The Latin American Studies major requires a minimum of 30 credit hours in 10 Latin American content courses. Courses are selected from the various departments offering classes in the field as well as from Latin American Studies.

Required Courses

• LAST 1010 - Introduction to Latin American Studies
• LAST 1020 - Introduction to Latin American Studies II
• LAST 4000 - Core Seminar

Additional Information

Six of the remaining seven Latin American content electives must be at the 2000-level or higher. Finally, three must be at the 6000-level. Students who take at least 20 college credits in 7 courses with Latin American content while on academic programs in Latin America approved by Tulane are required to take only two courses at the 6000-level. All 6000-level coursework for the major must be taken in residence at Tulane University; courses taken abroad will not count toward this requirement.

Concentrations

Five elective courses must concentrate on one of the themes that are the foundation of the interdisciplinary Latin American Studies program at Tulane. The concentration system serves to focus the coursework of Latin American Studies majors and minors. Working with the Undergraduate Adviser, students may choose one of the following:

1. Creativity
2. Encounter
3. Exchange
4. Identity
5. Land
6. Nation
7. People
8. Welfare

Students will work closely with the undergraduate adviser to construct a coherent concentration of coursework, as Latin American content electives include a wide variety taught in several disciplines.

Language Requirement

Latin American Studies majors must demonstrate linguistic competency in either Spanish or Portuguese. This can be done in one of three ways:

1. complete with a passing grade at least one course at the 4000-level or higher in Spanish or Portuguese
2. complete with passing grades at least one semester of coursework in Spanish or Portuguese on a study abroad program

3. place into the 6000-level on the language test administered by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Note that, with the exception of SPAN 3130, language classes below the 4000-level do not count as electives for the Latin American Studies major or minor programs.

Sample Courses by Concentration

Note that these lists are not comprehensive and do not account for all of the courses offered in each department nor those that might be offered as special topics in the departments or Latin American Studies. Courses taken abroad and on Tulane summer programs can also count toward the concentrations.

Creativity:

• SPAN 4110 - Modern Spanish American Literature
• ARHS 3860 - Arts of the African Diaspora
• LAST 6960 - Special Offerings in Latin American Studies
• MUSC 3300 - Music Cultures of the World
• DANC 1920 - Brazilian Dance
• COMM 4190 - Introduction of Latin American Film

Encounter:

• ARHS 3860 - Arts of the African Diaspora
• SOCI 6950 - Sociology of Migration
• EEOB 3180 - Plants and Human Affairs
• ANTH 3700 - Ecological Anthropology
• INDV 4100 - Info Tech and International Devt
• ARHS 6730 - Seminar in Maya Manuscripts

Exchange:

• MKTG 4650 - Global Marketing
• ECON 3590 - Economic Devt of Latin America
• HISL 6850 - US-Latin American Relations
• SOCI 6950 - Sociology of Migration
• SPAN 6220 - Colonial Latin American Literature
• EEOB 3180 - Plants and Human Affairs

• Identity:

• ARHS 3860 - Arts of the African Diaspora
• LAST 3950 - Special Offering
• COMM 4810 - Special Topics in Communication
• LAST 6950 - Special Offerings in Latin American Studies
• MUSC 3300 - Music Cultures of the World
• ANTH 6060 - South American Indians

Land:

• ANTH 3700 - Environmental Anthropology
• EBIO 3180 - Plants and Human Affairs
• HISE 6330 - Imperial Spain, 1469-1716
• INDV 6100: Environment and Development
• PORT 4510 - Luso-Brazilian Cities
• SPAN 4510 - Hispanic Cities

Nation:

• POLC 3350 - Politics of Latin America
• LAST 6950 - Special Offerings in Latin American Studies
• HISL 3960 - Andean Rebellions
• HISL 3950 - Inventing Argentina
• POLC 3410 - Politics and Nationalism
• PORT 6160 - Afro-Brazil

Peoples:

• SPAN 6850 - Senior Seminar
• SOCI 2490 - Latin American Social Structure
• ECON 3580 - Labor and Population in Latin America
• POLC 3350 - Central American Governments
• ANTH 6830 - Aztec and Maya Literature
• MUSC 3300 - Music Cultures of the World

Welfare:

• SOCI 2490: Latin Am Social Structures
• ECON3580: Labor and Pop of Latin America
• INHL 6830: Intl Health Policy
• HISL 3780: Women in Latin Am History
• POLS 3010: Poverty and Development
• EEOB 3180: Plants and Human Affairs