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

36 credits · Faculty of Arts · 2026-2027 catalogue

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Program Requirements

At least 9 of the 36 credits must be at the 400 level or above.

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 (18 credits)

No more than 9 courses in one field.

Anthropology

  • 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
  • ANTH 428 Saints and Mediation in Latin America (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Economics

  • ECON 313 Economic Development 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • ECON 314 Economic Development 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

English

  • ENGL 431 Studies in Drama (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Geography

  • 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

Hispanic Studies

  • 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
  • HISP 225 Hispanic Civilization 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • HISP 226 Hispanic Civilization 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • HISP 301 Hispanic Literature and Culture in English 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • HISP 320 Contemporary Brazilian Literature and Film (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, 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 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 439 Topics: Latin American Literature (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • 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

History

  • 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 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

Political Science

  • POLI 227 Introduction to Comparative Politics - Global South (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

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