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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Latin American and Caribbean Studies Certificate

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TOTAL CERTIFICATE HOURS: 15
http://islac.usf.edu/

The College of Arts and Sciences offers a Certificate in Latin American and Caribbean Studies for students who wish to gain an intensive multi-disciplinary understanding of this important area, and have that knowledge formally recognized in their academic record. This program is open to all USF majors of all colleges.

Certificate Requirements

The certificate requires a minimum of 15 semester hours of courses about Latin America and the Caribbean.

Certificate Core (3 Credit Hours)

Core Seminar LAS 3002 - Latin America Credit(s): 3

Certificate Electives (12 Credit Hours)

Students should choose four courses (12 credit hours) from the following list of courses.

Study abroad programs are encouraged and will be credited toward the Certificate. Up to 6 study abroad credits earned in residence in Latin America and/or the Caribbean will count for the certificate.

1. Anthropology

ANT 4165 - South American Archaeology Credit(s): 3
ANT 4316 - Ethnic Diversity in the United States Credit(s): 3
ANT 4323 - Mexico and Central America Credit(s): 3
ANT 4340 - The Caribbean Credit(s): 3
ANT 4472 - Work and Migration in the Americas Credit(s): 3

2. Geography/Government & International Affairs

CPO 4034 - Politics of the Developing Areas Credit(s): 3
CPO 4930 - Comparative Government and Politics of Select Areas Credit(s): 3 (when selected area is Latin America) *
GEA 3405 - Geography of Latin America Credit(s): 3

3. History

LAH 2733 - Latin American History in Film Credit(s): 3
LAH 3430 - History of Mexico Credit(s): 3
LAH 3470 - History of the Caribbean Credit(s): 3
LAH 3480 - History of Cuba Credit(s): 3
LAH 3743 - Spanish America in the Age of Revolution Credit(s): 3
LAS 4023 - African Diaspora in Latin American and the Caribbean Credit(s): 3
LAS 4934 - Selected Topics: Latin American Studies Credit(s): 1-3
LAS 4940 - Internship in Latin American and the Caribbean Credit(s): 1-9

4. Art/Humanities/Literature

AML 3630 - U.S. Latino/Latina Literature in English Credit(s): 3
HUM 2466 - Modern Latin American Cultures Credit(s): 3
HUM 3463 - Latin American Civilization I: Pre-Columbian & Colonial Credit(s): 3
HUM 4462 - Pre-Columbian and Colonial Latin American Culture Credit(s): 3
HUM 4464 - Modern Latin American Culture Credit(s): 3
SPN 3520 - Spanish-American Civilization Credit(s): 3
SPT 3100 - Masterpieces of Hispanic Literature Credit(s): 3
SPW 3030 - Introduction to Hispanic Literary Studies Credit(s): 3
SPW 4130 - Early Latin America Through Literature and Film Credit(s): 3
SPW 4131 - Survey of Spanish-American Literature II Credit(s): 3

5. Others

AFA 4500 - Slavery in the Americas and the Caribbean Credit(s): 3
REL 3375 - Issues in Caribbean Religions Credit(s): 3
SOW 4522 - Multicultural America in a Global Society Credit(s): 3
SSE 4380 - Global and Multicultural Perspectives in Education Credit(s): 3
SYD 4238 - Immigrants to America Credit(s): 3
SYG 3235 - Latina/Latino Lives Credit(s): 3
SYO 4204 - Religion and Immigration Credit(s): 3
WST 4262 - Literature by Women of Color in the Diaspora Credit(s): 3

Foreign Language Requirement

Two semesters of course work in a relevant language such as: Spanish, Portuguese, French, or an Amerindian language such Quechua, Haitian Creole, etc.

Other Information

The program is open to all majors in all colleges.

Course offerings can be checked at: http://islac.usf.edu/course/.

Advising Information

For information and advice about the certificate program, contact the Institute for the Study of Latin America and The Caribbean (ISLAC), CPR 478, call 974-3772, or send an email to plezama@usf.edu.

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