Latin American and Caribbean Studies, B.A.

Requirements for the Interdepartmental Major:

Eight courses including three in Latin American history, politics, society and culture; four courses in Spanish, French or Portuguese, and a one-term senior project. No course can be counted twice. ID majors take one of the following courses contributing to the strengthening of the students’ critical or theoretical knowledge in any of the disciplines linked to the program:

• AAH 360 - (460) Seminar: Visual Culture, Race & Gender
• ANT 110 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
• ANT 282
• ECO 354 - International Economics
• ECO 376 - Seminar in Global Economic Issues
• EGL 254 - (255) Discourses on the Viet Nam War
• HST 311 - Frontiers in the Americas
• HST 332 - Transnational America
• PSC 239 - Feminist Political Theory
• SOC 265

Requirements for Honors:

To be eligible for honors, a student must (1) attain a minimum index of 3.50 in courses counted toward the major; (2) a cumulative index of 3.30 or better; (3) a grade of “A minus” or higher on the (two-term for double majors or one-term for ID majors) senior project; and (4) distinctive performance in an oral exam based on the senior project.

Course Selection Guidelines:

Students seeking to double major in LACS and another subject that also requires a two-term thesis must present a proposal and obtain written permission from LACS director and the other department chair.