Latin American, Latino/a & Caribbean Studies- Bachelor of Arts
For information, contact the LAS Program, 120 MacMillan Hall, 513-529-5333.
Latin American Latino/a & Caribbean Studies (LAS) offer an interdisciplinary major and minor based in mutually enriching perspectives in the humanities, fine arts, social and physical sciences. Courses examine and analyze Latin American and Caribbean cultures, economies, social and political systems, literature, art, music, history, and geography across the hemisphere. Opportunities to study abroad and to engage with Latin American communities in Ohio promote the active application of international knowledge to issues vital to today's changing world.
Program Requirements
(At least 30 semester hours)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Latin America | ||
| Select three semester hours of the following: 1 | 3 | |
| Introduction to Latin America | ||
| Modern Latin American History | ||
| Latin America in the United States | ||
| Interdisciplinary Writing | ||
| LAS 211 | Writing with Purpose: Interdisciplinary Inquiry and Communication | 3 |
| Culmination of Latin American Studies | ||
| Select three semester hours of the following: 1 | 3 | |
| Current Latin American Issues | ||
| Independent Studies | ||
| Language Requirement | ||
| Select one of the following options: | 3-7 | |
Option 1: select one course | ||
| Culture & Interpretation | ||
| Grammar Review and Introductory Composition | ||
Option 2: select two courses | ||
| Second Year Spanish (or the equivalent) | ||
| Intermediate Portuguese (or the equivalent) | ||
| Critical Analysis of French Culture (or the equivalent) | ||
One course from a second language selected from SPN, POR or FRE | ||
| Core Courses | ||
| Select at least 15 hours, with at least 6 credits of the Core Course hours coming from LAS courses or their cross-listed equivalents. At least 3 of the LAS course credits must be from the 300-level. | 15 | |
| Immigrant America | ||
| The Arts of Colonial Latin America | ||
| Latin America: Anthropological Perspectives | ||
| Latin American Archaeology | ||
| Field Methods in Archaeology | ||
| Brazilian Culture Through Music and Film | ||
| Caribbean, Latin American and Latinx Literatures | ||
| History of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1400s to 1800s | ||
| Independent Studies | ||
or LAS 377 | Independent Studies | |
or LAS 477 | Independent Studies | |
| Special Topics | ||
| Latin American Diaspora: Communities, Conditions and Issues | ||
| Revolution in Latin America | ||
| Identity, Race, Gender, Class | ||
| Latin American Popular Culture | ||
| Race, Science, and Disease in the Americas | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Seminar on Modern Architecture in Latin America | ||
| Politics of Latin America | ||
| Intro to Hispanic Literatures | ||
| Spanish for Community Work | ||
| Marginalized Voices and Spanish American Cultural History II | ||
| Selected Topics in Literature and Culture: Spanish America | ||
| Topics in Hispanic Culture and Language | ||
| Spanish American Film, Visual, and Digital Studies | ||
| Spanish American Interdisciplinary Studies | ||
| Related Courses | ||
| Select up to three semester hours | 3 | |
| America: Global and Intercultural Perspectives | ||
| Global Cultural Diversity | ||
| Cultural Diversity in the U.S. | ||
| North American Archaeology | ||
| Sociocultural Studies in Education | ||
| Social Welfare Policies & Programs | ||
| World Regional Geography: Patterns and Issues | ||
| Native American History to 1840 | ||
| Race in U.S. Society | ||
| Strength Through Cultural Diversity | ||
| Introduction to International Studies | ||
| Global Popular Music | ||
| EMPOWER I: Educational and Economic Justice and Service-Learning | ||
| Sociology in a Global Context | ||
| Race and Ethnic Relations | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 30-34 | |
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Additional credits here are counted toward the core courses requirement.
Study Abroad
The LAS Program highly values study abroad in all Latin American contexts and will extend credit by petition to international study experiences that fulfill program criteria
New courses
New courses, one-time only courses, sections of variable content courses, and other that relate to Latin America may be recognized by petition for credit toward appropriate categories.
Students seeking the Bachelor of Arts in Latin American, Latino/a and Caribbean Studies meet the College of Arts and Science writing requirement by completing LAS 211 and an LAS culmination course: LAS 410 or LAS 477.