Requirements for the concentration
Students in the BA in international affairs program must complete at least five courses (15 credits) to fulfill their concentration requirements, as indicated below. These courses must be taken in at least two different academic departments.
Students in the BS in international affairs program must complete at least three courses (9 credits) to fulfill their specialization requirements, as indicated below. It is not required that these courses be taken in two different academic departments.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| For the BA in international affairs program: Five courses selected from the following. At least two courses must be from Group A and at least two courses must be from Group B. | ||
| For the BS in international affairs program: Three courses selected from the following. At least one course must be from Group A and at least one course must be from Group B. | ||
| Courses in Group A are typically in the social sciences, and do not include the humanities. Courses in Group B are in history and other humanities disciplines (literature, film, religion, etc). | ||
| Group A: | ||
| ANTH 3702 | Anthropology of Latin America | |
| ANTH 3791 | Topics in Regional Anthropology (Anthropology of the Caribbean) | |
| ANTH 3814 | Ancient Mexican Civilizations | |
| GEOG 3161 | Geography of Latin America | |
| IAFF 2090 | Latin America: Problems and Promise | |
| IAFF 3177 | Political Economy of Latin America | |
| IAFF 3187 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Climate Change & Environmental Politics in Latin America) | |
| IAFF 3187 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Climate Change and Environmental Politics in Latin America) | |
| IAFF 3187 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Cuba in the Global Arena) | |
| IAFF 3187 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Democracy Under Siege in Latin America) | |
| IAFF 3187 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Economic and Social Development of Latin America) | |
| IAFF 3187 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Immigration and Weak States) | |
| IAFF 3187 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (International Relations-Latin America) | |
or PSC 2994 (International Relations-Latin America | ||
| IAFF 3187 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Latin American Migration) | |
| IAFF 3187 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Latin America-US Relations) | |
| IAFF 3187 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Racial and Ethnic Politics of Latin America) | |
| IAFF 3187 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Security in the Americas) | |
| IAFF 3191W | Populism and Regime Change in Latin America | |
| IAFF 3853 | Latin American Geopolitics and Geoeconomics | |
| PSC 2383 | Comparative Politics of Latin America | |
| PSC 2484 | International Relations of Latin America | |
| PSC 2993 | Special Topics in Comparative Politics (Violence in Latin America) | |
| PSC 2994 | Special Topics in International Relations (International Relations-Latin America) | |
or IAFF 3187 (International Relations-Latin America) | ||
| Group B: | ||
| CAH 3160 | Topics in Latin American Art and Architecture | |
| HIST 3701 | Topics in Latin American History | |
| HIST 3710 | History of Latin America I | |
| HIST 3711 | History of Latin America II | |
| IAFF 3187 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Democracy in Latin America) | |
or HIST 3701 (Democracy in Latin America) | ||
| IAFF 3187 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (History of Latin America II) | |
or IAFF 3187 (History in Latin America II) | ||
| IAFF 3187 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Development in Chile) | |
| IAFF 3187 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Historical Memory and Human Rights in Chile) | |
| SPAN 3100W | Texts and Contexts of the Spanish-Speaking World | |
| SPAN 3200 | Bilingualism in the Spanish-Speaking World | |
| SPAN 3540 | Major Authors of Spain and Latin America | |
| Queer Latin America (or WGSS 3170: Queer Latin America) | ||
| SPAN 3700 | Cinema of Spain and Latin America | |
| SPAN 4420 | Global Migrations in the Spanish-Speaking World | |
or WGSS 3170 (Global Migrations) | ||
| SPAN 4700 | Film as Text in Latin America | |
| WGSS 3170 | Topics in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (Global Migrations) | |
| or SPAN 4420 | Global Migrations in the Spanish-Speaking World | |
| WGSS 3170 | Topics in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (LGBTQ & Cross-Culturalism Studies) | |
| Any undergraduate literature or film course numbered 2000 or above with this regional focus. | ||