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Learning Outcomes

Upon graduation from Dickinson, Latin American, Latinx, & Caribbean Studies majors will be able to:

• demonstrate the complexities and diversity of Latin American, Latinx, and Caribbean peoples, cultures, and histories;
• evaluate and analyze key issues and debates in the field of Latin American, Latinx, and Caribbean studies from various disciplinary perspectives, including those of cultural studies, political science, history, and anthropology;
• execute a research project about a specific topic in the field of Latin American, Latinx, and Caribbean studies that dialogues with and contributes to existing literature.

Major

11 courses

LALC 101

One additional introductory course (LALC 121, 122, 123 or 295)

One language course above the intermediate level in one of the three main 
languages of the area (Spanish, Portuguese or French or another regional language approved by the department)

One methods course relevant to area of concentration (geographic or 
thematic) (AFST 200, AMST 401, ANTH 240 or 241, ECON 474, HIST 204, POSC 239, SOCI 240 or 244, SPAN 299, WGSS 200)

LALC 285, or an equivalent preapproved methods course specifically designed to give students practice generating a literature review (part of the LALC senior thesis project). This course is in addition to one of the methods courses mentioned above.

Three courses in area of concentration
Two electives 
[Of the five courses (three in the concentration and two electives), at least one should be in the humanities and the selection should include courses in three departments. Introductory courses will not count as concentration or elective courses.]

LALC 490-the capstone course

Minor

Six courses
(Students will be encouraged to follow a concentration.)
LALC 101
Five courses approved by LALC in at least three different departments

Suggested curricular flow through the major

Most students begin the LALC major with LALC 101 or one of the other introductory courses, and all finish with LALC 490 in the senior year. Otherwise, there is no necessary or preferred path through the LALC major.

Suggested Flow for First Year Students:

• FYS
• LALC 101
• Language courses (goal: one language course above the intermediate level)
• Another introductory course (see below)
• LALC Concentration course or Elective course
• LALC 285 (methods course)
• Other graduation requirements

(Please check with a LALC faculty member or the LALC chair)

Suggested Flow for Second Year Students:

• LALC 101 (if not taken previously)
• Language courses (goal: one language course above the intermediate level)
• Another introductory course (if not taken previously)
• LALC Concentration courses
• LALC 285 (methods course)
• Additional methods course (see below)
• Elective course
• Other graduation requirements

(Please check with your LALC advisor or the LALC chair)

Suggested Flow for Third Year Students:

• Study Abroad in Latin America (must have language requirement): Brazil or Ecuador and Argentina Programs

OR

• LALC 101 (if not taken previously)
• Language courses (goal: one language course above the intermediate level)
• Another introductory course (if not taken previously)
• LALC Concentration courses
• LALC 285 (if not taken previously)
• Additional methods course (see below)
• Elective course
• Other graduation requirements

(Please check with your LALC advisor or the LALC chair)

Suggested Flow for Fourth Year Students:

• LALC 490 (both semesters)
• LALC 101 (if not taken previously)
• Language courses (goal: one language course above the intermediate level)
• Another introductory course (if not taken previously)
• LALC Concentration courses
• LALC 285 (methods course)
• Additional methods course (preferably, it should be taken before senior year)
• Elective course
• Other graduation requirements

(Please check with your LALC advisor or the LALC chair)

Introductory Courses

In addition to LALC 101, all majors are required to take one of the following:

LALC 121, Introduction to Africana Studies
LALC 122, Introduction to Caribbean Studies
LALC 123, Introduction to Latino Studies
LALC 295, Introduction to U.S. Latinx/Chicanx Literature and Culture

(exceptions can be made with permission of the chair)

Additional Methods Courses

Majors select one additional methods course in consultation with their advisor:

AFST 200, Approaches to Africana Studies
AMST 401, Research Methods in American Studies
ANTH 220, Ethnography
ANTH 240, Qualitative Methods
ANTH 241, Measurement and Quantification in the Social Sciences
ECON 474, Econometrics
HIST 204, Introduction to Historical Methodology
POSC 239, Research Methods in Political Science
SOCI 240, Qualitative Methods
SOCI 244, Quantitative Research Methods
SPAN 299, Reading and Thinking ����ֱ��app Texts
WGST 200, Feminist Practices, Writing and Research

(For other methods courses, please check with your LALC advisor or the LALC chair)

LALC Concentration (3) and Elective (2) Courses

LALC students should select geographic and or thematic concentrations within the major. An example would be a geographical focus on contemporary Argentina who would take HIST 131 (LA History) and POSC 251 (LA Politics), engage in a research project on an Argentine topic approved the LALC advisor, two courses from the Dickinson in South America Program, and an additional course on Argentina in another discipline. Past LALC students have focused on Brazil, Mexico, women and gender studies, migrations, Caribbean studies, Latinx issues, etc.

