Undergraduate Academic Catalog 2020 - 2021

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Undergraduate Academic Catalog 2020 - 2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Latin American and Caribbean Studies Minor

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Program Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of all courses required for the LACS program, students will be able to:

Analyze topics in culture, politics, economics, society, and education in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.
Engage in critical thinking about the main problems, challenges and debates that Latin America will face in the 21st century.
Examine current issues in Latin America in the context of historical developments.
Use interdisciplinary and systemic tools to study Latin American complexity, including the advanced study of fields such as economics, political science, sociology, history, natural science or engineering.
Describe the unique characteristics of Latin America as well as its diversity.
Study the Latin American context in relation to the US.

General Education Requirements (12 Units)*

*Or demonstrated proficiency based on CLEP exam or FPU Spanish Placement Test.

SPAN 100 - Elementary Spanish I Credits 4
SPAN 105 - Elementary Spanish II Credits 4
SPAN 200 - Intermediate Spanish Credits 4

Minor Courses (15 Units)

LACS 300 - Introduction to Latin American and Caribbean Studies Credits 3
or
HIST 410 - Modern Latin America: History, Politics And Culture Credits 3

Select Two Latin American Studies Courses with Different Prefixes

ICS 320 - Introduction to Holistic Mission in Costa Rica Credits 3
LACS 302 - Mexican Folklorico Dance Credits 3
LIT 364 - Hispanic Literature of the United States Credits 3
PS 430 - US Foreign Policy: History and Contemporary Issues Credits 4
SOC 338 - People and Cultures of Costa Rica Credits 3
SOC 345 - Contemporary Issues in Immigration Credits 3
SOC 481 - International Internship Credits 3
SPAN 374 - Education Across Borders: Mexico and the United States Credits 3

Select Two Interdisciplinary Courses with Different Prefixes

COM 380 - Film Studies Credits 3
HIST 455 - Historical Peacemakers Credits 4
LA 180 - Paths to Teaching Credits 3
LACS 304 - Advanced Mexican Folklorico Dance Credits 3
PHIL 430 - Wilderness Philosophy, Theology, and Literature Credits 3
REL 452 - World Christianity Credits 3 or
SOC 364 - World Christianity Credits 3
SOC 350 - Marriage and Family Credits 3 or
SW 320 - Marriage and Family Credits 3
SOC 410 - American Ethnicity and Pluralism Credits 3
SPAN 370 - Issues in Spanish Language Teaching and Learning Credits 3
THEO 465 - Theological Ethics of Conflict and Peacemaking Credits 3