COURSES APPROVED FOR SPRING 2020
Courses Approved for the Major, Minor and M.A. Program and FLAS Fellows
Most Latin American Studies courses are offered through disciplinary departments. If you are an undergraduate major or minor in Latin American Studies, or a student in the Master program you must consult with the LAST Advisor, Kasia Szremski (szremski@illinois.edu) before registering for courses.
Required for undergraduate majors
LAST 170 Introduction to Latin American Studies (Undergraduate Requirement)
LAST 490 Individual Study (arranged)
Required for MA Students
LAST 599 Thesis Research (for LAST MA students only)
SPRING 2020 APPROVED COURSES
* This is a preliminary list. Courses may be subject to change
LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION
LAST 445 Native American Languages (Quechua) 3 sections: beginner, intermediate and advanced
SPAN 122 Intensive Elementary Spanish
SPAN 130 Intermediate Spanish
SPAN 141 Introduction to Spanish Grammar
SPAN 142 Spanish in the Professions
SPAN 199 Undergraduate Open Seminar
SPAN 200 Readings in Hispanic Texts
SPAN 204 Advanced Spanish Grammar in Context
SPAN 208 Oral Spanish
SPAN 228 Spanish Composition
SPAN 232 Spanish in the Community
SPAN 252 Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics
SPAN 303 The Sounds of Spanish
SPAN 305 The Structure of Spanish
SPAN 307 Bilingualism
SPAN 410 Spanish/English Translation
SPAN 432 Spanish Syntax
SPAN 435 Introduction to Romance Linguistics
SPAN 460 Principles of Language Testing (Cross-listed as PORT 435)
SPAN 490 Advanced Readings in Spanish
SPAN 535 Seminar Spanish American Literature
SPAN 590 Topics in Hispanic Studies
SPAN 595 Special Topics in Spanish
PORT 199 Undergraduate Open Seminar
PORT 200 Advanced Grammar
PORT 201 Intensive Beginning Portuguese
PORT 202 Intensive Intermediate Portuguese
ANTHROPOLOGICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVE
LAST 395/550 Life in the Andes: Topic in Quechua Language and Culture I
ANTH 101 Introduction to Anthropology
ANTH 103 Anthro in a Changing World
ANTH 105 World Archaeology
ANTH 175 Archaeology and Pop Culture
ANTH 182 Latin American Cultures
ANTH 209 Food, Culture and Society
ANTH 210 Families in Global Perspective
ANTH 230 Sociocultural Anthropology
ANTH 250 The World Through Museums
ANTH 270 Language in Culture
ANTH 341 Native People in Christianity
ANTH 416 Anthropology of Music
ANTH 459 The Ancient Maya
ANTH 460 Heritage Management
ANTH 479 Race, Medicine, and Society
ANTH 555 The Archaeology of Complexity
ANTH 557 Social Construction of Space
ANTH 594 Cultural Heritage
GEOG 101 Global Development & Environment
GEOG 106 Geographies of Globalization
GEOG 204 Cities of the World
GEOG 210 Social & Environmental Issues
GEOG 221 Geographies of Global Conflict
GEOG 222 Big Rivers of the World
GEOG 287 Environment and Society
GEOG 468 Biological Modeling
GEOG 469 Climate and Social Vulnerability
GLBL Ethnic Conflict
GLBL 101 Introduction to Global Studies
GLBL 118 Natural Disasters
UP 185 Cities in a Global Perspective
UP 260 Social Inequality and Planning
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
HIST 100 Global History
HIST 205 Latin American History: Primary Accounts
HIST 281 Constructing Race in America
HIST 292 Latina/o Social Movements
HIST 380 US in an Age of Empire
HIST 390 Sport and Society
HIST 406 History of Mexico from 1519
HUMANISTIC PERSPECTIVE
AIS 265 Introduction to American Indian Literature
AFRO 201 US Racial and Ethnic Politics
AFRO 272 Minority Images in American Film
AFRO 281 Constructing Race in America
AFRO 310 Race and Cultural Diversity
AFRO 400/CWL 400 African Diasporic Lit Americas
AFRO 498/AFST 550 The Ties that Bind Africa and Brazil
EPS 310 Race and Cultural Diversity
EPS 530 Education and Globalization
EPS 570 Postcolonial Theory and Methodology
GWS 320 Gender and Latina/o Migration
GWS 459 Gender, Sex, and Postcoloniality
GWS 512 Gender Relations and International Development
HDFS 220 Families in Global Perspective
HDFS 322 US Latina and Latino Families
LLS 100 Intro Latina/Latino Studies
LLS 238 Latina/o Social Movements
LLS 250 Latina/os on the Bronze Screen
LLS 281 Constructing Race in America
LLS 296 Topics Latina/o Studies
LLS 308 Spanish in the United States
LLS 310 Race and Cultural Diversity
LLS 320 Gender and Latina/o Migration
LLS 322 US Latina and Latino Families
LLS 355 Race and Mixed Race
LLS 370 Latina/o Ethnography
LLS 396 Adv Topics Latina/o Studies
LLS 498 Latinas/os and the Law
MUS 133 Introduction to World Music
PORT 404 Luso-Brazilian Culture
PORT 406 Brazilian Film
PORT 435 Introduction to Romance Linguistics
PORT 559 Semimar Romance Linguistics
PORT 595 Special Topics Portugal & Brazil Literature
SPAN 250 Introduction to Literary Analysis
SPAN 254 Introduction to Cultural Analysis
SPAN 308 Spanish in the United States
SPAN 312 Modern Spanish Literatures & Cultures
SPAN 318 Spanish Cultural Studies I
SPAN 320 Spanish Cultural Studies II
SPAN 324 Latin America Cultural Studies I
SPAN 326 Latin America Cultural Studies II
SPAN 332 Spanish and Entrepreneurship
SPAN 410 Spanish/English Translation
SPAN 432 Spanish Syntax
SPAN 433 Spanish Sociolinguistics
SPAN 468 20th-21st C Spanish American Studies
SPAN 590 Topics in Hispanic Studies
SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE
ECON 210 Environmental Economics
ECON 420 International Economics
ECON 450 Development Economics
ECON 452 The Latin American Economies
ECON 551 Topics in Development Economics
GLBL 240 Global Health
GLBL 350 Poverty in a Global Context
LING 111 Language in Globalization
LING 240 Language Diversity in the USA
PS 241 Comp Politics in Dev Nations
PS 280 Intro to Intl Relations
PS 281 Intro to Intl Relations-ACP
PS 329 Immigration and Citizenship
PS 340 Politics in Intl Development
PS 355 Democratization
PS 389 International Communications
PS 397 Authoritarian Regimes
SOC 130 Intro Gender & Women's Studies
SOC 160 Global Ineq and Social Change
SOC 221 Mexican & Latin Am Migration
SOC 225 Race and Ethnicity
SOC 421 Racial and Ethnic Families
LAST 441/LAST 550
ENG 441 Honduras Water Project II
Ecological and Environmental Perspective
ACE 251 The World Food Economy
ACE 451 Agriculture in Intl Development
ESE 106 Geographies of Globalization
ESE 118 Natural Disasters
ESE 140 Climate and Global Change