Undergraduate Programs
Latin America and Caribbean Studies – Major and Minor
The Latin American and Caribbean Studies major combines language study in Spanish and Portuguese with work in history, the humanities, and the social sciences. It provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary understanding of this major world region, emphasizing themes such as economic development, popular movements, critical analysis, and hemispheric relations. At the same time, it gives students the option to develop their own particular disciplinary and thematic interests.
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Major in Latin America and Caribbean Studies
| Course # | Title | Credits | Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|
| JSIS 201 | The Making of the Twenty-first Century | 5 | Winter or Spring |
| Latin American & Caribbean History -2 Courses | Choose from Approved List: HSTLAC 185, 282, 285, 384, 385, 386, 481, 482, 488 Approved History Courses | 10 | Varies |
| Contemporary Latin American & Caribbean Studies | Contemporary LACS courses in social sciences and humanities fields from approved list | 15 | Varies |
| Latin American & Caribbean Electives | 3-400 level electives from an approved list | 15 | Varies |
| JSIS A 492 | Interdisciplinary Seminar | 5 | Varies |
| LACS Senior PaperJSIS 493 | Senior paper written with a Jackson School Professor 15 pages minimum. | 2 | Any QuarterUsually Senior Year |
| 2 Languages:2 years of 1 and1 year of another |
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| Minimum Grade | Minimum grade 2.0 in all courses applied to major. | ||
| Total Credits: 52 | |||
Minor in Latin America and Caribbean Studies
30 credits as follows, plus foreign language:
- One year of Spanish or Portuguese, or equivalent proficiency
- At least 5 credits in History chosen from an approved list*
- At least 15 credits chosen from an approved list of courses on Contemporary Latin America*
- At least 10 additional credits chosen from the History or Contemporary Latin America lists, or from an approved list of electives.*
- At least 20 of the 30 credits must be completed at the University of Washington (UW Foreign Study programs included).
- Minimum grade of 2.0 required in each course applied toward the minor.
Latin America and Caribbean Studies Courses
Quarterly Course Lists
- Latin America and Caribbean Studies Course List – Spring 2015
- Latin American and Caribbean Studies Course List – Fall 2015
- Latin America and Caribbean Studies Courses – Winter 2016
- Latin America and Caribbean Studies Spring 2016
- Latin America & Caribbean Studies Courses – Summer 2016
- Latin American & Caribbean Studies Fall 2016
- Latin America & Caribbean Studies Courses – Winter 2017
- Latin America & Caribbean Studies Courses – Spring 2017
- Latin American and Caribbean Studies Course List | Winter 2023
- Latin American and Caribbean Studies Course List | Autumn 2022
Major Courses
- Core Courses
- Latin American History Courses
- Contemporary Latin American Courses
- Electives
- Interdisciplinary Seminars
- Senior Paper Project
CORE COURSES
| Course # | Title | Credits | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| JSIS 201 | Making of the 21st Century | 5 | various |
LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY
| Course # | Title | Credits | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCHY 304 | New World Prehistory | 5 | Minichillo |
| HSTCMP 247 | Before Global Health: The Histories of Public Health and International Health in the Global South | 5 | A. Warren |
| HSTRY 388* | Colloquium: Introduction to History(when LA content) (History majors only) | 5, max 10 | |
| HSTRY 494* | Colloquium in Historiography (when LA content) (History majors only | 5 | |
| HSTRY 498* | Colloquium in History (when LA content) (History majors only) | 5 | |
| HSTLAC 185 | Race, Gender, and Class in Latin America and the Caribbean | 5 | |
