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Participating Faculty
Michael B. Aguilera, sociology
Carlos Aguirre, history
Monique Balbuena, honors college
Cecilia Enjuto Rangel, Romance langauges
Juan A. Epple, Romance languages
Linda O. Fuller, sociology
Pedro García-Caro, Romance languages
Leonardo García-Pabón, Romance languages
Spike Gildea, linguistics
Amalia Gladhart, Romance languages
Daniel Goldrich, political science
Michael Hames-García, English
James Harper, art history
Robert S. Haskett, history
Linda Kintz, English
Kathryn A. Lynch, environmental studies
Galen R. Martin, environmental studies
Gabriela Martinez, jounalism and communication
Dayo Nicole Mitchell, honors college
Lise Nelson, geography
Amanda W. Powell, Romance languages
Philip W. Scher, anthropology
Lynn Stephen, anthropology
Analisa Taylor, Romance languages
Tania Triana, Romance languages
David J. Vázquez, English
Stephanie Wood, Center for the Study of Women in Society
Philip D. Young, anthropology
About the Program
The University of Oregon offers undergraduate and graduate programs of concentration in Latin American studies under the auspices of the interdisciplinary Committee on Latin American Studies. A minor in Latin American studies is available. An emphasis on Latin America is available for master of arts (M.A.) degrees with majors in anthropology, history, international studies, and Spanish. See the Anthropology, History, International Studies, and Romance Languages sections of this catalog.
Study Abroad
Students in University of Oregon overseas study programs enroll in courses with subject codes that are unique to individual programs. Special course numbers are reserved for overseas study. See International Programs in the Academic Resources section of this catalog.
Undergraduate Studies
Preparation. High school students who have taken courses in economics, history, political science, or other approaches to international affairs, or who have participated in extracurricular activities (such as the Oregon High School International Relations League) may be interested in Latin American studies.
Community college students who have taken courses in international relations may be interested in specializing in Latin American studies.
Careers. Career opportunities for students completing Latin American studies are available through such avenues as the Peace Corps, the U.S. Foreign Service (including the Information Agency), the foreign-aid programs of the United States government, the United Nations and other international organizations, private foundations, international businesses, and international nongovernmental organizations (including church, human-rights, and environmental organizations).
Minor Requirements
Students who want to earn a minor in Latin American studies must satisfy the following requirements.
Language
Students must satisfactorily complete, with grades of P or C- or better, two years of college-level Spanish- or Portuguese-language courses. The University of Oregon does not offer Portuguese.
Language credits may be earned at the University of Oregon, through an approved overseas program, or transferred from another accredited college or university. Alternatively, students may satisfy the language requirement by examination, demonstrating a level of competence equivalent to two years of college-level Spanish or Portuguese. Students whose native language is either Spanish or Portuguese may substitute equivalent competence in English in lieu of this requirement.
Credits
In addition to the language requirement, students must satisfactorily complete, with grades of P or C- or better, 28 credits of course work in Latin American studies. Latin American courses typically have a minimum of 50 percent of content related to Latin America.
Of these 28 credits:
• A minimum of 20 credits must be earned in University of Oregon courses; the other 8 credits may be earned through successful completion of preapproved courses in an overseas program at an accredited Latin American college or university. Transfer credits from universities outside Latin America are considered individually, following existing procedures in appropriate departments for determining their equivalence to UO courses
• A minimum of 16 credits must be in upper-division (300- or 400-level) courses
• A minimum of 20 credits must be taken for letter grades
• A minimum of 4 credits must be earned through completion of a course or courses whose focus is on pre-20th-century Latin America
• A maximum of 8 credits can be in comparative, global, ethnic, and similar courses that are relevant to Latin American studies but lack a minimum of 50 percent content directly related to Latin America
• No more than 12 credits from any one department can count toward the minor
• Courses from no more than four departments, disciplines, or programs can count toward the minor
Advising
Students who want a minor in Latin American studies should frequently consult a Latin American studies adviser to determine which courses offered during any given academic year may be applied to requirements for the minor.
In Spanish, only upper-division literature and culture courses count toward satisfaction of the 28-credit requirement. Below is a representative sample of regularly offered courses.
Sampling of Courses that Satisfy Minor Requirements
Seminar (407), offered by any department or program, that focuses on Latin America
Anthropology. Native Central Americans (ANTH 433), Native South Americans (ANTH 434)
History. Latin America (HIST 380, 381, 382), Latin American Regional History (HIST 481), Latin America’s Indian Peoples (HIST 482), Latin America (HIST 483)
Political Science. Mexican Politics (PS 255), Government and Politics of Latin America I (PS 463)
Spanish. Survey of Spanish American Literature (SPAN 318, 319), Hispanic Literature in the United States (SPAN 328), Colonial Latin American Literature (SPAN 450), 20th-Century Latin American Literature (SPAN 490)
Periodically, other departments and programs such as art history, ethnic studies, geography, international studies, sociology, and women’s and gender studies offer courses that may satisfy minor requirements.
Individual departments or programs may allow courses applied to the minor in Latin American studies to count also toward the disciplinary major. Students should direct inquiries about this to their major departments.
Graduate Studies
Specialization in Latin American studies at the graduate level is possible in a number of departments in the College of Arts and Sciences. Anthropology, economics, history, international studies, political science, sociology, and Spanish (in the Romance languages department) have faculty members who are competent and interested in the area. It is possible to arrange graduate degree programs in these departments with a concentration in Latin American studies.
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