Latin American and Caribbean Studies Minor

Phone: 843.953.5701

Douglas Friedman, Director/Coordinator

This interdisciplinary minor and program will expose students to the cultures, history, politics, economy, and languages of our Latin American and Caribbean neighbors.

Requirements

Credit Hours: 18

At least nine hours in the minor at the 200 level or above must be earned at the College of Charleston.

Not more than nine of the required credit hours may be in any one discipline (excluding LACS).

NOTE: Students are encouraged to fulfill their language requirement in Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, or French. Students are encouraged to spend one summer or semester in a study abroad program in Latin America or the Caribbean.

Required course:

LACS 101

Introduction to Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Two courses selected from:

ANTH 325	Peoples and Cultures of Latin America
ANTH 327	Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean
ARTH 205	Pre-Columbian Art and Culture
HIST 262	Colonial Latin America
HIST 263	Modern Latin America
HIST 264	Caribbean to 1800
HIST 265	Caribbean Since 1800
HIST 364	Sugar and Slaves in Colonial Brazil
HIST 365	Modern Brazil
LACS 103	Introduction to Contemporary Cuba
LACS 104	Introduction to Contemporary Chile
LACS 105	Introduction to Contemporary Brazil
LACS 106	Introduction to Contemporary Argentina
LTPO 150	Portuguese Literature in (English) Translation
LTPO 250	Portuguese Literature in (English) Translation: A Foreign Literature
LTPO 270	Studies in Brazilian Film
LTPO 280	Studies in Brazilian Civilization and Culture Through Literature
LTPO 350	Portuguese Literature in (English) Translation: A Foreign Author
LTPO 450	Portuguese Literature in (English) Translation: Comparative Literature
LTSP 252	Contemporary Latin American Literature in Translation
LTSP 254	Society, History, and Culture in Spanish-American Literature
LTSP 256	The Magic and The Real in Latin American Literature and Film
POLI 340	Politics of Latin America
POLI 351	The Politics of Contemporary Brazil
POLI 245	Cuban Revolution
SPAN 326	Latin American Civilization and Culture I or
SPAN 327	Latin American Civilization and Culture II

Electives (including the above):

ANTH 362	Social and Cultural Change
ANTH 328	Aztecs, Maya, and Their Ancestors
ARTH 255	Latin American Colonial Art
ENGL 233	Survey of Non-Western Twentieth-Century Literature
ENGL 234	Survey of Third World Masterpieces
ENGL 358	Colonial and Postcolonial British Literature
FREN 320	A Survey of Francophone Literature
FREN 326	A Survey of Francophone Civilization
HIST 261	Special Topics in Asia, Africa and Latin America
HIST 266	Aztecs, Maya, and Their Ancestors
HIST 361	Special Topics in Asia, Africa and Latin America
HIST 366	Comparative Slavery in the Americas
HIST 461	Research Seminar in Asia, Africa, and Latin America
LACS 200	Special Topics in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
LACS 300	Special Topics in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
LACS 332	Latin American Politics and Society in Film
LACS 400	Independent Study in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
POLI 347	International Development: Theories and Practices
POLI 266	International Diplomacy Studies
SOCY 362	Social and Cultural Change
SPAN 315	Special Assignment Abroad
SPAN 328	Spanish Language Study Abroad
SPAN 329	Current Issues in Spain or the Spanish-Speaking World
SPAN 371	Survey of Spanish-American Literature I
SPAN 372	Survey of Spanish-American Literature II
SPAN 447	Spanish Dialectology
SPAN 454	Contemporary Spanish-American Poetry
SPAN 455	Contemporary Spanish-American Fiction
SPAN 456	Contemporary Spanish-American Theatre
SPAN 457	Early Colonial Spanish-American Texts
SPAN 458	Contemporary Hispanic-Caribbean

NOTE: Departmental Special Topics, Tutorials, Independent Studies, and Internships as appropriate.