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Latin-American Studies, B.A.

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The Bachelor of Arts degree program in Latin American Studies affords the student a wide range of career opportunities in the U.S. and abroad. The growth of the Latina/Latino population in the U.S. has produced an increasing need for trained persons with a knowledge of the region to work in government, teaching, not-for-profit organizations, business, and other fields.

The total number of units required for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Latin American Studies Program is 180 units, of which 64-80 units are in the major. Consult with an advisor for the specific number of units required in all areas of the degree including GE and free electives.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree (64-84 units)

Lower Division Required Courses (8 units)

LAS 150 - Introduction to Latin American Studies (4)
CHS 255 - Diverse Latin American Populations in Southern California (4) (also listed as)
LAS 255 - Diverse Latin American Populations in Southern California (4)

Language Requirement (4-24 units)

The language requirement for Latin American studies is based on competency. Students must demonstrate that they can place into a 300-level Spanish course by taking the placement exam in the Department of Modern Languages. Students who are unable to place in a 300-level Spanish course must complete a 200-level Spanish sequence successfully. Students who wish to study Portuguese must also demonstrate competency in Spanish by being placed at the 300-level in the Department of Modern Languages Placement Exam.

SPAN 200A - Intermediate Spanish Non-Heritage Speakers (4)
SPAN 200B - Intermediate Spanish Non-Heritage Speakers (4)
SPAN 200C - Intermediate Spanish Non-Heritage Speakers (4)
or
SPAN 205A - Intermediate Spanish for Heritage Speakers (4)
SPAN 205B - Intermediate Spanish for Heritage Speakers (4)
or
Demonstrated Competency (0)
SPAN 300A - Advanced Composition and Grammar (4)
or
SPAN 300B - Advanced Composition and Grammar (4)
or
SPAN 315 - Spanish-American Civilization (4)
or
SPAN 411 - Spanish-American Literature I (4)
or
SPAN 413 - Spanish-American Literature II (4)
or

Upper Division Courses (52 units)

Upper Division Required Courses (8 units)

Select 8 units in History

HIST 459 - Sexuality in the Americas (4)
HIST 461 - Latin America: Colonial Period (4)
HIST 462 - Latin America: 1810–1914 (4)
HIST 463 - Latin America: 1914 to Present (4)
HIST 464 - Central America Since Independence (4)
HIST 465 - Brazil (4)
HIST 466A - Colonial Mexico (4) also listed as
CHS 466A - Colonial Mexico (4)
HIST 466B - Building the Mexican Nation (4) also listed as
CHS 466B - Building the Mexican Nation (4)
HIST 466C - The Mexican Revolution and its Legacy (4) also listed as
CHS 466C - The Mexican Revolution and its Legacy (4)
HIST 469 - Indigenous Peoples of Mexico, 1325-1910 (4)

Select 8 units in Latin american Studies

LAS 335 - Race and Culture in the Americas (4)
LAS 342 - Cultural Impact of Development (4) (also listed as)
PAS 342 - Cultural Impact of Development (4)
LAS 360 - Dynamics of Change in the Developing World (4) (also listed as)
PAS 360 - Dynamics of Change in the Developing World (4) (also listed as)
POLS 360 - Dynamics of Change in the Developing World (4)
LAS 404 - The Central American Experience in the US (4) (also listed as)
CHS 404 - The Central American Experience in the US (4)
LAS 423 - Migration, Identity, and Religion (4) (also listed as)
CHS 423 - Migration, Identity, and Religion (4) (also listed as)
RELS 423 - Migration, Identity, and Religion (4)
LAS 424 - The United States and Latin America (4)
LAS 425 - Latin American Responses to Imperialism and Globalization (4)
LAS 430 - Cuba and the World (4)
LAS 450 - Special Studies in Latin American Studies (1–4)
LAS 465 - Gender, Sexuality, and Transnational Migration (4)
LAS 470 - Labor and Social Movements in the Americas (4)
LAS 482 - Latin American Women’s Movements (4)