| HSTLAC 282 | The Social History of Mexico | 5 | A. Warren |
| HSTLAC 285 | Latin American History Through Film | 5 | |
| HSTAA 290* | Topics in American History (when LA content) | 5, max 10 | |
| HSTLAC 384 | Latin America: Inter-American and Intra-Continental Relations | 5 | |
| HSTLAC 385 | Colonial Society & Negotiation of Rule in L.A. and Caribbean | 5 | A. Warren |
| HSTLAC 386 | Challenges of Post-Coloniality in L.A. and Caribbean | 5 | Rodriguez |
| HSTLAC 481 | History of Peru and the Andean Region | 5 | A. Warren |
| HSTLAC 482 | History of Brazil: Colonial Period to the Present | 5 | |
| HSTLAC 488 | History of Central America and the Caribbean | 5 | |
| HSTLAC 490 | Topics in Latin American & Caribbean History | 2-5, max. 15 | |
| *Courses with asterisk are Special Variable Topic Courses, open to History majors ONLY until registration period 3. These may count only if the course has predominantly Latin America content. | |||
CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICA COURSES – 15 Credits Required
| Course # | Title | Credits | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTH 404 | South America | 5 | |
| ANTH/CHSTU 416 | Comparative Social Movements: Mexico and the United States | 5 | Peña |
| ANTH 418 | Indian Heritage of Mexico and Central America | 5 | |
| CMS 320* | Cinema & Nation (when LA content) | 5 | Steele |
| C LIT 321 | Studies in Literature of the Americas | 5 | |
| C LIT 357* | Literature & Film (when LA content) | 3 to 5 | Steele |
| CHSTU 255 | Mexican Women: Past and Present | 5 | Salas |
| CHSTU 352 | Mexican Immigration: A Comparative Analysis | 5 | Gamboa, Salas |
| ECON 492 | Economic Issues in Contemporary Latin America | 5 | Brock |
| GEOG 330 | Latin America: Landscapes of Change | 5 | Lawson |
| GEOG 403 | Transnational Latinx Migrations | 5 | Ybarra |
| GEOG 430 | Contemporary Development Issues in Latin America | 5 | Lawson |
| GEOG 495* | Special Topics (when Latin America in the World Economy) | 5 | |
| HSTCMP 247 | Before Global Health: The Histories of Public Health and International Health in the Global South | 5 | A. Warren |
| HSTLAC 282 | Social History of Mexico | 5 | A. Warren |
| HSTLAC 285 | Latin American History Through Film | 5 | Bergquist |
| JSIS 396* | Latin America Study Abroad (when contemporary LA content) | max 15 | |
| JSIS 480 | Special Topics – Latin America | max 15 | |
| JSIS A/POL S 322 | International Political Economy of Latin America (joint w/ POLS) | 5 | Sinkler |
| JSIS A 324/ LSJ 322 | Human Rights in Latin America | 5 | Godoy |
| JSIS A 325 | Modern Mexico: Culture, Politics, and Society | 5 | Freije |
| JSIS A/ POL S 342 | Government and Politics of Latin America | 5 | Lucero |
| JSIS A 489/SPAN 489* | The Mexico US Border in Literature and Film (joint w/SPAN) | 5 | Steele |
| JSIS D 451 | Cultural Geography of Latin America | 5 | |
| MUSIC 317 | Music Cultures of the World: “The Americas” | 5 | Dudley |
| MUSIC 433 | Music of Latin America | 3 | |
| PORT 310 | Introduction to Lusophone Literature | 3 | |
| PORT 335 | Twentieth Century Brazilian Literature in English | 5 | |
| SPAN 206 | Arts and Culture of Oaxaca | 3 | Gonzalez |
| SPAN 307 | Introduction to Latin American Literature: Colonial Era to Early Independence | 3/5 | Donnelly |
| SPAN 308 | Introduction to Latin American Literature: Independence to Present | 3 | |
| SPAN 317 | Spanish and Latin American Literature in English Translation | 5 | |
| SPAN 319 | Mexican Literature | 3 | |
| SPAN 334 | Latin American Film | 3 | Steele |
| SPAN 340 | Introduction to Latin American Poetry | 3 | |
| SPAN 395 | Special Topics in Latin American Literature | 5 | |
| SPAN 442 | Latin American Colonial Theater and Performance | 5 | Donnelly |
| SPAN 447 | Modern Latin American Theater | 5 | |
| SPAN 461 | Topics in Latin American Cultural Studies | 5 | Donnelly/O’Hara |
