Program in

Latin American Studies

Dale T. Graden, Coordinator (305-A Admin. Bldg.; 208/885-8956).

Faculty: Dale T. Graden, Sam H. Ham, Peter E. Isaacson, Alfred W. Jensen, Irina Kappler-Crookston, Richard M. Keenan,William J. McLaughlin, Michael W. Moody, Laura Putsche, Rau'l M. Sa'nchez, Margaret Van Epp Salazar, Mary H. Voxman, Dennis D. West

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO TRIP TO CUBA, MARCH 2002

The program in Latin American studies is a multidisciplinary major leading to the B.A. degree.

The appeal of this field of study has greatly increased over the last decade, due to the region's growing economic and political importance. A degree in the major is appropriate for employment in many fields, among which are the diplomatic service and overseas business as well as graduate study in various disciplines. Students electing the major will also broaden their awareness of non-Western cultures and history.

Curricular Requirements

LATIN-AMERICAN STUDIES (B.A.)

Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3), the general requirements for the B.A. degree, including Spanish for the foreign language requirement, and:

FL/SP 384 Hispanic Culture & Institutions, 3 credits.
FL/SP 387-388 Survey of Spanish-American Literature or 487-488 Contemporary Spanish-American Literature, 6 credits.
Hist 435 Latin America: The Colonial Era, 3 credits.
Hist 438 Modern Mexico or 439 Modern Latin America, 3 credits.

And at least seven of the following courses (or the optional courses listed above), 22 credits.

Anthr 220 Peoples of the World
Anthr 462 Human Issues in International Development
*Econ 447 Economics of Developing Countries
FL/EN or FL/SP 391 Hispanic Film
FL/EN 394 Latin American Literature in Translation
FL/SP 386 Survey of Spanish Literature
FL/SP 404 Special Topics (with prior approval of program coordinator)
Hist 210 Introduction to Modern Latin American History
Hist 440 Social Revolution in Latin America
Hist 441 Comparative Slavery and Emancipation in the Atlantic World
Latin American Studies 410 Human Rights in Latin America
*PolSc 482 Latin American Politics
ResRc 493 International Issues in Nature Conservation

*Students are strongly urged to elect those courses marked with an asterisk and to take Hist 101-102 (History of Civilization) in their freshman year.

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