Program
Our program offers you the chance to build your area of interest in Latin America into a specialized field of study. This enormous and diverse region can be explored through culture, the arts, politics, language, or other combinations. We provide you with a broad interdisciplinary understanding of this important geocultural and political area as well as knowledge of the Spanish language.
Latin American Studies offers honours, majors, general and minors.
LAS 200 is required for LAS and should be taken towards the beginning of the program.
For details on program requirements, please check out Latin American Studies in the undergraduate calendar.
Latin American Studies Program information
Prerequisites notes:
- 3.0 units of SPAN language courses at the 100 or 200 level (further language study is highly recommended). Not required for native speakers of Spanish, who may not obtain credit for 100- or 200-level SPAN courses.
- For eligible elective courses prerequisites, please see the various department and program course listings.
- Please refer to the Academic calendar for more details.
Honours
Students wishing to enroll in the Honours Program must first obtain the approval of the Program Director. Admission to the Honours Program normally requires a minimum GPA of 6.0.
| Courses | Unit total |
| LAS 400, 499 | 4.5 |
| 15.0 units from the list of eligible elective courses | 15.0 |
| Total | 19.5 |
Majors
| Courses | Units total |
| LAS 400 | 1.5 |
| 13.5 units from the list of eligible elective courses | 13.5 |
| Total | 15.0 |
General and Minors
| Courses | Units total |
| LAS 400 | 1.5 |
| 7.5 units from the list of eligible elective courses | 7.5 |
| Total | 9.0 |
Students must take at least one course from a minimum of two departments or programs. Variable content courses require the permission of the program in advance.
Please see a complete list of our eligible elective courses in the Academic Calendar.