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than 3 of the 7 courses in each concentration may
be an introductory-level course, and that one must
be a capstone research course (seminar, honors
thesis, or directed research).*
1. REGIONAL AND COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
Choose one of the following:
Africa
East and Southeast Asia
Europe and the former Soviet Union
Latin America
Middle East and South Asia
2. INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
Choose one of the following:
International economics and trade
International economics and finance
International economics and environment
International economics and development
3. GLOBAL HEALTH, NUTRITION, AND
THE ENVIRONMENT
4. INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
5. THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD AFFAIRS
6. IDEAS AND IDENTITY
Choose one of the following:
Ideologies
Empires/Colonialism/Globalization
*Descriptions of the thematic concentrations,
detailed program requirements and policies, and a
complete list of courses that satisfy the IR major are
contained in The International Relations Program
Handbook, available in Cabot 605, and on the IR
website.
For more detailed information, please visit the
website http://ase.tufts.edu/ir/.
Italian Studies
(FOR DEGREE REQUIREMENTS, SEE roMANCE
LANGUAGES.)
Japanese
(FOR DEGREE REQUIREMENTS, SEE GERMAN,
RUSSIAN, AND ASIAN LANGUAGES AND
LITERATURES.)
Judaic Studies
(FOR DEGREE REQUIREMENTS, SEE GERMAN,
RUSSIAN, AND ASIAN LANGUAGES AND
LITERATURES.)
Latin
(FOR DEGREE REQUIREMENTS, SEE CLASSICS.)
Latin American Studies
DIRECTOR:
Associate Professor Nina Gerassi-Navarro, Romance
Languages
Latin America is increasingly important in the
world and for the United States in particular. The
study of our hemispheric neighbors, the area of
origin of our country’s largest minority group
according to the 2010 census, is important in itself,
and also relevant for the understanding of larger
international issues. Latin American studies is an
interdisciplinary program that encourages students
to integrate the varying disciplinary perspectives of
the arts, literature, social sciences, and history, along
with the study of the languages of the area, into a
coherent view of Latin America.
Major in Latin American Studies
The major in Latin American Studies offers
students the opportunity to combine the approaches
of several academic disciplines in a focused study
of the region. In recent decades, Latin America has
become a field of rapid development in the arts,
humanities and social sciences. The major’s interdisciplinary
approach integrates historical, social,
political, economic and cultural perspectives at both
national and regional levels. The program of study
culminates in an original interdisciplinary project
on a Latin American subject or in a senior seminar.
Requirements for the Latin American Studies
major are 11 courses + 5-semester language
prerequisite. A grade of C- or better is required for
a course to count for the major.
Important note: at least one of the requirements
should be focused on pre-20th century Latin
America and at least one of the requirements should
be focused on indigenous cultures/societies.
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