Latin American Studies

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Complete the Following

Students must complete the following course:

LAST 2000 - Latin American Cultures and Societies 4 Semester Hours

Language Component

Students must complete the language component:

Students may complete or test out of the Millsaps language sequence (1000, 1010, & 2000) for a total of 12 semester hours
SPAN 2110 - Contemporary Hispanic Culture 4 Semester Hours
One additional Spanish course, preferably one centered on an aspect of Latin American culture

Multidisciplinary Component

Students must complete the multidisciplinary component. Students will take one course (4 semester hours) from from the courses on the following page. No more than eight semester hours may come from language courses beyond those that are required for the LAST major. Latin American Studies Approved Courses:

BIOL 3210 - Ecology of the Galapagos Islands
ECON 3040 - International Economics 4 Semester Hours
ENGL 3150 - Studies in American Literature before 1920
ENGL 3170 - Studies in 20th Century Literature 4 Semester Hours
ENGL 3180 - Studies in Contemporary Literture 4 Semester Hours
ENGL 3190 - Postcolonial Literature 4 Semester Hours
GOVT 2000 - Comparative Government 4 Semester Hours
GOVT 2400 - International Relations 4 Semester Hours
GOVT 3610 - International Organization/Model UN 4 Semester Hours
GOVT 4300 - Developing Nations
GOVT 4400 - Developing Nations 4 Semester Hours
SOAN 3110 - St. Archaeology Select CultureýSpecial Topics 4 Semester Hours
SOAN 3120 - ST in Anthropology of Select CulturalýArea 4 Semester Hours
SOAN 3410 - Archaeological Field School 4 Semester Hours
SPAN 3200 - Survey of Peninsular Lit Up to 1700 4 Semester Hours
SPAN 3210 - Survey of Span-Amer Lit Thru Modernism 4 Semester Hours
SPAN 3310 - Span-Amer Lit Late Modernism to Present 4 Semester Hours
SPAN 3770 - 20th Century Spanish American Literature 4 Semester Hours
RLST 2620 - Christian Liberation: Race and Sex 4 Semester Hours