An example of a thematic concentration would be choosing to study community development and globalization; this is a theme that crosses geographical boundaries to possibly include Central and South America, the US-Mexico border region as well as the Caribbean. Students with this type of concentration would be able to select relevant courses in Africana Studies, American Studies, Anthropology, Economics, History, Political Science or Sociology. Relevant courses could include LALC 222 (Anthropology of Latin America), LALC 200 (Social Movements in Latin America), LALC 283 (Latin American-U.S. Relations), and two relevant courses in one of the study-abroad sites. For other concentrations, courses may be selected from the sciences as well as the humanities. When concentration and elective courses have prerequisites, LALC majors should have satisfied these requirements or received a waiver from the instructor with an approval of the LALC chair.

Some of LALC courses for concentrations or electives:

LALC 200, Special Topics in LALC Studies 
LALC 222, Anthropology of Latin America (ANTH 222) 
LALC 230, Early Latin American History to 1800 (HIST 130) 
LALC 231, Modern Latin American History since 1800 (HIST 131) 
LALC 242, Brazilian Cultural and Social Issues (PORT 242) 
LALC 251, Latin American Government and Politics (POSC 251) 
LALC 262, South American Archeology (262 and ANTH 262) 
LALC 272, The Atlantic Slave Trade and Africans in Making the Atlantic World,   
                    1450-1850 (HIST 272) 
LALC 283, Latin American-U.S. Relations (HIST 283) 
LALC 300, Special Topics in LALC Studies 
LALC 301, Topics in American Studies, when topic is appropriate (AMST 301) 
LALC 311, Pre-Columbian and Colonial Spanish American Texts (SPAN 311) 
LALC 321, Late Colonial and Nineteenth Century Latin American Literatures 
                    (SPAN 321) 
LALC 331, Modernismo and Vanguardias (SPAN 331) 
LALC 385, Topics in Latinx/Chicanx Studies (SPAN 385) 
LALC 390, Senior Seminar in Hispanic Literature, when research is related to 
                     LALC (SPAN 401)
LALC 490, Latin American, Latinx and Caribbean Studies Senior Research  
                     Seminar

LALC 490 is the capstone course, which consists of research into a topic concerning the LALC region. Students participate in a two-semester research seminar for a total of 1.5 credits (1 in the fall semester and .5 in the spring). Students develop their research papers with the guidance of a main supervisor and two other faculty readers representing at least two disciplines. Students must successfully defend their projects orally to satisfy the requirements for the major.

Independent study and independent research

Independent Studies on LALC topics in the Departments of Political Science, Anthropology, Spanish and Portuguese Studies, Religion, Philosophy, History, Economics, Art & Art History, or any other academic department that may be able to offer such instruction, with prior approval from the candidate's program supervisor.

Honors

The department will grant honors based on the listed on the departmental web page.

Opportunities for off-campus study

LALC majors are strongly urged to study at least one semester in an abroad program relevant to their concentration, and whenever possible majors should consider an entire year abroad. Preference is given to the Dickinson in Ecuador and Argentina Program (Cuenca, Ecuador, and Mendoza, Argentina) and the Dickinson in Brazil Program (beginning spring 2021 in São Paulo), and other partnerships that may develop. Only when a Dickinson or a partner program does not meet the needs of the concentration should non-Dickinson programs be considered.

Courses

The following courses are offered in the Dickinson in South America Program:

203 Ecuador and the Andes: Culture, History and Society
This interdisciplinary class examines the culture, history, philosophy, and literature of Ecuador and the Andes. Students will explore topics such as social and value systems, environmental diversity, and colonial encounters. Special emphasis will be placed on identities through the lens of gender, ethnicity, and race. This class also includes a Spanish language component. Class trips will be made to selected areas of Ecuador that are of archaeological, cultural, and historical significance.
Prerequisites: SPAN 231 and acceptance into the Dickinson in South America program. This course is cross-listed as SPAN 252. Offered every semester.
Attributes: Global Diversity, INST Latin America Course, SPAN/PORT St Abd Lang/Cult/Top, Social Sciences

