Myrna Garcia, Director
mygarcia@syr.edu
310 H.B.C.
315-443-9489
Faculty
Doug Armstrong, Hans Buechler, Gail Bulman, John Burdick, Horace Campbell, AH Peter Castro, Matt Cleary, Francine D’Amico, Pedro DiPietro, Kwame Dixon, Kathryn Everly, Stephanie Fetta, Alejandro Garcia, Bea Gonzalez, Martha Hanson, Dennis Harrod, Sydney Hutchinson, Amy Lutz, Gladys McCormick, Aja Martinez, Roberto Moreno, Arthur Paris, Jane Read, Alicia Rios, David Robinson, Silvio Torres-Saillant, Will Scheibel, Jamie Winder
The Latino-Latin American Studies program of the College of Arts and Sciences leads to the B.A. degree and embraces an interdisciplinary approach to culture, development, resources, history, and societies of these critical regions and their peoples. This recently modified and innovative program is designed to promote awareness and understanding of the many issues faced by the Latino and Latin American peoples of the western hemisphere. A wide range of faculty from several departments and with complementary perspectives provide a stimulating entry into the interrelated worlds of Latino America and Latin America.
Major Requirements
Students are required to take 30 credits of coursework, 24 of which are in courses numbered above 299. Courses should be selected from the following list in consultation with the advisor. Additional courses in African American Studies, Anthropology, English and Textual Studies, History, History of Art, History of Music, Geography, Political Sciences, Spanish, Women and Gender Studies and Writing Studies, Writing and Composition are recommended and may be petitioned for LAS credit in consultation with the program director. Many courses in the SU Santiago program have LAS prefixes and also count towards the major.
Anthropology
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| LAS 318 | South American Cultures | 3 |
| LAS 423 | Effects of Globalization in Latin America | 3 |
Political Science
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| LAS 333 | Politics of Latin America | 3 |
English
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| LAS 200 | Selected Topics (Ethnic Literary Traditions (relevant courses)) | 1-6 |
| ENG 230 | Topics in Ethnic Literary Traditions (Ethnic Literary Traditions(relevant courses)) | 3 |
| LAS 300 | Selected Topics (Latino Fiction (relevant courses)) | 1-6 |
| ENG 350 | Topics in Reading Nation and Empire (Latino Fiction (relevant courses)) | 3 |
| ENG 315 | Topics in Ethnic Literatures and Cultures ( Literature of the Caribbean Diaspora) | 3 |
Geography
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| LAS 321 | Latin American Development: Politics & Environment | 3 |
| LAS 325 | Colonialism in Latin America | 3 |
| LAS 520 | Research on Latin America | 1-3 |
History
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| LAS 322 | Colonial Latin America | 3 |
| LAS 313 | Modern Latin America | 3 |
| LAS 324 | Recent Latin American History | 3 |
Spanish
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| LAS 300 | Selected Topics | 1-6 |
| LAS 302 | Introduction to Latin American Literature | 3 |
| LAS 433 | Business Spanish | 3 |
| LAS 461 | Nobel Prize Writers of the Spanish-Speaking World | 3 |
| LAS 463 | Contemporary Latin American Theater | 3 |
| LAS 465 | Literature and Popular Culture | 3 |
| LAS 467 | Film and Literature | 3 |
| LAS 471 | Contemporary Latin American Literature | 3 |
| LAS 475 | Women, Myth and Nation in Latin American Literature | 3 |
| LAS 479 | Perspectives on Mexico and Central America: Literature, Art, Film | 3 |
| LAS 481 | The Literature of Latinos in the United States | 3 |
| LAS 489 | Hispanic Caribbean Narrative and Film | 3 |
| LAS 493 | Afro-Hispanic Topics in Caribbean Literature | 3 |
| LAS 495 | Marginal Cultures in Hispanic Caribbean Literature | 3 |
| LAS 497 | Text and Context in Cuban Revolutionary Literature | 3 |
Additional Information
Additional courses may be petitioned with approval of advisor.
College of Arts and Sciences Requirements
For all Arts and Sciences|Maxwell students, successful completion of a bachelor’s degree in this major requires a minimum of 120 credits, 96 of which must be Arts and Sciences|Maxwell credits, completion of the Liberal Arts Core requirements, and the requirements for this major (30 credits) that are listed above.
Dual Enrollments:
Students dually enrolled in Newhouse* and Arts and Sciences|Maxwell will complete a minimum of 122 credits, with at least 90 credits in Arts and Sciences|Maxwell coursework and an Arts and Sciences|Maxwell major.
*Students dually enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences|Maxwell as first year students must complete the Liberal Arts Core. Students who transfer to the dual program after their first year as singly enrolled students in the Newhouse School will satisfy general requirements for the dual degree program by completing the Newhouse Core Requirements.
Undergraduate University Requirements
The following requirements and experiences apply to all Syracuse University Undergraduate matriculated degree programs.