Select 28 units in Elective Courses

ANTH 404 - Peoples of South America (4)
ANTH 408 - Peasant Cultures of Middle America (4)
ANTH 428 - Civilizations of Western Mesoamerica (4)
ANTH 429 - Maya Civilization (4)
* ANTH 454L - Special Topics in Anthropology (1–6)
ART 447 - The Art of Mesoamerica and the Southwest (4)
ART 450 - The Colonial Art of Mexico and Guatemala (4)
ART 453 - Aztec Art and Culture (4)
* ART 454L,P - Special Topics in Art (1–4)
ART 456 - Art oft the Ancient Andes (4)
ART 457 - Mexican Muralists and Frida Kahlo (4)
CHS 311 - Chicano Cultural History (4)
CHS 400 - Literatures of Mesoamerica (4)
CHS 405 - The Mexican People as Immigrants (4)
CHS 406 - Latina/o Communities in U.S. Society (4)
CHS 409 - U.S. Latinos, Culture, and Global Cities (4)
CHS 413 - Chicana and Mexican Women Writers (4) (also listed as)
WOMN 413 - Issues in Feminist Philosophy (4)
CHS 430 - Chicano Political Behavior (4)
CHS 444 - History of the Chicano People in the United States (4)
CHS 460 - The Chicano Movement (4)
CHS 468 - U.S.-Mexico Borderlands (4)
CHS 466A - Colonial Mexico (4) also listed as
HIST 466A - Colonial Mexico (4)
CHS 466B - Building the Mexican Nation (4) also listed as
HIST 466B - Building the Mexican Nation (4)
CHS 466C - The Mexican Revolution and its Legacy (4) also listed as
HIST 466C - The Mexican Revolution and its Legacy (4)
CHS 467 - Modern Mexico and the Chicano People (4)
CHS 480 - Chicana Feminisms and Women’s Movements (4)
ECON 460 - Economics of Developing Countries (4)
ECON 465 - Current Issues in Latin American Economies (4)
ENGL 487 - Latin American Literature in Translation (4) (also listed as)
ML 487 - Latin American Literature in Translation (4)
GEOG 333 - Environment and Development in the Third World (4)
GEOG 427 - Mexico and Central America (4)
GEOG 428 - South America (4)
* GEOG 496 - Special Topics (1–4)
* GEOG 497 - Special Topics (1–4)
HIST 357 - Gender in History (4)
HIST 360 - Revolution and Society in Developing Countries (4)
HIST 383 - Rise of Urban America (4)
* HIST 450B - Research Capstone: Special Studies in History (4)
* HIST 451 - Special Lectures in History (2–4)
HIST 459 - Sexuality in the Americas (4)
HIST 461 - Latin America: Colonial Period (4)
HIST 462 - Latin America: 1810–1914 (4)
HIST 463 - Latin America: 1914 to Present (4)
HIST 464 - Central America Since Independence (4)
HIST 465 - Brazil (4)
HIST 469 - Indigenous Peoples of Mexico, 1325-1910 (4)
LAS 335 - Race and Culture in the Americas (4)
LAS 395 - Community Service in Latin American Studies (1–4)
LAS 404 - The Central American Experience in the US (4)
LAS 423 - Migration, Identity, and Religion (4)
LAS 424 - The United States and Latin America (4)
LAS 425 - Latin American Responses to Imperialism and Globalization (4)
LAS 430 - Cuba and the World (4)
LAS 450 - Special Studies in Latin American Studies (1–4)
LAS 465 - Gender, Sexuality, and Transnational Migration (4)
LAS 470 - Labor and Social Movements in the Americas (4)
LAS 482 - Latin American Women’s Movements (4)
LAS 342 - Cultural Impact of Development (4) also listed as
PAS 342 - Cultural Impact of Development (4)
LAS 360 - Dynamics of Change in the Developing World (4) also listed as
PAS 360 - Dynamics of Change in the Developing World (4) also listed as
POLS 360 - Dynamics of Change in the Developing World (4)
TVF 434 - Latin American Radio Documentary Production (4)
ML 410 - Chicana and Mexican Women Writers (4)
MUS 358 - Music of the Oppressed in Latin America (4)
MUS 458 - Music of Latin America (4)
PAS 412 - Third World Women and Development (4)
PAS 456 - Politics of the Caribbean and Central America (4) also listed as
POLS 456 - Politics of the Caribbean and Central America (4)
PHIL 433 - Latin American Philosophy (4)
POLS 451 - Latin American Politics (4)
* POLS 420A - Model United Nations (4)
SOC 423 - Political Sociology of Globalization and Resistance (4)
SOC 442 - Social Change (4)
* POLS 454 - Selected Topics in Comparative Politics (1–4)
SPAN 300A - Advanced Composition and Grammar (4)
SPAN 300B - Advanced Composition and Grammar (4)
SPAN 310 - Spanish Civilization (4)
SPAN 315 - Spanish-American Civilization (4)
SPAN 401 - Introduction to Literary Analysis (4)
SPAN 411 - Spanish-American Literature I (4)
SPAN 413 - Spanish-American Literature II (4)
SPAN 417 - Spanish-American Short Story (4)
SPAN 419 - Colonial Spanish-American Literature (4)
SPAN 421 - Mexican Literature of Twentieth Century (4)
SPAN 429 - Nineteenth Century Spanish-American Literature (4)
SPAN 431 - Spanish-American Testimony (4)
* SPAN 454L,P - Special Topics in Spanish (1–4)
* SPAN 459 - Hispanic Play Production (3–4)
SPAN 483 - Contemporary Spanish-American Novel (4)
SPAN 485 - Southern Cone Fiction (4)
*when topic is Latin America