Students must take six courses (at least 36 units), including:
- Core requirements: 12 units (normally two courses), from the following list:
- HIST 178: Colonial Latin American History
- HIST 179: Modern Latin American History 1821-Present
- HIST 371: The Rise and Fall of American Empires
- HIST 374 / SPAN 570: Visions of the Conquest
- HIST378/ETST 325: Ethnicity in Latin America
- HIST 422: Revolt and Revolution in Latin America
- SPAN 400/ETST 480: Latin American Civilizations and Culture
- SPAN 410/GEST 410: Gender, Politics, and Current Events in Latin America
- SPAN 425, 426/ARHI 270, 271: Latin American Visual Art
- SPAN 520: Survey of Latin American Literature I
- Electives: 24 units (normally four courses) from at least two of the following categories:
- From the core course list (in addition to the two courses the students take as core courses):
- HIST 178: Colonial Latin American History
- HIST 179: Modern Latin American History 1821-Present
- HIST 371: The Rise and Fall of American Empires
- HIST 374 / Spanish 570: Visions of the Conquest
- HIST 378/ETST 325: Ethnicity in Latin America
- HIST 422: Revolt and Revolution in Latin America
- SPAN 400/ETST 480: Latin American Civilizations and Culture
- SPAN 425, 426/ARHI 270, 271: Latin American Visual Art
- SPAN 410/GEST 410: Gender, Politics, and Current Events in Latin America
- SPAN 520: Survey of Latin American Literature I
- From the following list:
Elective courses from other disciplines must allow students to focus their individual work on Latin America, and such work must count for at least 25 percent of the final grade for the course. Course content can change from semester to semester; therefore, when choosing electives, it is the responsibility of the student to speak to the professor to confirm that 25 percent of the graded work can be based on Latin American themes. Departments have agreed that students can focus individual work as part of the courses listed below, though instructor consent is required for LAST elective credit. Courses not included on this list may be used as electives provided they meet the above requirements.
- ANTH 342: Medical Anthropology
- ANTH 500: Topics in Anthropology
- ANTH 501: Research Questions in Anthropology
- ANTH 510: Contemporary Debates in Anthropology
- ANTH 520: Topics in Archaeology
- ARHI 270/SPAN 575: Latin American Visual Art (in English)
- ARHI 552: Art and Propaganda
- ECON 200/GOV 275: Economic Development
- ECON 202: Global Economic Relations
- ECON 205: Topics in International Economics
- ECON 215: Comparative Economic Systems
- GOV 245: Comparative Politics of Less-developed Countries
- GOV 270: Global Environmental Politics
- GOV 340: International Politics
- GOV 480: International Organizations
- GOV 500: Senior Seminar in Government
- HIST 110: Emergence of the Early Modern World
- HIST 205: Cross-Cultural Contacts in the Early Modern World
- HIST 295: Nationalism in the Modern World
- HIST 650: The Practice of History
- SPAN 320: Introduction to Literary texts
- SPAN 330: Introduction to Film
- SPAN 405: Spanish Civilization and Culture
- SPAN 546: Women''''s Writings
- SPAN 566: Hispanic Issues
- Conservatory courses with consent of the instructor and of one of the Program co-chairs
- Up to one internship
- Limitations
- Only up to six units can be from an independent study or tutorial (550 level).
- Only up to a maximum of 18 units can be from any single discipline (including cross-listed courses).
- Only up to a maximum of 18 units can be from the student''s major/minor.
- Only up to two courses can be from under the 200 level.
- A C average in the minor is required.
- At least 60 percent of the units must be taken on the Appleton campus.