204 Argentina in a Latin American Context
This class approaches Argentine reality from an interdisciplinary perspective, including culture, economic and social life, geography and history, and philosophical and social factors. It will examine the diversity of Argentine society in the context of Latin American political, social, and cultural developments. National and regional perspectives will be included as well. Class trips will be made to selected areas of the Mendoza region that are of cultural and historical significance.
Prerequisites: SPAN 231 and acceptance into the Dickinson in South America program. This course is cross-listed as SPAN 362. Offered every semester.
Attributes: Global Diversity, INST Latin America Course

Latin American, Latinx and Caribbean Studies Courses

101 Introduction to Latin American, Latinx, and Caribbean Studies
A multi-disciplinary, introductory course designed to familiarize students with the regions through a study of their history, economics, politics, literature, and culture in transnational and comparative perspective. The purpose of the course is to provide a framework that will prepare students for more specialized courses in particular disciplines and specific areas of LALC studies.
Required of all LALC majors.
Attributes: AMST Struct & Instit Elective, Appropriate for First-Year, Global Diversity

121 Introduction to Africana Studies
This interdisciplinary introduction to Africana Studies combines teaching foundational texts in the field with instruction in critical reading and writing. The course will cover Africa and the Atlantic Slave Trade, the creation of African Disaporic communities, the conceptualization and representation of Black culture and identity, and the intellectual and institutional development of Black and Africana Studies.
This course is cross-listed as AFST 100.
Attributes: AMST Representation Elective, Africana Studies Elective, Appropriate for First-Year, Global Diversity, Social Sciences

122 Introduction to Caribbean Studies
The greater Caribbean region was at the center of the formation of the modern African Diaspora. Over the years, the Caribbean region has played an influential role in the development of social and cultural movements throughout the African Diaspora. This class will survey the Caribbean, examining its location, population, diversity, and significant role in shaping world events. Students will become familiar with the Caribbean region, its place as a site of empire, and the important role of key intellectuals who were foundational in developing anti-colonial and post-colonial black consciousness. The course will cover the following areas of inquiry: geography and sociology of the region, key theoretical concepts, leading intellectuals, transforming world events and cultural production.
This course is cross-listed as AFST 235.
Attributes: AFST - Diaspora Course, Appropriate for First-Year, Social Sciences

123 Aspects of American Culture
Selected topics in American studies at the introductory level. The subject matter will vary from year to year dependent upon the interests of faculty and the needs and interests of students. Recent topics have included mass media; health, illness, and culture; Latino/a U.S.A.; racial politics of popular music; Caribbean-American literary and visual cultures; Black feminisms.
This course is cross-listed as AMST 200, when topic is relevant, for example, Introduction to Latino Studies.
Attributes: Appropriate for First-Year, Social Sciences

200 Special Topics in Latin American, Latinx, and Caribbean Studies
This course will offer special topics in LALC at the intermediate level.
Prerequisite dependent upon topic. Offered occasionally.

205 Brazil in a Latin American Context
This course approaches Brazilian cultures and society from an interdisciplinary perspective, with emphasis on social, economic, and environmental justice. The course will examine the diversity of Brazilian society in the context of Latin American cultural, historical, social, philosophical, political, and economic developments, with a special focus on São Paulo. Students will analyze a variety of written and visual texts (from literature, art, popular culture, sociopolitical groups, and the media), scholarly works (articles/book chapters), as well as music and multimedia (documentaries/films/television/new media). Classroom activities will be enhanced with visits to selected areas of metropolitan São Paulo of cultural and historical significance. This course also functions as an introduction to the Brazilian university system and supports the writing and research skills required for study at the University of São Paulo.
Prerequisite: PORT 200 or 201. This course is cross-listed as PORT 240.
Attributes: Global Diversity, Portuguese & Brazilian Studies, SPAN/PORT St Abd Lang/Cult/Top

212 Popular Musics of the Portuguese Black Atlantic
Samba, semba, fado, morna, tropicália, bossa nova, kudero: these are all popular music/dance forms from Portuguese speaking cultures. This interdisciplinary course explores popular music from 20th-21st century Brazil, Cape Verde, Angola, and Portugal as lenses into histories of Portuguese colonialism and African diaspora. We will listen to sound recordings, watch documentary films about performance, and read and discuss widely. We will ask questions about relationships between musical expression and the enduring legacies of colonialism. We will study music making in relation to power and resistance. We will explore issues of cultural appropriation, musical exoticism and hybridity in the marketing of local musics for international “world music” consumers.
This course is cross-listed as AFST 220, MUAC 212, and PORT 320.
Attributes: Global Diversity

