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Department of Archaeology | Faculty of Environment
Latin American Studies Program | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Calendar 2012 Summer

¶¡ÏãÔ°AV to this program has been suspended.

This joint major is available with the Department of Archaeology. The joint major combines selected disciplines 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 archaeology requirements, or vice versa. Any lower division course that counts toward the separate requirements for Latin American studies and archaeology 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 102-3 Introductory Spanish I
• SPAN 103-3 Introductory Spanish II
• SPAN 201-3 Intermediate Spanish I
• SPAN 202-3 Intermediate Spanish II

Latin American Studies Requirements

Lower Division Requirements

A minimum of 12 units is required 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 201-3 Business in the Networked Economy I
• 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 Society, Space, Environment: Introducing Human Geography
• GEOG 111-3 Earth Systems
• POL 100-3 Introduction to Politics and Government
• REM 100-3 Global Change
• SA 101-4 Introduction to Anthropology (A)
• SA 150-4 Introduction to Sociology (S)

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 498-5 Capstone Project (5)

and 20-32 upper division units in the joint discipline selected, as specified below.

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

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

Archaeology Requirements

Lower Division Requirements

Students complete a total of 12 units including all of

• ARCH 131-3 Human Origins
  
• ARCH 201-3 Introduction to Archaeology
  
• ARCH 272-3 Archaeology of the Old World
  
• ARCH 273-3 Archaeology of the New World

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete at least 24 upper division archaeology units including

• both Group I courses (ARCH 372 and 471W)
  
• at least one Group II course
  
• at least one Group III course
  
• at least two Group IV courses, of which one must be ARCH 321, 333 or 378

Upper division archaeology courses are divided into the following groups.

Course Groupings

Group I – Core Courses

• ARCH 372-5 Material Culture Analysis
  
• ARCH 471W-5 Archaeological Theory
  

Group II – Environmental Archaeology Courses

• ARCH 329-3 Special Topics in Environmental Archaeology
  
• ARCH 340-5 Zooarchaeology
  
• ARCH 365-3 Ecological Archaeology
  
• ARCH 383-3 Molecular Bioarchaeology
  
• ARCH 386-3 Archaeological Resource Management
  
• ARCH 390-5 Archaeobotany
  
• ARCH 438-5 Geoarchaeology

Group III – Biological Anthropology Courses

• ARCH 322-3 Special Topics in Biological Anthropology
  
• ARCH 344-3 Primate Behaviour
  
• ARCH 373-3 Human Osteology
  
• ARCH 385-5 Paleoanthropology
  
• ARCH 432-5 Advanced Physical Anthropology
  
• ARCH 442-5 Forensic Anthropology
  
• ARCH 452-5 Introduction to Paleopathology

Group IV – Topical Courses

• ARCH 301-3 Ancient Visual Art
  
• ARCH 321-3 Select Regions in World Archaeology I
  
• ARCH 331-3 Select Regions in World Archaeology II
  
• ARCH 332-3 Special Topics in Archaeology I
  
• ARCH 333-3 Special Topics in Archaeology II
  
• ARCH 335-5 Special Laboratory Topics in Archaeology
  
• ARCH 348-5 Archaeological Conservation
  
• ARCH 349-5 Management of Archaeological Collections
  
• ARCH 376-5 Quantitative Methods in Archaeology
  
• ARCH 377-5 Historical Archaeology
  
• ARCH 378-3 Pacific Northwest North America
  
• ARCH 434-3 Archaeological Field Methods
  
• ARCH 485-5 Lithic Technology

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 ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV
• at least 45 upper division units, of which at least 30 upper division units must be completed at ¶¡ÏãÔ°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 ¶¡ÏãÔ°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.

Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit

The University’s 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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