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3) Balanced track, requiring demonstrated proficiency
through Spanish 202 and Portuguese 276.
On a case-by-case basis, students may substitute
a comparable level of study and proficiency in an
indigenous language of Latin America for either
Spanish or Portuguese with the approval of the
Director of Latin American Studies.
B. Core Courses (15 hours): Students will select 15 hours
of Latin American content courses from one of the following
three areas:
1) Humanities: Art History; Brazilian Literature &
Culture; History; Media Arts; Religious Studies;
Spanish American Literature & Culture.
2) Social and Natural Sciences: Anthropology; Biology;
Community and Regional Planning; Economics;
History; Political Science; Sociology; Women
Studies.
3) A core area focused on a particular theme (such
as environment and ecology, development, gender,
U.S.-Latin American relations, etc.) developed jointly
by the student and the Director of Latin American
Studies.
C. Electives (minimum of 9 hours) with Latin American
content as needed to complete 36 hours.
D. Of the courses completed for the Latin American
Studies major, at least 18 hours must be at the 300 level
or higher.
E. Courses from at least three different disciplines must be
included in the major.
F. At least half of the required credit hours for the major
must be taken in residence on the main campus at
UNM. The Director of Latin American Studies may
approve substitutions on a case-by-case basis.
Brazilian Studies Concentration
Participants in the Latin American Studies undergraduate
major may earn a Concentration in Brazilian Studies by completing
the Portuguese language track requirement and five
of the following courses: History 376, History 377, Portuguese
200, Portuguese 335, Philosophy 388, Portuguese 414 or
415. The Director of Latin American Studies may approve the
substitution of other courses with substantial Brazil content.
Minor Study Requirement
The minor in Latin American Studies consists of a minimum
of 24 credit hours including 6 hours of Spanish 301 and 302
or Portuguese 311 and 312; 12 credit hours in one of the core
areas listed above; and 6 credit hours of elective courses.
Approved Electives
ANTH 322, 324, 332, 333, 339, 343, 344, 345, 366, 384, 387;
ARTHI 343, 411, 412, 450, 488, 489, 490, 493, 494; BIOL
461L; ECON 321, 421, 423, 424, 429; GEOG 301; HIST 281,
282, 300, 363, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 389,
390, 463, 464, 465, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475,
476; LTAM 400; MA 310, 410; PHIL 388, 389, 390; POLSC
321, 322, 345, 346, 355, 356, 441, 442, 455; PORT 311, 312,
335, 414, 415, 416, 417, 421, 457, 458, 461; RELIG 387;
SOC 221, 250, 350, 389, 390, 420, 422, 450, 484; SPAN 301,
302, 307, 350, 351, 352, 353, 411, 412, 430, 431, 432, 433,
435, 438, 439; WMST 331. Other courses of Latin American
content (such as topics courses) may be approved as electives
upon petition to the Director of Latin American Studies.
Departmental Honors
Students seeking honors in Latin American Studies should
consult with the Director of Latin American Studies and
submit a formal letter of application during their junior year.
Honors candidates must register for 6 hours of Latin American
Studies 497 and 499 and complete a Senior Honors Thesis
which will be orally defended.
Graduate Program
Graduate Advisors
Kimberly Gauderman, Director of Latin American Studies
(kgaud@unm.edu)
Amanda Wolfe, Academic Advisor (akwolfe@unm.edu)
Application Deadlines
Fall semester and Summer session: February 1 (with financial
aid consideration)
April 1 (without financial aid consideration)
Spring semester: November 1 (without financial aid consideration)
Degrees Offered
M.A. in Latin American Studies
(MALAS)
Students concentrate in two areas chosen from the following:
Anthropology (with an emphasis in either Archaeology,
Ethnology, or Human Evolutionary Ecology), Art History,
Brazilian Literature & Culture, Community & Regional
Planning, Economics, Gender Studies, History (with an
emphasis in either Latin America To 1810 or Latin America
Since 1810), Human Rights, International Management,
Political Science, Religion & Philosophy, Sociology, Spanish
American Literature, and Spanish Linguistics. The combination
of concentrations must ensure that the program is interdisciplinary.
For example, students selecting History with an
emphasis in Latin America To 1810 as one concentration may
not select History with an emphasis in Latin America Since
1810 as the second concentration. Students also are required
to have no more than one interdisciplinary concentration. For
example, a student may not choose both Human Rights and
Gender Studies.
Concentration/Emphases requirements.
Select from the following list of courses for each concentration/emphases.
Substitutions for these courses will be considered
on a case-by-case basis.
Anthropology Concentration.
Emphases. Ethnology: ANTH 530, 532, 535, 537, 539, 543,
546, 547, 584, 587. Archaeology: ANTH 522, 524, 529, 574,
579. Human Evolutionary Ecology: ANTH 561, 562, 565,
566, 567.
Art History Concentration.
Emphases. Pre-Columbian: ARTH 343, 500, 511, 512, 560.
Colonial: ARTH 500, 549, 550, 580. Modern: ARTH 500, 529,
583, 585, 588, 589, 590, 593, 594.
Brazilian Literature and Culture Concentration.
PORT 461*, 514, 515, 516, 517, 521, 557, 558, 570, SPAN
502.
Economics Concentration.
ECON 315**, 320*, 321*, 331*, 335*, 343*, 410*, 424*, 427*,
429*, 442*, 503, 520, 521, 542, 584.
Gender Studies Concentration.
HIST 628, 692, SPAN 439**, SPAN 639.
History Concentration.
Emphases. Latin America to 1810: HIST 518, 560, 570,
571, 576, 643, 644, 648, 651, 653, 654, 685, 686, 688,
692. Students pursuing this emphasis generally take HIST
686. This course may be substituted upon approval from
the Director of Latin American Studies. Latin America Since
1810: HIST 572, 573, 574, 575, 577, 645, 648, 649, 650,
652, 653, 654, 655, 656, 685, 687, 688, 689, 690. Students
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