LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
(LA S)
The Latin American Area Center offers an interdisciplinary program designed primarily for students planning government, business, teaching, or other careers. A student with an interest in the Latin American area selects a concentration in one department and enriches that concentration with related studies, cultural or professional, in other departments.
Undergraduate students majoring in Latin American Studies choose a concentration in one of the following areas: anthropology, art history, geography and regional development, history, political science, Portuguese, or Spanish. Students also select course work from two or three areas offering related studies: agricultural economics, anthropology, art history, economics, geography and regional development, history, journalism, political science, Portuguese, sociology, or Spanish or Latin American studies internship. Competence in Portuguese or Spanish is required.
Although most Latin American studies courses do not have prerequisites, students planning to major in the field are strongly advised to take some of the introductory and survey courses related to Latin America at the lower-division level. In all cases, students majoring or minoring in Latin American studies should consult with an advisor at the Latin American Area Center early in their undergraduate programs. Students are also encouraged to take 3 units of internship credit toward this program.