| SPAN 468 | Latin American Women | 5 | |
| SPAN 473 | Latin American Fiction: Nineteenth Century | 5 | Donnelly |
| SPAN 474 | Latin American Fiction: Twentieth Century | 5 | Flores |
| SPAN 476 | Contemporary Latin American Poetry | 5 | |
| SPAN 477 | Latin American Essay | 5 | O’Hara |
| SPAN 479 | The City and Latin American Literature | 5 | O’Hara |
| SPAN 484 | Latin American Literature: Modernismo to the Present | 5 | O’Hara |
| SPAN 486/JSIS A 486 | Photography and Cultural Studies in Latin America | 5 | Steele |
| SPAN 487 | Mexican Cinema | 5 | Steele |
| SPAN 488 | The Fantastic in L.A. Literautre: Augusto Monterroso | 5 | O’Hara |
| SPAN 489 | The Mexico-U.S. Border in Literature and Film | 5 | Steele |
| SPAN 492 | Individual Authors and Special Topics in Latin American Literature | 5,max 10 | |
| UW Tacoma Courses – For guidelines on cross-campus enrollment, see:http://www.washington.edu/uaa/advising/registration/ccregi.php | |||
| T HISP 277 | Latin American Literature | 5 | |
| T HISP 323 | The Making of Mexico | 5 | |
| T HISP 325 | Mexico: Problems and Perspectives | 5 | |
| T HISP 376 | Latin American Film | 5 | |
| T HISP 410 | Caribbean Basin: Selected Topics | 5 | |
| T HISP 462 | Women in Latin America | 5 | |
| T HISP 463 | Contemporary Cuban Culture | 5 | |
| T HISP 476 | Latin American Women Writers | 5 | |
| TPOL S 224 | Modern Latin America | 5 | Griesse |
| TPOL S 434 | Popular Movements in Latin America | 5 | |
| TRELIG 461 | Religion and Church in Latin America | 5 | |
| *Courses with asterisk are Special Variable Topic Courses, open to students from that major ONLY until registration period 3. These may count only if the course has predominantly Latin America content. | |||
LATIN AMERICAN ELECTIVES – 15 credits required (additional from History, Contemporary or Interdisciplinary lists may also apply)
| Course # | Title | Credits | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTH/GWSS/JSIS B 345 | Women and International Economic Development | 5 | Ramamurthy |
| ART H 309* | Special Topics (When LA Content) | 5 | |
| ART H 400* | Art History and Criticism (When LA Content) | 5 | |
| CHSTU 101 | Introduction to Chicano Studies | 5 | Gamboa, Salas |
| CHSTU 200 | Latinos in the United States | 5 | Gamboa |
| CHSTU 254 | Northwest Latinos, History, Community, Culture | 5 | Gamboa |
| CHSTU 256 | Chicanas: Gender and Race Issues | 5 | Salas |
| CHSTU 260 | Introduction to Chicano Politics | 5 | Salas |
| CHSTU 330 | Chicano/Chicana Autobiography | 5 | Flores |
| CHSTU 340 | Latino/a Theater | 5 | Habell-Pallan |
| CHSTU 354 | Unions, Labor, and Civil Rights in California and Pacific Northwest Agriculture | 5 | Gamboa |
| CHSTU 356 | The Chicano Family | 5 | Salas |
| CHSTU 405 | Advanced Chicano Studies | 5 | Gamboa |
| CHSTU 498* | Topics in Chicano Studies-(when LAS content) | 5 | Habell-Pallan |
| ECON 491* | Issues in Economic Development(when LA content) | 5 | |
| GEOG 230 | Urbanization and Development: Geographies of Global Inequality | 5 | Lawson |
| GEOG 335 | Geography of the Developing World(joint w/ SIS) | 5 | |
| GEOG 344 | Migration in the Global Economy (joint w/SIS) | 5 | Mitchell |
| GEOG 371 | World Hunger and Resource Development | 5 | Jarosz |
| GEOG 403 | Transnational Latinx Migrations | 5 | Ybarra |
| HSTRY 490* | Topics in History (when LA content) | 5 | Rafael |
| HSTAA 313* | African Americans in the American West(when LA content) | 5 | Taylor |
| HSTEU 361 | Spain and Its Golden Age: 1469-1700 | 5 | |
| IBUS 330 | Business Environment in Developing Nations | 4 | Laschober |
| MUSAP 389* | World Music (when LA content) | 2 to 3 | Rebolloso |
| MUSIC 319* | Afro-American Music (when LA content) | 5 | |
| MUSIC 445* | Topics in Ethnomusicology (when LA content) | 3, max 9 | |
| POL S 403* | Advanced Special Topics in International Relations (when LA content) | 5, max 10 | Caporaso |
