Undergraduate Academic Catalog 2020 - 2021 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
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:

  1. Analyze topics in culture, politics, economics, society, and education in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.
  2. Engage in critical thinking about the main problems, challenges and debates that Latin America will face in the 21st century.
  3. Examine current issues in Latin America in the context of historical developments.
  4. 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.
  5. Describe the unique characteristics of Latin America as well as its diversity.
  6. 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.

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