LA
TI
N
AME
RIC
AN
S
TU
DIE
S
(
LA
S)
Inte
r
disc
ipli
nary
Pr
ogram
D
a
niel
Ca
str
o,
PhD,
Progr
am
Chair
and
Profes
s
or
of
History
L
at
in
Am
eri
ca
n
S
tudies
(L
AS)
at
Southwes
tern
University
is
an
interdisciplinary
program
de
signe
d
to
i
ncre
a
se
the
s
tudent’
s
under
s
t
andin
g
of
that
alluring
region
known
as
Latin
America
a
nd
the
Ca
ribbe
a
n.
The
interdis
ciplinary
scope
of
the
pro
gram
ranges
f
rom
the
study
of
histor
y
a
nd
politi
cs
to
li
ter
at
ure
and
art,
f
rom
the
Pat
agonia
to
the
United
States,
and
from
the
pre-
c
olonia
l
to
the
pos
t-colonial
eras
.
T
he
Lat
in
A
m
erican
Studies
program
is
the
intellectual
home
f
or
a
n
inte
rdis
cip
linary
community
of
s
chol
ars,
students
and
visitors,
who
support
a
wide
s
pec
trum
of
inter
es
ts
,
acr
oss
the
curriculum
and
across
campus.
S
tudent
s
will
f
am
iliarize
themselves
with
the
ar
eas
of
La
tin
America
and
the
Caribbean
through
a
mixtur
e
of
ac
ade
mic
s
tudy
,
specialized
t
rai
ning
and
study
abroad
and
discussions
with
a
f
f
ilia
te
d
fa
cult
y
a
nd
Latin
Americani
st
vis
it
ors.
The
program
requires
developing
a
high
degree
of
flue
nc
y
i
n
Spa
nis
h.
B
y
encouraging
the
pursuit
of
an
interdisciplinary
program
of
studies,
the
pr
ogra
m
a
t
tem
pts
to
provide
a
greater
unders
tan
ding
of
similarities
and
dif
ferences
between
dif
fe
r
e
nt
na
tions
within
Latin
America.
Anot
her
aim
of
the
program
is
to
provide
students
with
a
gr
ea
te
r
unde
rst
anding
of
the
dif
ferenc
es
and
i
nter
c
onnection
between
the
region
and
the
rest
of
the
w
orld.
S
tude
nts
may
pur
sue
a
major
or
mi
nor
in
Latin
American
Studies.
T
o
maj
or
in
L
at
in
America
n
S
tudies,
s
tudents
must
comp
lete
33-35
hour
s
of
cour
se
work,
which
inc
lude
a
c
aps
tone
as
well
as
cours
es
in
L
ati
n
American
history
,
literature,
social
sciences,
arts
a
nd
cul
ture
and
philos
ophy
.
The
LAS
ca
pst
one
experience
is
linked
to
existing
capstone
courses
in
di
f
f
er
ent
de
pa
rtments
.
Regardles
s
of
the
depa
rtment
w
her
e
the
capstone
is
taken,
it
is
r
equir
e
d
tha
t
the
L
AS
stu
dent’
s
fi
nal
pr
oject
wil
l
concen
trate
on
topics
pertaining
to
Latin
America.
C
aps
tone
s
mus
t
be
approved
by
the
Chai
r
of
the
Latin
American
Studies
Program.
When
c
aps
tone
cours
es
a
re
una
vailable
in
the
di
sci
pli
ne
required
or
desired
by
the
s
tudent,
an
inde
pe
ndent
s
tudy
,
appr
ove
d
by
t
he
Cha
ir
,
wi
ll
count
as
a
capstone.
In
addition
to
the
int
roduc
tory
c
ours
e
and
the
capst
one,
s
tudents
are
required
to
have
the
equivalent
of
six
s
eme
st
er
s
of
S
pa
nish
l
anguage
cours
es
(t
wo
s
emesters
above
the
University
requirement),
and
a
s
tudy
abr
oa
d
expe
rience
i
n
L
atin
Americ
a
or
Spain
is
str
ongly
recommended.
In
addition
to
the
c
ore
re
quire
me
nts
,
s
tudents
are
expected
t
o
t
a
ke
courses
from
as
many
disciplines
as
possible.
M
ajor
in
L
ati
n
American
Stud
ies
:
33-35
sem
ester
hours,
including
History
16-363
or
373;
tw
o
c
ours
es
fr
om
16-
333,
653,
663,
673;
tw
o
co
urses
from
Spanish
15-343,
423,
523,
613,
623;
f
ive
a
dditi
onal
L
a
tin
American
Studies
cours
es
from
Anthropology
35-343,
Art
History
71-303
(
Ma
jor
C
urr
ents
in
L
atin
Amer
ican
Art)
,
393,
Communication
Studies
75-653,
Philosophy
18-
283,
P
oliti
ca
l
Sc
ie
nce
32-
614,
753,
Sociology
34-614,
or
other
cour
ses
approved
by
the
chair
of
the
L
ati
n
Ame
rica
n
St
udies
Pr
ogram;
three
hour
capstone
experience
as
described
above.
M
inor
in
Lat
in
American
Stud
ies:
18-20
sem
ester
hours,
including
History
16-363
or
373;
15
a
dditiona
l
hour
s
of
Latin
American
Studies
cou
rses
abov
e
the
intr
oductor
y
level,
selected
from
thos
e
c
ours
es
ava
ila
ble
for
the
major
.
06-
001,
002,
003,
004
SE
LECT
ED
T
OPICS.
May
be
repeated
with
change
in
topic.
06-
301,
302,
303,
304
SE
LECT
ED
T
OPICS.
May
be
repeated
with
change
in
topic.
06-
901,
902,
903,
904
T
UT
ORI
AL.
06-
941,
942,
943,
944
ACADEM
IC
INT
ERNSHI
P
.
Must
be
taken
Pass/D/F
.
06-
951,
952,
953,
954
INDE
PENDEN
T
S
TUDY
.
May
be
repeated
with
change
in
content.
06-
983
HONORS.
By
i
nvit
ation
only
.
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