Note on course numbering: Please refer to the home department’s course numbering policy for contributing courses. 900-level courses include capstone, tutorials, honors, internships, and independent study.
Major in Latin American and Border Studies: 9 courses
- One introductory course from:
ENG 10-174: American Lit: Borderlands
HIS16-404 Latin American History in Film & Literature
PHI18-284 Latin American Philosophy
- Two advanced Spanish language, literature or culture courses chosen from:
SPA15-214 Written and Oral Expression
SPA15-274 Spanish for Healthcare Professions
SPA15-284 Culture and Health in Hispanic Communities
SPA15-334 Conversation Through Hispanic Cinema
SPA15-344 Introduction to Literary Studies
SPA15-354 Cultures and Communities of Latin America
SPA15-444 Hispano-American Literature Abroad
SPA15-454 Hispano-American Culture Abroad
SPA15-504 Selected Topics in Hispano-American Literature
SPA15-534 Cultural Memory in Latin America
SPA15-614 Topics in Hispanic Film
SPA15-624 Topics in Hispanic Literature
SPA15-634 Topics in Hispanic Culture
SPA15-654 Citizenship and Conflict in Colombian Cinema
SPA15-664 Nature and Culture
SPA15-674 Leisure and Play in Latin America
SPA15-734 Spanish in the United States
- Five additional courses contributing to LABS, from at least two of the three different areas, chosen from:
Humanities:
COM75-424 Latina/o/x Communication Studies
ENG10-264 Chicana Literary Methods
ENG10-894 Latinx Literature
FST04-314 Latina Lesbian Literature
HIS16-144 History of Colonial Latin America
HIS16-154 History of Modern Latin America
HIS16-274 Reproductive Histories in Latin America
HIS16-284 The Mexican Revolution
HIS16-294 Texas History
PHI18-244 Native American Philosophies
PHI18-254 Philosophy, Race and Revolution
Social Sciences:
ANT35-244 Race, Class and Gender in the Caribbean
EDU40-264 Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners
EDU40-274 Multicultural Children’s Literature
ENV49-214 Texas Our (?) Texas
PSC32-184 Politics of Latin America and the Caribbean
Fine Arts:
THE72-524 Latinx Drama
- Capstone Experience:
LABS majors must complete a capstone experience, which may be fulfilled with either the LAS06-964 Capstone course, an existing departmental capstone course, or an independent study/tutorial. The LABS capstone project must include a paper and oral presentation concentrating on a topic pertaining to Latin America and/or the United States borderlands, and can be written and presented in either English or Spanish. The LABS program chair must approve all capstone projects before student registration.
Other courses whose main content focuses on Latin America and/or borderlands may count toward the major, subject to approval by the LABS program chair.
At least one LABS course must be writing attentive (WA).
LABS majors are required to take a Spanish language proficiency exit exam and/or an oral interview prior to graduation. Students can access the assessment exam through the Spanish Department website.
LABS majors are strongly encouraged to participate in a civic engagement project and take a long semester study abroad experience in a Spanish or Portuguese speaking country in Latin America.
Paired Major in Latin American and Border Studies and Spanish: 15 courses
- One introductory course from:
ENG10-174 Topics in American Literature: Borderlands
HIS16-264 Latin American History in Film & Literature
PHI18-284 Latin American Philosophy
- One course from:
SPA15-354 Cultures and Communities of Latin America
SPA15-364 Cultures and Communities of Spain
- Five additional courses contributing to LABS, from at least two of the three different areas, chosen from:
Humanities:
COM75-424 Latina/o/x Communication Studies
ENG10-264 Chicana Literary Methods
ENG10-894 Latinx Literature
FST04-314 Latina Lesbian Literature
HIS16-144 History of Colonial Latin America
HIS16-154 History of Modern Latin America
HIS16-274 Reproductive Histories in Latin America
HIS16-284 The Mexican Revolution
HIS16-294 Texas History
PHI18-254 Philosophy, Race and Revolution
PHI18-244 Native American Philosophies
Social Sciences:
ANT35-244 Race, Class and Gender in the Caribbean
EDU40-264 Teaching Culturally Linguistically Diverse Learners
EDU40-274 Multicultural Children’s Literature
ENV49-214 Texas Our (?) Texas
PSC32-184 Politics of Latin America and the Caribbean
Fine Arts:
THE72-524 Latinx Drama
- Three additional Spanish courses at or above the 200 level
- Three additional Spanish courses at or above the 400 level
- LAS06-964 Capstone
- SPA15-934 Research Seminar for Seniors (Capstone)
Other courses whose main content focuses on Latin America and/or borderlands may count toward LABS requirements, subject to approval by the LABS program chair.
At least one LABS course must be writing attentive (WA).
LABS/Spanish paired majors are required to take a Spanish language proficiency exit exam and/or an oral interview prior to graduation. Students can access the assessment exam through the Spanish Department website.
LABS majors are strongly encouraged to participate in a civic engagement project and take a long semester study abroad experience in a Spanish or Portuguese speaking country in Latin America
Minor in Latin American and Border Studies: 5 courses
- One introductory course from:
ENG10-174 Topics in American Literature: Borderlands
HIS16-264 Latin American History in Film & Literature
PHI18-284 Latin American Philosophy
- Four additional courses contributing towards LABS, from at least two of the three different areas, selected from those available for the major.
LABS minors are required to take a Spanish language proficiency exit exam and/or an oral interview prior to graduation. Students can access the assessment exam through the Spanish Department website.
LABS minors are encouraged to participate in a civic engagement project and study abroad experience in a Spanish or Portuguese speaking country in Latin America.
Latin American and Border Studies (LAS)