Core Requirements (6 units)

• LAS 3700 - Introduction to Central America (3)

• and select one form these two courses:

• LAS 4080 - The Central American Experience in the US (also listed as CLS 4080) (3)
• HIST 4640 - History of Central America and the Caribbean (3)

Directed Electives (9 units)

Select three courses from the following. Other relevant courses may be used as electives with advisor approval.

• ART 4470 - The Art of Mesoamerica and the Southwest (3)
• ANTH 4080 - Peoples of Mesoamerica (3)
• ANTH 4290 - Maya Civilization (3)
• CLS 3950 - Community Service in Chicano Studies (1-3)
• CLS 4000 - Indigenous Peoples of Mexico & Central America: Land, History, Culture (3)
• CLS 4280 - Migration, Identity, and Religion (also listed as LAS 4280, RELS 4230) (3)
• ECON 4650 - Current Issues in Latin American Economies (3)
• HIST 4690 - Indigenous Peoples of the Americas (3)
• LAS 3950 - Community Service in Latin American Studies (1-3)
• LAS 4700 - Labor and Social Movements in the Americas (3)
• LAS 4820 - Latin American Women’s Movements (also listed as WGSS 4820) (3)
• PAS 4560 - Politics of the Caribbean and Central America (3)
• SPAN 4310 - Spanish-American Testimony (3)

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  * CLS 3950: To be completed with an organization serving Central American populations in Southern California