| POL S 405* | American Politics Seminar (when LA content) | 5, max 10 | Simon |
| POL S 447* | Comparative Politics Seminar (when LA content) | 5 | |
| PSYCH 250* | Racism and Minority Groups (when LA content) | 5 | Barrett |
| JSIS 200 | States & Capitalism | 5 | various |
| JSIS 202 | Cultural Interactions | 5 | various |
| SIS 302 | Intercultural Relations (no longer offered) | 5 | Warren |
| JSIS 396 | Foreign Study – Latin America | max 15 | |
| JSIS 480 | Special Topics – Latin America | max 15 | |
| JSIS 497 | Internship (if Latin America focus)(max 5 credits applied to maj/minor) | CR/NC | |
| JSIS B 310/POL S 450 | State-Society Relations in Third World Countries | 5 | Callahan |
| JSIS B 331 | Political Economy of Development | 5 | LatschKale |
| JSIS B/ GWSS 333 | Gender and Globalization: Theory and Process | 5 | Ramamurthy |
| JSIS B 385 | Industry and the State | 5 | WhitingHamilton |
| JSIS B 433 | Root Causes of Environmental Degradation in the Tropics | 5 | Christie |
| JSIS D 450 | Pol. Econ. of Women & Family in 3rd World (if taught by LAS faculty) | 5 | |
| SPAN 321 | Introduction to Hispanic Literary Studies | 3 | Geist |
| SPAN 322 | Introduction to Hispanic Cultural Studies | 5 | |
| SPAN 333 | Hispanic Film Studies | 3 | |
| SPAN 339* | Women Writers in English Translation(when LA content) | 3 | |
| SPAN 350* | Drama (when LA content) | 3 | |
| SPAN 351* | Poetry (when LA content) | 3 | |
| SPAN 352* | Fiction (when LA content) | 3 | |
| SPAN 439* | Women Writers (when LA content) | 5 | |
| SPAN 465 | Contemporary Chicano Literature | 5 | Flores |
| SPAN 475 | Latin American Poetry: Colonial through Nineteenth Century | 5 | Donnelly |
| SPAN 483 | Latin American Literature: Origins to Independence | 5 | Donnelly |
| SPAN 491* | Topics in Hispanic Literature (when LA content) | 5 | |
| *Courses with asterisk are Special Variable Topic Courses, open to students from that major ONLY until registration period 3. These may count only if the course has predominantly Latin America content. | |||
INTERDISCIPLINARY SEMINARS
| Course # | Title | Credits | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTH 469* | Special Topics (when LA content) | 5 | Peña |
| GEOG 430 | Contemporary Development Issues in Latin America | 5 | Lawson |
| JSIS 480 | Special Topics-Latin America | 5 | |
| JSIS A 489 | The US Mexico Border in Literature and Film | 5 | Steele |
| JSIS A 492 | Latin American Studies Seminar | 5 | various |
| *Courses with asterisk are Special Variable Topic Courses, open to students from that major ONLY until registration period 3. These may count only if the course has predominantly Latin America content. | |||
SENIOR PAPER WITH UW LACS PROGRAM PROFESSOR
| Course # | Title | Credits | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| JSIS 493 | Senior Paper/Project | 2 | various |
Latin America and Caribbean Minor Courses
*(1) History Courses (5 credits)
| ARCHY 304 | New World Prehistory |
| ARCHY 476 | New World States and Empires |
| HSTLAC 185 | Intro to Latin American History: Columbus to Castro |
| HSTLAC 282 | The Social History Of Mexico |
| HSTLAC 285 | Latin American History Through Film |
| HSTLAC 384 | Latin America: Inter-American and Intra-Continental Relations |
| HSTLAC 385 | Colonial Society & Negotiation of Rule in L.A. and Caribbean |
| HSTLAC 386 | Challenges of Post-Coloniality in Lat Am and Caribb |
| HSTLAC 480 | Labor and Popular Movements in Latin America (joint w/SISLA) |
| HSTLAC 481 | History of Peru and the Andean Retion |
| HSTLAC 482 | History of Brazil: Colonial Period to the Present |
| HSTLAC 486 | History of Mexico: Colonial Origins to 1822 |
| HSTLAC 487 | History of Mexico: 1822 to the Present |
| HSTLAC 488 | History of Central America and the Caribbean |
| BIS 363 Bothell | Conflict and Connection in the Americas |
Other special topic courses may be counted when topic is Latin America.
