ndergraduate Courses

Preparation for the major. Spanish 6, or Portuguese 6, or a written translation test from Spanish or Portuguese into English. Native-speaking knowledge of the language or credit in courses taken elsewhere demanding a comparable level of proficiency will be considered equivalent. History 8, Introduction to Latin American History, is a requirement in preparation for the major.

Upper-division major. A minimum of 40 units, including Latin American and Iberian Studies 100,undergraduate proseminar (4 units), at least 16 upper-division units in one of the four areas below, and theother 20 to be distributed among the other three areas, with a minimum of one course in each area.

The program offers LAIS 100 which is only offered in Fall Quarter, LAIS 101 (counts towards area 1 or area 3), LAIS 102 (counts towards area 2 or area 4), and LAIS 194AA-ZZ (counts towards area 1 or area 4), LAIS 195A-B.

100. Introduction to Latin American and Iberian Studies.

(4) Staff
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Required for all majors and minors in the program.

Designed to acquaint students with current research on the main areas of Latin American and Iberian studies.

100H. Honors Section of Introduction to Latin American and Iberian Studies.

(1) Staff
Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in LAIS 100; honors standing in LAIS or the College of Letters and Science.

Eligible students are invited to enroll in the honors seminar which will generally be taught by the course instructor.

101. Interdisciplinary Approaches to the History and Societies of Latin America and Iberia Section syllabus

(4) Staff
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

Issues central to the study of Latin America and Iberia across the social sciences and history. Topics may include nationalism, revolution, politics and the state, economic development and international relations, labor, popular culture, race, gender, religion, migration, environment, imperialism, and colonialism.

102. Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Cultures, Languages, and Literatures of Latin America and Iberia

(4) Staff
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

Issues pertinent to the diverse cultures, languages, and literatures of Latin America and Iberia. Disciplines and approaches may include: pre-Columbian studies; Spanish and Spanish American literatures; Portuguese and Brazilian literatures; translation studies; cultural, gender, and queer studies; Romance language and linguistics.

194AA-ZZ. Special Topics in Latin American and Iberian Studies

(4) Staff
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 20 units provided letter designations are different, but only 12 units may be applied toward the major.

Special topics in an area of faculty expertise. Specific course titles to be announced by the program each quarter. May be offered in English, Spanish, or Portuguese. See LAIS program office for information.

195A-B. Senior Honors Thesis

(4-4) Staff
Prerequisites: admission to honors program; consent of department.
Students must have a 3.6 grade-point average for courses in Latin American and Iberian studies. A two-quarter in-progress sequence course with grades for all quarters issued upon completion of Latin American and Iberian studies 195B.

Individual study with the advisor for the purpose of writing a major interdisciplinary research paper on a topic of sufficient depth and sophistication.

196. Internship

(2-8) Staff
Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in Latin American Iberian Studies 199; upper-division standing; consent of department.
Student must have a 3.0 grade-point average. The course is graded P/NP.

The course enables students to obtain credit for Latin American- or Iberian-related internship experience.

199. Independent Studies

(1-5) Staff
Prerequisites: upper-division standing; completion of two upper-division courses in Latin American & Iberian Studies.
Students must have a minimum 3.0 grade-point average for the preceding three quarters and are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199DC/199RA courses combined. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units.

The description of any one 199 must not be identical to any existing course description.

Area 1: Social Sciences

• Anthropology 102A, 102B, 104H, 122, 129MG, 130A-B-C, 133, 134, 135, 137, 139MG, 141, 146, 149, 150A-B-C, 163, 164, 184, 185, 194, 197
• Black Studies 191AA-ZZ
• Chicana/o Studies 117, 120, 132, 133, 134, 135, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 144, 150, 153, 154F, 160, 170A-B, 171, 172, 174, 176, 177, 178A, 189
• Economics 114, 180, 181
• Education 124
• Environmental Studies 122NE, 130A-B-C
• LAIS 101, 194AA-ZZ
• Geography 155
• Interdisciplinary 100LA
• Linguistics 130, 175
• Political Science 101, 105, 106, 109, 134, 147, 148A, 174
• Portuguese 125A
• Religious Studies 124, 126, 191A
• Sociology 128, 130, 130GR, 130SW, 130LA, 134LA, 134R, 144, 155W, 156AB, 166W
• Spanish 119A-B, 176, 177, 178

Area 2: Art History, Music, and Film

• Chicana/o Studies 119, 125B, 146, 147, 148, 149, 184C, 185, 186A-B, 188C, 189B
• Dramatic Art 155D-E, 167, Film Studies 122CU, 122LA, 122MX, 126, 127, 161, 187RC, 190TN
• LAIS 102, 194AA-ZZ
• History of Art and Architecture 123A-B-C, 124AA-ZZ, 125A-B, 126AA-ZZ, 130A-B-C-D-E, 131AA-ZZ, 186L, 186M, 186O, 186P
• Portuguese 128AA-ZZ
• Spanish 126, 158, 159A-B, 174

Area 3: History

• Chicana/o Studies 167, 168A-B-E-I-L-P-R-S, 184C, 191HR
• History 151A-B-C-I-P, 151FQ, 153, 153L-P, 154 Q,154LA-LB, 155A-B-E-P, 156A-B, 156I, 156P, 156Q, 156R, 157A-B-P, 168A-B-E-P-I-L-LA-LB-R
• LAIS 101, Religious Studies 124R

Area 4: Literature and Language

• Black Studies 130A, Chicana/o Studies 137, 180, 181, 183, 184A-B
• English 134CH
• LAIS 102, 194AA-ZZ
• Portuguese 102A-B, 105A-B-C, 106A-B-C, 115, 120AA-ZZ, 125A-B, 180, 183AA-ZZ, 184AA-ZZ, 185
• Spanish 100, 101, 102A-B-C-L, 107, 109, 110A-B-C-D, 111A-B-C, 114A-B, 115B, 116, 119A-B, 120A-B, 121, 122A-B, 123A, 125, 130, 131, 132, 135, 136, 137A-B, 138, 139, 140A-B, 142A-B, 151A, 153, 154A-B, 156, 162, 175, 176, 177, 179, 181, 183AA-ZZ, 185, 186AA-ZZ, 187A-B, 188, 190, 194