Anthropology and Latin American Studies Joint Major Program

Latin American Studies Program | Department of Sociology and Anthropology | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
丁香园AV Calendar 2012 Summer

丁香园AV to this program has been suspended.

Program Requirements

Students complete 120 units, as specified below.

Students fulfil lower and upper division requirements for either sociology or anthropology, as listed below.

Lower Division Anthropology Requirements

Students complete a total of 24 units, including all of

SA 101-4 Introduction to Anthropology (A)
SA 201W-4 Anthropology and Contemporary Life (A)
SA 255-4 Introduction to Social Research (SA)

and three additional 200 division courses in anthropology and/or sociology.

Lower Division Latin American Studies Requirements

Students complete a total of 12 units, including

LAS 100-3 Introduction to Latin American Issues

and two of

ARCH 273-3 Archaeology of the New World
HIST 208-3 Latin America - The Colonial Period
HIST 209-3 Latin America - The National Period

and one of

BUS 130-3 Business in the Networked Economy l
CMNS 110-3 Introduction to Communication Studies
CMNS 130-3 Explorations in Mass Communication
ECON 102-3 The World Economy
ECON 110-3 Foundations of Economic Ideas
GEOG 100-3 Human Geography
GEOG 111-3 Earth Systems
POL 100-4 Introcution to Politics and Government
REM 100-3 Global Change
SA 101-4 Introcution to Anthropology
SA 150-4 Introduction to Sociology

Upper Division Anthropology Requirements

Students complete a minimum of 20 units, including both of

SA 301-4 Contemporary Ethnography (A)
SA 356W-4 Ethnography and Qualitative Methods (S or A)

and 12 additional upper division units chosen from anthropology (A), or (S or A) courses when they are designated as anthropology (see ). SA 402 is highly recommended.

Upper Division Latin American Studies Requirements

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

LAS 498-5 Capstone Project

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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