222 Anthropology of Latin America
This course is an ethnographic exploration of contemporary life in Latin America. It is designed to introduce students to the major themes and debates in the anthropology of Latin America. It is aimed at understanding the cultural and historical development of Latin America, and it seeks to make sense of the cultural similarities and differences that have both captured the interest of anthropologists and helped to make Latin America an important site of anthropological study and theorizing. In the process of examining the histories and cultures of Latin America, we will also look at how power and structural inequalities have shaped the region. The course will study Latin American cultures and societies in relation to neighboring nations - the United States, Canada and the Caribbean - given their shared history and experiences of colonialism and slavery as well as their economic interdependence.
This course is cross-listed as ANTH 222. Offered every other year.
Attributes: Appropriate for First-Year, Global Diversity, INST Latin America Course, Portuguese & Brazilian Studies, SPAN/PORT Elective, Social Sciences

230 Early Latin American History to 1800
Survey of pre-Colombian and colonial Latin American history. Students explore the major ancient civilizations of the Americas, the background and characteristics of European conquest and colonization, the formation of diverse colonial societies, and the breakdown of the colonial system that led to independence. The course includes both the Spanish and Portuguese colonies in the Americas from a comparative perspective.
This course is cross-listed as HIST 130.
Attributes: Appropriate for First-Year, Global Diversity, INST Latin America Course, SPAN/PORT Pre-Contemporary Crs, Social Sciences, Sustainability Connections

231 Modern Latin American History since 1800
Introduction to Latin American history since independence and the consolidation of national states to the recent past. Students explore social, economic, and political developments from a regional perspective as well as specific national examples.
This course is cross-listed as HIST 131.
Attributes: INST Latin America Course, Social Sciences

239 Spanish for the Health Professions
This is a specialized course emphasizing Spanish language and culture as they relate to health and medicine. The course goal is written and oral communication and cultural fluency as they relate to Global Health Care, Food Security, Immigration, and the delivery of health-care services to Limited-English-Proficient, Hispanic patients. Off-campus volunteer work with native Spanish speakers is required.
Prerequisite: SPAN 202 or above, or permission of instructor. This course is cross-listed as SPAN 239.
Attributes: Food Studies Elective, Health Studies Elective, NRSC Non-Div 3 Elective, SPAN/PORT Acad & Prof Contexts, Service Learning, Sustainability Connections

242 Brazilian Cultural and Social Issues
In this class students learn about a variety of aspects of Brazilian culture and social issues. While highly discussed topics in Brazil and about Brazil, such as carnival, malandragem, and jeitinho are examined, throughout the semester students explore three different types of encounters: Native encounters, African and Afro-Brazilian encounters, and gender encounters. Students analyze these ideas concentrating on the nature of the encounters and the criticisms generated. Also, the class examines issues of representation related to marginalization, violence and banditry. In order to carry out the analysis of ideas and cultural representations and their development, students work with a variety of texts from different disciplines - literature, anthropology, sociology, history, and film - and follow an intersectional methodology.
This course is cross-listed as PORT 242. Offered every year.
Attributes: Appropriate for First-Year, Global Diversity, Portuguese & Brazilian Studies, SPAN/PORT Intro Cult/Ling/Lit

251 Latin American Government and Politics
An introduction to the politics of contemporary Latin America. Emphasis is placed upon the varied political institutional responses to socio-economic change in the Americas. Major countries to be analyzed include Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, and Cuba.
Prerequisite: one course in political science or Latin American, Latinx and Caribbean Studies. This course is cross-listed as POSC 251.
Attributes: Comparative Poli Sci Course, INST Latin America Course, Social Sciences

262 South American Archaeology
This course examines the development of prehistoric societies in the South American continent through archaeological data. This course will explore the interactions of culture, economics, and politics in the prehistory of two major regions: the western Andean mountains and Pacific coast, and the eastern lowlands focusing on the Amazon River basin and Atlantic coast. In addition to learning the particular developments in each region, we will address three overarching themes: 1) What role did the environment play in shaping socio-political developments? 2) What influence do ethnographic and ethno-historical sources have on the interpretation of pre-Hispanic societies in South America? 3) What were the interactions between highland and lowland populations, and what influence did they have (if any) on their respective developments?
This course is cross-listed as ARCH 262 and ANTH 262.
Attributes: ARCH Area B Elective, Appropriate for First-Year, ENST Env Stud Spec (ESSP), Global Diversity, Portuguese & Brazilian Studies, SPAN/PORT Elective, Social Sciences, Sustainability Connections

