Electives
Elective courses are offered by a variety of departments including Anthropology, Geography, History, Hispanic studies, Indigenous Education, Music, and Political Science. Select your electives according to your personal interests. See the full list of electives courses below your program requirements here.
The following courses need the permission of the LAS director in order to count for LAS:
ANTH 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, HSTR 385A, MUS 320, SPAN 495
The thematic clusters of electives below highlight some different perspectives from which you could approach studying Latin America. You do not need to choose a thematic cluster nor take all the courses listed in a cluster.
Indigenous Latin America
ANTH 371 -Anthropology of Mexico
ANTH392 - Selected Problems in Anthropology: Archaeology
HSTR376A - Conquest and Rebellion in Latin America, 1492-1783
HSTR376E - History of the Aztecs, Inka and Maya
HSTR476- Indigenous, Mestizo and Spanish Accounts of the Conquest
SPAN304 - Indigenous Latin America, Eco and Social Justice
SPAN484C - Conquest and Rebellion in Latin America, 1492-1783
Gender
HSTR 376D - The Women of Latin America
HSTR385A- Witchcraft and its Persecution in the Early Modern Atlantic World
SPAN 484A - Latin American Women's Writing
Literature
SPAN 390 - Hispanic Literature I
SPAN 483B - Latin American Fiction from the "Boom" to the Present
SPAN 483C - Modern Latin American Literature and the Arts
SPAN 484A - Latin American Women's Writing
Media and Music
MUS319- Music and Culture of Cuba
MUS320- Topics in World Music
POLI381 -Politics of Mass Media in Latin America
SPAN307 - Latin American Culture Through Music
SPAN485B- Latin American Film
The Making of Contemporary Latin America
ANTH393 -Selected Problems in Anthropology: Cultural Anthropology
GEOG347B -Geographies of Development
HSTR376B- The Struggle for Independence in Latin America, 1767-1867
HSTR376C- Revolutions and Dictators in 20th-century Latin America
POLI317- Political Economy in the Global South
POLI372- Latin American Politics
SPAN484D - The Struggle for Independence in Latin America, 1767-1867
SPAN484E - Revolutions and Dictators in 20th Century Latin America
Students must take at least one course from a minimum of two departments or programs.
A full listing of the most current eligible electives can be viewed in the Academic Calendar. Please refer to the Academic Calendar when confirming all course and elective requirements.