Latin American and Latino Studies Course Offerings
Directly below are courses being offered in the next semester that fulfill LALS degree requirements.
Courses Offered 2024 - 2025
Summer 2024 (PDF)
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Below is a complete list of courses that fulfill the LALS Major and Minor. 500 and 600 level courses fulfill the Graduate Certificate.
Anthropology
ANTH 314: Topics in Old and New World Archaeology
ANTH 316: Ancient Civilizations of Mesoamerica
ANTH 325: Modern Latin American Societies
ANTH 333: Globalizing Inequalities (WR)
ANTH 338: Anthropology of Refugees
ANTH 347: Global Capitalisms
ANTH 548: Special Topics in Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 608: Social and Cultural Theory
ANTH 611: Research: Social Culture
Art History
ARTH 342/542: Mexican Art and Literature
ARTH 365: Mexican Art and Architecture
ARTH 542: Special Topics
ARTH 544: Pan-African Art: Form and Content
Communication
COMM 410: International Communication
COMM 350: Intercultural Communication (SBD2)
COMM 510: Health Communication in Belize
COMM 510/690-01: Mass Media in Latin America
COMM 690-75: Metaphors of Cultural Communication
COMM 690-77: Theories of Culture
English
ENGL 369: Minority Traditions in American Literature (AHD1)
ENGL 373: Women in Literature (AHD1)
ENGL 549: Studies in Post-Colonial and/or Ethnic Literature
ENGL 554: Women's Personal Narratives
ENGL 682: Seminar in Linguistics: Cultural Metaphors
ENGL 682: Seminar in Linguistics: Theories of Culture
Geography
GEOG 300: Globalization and Diversity
GEOG 510-75: Global South Urbanism
History
HIST 310: Studies in History
HIST 331: Colonial Latin America
HIST 332: Latin America 1820-Present
HIST 333: Women in Latin American History
HIST 503: Race, Class, and Identity in Latin America
HIST 533: Revolution and Reform in Twentieth-Century Latin America
HIST 534/612: The US and Latin America
HIST 535: The History of Mexico: Pre-Columbian to the Present
HIST 535/611: The History of America
HIST 622: Latin America Since 1945
Honors
HON 336: Honors Seminar in Humanities
HON 436: Honors Seminar in Social Sciences
HON 446: Honors Seminar in Social Sciences (WR)
Humanities
HUM 377: African American Religion
HUM 380: Culture of Iberia-Latin America
HUM 382: Native American Cultures
HUM 562: Studies of Hispanic Culture
HUM 682: Seminar in Linguistics: Cultural Metaphors
HUM 682: Seminar in Linguistics: Theories of Culture
Latin American and Latino Studies
LALS 200: Exploring Latin America (AHD2)
LALS 310: Introduction to Latin American Studies (SBD2)
LALS 311: Introduction to Latino Studies (SBD1)
LALS 313: Panamanian Culture (SBD2) -taught in May in Panama
LALS 317: Special Topics in Latino Studies
LALS 321: Special Topics in Latin American Studies
LALS 400: Latin American and Latino Studies Undergraduate Internship
LALS 510: Global South Urbanism
LALS 680: Issues in Latin American and Latino Studies
LALS 681: Latin American and Latino Studies Graduate Internship
Law
LAW 886: International Law
LAW 992: Immigration Law
Linguistics
LING 690: Seminar in Linguistics: Theories of Culture
LING 690: Seminar in Linguistics: Cultural Metaphors
Marketing
MKT 370/670: Global Marketing
Modern Languages
ML 260: Hispanic Contributions to the World (AHD2)
ML 313: Special Topics in Language, Literature, or Culture
ML 356: Masterpieces of Latin American Literature
ML 357: Latin American Literature Today
ML 358: Mexican Literature Today
ML 551: Special Topics
ML 599: Independent Study
Pan-African Studies
PAS 206: Introduction to Caribbean Studies (SBD2)
PAS 219 Survey of Brazilian Music
PAS 227: Survey of American Diversity (SBD1)
PAS 247: Language, Protest and Conflict in the Global Community (SBD1)
PAS 329: Slave Trade and Slavery
PAS 346: African Language in Diaspora (SBD2)
PAS 360: African Diaspora in the Caribbean and Latin America
PAS 392: Faces of Global Poverty (WR)
PAS 396: History of the Caribbean
PAS 505: The Black Atlantic
PAS 510: Race, Class and Identity in Latin America
PAS 532: Slave Trade and Slavery in the African World
PAS 533: The History and Popular Culture of the African Diaspora
PAS 542/643: Black Women's Voices (WR)
PAS 546: African Language in Diaspora
PAS 547: Language, Race, Class, Gender
PAS 581: Pan-African Art: Form and Content
PAS 621: Religion in African Diaspora
Political Science
POLS 315: Race, Law and Politics (SBD1)
POLS 330: International Relations
POLS 331/506: International Organization (WR)
POLS 332: International Law (WR)
POLS 337: Law, Diplomacy, and Power: The Foreign Relations of the United States
POLS 370: Comparative Political Development in Latin America
POLS 371: Latin America in the World
POLS 399: World Order
POLS 506: Topics in International Relations
POLS 530: International Negotiation
POLS 563: Women in Developing Countries (WR)
POLS 647: Seminar on Latin America
POLS 649: Seminar in Comparative Politics
Social Work
SW 303: Generalist Practice I
SW 304: Generalist Practice II
SW 472: Practicum Seminar and Lab I
SW 473: Practicum Seminar and Lab II
SW 603: Human Diversity
Sociology
SOC 210: Race in the US (SBD1)
SOC 323: Diversity and Inequality
SOC 392: Faces of Global Poverty (WR)
SOC 454: Social Stratification (WR)
SOC 464: Race and Ethnicity (WR)
SOC 512/612: Gender, Race, Work, and Welfare
SOC 685: Seminar in Race and Ethnicity
Spanish
SPAN 313: Special Topics
SPAN 320: Spanish Conversation in the Community
SPAN 403: Foundations of Latin America
SPAN 404: Cultural and Literary Perspectives on Modern Latin America
SPAN 499: Special Topics
SPAN 524: Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics
SPAN 527: Latin American Literature: Colonial Period through 19th Century
SPAN 528: Contemporary Spanish-American Theater
SPAN 529: Spanish-American Poetry
SPAN 530: Spanish-American Narrative
SPAN 554/654: Hispanic Culture through Film and Media
SPAN 599: Special Topics
SPAN 624: Studies in Hispanic Linguistics
SPAN 634: Spanish of the Workplace
SPAN 644: Origins and Development of Hispanic Culture
SPAN 648: Contemporary Issues in the Hispanic World
SPAN 670: Special Topics
Theater Arts
TA 326: Cultural Diversity in Performance (AHD1)
TA 365: Theater of the African World (AHD2)
TA 555/665: Tools for a Global Theater
Women's and Gender Studies
WGST 325: Women in Literature
WGST 333: Women in Latin American History
WGST 343: Faces of Global Poverty (WR)
WGST 401: Community Internship
WGST 520: Women's Personal Narratives
WGST 558: Women in Developing Countries (WR)
WGST 593: Topics in Women's and Gender Studies in Humanities