272 The Atlantic Slave Trade and Africans in the Making of the Atlantic World, 1450-1850
During several centuries of European colonization in the New World, a thriving slave trade forced the emigration of millions of Africans across the Atlantic-an immigration far larger than the simultaneous immigration of Europeans to the same regions. We will address not only the workings of the slave trade on both sides (and in the middle) of the Atlantic, but also the cultural communities of West and West-Central Africa and encounters and exchanges in the new slave societies of North and South America. Through examination of work processes, social orders, cultural strategies and influences, and ideas about race and geography, across time and in several regions, we will explore the crucial roles of Africans in the making of the Atlantic world.
This course is cross-listed as HIST 272. Offered every two years.
Attributes: AFST - Africa Course, AFST - Diaspora Course, AMST Struct & Instit Elective, Global Diversity, Portuguese & Brazilian Studies, Social Sciences

283 Latin American-U.S. Relations
A study of political, economic, and cultural relations between Latin America and the United States from the early 19th century to the present. The evolution of inter-American relations is analyzed in light of the interplay of Latin American, U.S., and extra-hemispheric interests.
This course is cross-listed as HIST 283.
Attributes: AMST American History Elective, Social Sciences

285 Researching Topics in Latin American, Latinx and Caribbean Studies
The two main goals of this research course are: 1) to develop students’ in-depth knowledge of a topic that pertains to Latin America, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies, and 2) enhancing students’ writing and research skills in order to prepare them for carrying out in-depth, original research projects in the context of the LALC senior research seminar (and/or other advanced courses). This course will emphasize the acquisition of critical, research, and writing skills necessary to successfully produce a literature review on the topic of the course. Topics will vary each semester and consist of a theme chosen by the professor that includes at least two different nations/regions. Examples of possible topics include Latin American Migrations, Hispaniola:the Imagined Island, Drug Traffic in Latin America, Archaeology of the Caribbean, Early Encounters in the Americas, Revolutionary Political Parties, etc.

290 Brazilian Cinema
This class focuses on important examples of Brazilian cinema, as well as on critical episodes, manifestos, and challenges faced by Brazilian directors, screenwriters, and actors. The class will also analyze diverse periods and genres, such as chanchadas, Cinema Novo, and retomada. Particular attention will be paid to the representation of native Brazilians, Afro-Brazilians, women, and marginalized places (Backlands, favelas, etc.), and how their representation has had social and economic repercussions in Brazil. Taught in English. Available as a FLIC option in Portuguese.
This course is cross-listed as PORT 290. Offered every two years.
Attributes: Humanities, SPAN/PORT Intro Cult/Ling/Lit

295 Introduction to U.S. Latinx/Chicanx Literature and Culture
This interdisciplinary introduction to Latinx/Chicanx Studies discusses foundational historical, cultural, political, artistic, and literary texts of U.S. Latinx/Chicanx communities. This class will cover the varied lives and identities of Latinx/Chicanx individuals, with a particular focus on the Mexican, Central American, and Caribbean diaspora. Specific course emphasis will depend on the professor. This course may be taught primarily in Spanish or English, depending on the material covered.
Prerequisite: SPAN 229; 231; or permission of the instructor. This course is cross-listed as SPAN 295.
Attributes: AMST American Lit Elective, AMST Representation Elective, SPAN/PORT Intro Cult/Ling/Lit, US Diversity

298 Latin American Migrations in the U.S.
This course examines the history of Latin American and Spanish-speaking Caribbean immigration to the United States from the late nineteenth century to the turn of the twenty-first century from a comparative perspective. The first half of the course will look at a variety of immigrant groups from Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. Some groups will be discussed more in-depth and in comparative perspective as examples of distinctive historical trajectories and immigration experiences—from labor migration, to exile, to internal migrants in neocolonial contexts. We will discuss such key topics as rural and urban experiences, the role of transnational networks, the making of the “illegal” or undocumented immigrant, economic and sociocultural adaptation, youth cultures, activism and resistance, different forms of diversity within immigrant groups, and the changing perceptions about and reception of Latin American and Caribbean immigrants and their descendants in the United States.
Cross-listed as HIST 298.
Attributes: Portuguese & Brazilian Studies, Social Sciences, US Diversity

300 Special Topics in Latin American, Latinx, and Caribbean Studies
This course will offer special topics in LALC at the advanced level.
Prerequisite dependent upon topic. Offered occasionally.