*(2) Contemporary Latin America (15 credits)
| ANTH 404 | Peoples and Cultures of South America |
| ANTH 416 | Comparative Social Movements: Mexico & United States |
| ANTH 418 | Indian Heritage of Mexico and Central America |
| C LIT 315 | National Cinema: Mexican Film |
| C LIT 321 | Studies in Lit. of the Americas |
| C LIT 357 | The US-Mexico Border in Literature and Film |
| CHSTU 255 | Mexican Women: Past and Present |
| CHSTU 352 | Mexican Immigration: A Comparative Analysis |
| ECON 492 | Economic Issues of Contemporary Latin America |
| ENGL 317 | Literature of the Americas |
| GEOG 430 | Contemporary Development Issues in Latin America |
| HSTAA 284 | History of the Chicano People since 1848 |
| MUSIC 317 | Music Cultures of the World: “The Americas” |
| MUSIC 433 | Music of Latin America |
| PORT 310 | Introduction to Lusophone Literature |
| PORT 335 | Contemporary Brazilian Literature in Translation |
| JSIS A 322 | Political Economy of Latin America (joint w/POLS) |
| JSIS A 323 | U.S.-Latin America Relations |
| JSIS A 324/LSJ 322 | Human Rights in Latin America |
| JSIS A 342 | Government and Politics of Latin America ( w/POLS) |
| JSIS A 355 | Social Change in Latin America (joint w/SOC) |
| JSIS A 486 | Photography & Cultural Studies in Latin America (w/SPAN) |
| JSIS A 196, 396 | Latin American Foreign Study |
| JSIS 480 | Special Topics: Latin American Studies |
| JSIS 497 | Latin Am Studies Internship (max 5 cr applied to minor) |
| SPAN 206 | Arts and Culture of Oaxaca |
| SPAN 307 | Introduction to Latin American Literature |
| SPAN 319 | Mexican Literature |
| SPAN 320 | Contemporary Latin American Literature in Translation |
| SPAN 334 | Latin American Film |
| SPAN 376 | Introduction to Latin American Poetry |
| SPAN 468 | Latin American Women |
| SPAN 474 | Latin American Fiction: Twentieth Century |
| SPAN 476 | Contemporary Latin American Poetry |
| SPAN 477 | Latin American Essay |
| SPAN 478 | Modern Latin American Theater |
| SPAN 479 | The City and Latin American Literature |
| SPAN 483 | Latin American Literature: Origins to Independence |
| SPAN 484 | Latin American Literature: Modernismo to the Present |
| SPAN 487 | Mexican Cinema |
| SPAN 488 | The Fantastic in Latin American Literature: AugustoMonterroso |
| TCSIIN 435 Tacoma | Popular Movements in Latin America |
| TIBCIN 461 Tacoma | Religion and Church in Latin America |
| TSMIN 324 Tacoma | Modern Latin America |
*(3) Electives (10 credits)
All courses in areas (1) and (2) above, plus
| ANTH 345 | Women and International Economic Development(joint w/ JSIS B & GWSS) |
| CHSTU 101 | Intro. to Chicano Studies |
| CHSTU 200 | Latinos in the United States |
| CHSTU 254 | Northwest Latinos, History, Community, Culture |
| CHSTU 256 | Chicanas: Gender and Race Issues |
| CHSTU 260 | Introduction to Chicano Politics |
| CHSTU 330 | Chicano/Chicana Autobiography |
| CHSTU 340 | Latino/a Theater |
| CHSTU 356 | The Chicano Family |
| CHSTU 405 | Advanced Chicano Studies |
| CHSTU 498 | Special Topics in Chicano Studies (if LAS topic) |
| GEOG 230 | Geographies of Global Inequality |
| GEOG 335 | Geography of the Developing World (w/ JSIS B) |
| GEOG 344 | Migration in the Global Economy (w/JSIS B) |
| GEOG 371 | World Hunger and Resource Development |
| HSTEU 361 | Spain and Its Golden Age: 1469-1700 |
| I BUS 330 | Business Environment in Developing Nations |
| PSYCH 250 | Racism and Minority Groups (AUT 2000-SU2007) |
| JSIS 200 | States & Capitalism |
| JSIS 201 | Making of the 21st Century |
| JSIS 202 | Cultural Interactions |
| JSIS B 331 | Political Economy of Development |
| JSIS B 333 | Gender and Globalization: Theory and Process |
| JSIS B 330 | International Political Economy |
| JSIS B 433 | Environmental Degradation in the Tropics |
| JSIS B 385 | Industry and the State |
| JSIS B 310/POL S 320 | State-Society Relations in Third World Countries |
| SPAN 321 | Introduction to Hispanic Literary Studies |
| SPAN 322 | Introduction to Hispanic Cultural Studies |
| SPAN 333 | Hispanic Film Studies |
| SPAN 464 | Chicana Expressive Culture |
| SPAN 465 | Contemporary Chicano Literature |
JSIS & Affiliate Latin America and Caribbean Studies Faculty
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Patrick Christie
Professor
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Vanessa Freije
Associate Professor
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Angelina Godoy
Professor
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Tony Lucero
Associate Professor
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Stephen Meyers
Associate Professor
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Jonathan Warren
Professor
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Glennys Young
Professor
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