Requirements for the Latin American Studies Certificate
Student from all majors who hold a 2.80 VSU cumulative grade point average are eligible to participate in this certificate program.
Code | Title | Hours |
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Select one of the following: | 0-6 | |
Culture, Conversation and Composition (and/or any Spanish courses numbered 3000 or higher) | ||
French Grammar and Composition | ||
SPAN 3160 | Civilization and Culture of Latin America | 3 |
or FREN 3500 | French Oral and Written Expression | |
Select courses outside the student’s major from the following: | 3-9 | |
U. S. Spanish Borderlands | ||
HIST 4302 | Modern Latin America | 3 |
HIST 4301 | Colonial Latin America | 3 |
Comparative Politics | ||
International Relations | ||
Politics in Developing Nations | ||
American Foreign Policy | ||
Model United Nations | ||
Special Topics in Comparative Politics | ||
Special Topics in International Politics | ||
Special Topics in Anthropology | ||
Special Topics in Sociology | ||
Latin American Studies | ||
or any classes having a minimum of 25% Latin American component or 25% of the student grade reflecting research done in Latin American Studies (LAS) approved by the LAS Campus Coordinator | ||
Study Abroad classes dealing with topics in LAS | 0-6 | |
Total Hours | 24 |