301 Topics in American Studies
Selected topics in American studies at the intermediate level. Topics offered will vary from year to year, reflecting the interests of faculty and students as well as evolving concerns of the field.
Prerequisite: AMST 201 or permission of the instructor. This course is cross-listed as AMST 301 when topic is relevant, for example, Caribbean Diasporic Identities.

304 Afro-Brazilian Literature
This class analyzes the literary production of Afro-Brazilians writers, as well as the representation of Afro-Brazilian characters in literary texts. It reviews different literary periods and the images those periods created and/or challenged and how they have affected and continue to affect the lives of Afro-Brazilians. Also, by paying particular attention to gender and social issues in different regional contexts, the class considers how Brazilian authors of African descent critically approach national discourses, such as racial democracy and Brazilianness. Taught in English. Available as a FLIC option in Portuguese.
This course is cross-listed as PORT 304 and AFST 304. Offered every two years.
Attributes: AFST - Diaspora Course, Humanities, Portuguese & Brazilian Studies, SPAN/PORT Advanced Topics, Writing in the Discipline

384 Immigration, Race and the Nation in Latin America
Characterized by a racially and ethnically diverse population, race has been contested terrain in the countries of Latin America. After independence, some countries embraced the mixed heritage of their societies as a distinctive feature of their national identities while others tried to change it by implementing active policies of immigration as well as policies of marginalization and erasure of Indigenous and Black populations. By looking at different national cases in comparison, this course explores how notions of race, ethnicity, and nationhood have varied in Latin America over time. It discusses such topics the legacies of slavery, racial democracy, Indigenous policies, nationalism, and nativism. It incorporates the experiences of European and Asian immigrants in the region and the impact immigration had on Indigenous and Afro Latin American populations. Class materials will give special attention to the different ways in which scholars have approached these topics over time.
Cross-listed as HIST 384.
Attributes: Global Diversity, LALC Research Methods Course, Portuguese & Brazilian Studies, Social Sciences, Writing in the Discipline

385 Topics in Latinx/Chicanx Studies
This class studies significant cultural, literary, and historical topics concerning U.S. Latinx, Chicanx, and/or Latin American and Caribbean communities and diasporas. A sampling of topics includes: The Mexican-American Border; Nueva York, Diaspora City; U.S. Latinos: Between Two Cultures; Latina/o Poetry; New Latino Narratives; Latina Writers; Afro-Latino Cultural Production in the U.S., Semiotics and the Aesthetics of Latina/o Cinema. Specific class topic to be decided by professor. This course may be taught primarily in Spanish or English, depending on the material covered.
Prerequisite: SPAN 299. This course is cross-listed as SPAN 385.
Attributes: SPAN/PORT Advanced Topics, US Diversity

390 Seminar in Hispanic Literature
Students will work on a semi-independent basis along with the professor on a focused research project. Students will choose a research project that investigates a particular aspect of Hispanic or Luso-Brazilian studies. Students will be required to submit regularly scheduled progress reports and will participate in discussions on research strategies, the writing process, and peer review of their writing. Students will be required to present their research at various stages. The culmination of this course will be a research paper that may serve as a launching pad for the Honor’s Thesis in the spring semester. Students must develop research related to Latin America, Latinx and/or the Caribbean in order for this course to count as LALC.
Course taught in Spanish. Prerequisite: SPAN 299, two 300-level SPAN courses, and permission of the professor based on professor’s advanced approval of student’s topic. This course is cross-listed as SPAN 401. Offered regularly in the fall. Students may write their papers in Spanish or English (or Portuguese or French if available), depending on their priorities and interests.
Attributes: SPAN/PORT Advanced Topics

490 Latin American, Latinx and Caribbean Studies Senior Research Seminar
Research into a topic concerning Latin America directed by two or more faculty representing at least two disciplines. Students must successfully defend their research paper to obtain course credit. The paper is researched and written in the fall semester for 1.0 credit and then defended and revised in the spring semester for .50 credit.
Prerequisite: senior majors.