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Major in Liberal Arts
Concentration in International Studies
Focus is Latin American Studies |
The Latin American option emphasizes the interdisciplinary study of Latin American societies. Courses in this option include history, economics, literature, sociology, political science, anthropology, art, and language skills; these disciplines in combination give students a powerful tool for understanding and interpreting Latin America's past and present. This option within the Liberal Arts major aims to trace the similarities and differences among the Latin American countries, recognizing the historical origins of current conditions.
Within this option the student completes at least three years of a single Latin American language, one semester of geography, two designated courses in Latin American history, and eight courses from three "Tracks," (Track 1) or "Civilization, History, and Literature" (Track II), or "International Studies" (Track III). Presently, the Spanish language is offered at Colorado State University, but other languages could be studied in summer programs with approval of your advisor for this major.
Latin American Studies Options: 42–61 credits
A. Complete through the third year of a Latin American language (3 – 22 credits): Language: Spanish Choices: Spanish or another language approved by advisor. LSPA105; LSPA107; LSPA 200; LSPA 201; LSPA 300; and LSPA301.
B. Complete Introduction to Geography: GR100 (3 credits).
C. Complete two courses in Latin American history *** (6 credits):
Choose two of the following:
HIST 410 Colonial Latin America
HIST 411 Latin America since Independence
HIST 412 Mexico,
HIST 413 Caribbean Civilization,
HIST 414 Revolutions in Latin America
Classes may not be used both here and in Track 2
D. Complete classes from three Tracks (24 credits):
Include *6 credits minimum from track 1 & 2 AND *3 credits minimum from track 3.
Minimum of 3 different prefix’s.
18 credits must be upper division.
Many of these classes have prerequisites that can be found in the course catalog.
- HIST 410 Colonial Latin America
- HIST 411 Latin America Since Independence
- HIST 412 Mexico
- HIST 413 Caribbean Civilization
- HIST 414 Revolutions in Latin America
- POLS 331 Politics and Society Along Mexican Border
- POLS 446 Politics of South America
- POLS 447 Politics in Mexico, Central America, Caribbean
- Or substitution with advisor approval
- ANTH 319 Latin American Peasantries
- ANTH 332 Peoples of the Caribbean
- ANTH 451 Andean Archaeology and Ethnohistory
- ANTH 452 Archaeology of Mesoamerica
- ART 312 History of Pre-Columbian Art
- DM 470 Latin American Design and Markets
- LSPA 310 Introduction to Literary Study
- LSPA 313 Introduction to Spanish Translation and Interpreting
- LSPA 335 Issues in Culture
- LSPA 336 Introduction to Spanish-American Civilization
- LSPA 345 Business Language
- LSPA 435 Caribbean Culture in Hispanic Literature
- LSPA 436 Advanced Latin American Culture
- LSPA 437 Advanced Spanish Culture
- LSPA 441 Advanced Business Spanish
- LSPA 445 Women Writers in the Hispanic Worlds
- LSPA 449 Spanish-American Literary Movements and Periods
- LSPA 452 Genre Studies
- LSPA 453 Author Studies in Spanish
- LSPA 454 Topic Studies in Spanish
- LSPA 365 Studies in Foreign Film: Spanish (Cannot get credit for both LSPA365 and LGEN465A)
- LGEN 465A Studies in Foreign Film: Americas (Taught in English) (Cannot get credit for both LSPA365 and LGEN465A)
- SOC 366 Peoples and Institutions of Latin America
- Or substitution with advisor approval
AM 430 International Retailing
AM 460 Historic Textiles
ANTH 200 Cultures and the Global System
ANTH 320 Cultural Geography
ANTH 352 Geoarchaeology
ANTH 415 Indigenous Ecologies and the Modern World
ANTH 422 Comparative Legal Systems
ANTH 441 Method in Cultural Anthropology
AREC 240 Issues in Environmental Economics
AREC 415 International Agricultural Trade
AREC 460 Economics of World Agriculture
BUS 350 Travel Abroad-International Comparative Management
CON 450 Travel Abroad-Sustainable Building
ECON 204 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 240 Issues in Environmental Economics
ECON 332 International Political Economy
ECON 370 Comparative Economic Systems
ECON 440 International Economics I
ECON 442 International Economics II
ECON 460 Economic Development
FIN 475 International Business Finance
GR 320 Cultural Geography
HIST 462 Themes in World History
HIST 463 Science and Technology in Modern History
HIST 470 World Environmental History, 1500-Present
HIST 471 History of Antarctica, 1800-Present
IE 270 World Interdependence--Population and Food
IE 370 Model United Nations
IE 450 International Social Welfare
IE 470 Women and Development
IE 471 Children and Youth in Global Context
INTD 357 History of International Interiors
INTD 450 Travel Abroad-Sustainable Building
JTC 412 International Mass Communication
MGT 475 International Business Management
MKT 365 International Marketing
NRRT 320 International Issues-Recreation and Tourism
POLS 332 International Political Economy
POLS 362 Global Environmental Politics
POLS 431 International Law
POLS 433 International Organization
POLS 435 United State Foreign Policy
POLS 436 Comparative Foreign Policy
SOC 364 Agriculture and Global Society
SOC 422 Comparative Legal Systems
SOC 429 Comparative Urban Studies
SOC 482A Travel Abraod in Sociology--Criminal Justic System
SOWK 450 International Social Welfare and Development
SPCM 434 Intercultural Communication
Or substitution with advisor approval
E. A & B: INTERNATIONAL STUDIES DEPTH AND INTEGRATION CORE (6 credits):
INST 300: Approaches to International Studies and
INST 492: Capstone Seminar
F. Prerequisites & Electives (25-44 credits): 120 total credits are required for graduation. The number of electives you need varies acco4rding to your program of study.
Be Aware of this! => 42 upper division credits required for graduation, 30 of which must be in residence at CSU or (with prior approval) in a program under CSU jurisdiction. Upper division credits within the Options vary widely depending on choices of Track courses.
Upper Division = (300 & 400 level courses)
