About this Program
- College: Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Credits: 9 | Completed with minimum grades of C
- Contact: Email | 358 Grinter Hall | 352.273.4711
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- Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
Certificates must comply with the Certificate Policy.
Center Information
The Center for Latin American Studies advances knowledge about Latin America and the Caribbean and its peoples throughout the Hemisphere, enhances the scope and quality of research, teaching, and outreach in Latin American, Caribbeans and Latinx Studies.
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CONTACT
Email | 352.273.4705 (tel) | 352.392.7682 (fax)
P.O. Box 115530
319 GRINTER HALL
GAINESVILLE FL 32611-5530
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Curriculum
The certificate in Latin American Studies relies on over 100 courses with Latin American content taught in more than 35 academic units of several colleges across campus.
Required Courses
All nine credits must be exclusive for the certificate.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LAS 4935 | Latin American Area Seminar (Students may repeat LAS 4935 for an additional six credits if topics vary.) | 3 |
| LAS prefix course | 3 | |
| 100% Latin American content course | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 9 | |
100% Latin American Content Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AMH 3421 | Florida to 1845 | 3 |
| AMH 3670 | African Diaspora in the Americas | 3 |
| ANT 3162 | Aztec Civilization | 3 |
| ANT 3164 | The Inca and Their Ancestors | 3 |
| ANT 4168 | Maya Civilization | 3 |
| ANT 4336 | The Peoples of Brazil | 3 |
| ARH 2613 | Introduction to Latin American Art | 3 |
| ARH 3652 | Ancient Andean Art | 3 |
| ARH 3653 | Mesoamerican Art | 3 |
| ARH 3661 | Latin American Art | 3 |
| ARH 3664 | Colonial Art of New Spain | 3 |
| ARH 3665 | Colonial Andean Art | 3 |
| ARH 3678 | Modern and Contemporary Art from Latin America | 3 |
| CPO 3303 | Introduction to Latin American Politics | 3 |
| CPO 4384 | Argentina and the Politics of Memory | 3 |
| CPO 4722 | Latin American and Caribbean Migration to the United States | 3 |
| ECS 3403 | Economic Development of Latin America | 4 |
| GEA 3405 | Geography of Latin America | 3 |
| GEA 4465 | Amazonia | 3 |
| HAT 3503 | Haitian Culture and Literature in Translation | 3 |
| HAT 3564 | Haitian Culture and Society | 3 |
| IDS 2334 | Chemistry in the Cocina Latina | 3 |
| IDS 2935 | Special Topics (Human Rights in Latin America) | 1-3 |
| INR 4244 | International Politics of Latin America | 3 |
| JMT 3500 | Jamaican Creole, Reggae, and Rastafari | 3 |
| JOU 4951 | Noticias | 1-3 |
| LAH 2020 | Introduction to Latin American History | 3 |
| LAH 3100 | Emergence of Latin American Nations | 3 |
| LAH 3130 | Colonial Latin America | 3 |
| LAH 3300 | Contemporary Latin America | 3 |
| LAH 3470 | Introduction to Caribbean History | 3 |
| LAH 3725 | Race, Religion, and Revolution in the Black Caribbean | 3 |
| LAH 3741 | Revolution in the Americas | 3 |
| LAH 3931 | Special Topics in Latin American History | 3-9 |
| LAH 4433 | Modern Mexico | 3 |
| LAH 4471 | Caribbean History to 1800 | 3 |
| LAH 4472 | The Caribbean, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries | 3 |
| LAH 4473 | France in the Caribbean | 3 |
| LAH 4602 | The Conquest of Amazonia | 3 |
| LAH 4630 | Brazil after 1750 | 3 |
| LAH 4730 | Science and Technology in Latin American, 1492-Present | 3 |
| LAH 4930 | History Research Seminar: Latin America | 3 |
| LAS 2001 | Introduction to Latin American Studies | 3 |
| LAS 3040 | Drug Wars and Oil Fortunes in Latin America | 3 |
| LAS 3930 | Special Topics in Latin American Studies | 3 |
| LAS 4935 | Latin American Area Seminar | 3 |
| LIT 4192 | Caribbean Literature in English | 3 |
| MUH 3541 | Latin American Music | 3 |
| PCO 4270 | Latinx Psychology | 3 |
| POS 4074 | Latino Politics and Policy | 3 |
| POW 3100 | Monsters of the Portuguese-Speaking World | 3 |
| POW 3130 | Colonial Brazil: Cannibalism, Enslavement and Monarchy | 3 |
| POW 4200 | Dystopian Narrative in Brazil | 3 |
| POW 4382 | Brazilian Drama | 3 |
| POW 4454 | Becoming Brazil: Nineteenth Century to the Present | 3 |
| POW 4480 | Contemporary Brazil Narrative | 3 |
| POW 4720 | Deep Brazil: Culture of North and Northeast | 3 |
| POW 4740 | Crime Fiction in Brazil | 3 |
| REL 3381 | Religion in Latin America | 3 |
| REL 4382 | Religion and Politics in Latin America | 3 |
| SPN 3443 | Marketing and Advertising in the Spanish-Speaking World | 3 |
| SPN 3520 | Culture and Civilization of Spanish America | 3 |
| SPN 3530 | Theater for Social Justice | 3 |
| SPN 3930 | Topics in Spanish and Spanish American Culture and Civilization | 3 |
| SPW 3030 | Survey of Spanish-American Literature: From Discovery to Independence | 3 |
| SPW 3031 | Survey of Spanish-American Literature: From Independence to Contemporary Times | 3 |
| SPW 4282 | Readings in Contemporary Spanish-American Narrative 1 | 3 |
| SPW 4283 | Readings in Contemporary Spanish-American Narrative 2 | 3 |
| SPW 4354 | Readings in Contemporary Spanish-American Poetry | 3 |
| SPW 4364 | Readings in the Spanish-American Essay | 3 |
| SPW 4521 | US Hispanic Literature | 3 |
| SPW 4780 | Women's Voices Rising | 3 |
| THE 4223 | Latin American and US Latinx Theatre | 3 |
| WST 4383 | Latinx Sexualities | 3 |
| YOT 3500 | Yoruba Diaspora in the New World | 3 |