Latin American Studies certificate

This certificate is designed to provide students with an interdisciplinary course of study on Latin America. Students from all majors with a minimum 2.80 GPA are eligible to participate. Requirements include: six hours of Spanish or French at the 3000 level, or demonstration of proficiency above the intermediate level in Spanish, French, Portuguese, Haitian Creole or Quechua; ITDS 2107 or SPAN 3175; and nine semester hours from the following (no more than three hours from the students' major).

Courses for Latin American Studies Certificate

ANTH 5305 Field Methods in Archaeology (0-12-4)
ANTH 5515 Selected Topics in Anthropology (3-0-3)
ANTH 5555 Selected Topics in Archaeology (3-0-3)
ARTH 3555 Selected Topics in Art History (3-0-3)
BUSA 3135 International Business (3-0-3)
COMM 4555 Selected Topics in Communication (1-9 hrs)
ECON 3165 Global Economic Issues (3-0-3)
HIST 3135 Introduction to Latin American History (3-0-3)
HIST 3136 Indigenous Peoples of Latin America (3-0-3)
HIST 3137 Latin America and the United States (3-0-3)
HIST 5535 U Selected Topics in Latin American History (3-0-3)
ITDS 2107 Modern Latin America (3-0-3)
MGMT 4116 International Management (3-0-3)
POLS 3146 Latin American Comparative Government (3-0-3)
POLS 3555 Selected Topics in Political Science (3-0-3)
SPAN 2002 Intermediate Spanish 2 (3-0-3)
SPAN 3150 Spanish Conversation (3-0-3)
SPAN 3160 Grammar and Composition (3-0-3)
SPAN 3170 Studies in Civilization: Spain (3-0-3)
SPAN 3175 Studies in Civilization: Latin America (3-0-3)
SPAN 5555 Selected Topics in Spanish (3-0-3)

Students must complete 30 semester hours of credit at a four-year institution or 15 semester hours at a two-year institution, and ITDS 2107 or SPAN 3175 before applying to enroll in the certificate program. The Certificate of Latin American Studies must be pursued in conjunction with a baccalaureate degree program.

For advising related to the Latin American Studies Certificate, please consult the program coordinator, Doug Tompson .