Core Requirement (15 units)

Upper Division Latin American Studies Electives (6 units)

Complete 6 units from this list:

• LAS 3020 - Black and Latino and Latin American Relations (also listed as PAS 3020) [3]
• LAS 3350 - Race and Culture in the Americas (also listed as PAS 3350) [3]
• LAS 3420 - Cultural Impact of Development (also listed as PAS 3420) [3]
• LAS 3600 - Dynamics of Change in the Developing World (also listed as PAS 3600, POLS 3600) [3]
• LAS 3700 - Introduction to Central America [3]
• LAS 3800 - Latin American Cities: Between Development and Exclusion [3]
• LAS 3950 - Community Service in Latin American Studies [1-3]
• LAS 4150 - Mass Incarceration [3]
• LAS 4250 - Latin American Responses to Imperialism and Globalization [3]
• LAS 4280 - Migration, Identity, and Religion (also listed as CLS 4280, RELS 4230) [3]
• LAS 4300 - Cuba and the World [3]
• LAS 4350 - Philosophy and Praxis of Liberation in Latin America [3]
• LAS 4400 - Indigenous Movements in Latin America [3]
• LAS 4450 - Indigenous Experiences in Contemporary Mexico and Latin America (also listed as CLS 4450) [3]
• LAS 4490 - Anthropology of Race and Racism (also listed as AAAS 4491, ANTH 4490, CLS 4490) [3]
• LAS 4600 - Food Justice in Latin America [3]
• LAS 4650 - Gender, Sexuality, and Transnational Migration (also listed as WGSS 4650) [3]
• LAS 4700 - Labor and Social Movements in the Americas [3]
• LAS 4750 - Power, Knowledge, Community and the University (also listed as HIST 4920, SOC 4750) [3]
• LAS 4800 - Afro-Latin America (also listed as PAS 4800) [3]
• LAS 4820 - Latin American Women’s Movements (also listed as WGSS 4820) [3]
• LAS 4850 - Anti-colonial Movements (also listed as AAAS 4850, PAS 4850) [3]

Language Requirement (3 units)

• Lower-Division courses that meet the language requirement include:

• SPAN 1001 - Elementary Spanish for Non-Heritage Speakers 1 [4]
• SPAN 1002 - Elementary Spanish for Non-Heritage Speakers 2 [4]
• SPAN 1050 - Elementary Spanish for Heritage Speakers [4]
• SPAN 1100 - Spanish Conversation for Professions [3]
• SPAN 2001 - Intermediate Spanish for Non-Heritage Speakers 1 [4]
• SPAN 2002 - Intermediate Spanish for Non-Heritage Speakers 2 [4]
• SPAN 2050 - Intermediate Spanish for Heritage Speakers [4]

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  Upper-Division language courses relevant to Latin American Studies include:

• SPAN 3150 - Spanish-American Civilization [3]
• SPAN 3400 - Hispanic Film [3]
• SPAN 4110 - Spanish-American Literature I [3]
• SPAN 4130 - Spanish-American Literature II [3]
• SPAN 4170 - Spanish-American Short Story [3]
• SPAN 4210 - Mexican Literature of Twentieth Century [3]
• SPAN 4310 - Spanish-American Testimony [3]
• SPAN 4441 - Masterworks of Spanish American Literature [3]
• SPAN 4541 - Special Topics - Latin America [1-3]
• SPAN 4750 - Spanish American Theater [3]
• SPAN 4830 - Intellectuals and Ideas in Latin America [3]
• SPAN 4850 - Southern Cone Fiction [3]

General Electives (15 units)

Complete 15 units from the list below. The selection must include at least 12 units of 4000-level courses, of which, at least 6 units are HIST courses. With advisor approval students may also complete additional courses in Anthropology, Economics, English, Spanish, and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies as part of their program. LAS and SPAN and their cross-listing courses taken to satisfy the Core, Upper-Division Latin American Studies Elective, or the Language Requirement areas cannot be repeated and be double-counted for elective credits.

