Latin American and Caribbean Studies Minor Concentration (B.A.)

18 credits · Faculty of Arts · 2026-2027 catalogue

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Required Course (3 credits)

  • LACS 497 Research Seminar: Latin America and the Caribbean (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

Complementary Courses (15 credits)

Courses Offered by Other Units

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 332 Mesoamerican Archaeology (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

3-6 credits to be chosen from:

3-6 credits to be chosen from:

  • 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
  • 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

3-6 credits to be chosen from:

3-6 credits to be chosen from:

  • HIST 210 Introduction to Latin American History (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • LACS 480 Latin American and Caribbean Studies Reading Course (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • LACS 499 Internship: Latin America and Caribbean Studies (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • POLI 319 Politics of Latin America (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

Remaining credits

3-9 credits to be selected from the following course list in consultation with the Program Adviser. If more than one course is chosen, they must be from at least two different disciplines or departments. At least one course should be at the 300 level or above. No more than 6 credits in Spanish or Portuguese language shall count for the Minor Concentration.

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