
History 110B. Social, economic,
cultural, and political history of
Brazil, with particular emphasis
on the period since World War II. |
Units: (3)
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| HIST
453 History
of Mexico -- History |
| Description: Prerequisite:
completion of any course which meets
the requirements for General Education
category II.A. or II.B. History
of Mexico from pre-Columbian times
to end of the active stage of the
Mexican Revolution in 1933. Special
focus on the creation of a Mexican
historical identity. |
Units: (3)
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| HIST
454 19th Century
Latin America: Era of Nation
Building |
| Description: Prerequisite:
History 110B or equivalent. Latin
America during the 19th century (1810-1910)
with emphasis on cultural and socio-political
factors which were important in the
creation of Latin American nations.
Special focus on development of the
Rio de la Plata, the Andean nations,
and Mexico. |
Units: (3)
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| HIST
455 Latin America
Since 1945 -- History |
| Description: Prerequisites:
completion of History 110A-B or consent
of instructor. Focuses on political,
economic, cultural and social patterns
in key Latin American nations from
1945 to the present. Not available
for graduate degree credit. |
Units: (3)
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Social Sciences (6 units)
selected from two departments
| ANTH
325 Peoples of South America
-- Anthropology |
| Description: Prerequisite:
Anthro 102 or consent of instructor. Central
and South America. Representative cultural areas
before and after contacts with Western countries. |
Units: (3)
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| ANTH
423 The Ancient Maya -- Anthropology |
| Description: Prerequisite:
Anthro 102, 103 or consent of instructor. The
archaeology and ethnohistory of the Maya area of
Southern Mesoamerica. The problems of initial settlement
of the area and the “rise” and dynamics of ancient
Maya civilization. |
Units: (3)
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| ANTH
424 The Aztecs and Their Predecessors
-- Anthropology |
| Description: Prerequisite:
Anthro 102, 103 or consent of instructor. Archaeological
survey of principal Mesoamerica pre-Columbian cultures
north and west of the Maya area. The Aztecs and
their predecessors, religion, art, architecture,
intellectual achievements and the Olmec heritage. |
| Units: (3) |
ECON
333 Economic Development: Analysis
Case Studies |
| Description: Prerequisite:
Economics 100 or 201. The processes of economic
growth with references to developing areas. Capital
formation, resource allocation, relation to the
world economy, economic planning and institutional
factors, with case studies. |
Units: (3)
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| ECON
334 Economics of Latin America
and the Caribbean |
| Description: Prerequisite:
Economics 100 or 201. Corequisite: Business Admin
301. Examines regional economic problems within
an international context: dependence, industrialization
and the international corporation; agriculture;
regional cooperation; inflation; trade and debt
problems. Major economic thinkers will be discussed. |
| Units: (3) |
GEOG
333 Latin America -- Geography |
| Description: Prerequisite:
completion of General Education category III.C.1. Mexico,
Central America, the Caribbean and South America.
Explores the region’s physical and cultural landscapes.
Emphasis on nature-society problems. |
| Units: (3) |
Upper-division
Latin American Political Science courses when offered |
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Elective Fields of Study
Twelve units selected from three or more of the
following groupings chosen in consultation with the program
coordinator:
Culture
ANTH
325 Peoples of South America --
Anthropology
ANTH
423 The Ancient Maya - Anthropology
ANTH
424 The Aztecs and Their Predecessors
-- Anthropology
(See
above for descriptions)
| CHIC
302 Ancient Mexican Culture -- Chicana/o Studies |
| Description: An
historical and cultural survey of the principal
pre-Columbian cultures of Mexico and their significance
for Mexican society. |
| Units: (3) |
CHIC
353 Mexico Since 1906 -- Chicana and
Chicano Studies |
| Description: Prerequisite:
completion of General Education category III.C.1. The
Mexican Revolution of 1910 stressing the political,
economic and social aspects as well as its contributions
in the fields of art, literature and social reforms. |
Units: (3)
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Fine Arts and Literature
| ART
460 Pre-Columbian Art -- Art |
| Description: Prerequisites:
Art 201A,B or consent of instructor. An introduction
to the art and architecture of Meso and South America
from the early formative stage to the Spanish Conquest.