• AAAS 4080 - Comparative Diaspora Studies [3]
• ART 4460 - Art of Latin America [3]
• ART 4470 - The Art of Mesoamerica and the Southwest [3]
• ART 4500 - The Colonial Art of Mexico and Guatemala [3]
• ART 4530 - Aztec Art and Culture [3]
• ART 4541 - Special Topics in Art [1-3] *
• ART 4560 - Art of the Ancient Andes [3]
• ART 4570 - Mexican Muralists and Frida Kahlo [3]
• CLS 3009 - Mexico City in Contemporary Mexican Cinema (also listed as ML 3009) [3]
• CLS 3200 - Pre-Columbian Narratives in Latin American Literature [3]
• CLS 3320 - Global Migrants in Transnational Networks and Economies [3]
• CLS 3400 - Chicanx/Latinx/Indigenous Refusal, Resistance, & Praxis [3]
• CLS 4000 - Indigenous Peoples of Mexico & Central America: Land, History, Culture [3]
• CLS 4100 - Latina/o Communities in U.S. Society [3]
• CLS 4110 - Chicanas/os, Latinas/os and Immigration Policy [3]
• CLS 4240 - Exploring Afro-Latino/a Identities [3]
• CLS 4250 - Chicanas & Latinas: Social Movements in the Americas [3]
• CLS 4255 - Latinas/os and Social Justice Movements [3]
• CLS 4270 - Modern Mexico and the Chicano People (also listed as HIST 4670) [3]
• CLS 4290 - Chicana Feminisms: History, Theory, Praxis (also listed as WGSS 4290) [3]
• CLS 4300 - Research on Chicana/o Community Problems [3]
• DANC 4350 - Dance, Movement and Identity [3]
• DANC 4770 - Moving Cultures: World Dance [3]
• ECON 3650 - Economics of the Latino Community [3]
• HIST 3600 - Revolution in History [3]
• HIST 4000 - Special Lectures in History [1-3]
• HIST 4090 - Sexuality in the Americas [3]
• HIST 4600 - The Chicano Movement (also listed as CLS 4260) [3]
• HIST 4610 - Early Latin America: Conquest to 1850s [3]
• HIST 4620 - Modern Latin America: 1860s to the present [3]
• HIST 4640 - History of Central America and the Caribbean [3]
• HIST 4650 - Brazil [3]
• HIST 4660 - Colonial Mexico (also listed as CLS 4660) [3]
• HIST 4665 - Modern Mexico (also listed as CLS 4665) [3]
• HIST 4670 - Modern Mexico and the Chicano People (also listed as CLS 4670) [3]
• HIST 4690 - Indigenous Peoples of the Americas [3]
• LAS 3000 - Immigrant Experiences and Social Justice in the Americas (also listed as ANTH 3000) [3]
• LAS 3020 - Black and Latino and Latin American Relations (also listed as PAS 3020) [3]
• LAS 3350 - Race and Culture in the Americas (also listed as PAS 3350) [3]
• LAS 3420 - Cultural Impact of Development (also listed as PAS 3420) [3]
• LAS 3500 - Movements for Social Justice in the Americas, Soc Justice Americas [3]
• LAS 3600 - Dynamics of Change in the Developing World (also listed as PAS 3600, POLS 3600) [3]
• LAS 3700 - Introduction to Central America [3]
• LAS 3800 - Latin American Cities: Between Development and Exclusion [3]
• LAS 3950 - Community Service in Latin American Studies [1-3]
• LAS 4150 - Mass Incarceration [3]
• LAS 4250 - Latin American Responses to Imperialism and Globalization [3]
• LAS 4280 - Migration, Identity, and Religion (also listed as CLS 4280, RELS 4230) [3]
• LAS 4300 - Cuba and the World [3]
• LAS 4350 - Philosophy and Praxis of Liberation in Latin America [3]
• LAS 4400 - Indigenous Movements in Latin America [3]
• LAS 4450 - Indigenous Experiences in Contemporary Mexico and Latin America (also listed as CLS 4450) [3]
• LAS 4490 - Anthropology of Race and Racism (also listed as AAAS 4491, ANTH 4490, CLS 4490) [3]
• LAS 4600 - Food Justice in Latin America [3]
• LAS 4650 - Gender, Sexuality, and Transnational Migration (also listed as WGSS 4650) [3]
• LAS 4700 - Labor and Social Movements in the Americas [3]
• LAS 4750 - Power, Knowledge, Community and the University (also listed as HIST 4920, SOC 4750) [3]
• LAS 4800 - Afro-Latin America (also listed as PAS 4800) [3]
• LAS 4820 - Latin American Women’s Movements (also listed as WGSS 4820) [3]
• LAS 4850 - Anti-colonial Movements (also listed as AAAS 4850, PAS 4850) [3]
• ML 4100 - Chicana and Mexican Women Writers (also listed as WGSS 4100) [3]
• MUS 3580 - Music of the Oppressed in Latin America [3]
• MUS 4580 - Music of Latin America [3]
• PAS 4120 - Third World Women and Development [3]
• PAS 4160 - Pan Africanism and World Politics [3]
• PAS 4560 - Politics of the Caribbean and Central America [3]
• PHIL 4330 - Latin American Philosophy [3]
• POLS 4510 - Latin American Politics [3]
• POLS 4540 - Selected Topics in Global Politics [3] *
• RELS 3500 - Religion, Spirituality, and Ethnic Identity [3]
• SOC 4230 - Sociology of Globalization and Resistance [3]
• SOC 4830 - Sociology of Human Rights [3]
• SPAN 3400 - Hispanic Film [3]
• SPAN 4441 - Masterworks of Spanish American Literature [3]
• SPAN 4541 - Special Topics - Latin America [1-3]
• SPAN 4830 - Intellectuals and Ideas in Latin America [3]
• SPAN 4850 - Southern Cone Fiction [3]
• TVF 3240 - Third Cinema/Video [3]
• WGSS 4290 - Chicana Feminism: History, Theory, Praxis (also listed as CLS 4290) [3]
• WGSS 4710 - Global Feminisms [3]
• WGSS 4840 - Chicana/Latina Narratives and Community History [3]
• WGSS 4860 - Gender-Based Violence from a Transnational Perspective (also listed as SOC 4860) [3]
• With adviser approval: courses in [Anthropology], [Economics], [English], [Spanish], and [Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies]

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  Note: * When the topic is Latin America.