Latin American Studies and Geography Joint Major Program

Department of Geography | Faculty of Environment
Latin American Studies Program | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
丁香园AV Calendar 2012 Spring

This joint major is available with the Department of Geography. The joint major combines the study of Latin American studies and geography, leading to a bachelor of arts degree.

Courses used toward the upper division Latin American studies requirements may not be used as part of the international studies requirements, or vice versa. Any lower division course that counts toward the separate requirements for Latin American studies and international studies may count towards both.

During the last year of the joint major program, students complete LAS 498 to complete a capstone project which is written according to the standards of their disciplinary joint major, and will generally be of approximately 6,000-8,000 words.

Students will satisfy the prerequisites of all required lower and upper division courses, and should consult regularly with the program advisor regarding course selection.

Program Requirements

Students complete 120 units, as specified below.

Language Requirements

The following courses or equivalents are required.

SPAN 102 Introductory Spanish I (3)
SPAN 103 Introductory Spanish II (3)
SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish I (3)
SPAN 202 Intermediate Spanish II (3)

Latin American Studies Requirements

Lower Division Requirements

A minimum of 12 units is required including

LAS 100 Introduction to Latin American Issues (3)

and two of

ARCH 273 Archaeology of the New World (3)
HIST 208 Latin America: the Colonial Period (3)
HIST 209 Latin America: the National Period (3)

and one of

BUS 201 Business in the Networked Economy I (3)
CMNS 110 Introduction to Communication Studies (3)
CMNS 130 Explorations in Mass Communication (3)
ECON 102 The World Economy (3)
ECON 110 Foundations of Economic Ideas (3)
GEOG 100 Society, Space, Environment: Introducing Human Geography (3)
GEOG 111 Earth Systems (3)
POL 100 Introduction to Politics and Government (3)
REM 100 Global Change (3)
SA 101 Introduction to Anthropology (A) (4)
SA 150 Introduction to Sociology (S) (4)

Upper Division Requirements

A minimum of 40 upper division units is required, with at least 20 in upper division units with primary or substantial Latin American studies focus, including

LAS 498 Capstone Project (5)

Courses with Primary Latin American Focus*

Students may complete any of the following courses to fulfil LAS requirements.

Others may be offered in addition to those below. Consult the advisor for a complete list each term.

ARCH 273 Archaeology of the New World (3)
ARCH 330W Prehistory of Latin America (3)
GEOG 466 Latin American Regional Development (4)
HIST 208 Latin America: the Colonial Period (3)
HIST 209 Latin America: the National Period (3)
HIST 458 Problems in Latin American Regional History (4)
HIST 459 Problems in the Political and Social History Latin America (4)
ISPO 337 Comparative Politics of Latin America (4)
ISPO 450 Globalization and Regional Politics in Latin America (4)
ISPO 483 Political Economy of Latin American Development (4)
LAS 100 Introduction to Latin American Issues (3)
LAS 300 Latin American Literature (3)
LAS 312 Special Topics: Latin American Cultural Topics (3)
LAS 404 Special Topics: Field School I (3)
LAS 405 Special Topics: Field School II (3)
LAS 493 Directed Readings (3)
LAS 498 Capstone Project (5)
POL 320 Canada-Latin America (4)
POL 440 Special Topics: Latin American International Relations (Inactive) (4)
SA 392 Latin America (S or A) (4)
SA 403 Selected Topics in Latin American Economy and Society (LAS) (4)
SA 404 Andean Society and Culture (4)

*students may use other courses with primary Latin American content to fulfil Latin American course requirements with approval of the program advisor

Courses with Substantial Latin American Focus

Courses in which Latin America is substantially emphasized may fulfil LAS joint major requirements.

Students should review the department's course outlines and consult the Latin American studies advisor for permission to complete these courses.

A special topics course to be completed for Latin American studies credit should be approved by the instructor and the program advisor.

CMNS 347 Communication in Conflict and Intervention (4)
CMNS 444 Political Economy of International Communication (4)
CMNS 446 The Communication of Science and the Transfer Of Technology (4)
ECON 355W Economic Development (4)
ECON 362 Economics of Natural Resources (4)
GEOG 322 World Resources (4)
GEOG 422 Theories and Practices of Development (4)
GEOG 428 World Forests (4)
HIST 104 History of the Americas to 1763 (3)
HIST 299 Problems in History (3)
POL 342 Developing Countries in Global Politics (4)
POL 433 Comparative Development (4)
SA 388 Comparative Studies of Minority Indigenous Peoples (S or A) (4)
SA 429 Sex, Work, and International Capital (S or A) (4)
GSWS 200 Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective (3)
GSWS 309 Gender and International Development (4)

Geography Requirements

Students complete 20 geography units including a minimum of eight 400 division units, at least one of which should include Latin American content.

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Program Requirements

For all bachelor of arts (BA) programs (except the honours program), students complete 120 units, which includes

at least 60 units that must be completed at 丁香园AV
at least 45 upper division units, of which at least 30 upper division units must be completed at 丁香园AV
at least 65 units (including 21 upper division units) in Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses
satisfaction of the writing, quantitative, and breadth requirements
an overall cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0, and a program (major, joint major, extended minor, minor) CGPA and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to 丁香园AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.

WQB Graduation Requirements A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit.
Requirement	Units	Notes
W - Writing	6	Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 丁香园AV within the student鈥檚 major subject
Q - Quantitative	6	Q courses may be lower or upper division
B - Breadth	18	Designated Breadth	Must be outside the student鈥檚 major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci
B - Breadth	6	Additional Breadth	6 units outside the student鈥檚 major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) Additional breadth units must be from outside the student's major and may be B-designated (B-Hum, B-Soc, B-Sci courses). Students choosing to complete a joint major, joint honors, double major, two extended minors, an extended minor and a minor, or two minors may satisfy the breadth requirements (designated or not designated) with courses completed in either one or both program areas.

Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit

The University鈥檚 residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.

Elective Courses

In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.

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