Emphasis on aesthetic achievement with varying
contexts of pre-Columbian culture. (3 hours lecture) |
Units: (3)
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| ART
462 Latin American Art from
1800 to the 1950s -- Art |
| Description: Prerequisite:
Art 311 or 312. History of painting, sculpture
and the graphic arts in Latin America. Emphasis
on the changing relationship to European Modernism
and major principles of Latin American cultural
and political identity as expressed in art. (3
hours lecture) Not available for graduate degree
credit. |
Units: (3)
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| ART
480T Selected Topics in Art
History -- Art |
| Description: Prerequisites:
Art 201A or B and consent of instructor. Detailed
study of the work of individual artists, patronage
in particular places, specific pictorial, sculptural
and architectural programs or art history periods.
Topics will be listed in the class schedule. Repeatable
if topic is different. (3 hours lecture) |
Units: (3)
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| CHIC
304 Music of Mexico -- Chicana
and Chicano Studies |
| Description: (Same
as Music 304) Survey of the art, folk, and traditional
music of Mexico from pre-Cortesian aboriginal music
to 20th-century style, including neo-Hispanic,
folk (corrido, etc.), mestizo, mariachi, nationalistic,
jazz, and modern art music. Interrelationship between
traditional (folk) and serious (art) music; effects
of Mexico’s history on its music. |
Units: (3)
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| CHIC
336 Main Trends in Spanish-American
Literature |
| Description: The
main currents of Spanish-American literature emphasizing
contemporary works. The relation between the artistic
expression and the ideological values of the period. |
Units: (3)
| FLSP
440 Spanish-American
Literature to Modernismo |
| Description: Prerequisites:
Spanish 316 and Spanish 375 or consent
of instructor. Spanish-American literature
to modernismo. Conducted in Spanish. |
Units: (3)
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| FLSP
441 Spanish-American
Literature Since Modernismo |
| Description: Prerequisites:
Spanish 316 and 375 or consent of instructor. Spanish-American
literature from modernismo to the present.
Conducted in Spanish. |
Units: (3)
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| FLSP
466 Spanish Phonology and
Dialectology |
| Description: Prerequisite:
Spanish 301 or equivalent. Descriptive study
of the phonology of Spanish, with specific focus
on the sound system, suprasegmentals and connected
speech. Description and analysis of the dialectal
varieties of Spanish. Conducted in Spanish. |
Units: (3)
| FLSP
485T Senior Seminar: Topics in
Spanish-American Lit. |
| Description: Prerequisites:
Spanish 375 or consent of instructor and
senior standing in Spanish. Selected
topics of the literature of Spanish-America.
Subject matter will change. May be repeated
for credit. Conducted in Spanish. |
| Units: (3) |
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History and Politics
HIST
350 History of Latin American Civilization
-- History
HIST
451 Colonial Period of Latin America
-- History
HIST
452 20th-Century Brazil -- History
HIST
453 History of Mexico -- History
HIST
454 19th Century Latin America: Nation
Building
HIST
455 Latin America Since 1945 -- History
(See
above for descriptions)
Upper-division
Latin American Political Science courses when offered.*
Geography and Economics
| ECON
333 Economic Development:
Analysis & Case Studies |
| Description: Prerequisite:
Economics 100 or 201. The processes of economic
growth with references to developing areas. Capital
formation, resource allocation, relation to the
world economy, economic planning and institutional
factors, with case studies. |
Units: (3)
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| ECON
334 Economics of Latin America
and the Caribbean |
| Description: Prerequisite:
Economics 100 or 201. Corequisite: Business Admin
301. Examines regional economic problems within
an international context: dependence, industrialization
and the international corporation; agriculture;
regional cooperation; inflation; trade and debt
problems. Major economic thinkers will be discussed. |
Units: (3)
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| GEOG
333 Latin America -- Geography |
| Description: Prerequisite:
completion of General Education category III.C.1. Mexico,
Central America, the Caribbean and South America.
Explores the region’s physical and cultural landscapes.
Emphasis on nature-society problems. |
| Units: (3) |
Latin American Studies
| LTAM
399 Directed Study |
| Description: Prerequisite:
approval of program coordinator. Supervised
individual or small group study as an elective.
May be repeated for credit with different content. |
Units: (1-3)
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