Latin American Studies Major

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The Latin American Studies program fosters close student-teacher relationships as it promotes high standards of academic excellence and prepares leaders who will work for justice for all people.

Students will find a rigorous but humane program that supports their personal and intellectual development as it prepares men and women to shape a multicultural world with creativity, generosity, and compassion. The interdisciplinary and comparative nature of Latin American Studies encourages flexibility in perspective and openness to new approaches among faculty and students alike and expresses USF’s commitment to the liberal arts.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students will:

integrate perspectives from multiple disciplines to understand the diversity of the Latin American region and its peoples.
understand and critically analyze the major economic, social, and political processes that have shaped the lives of Latin Americans using a variety of research tools and methodologies.
communicate effectively in Spanish and/or Portuguese and demonstrate familiarity with the region’s cultural and literary production.
communicate knowledge about the Latin American region and be able to generate independent knowledge.
be socially responsible citizens of the Americas.

Major Requirements (40 Units)

Required core courses (12 Units)

Regional Introduction (4 Units)

Regional Linguistic Competence (4 Units)

Regional Immersion Experience (4 Units)

LAS 330 - Program in Latin America

Elective Courses (28 Units)

Elective courses strengthen student understanding of various areas of Latin American Studies and in some cases (e.g., History, Modern Languages, Politics, Sociology) enable Latin American Studies majors to obtain a Major or Minor in another discipline.

Take one course (4 units) from each of the following sections: Religious and Philosophical Perspectives, Historical Perspectives, Cultural Perspectives, and Social Perspectives. In addition, choose three courses (12 units) from any of the perspectives.

Religious and Philosophical Perspectives (4 Units)

Partial Coverage Courses

Social Perspectives

Partial Coverage Courses

Additional Elective Courses (12 Units)

Additional electives can be courses from any of the above perspectives.

Note:

*Students taking these courses must do their final research project focused on Latin America and bring a copy of it to the LAS director.

Latin American Studies Major

Program Learning Outcomes

Major Requirements (40 Units)

Required core courses (12 Units)

Regional Introduction (4 Units)

Regional Linguistic Competence (4 Units)

Regional Immersion Experience (4 Units)

Elective Courses (28 Units)

Religious and Philosophical Perspectives (4 Units)

Partial Coverage Courses

Historical Perspectives (4 Units)

Cultural Perspectives (4 Units)

Partial Coverage Courses

Social Perspectives

Partial Coverage Courses

Additional Elective Courses (12 Units)

Note: