Latin American and Caribbean Studies Honours (B.A.)

60 credits · Faculty of Arts · 2026-2027 catalogue

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Required Courses (18 credits)

  • HISP 243 Survey of Latin American Literature and Culture 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • HISP 244 Survey of Latin American Literature and Culture 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • HIST 210 Introduction to Latin American History (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • LACS 497 Research Seminar: Latin America and the Caribbean (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • LACS 498 Honours Thesis (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • POLI 319 Politics of Latin America (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

Complementary Courses (42 credits)

42 credits selected from the Complementary Course List in consultation with the Program Advisor with the following requirements.

42 credits selected from the Complementary in consultation with the Program Advisor with the following requirements. 12 credits must be taken in Spanish or Portuguese. 30 additional credits on Latin America and the Caribbean (exclusive of language courses). A minimum of 15 of these 30 credits must be taken in one of the following disciplinary clusters, which may also include up to 6 credits of theoretical and/or methodological courses of particular relevance to the student's research interests: Cluster 1 - Literature and Culture; Cluster 2 - Economics, History, and Political Science; Cluster 3 - Anthropology and Geography.

Complementary Course List

Hispanic Studies - Languages

  • HISP 210D1 Spanish Language: Beginners (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • HISP 210D2 Spanish Language: Beginners (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • HISP 218 Spanish Language Intensive - Elementary (6 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • HISP 219 Spanish Language Intensive - Intermediate (6 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • HISP 220D1 Spanish Language: Intermediate (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • HISP 220D2 Spanish Language: Intermediate (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

  • LACS 499 Internship: Latin America and Caribbean Studies (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Cluster 1: Literature and Culture - Hispanic Studies

  • HISP 225 Hispanic Civilization 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • HISP 226 Hispanic Civilization 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • HISP 328 Literature of Ideas: Latin America (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • HISP 332 Latin American Literature of 19th Century (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • HISP 333 Theatre, Performance and Politics in Latin America (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • HISP 335 Politics and Poetry in Latin America (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • HISP 340 Latin American Cinema (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • HISP 352 Latin American Novel (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • HISP 356 Latin American Short Story (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • HISP 357 Latin American Digital Literature and Culture (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • HISP 358 Gender and Textualities (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • HISP 432 Literature - Discovery and Exploration Spain New World (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • HISP 437 Colonial / Postcolonial Latin America (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • HISP 455 Major Figures: Latin American Literature and Culture (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • HISP 505 Seminar in Hispanic Studies 01 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Cluster 2: Economics, History, and Political Science

  • ECON 313 Economic Development 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • ECON 314 Economic Development 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • HIST 223 Indigenous Peoples and Empires (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • HIST 360 Latin America since 1825 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • HIST 366 Themes in Latin American History (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • HIST 409 Topics in Latin American History (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • HIST 564D1 Seminar: Latin American History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • HIST 564D2 Seminar: Latin American History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • HIST 580D1 European and Native-American Encounters (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • HIST 580D2 European and Native-American Encounters (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • POLI 227 Introduction to Comparative Politics - Global South (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

Cluster 3: Anthropology and Geography

  • ANTH 212 Anthropology of Development (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ANTH 307 Andean Prehistory (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ANTH 319 Inka Archaeology and Ethnohistory (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ANTH 326 Anthropology of Latin America (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • GEOG 310 Development and Livelihoods (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • GEOG 404 Environmental Management 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • GEOG 408 Geography of Development (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • GEOG 498 Humans in Tropical Environments (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • GEOG 510 Humid Tropical Environments (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

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