Latin American and Latino/Latina Studies Major (B.A.)
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Faculty and Committee Members: Álvarez Amell (Chair, Languages, Literatures and Cultures); Goldfrank (Diplomacy); López (Political Science); Medina (Philosophy); Pennington (Languages, Literatures and Cultures); Prieto (Languages, Literatures and Cultures; Director of LALS); Schultz (History; Co-director of LALS); Zalacaín (Languages, Literatures and Cultures)
Leading to a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree, the major in Latin American and Latino/Latina Studies (LALS) at Seton Hall University provides students with an interdisciplinary path to study the diversity of Latin American and Latino culture from several angles while mastering essential skills for the business world and public sphere. Students study the Spanish language as well as take courses that explore the breadth and depth of a rich cultural heritage and history of a population whose presence is increasingly being felt throughout the United States. This major is designed to offer students both the analytical and writing skills they need to perform professionally world and the cultural knowledge to better understand our society and be an asset to any business whose focus is Latino or Latin American culture. Our majors are well prepared to compete in the private and public sectors, in which a deep understanding of cultural diversity is an asset in our increasingly multicultural society.
The program in Latin American and Latino/Latina Studies (LALS) builds from a core of Spanish language, Latin American history and politics, as well as courses that focus on different aspects of Latin American and Latino culture. All LALS majors may take relevant electives in Africana Studies, philosophy, anthropology, history, Catholic Studies, religion, political science and sociology that have been designed to explore both Latin American cultural paradigms and Latino immigration and culture in the United States.
Link to College Core requirement.
Requirements
The Latin American and Latino/Latina Studies majors will complete 36 credits, including Introduction to Latin American Studies, 2 courses in advance Spanish or Portuguese, two course selected from designated LALS areas, and the Capstone Experience. They will also be expected to choose a 12-credit track in either the humanities or social sciences.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introductory Courses | ||
Can be taken in any sequence. | ||
| LALS 1001 | Intro Latin American Studies | 3 |
| LALS 1002 | Intro to Latino-Latina Studies | 3 |
| Select two: | 6 | |
Select two advanced Spanish or Portuguese courses above the College of Arts and Sciences Core Requirement. | ||
PORT 2103 | ||
PORT 2104 | ||
| Adv Spanish I | ||
| Adv Spanish II | ||
| Conversational Span. | ||
SPAN 3101 | ||
SPAN 3102 | ||
| Span-Amer. Civilization | ||
| Intro Hispanic Lit Studies | ||
SPAN 4111 | ||
| Span-Amer Narrative I | ||
| Span-Amer Narrative II | ||
| Span-Amer Theater | ||
| Span-Amer Essay | ||
| Span-Amer Poetry | ||
| Span Lit of the Caribbean | ||
| Select two: | 6 | |
| History of Latin America I | ||
| History of Latin America II | ||
| Latinas-Latinos in US | ||
| Latin American Politics | ||
LALS/SPAN 3319 | ||
LALS/SPAN 3324 | ||
| US Latino Literature | ||
| Capstone Experience | ||
| LALS 5020 | Captstone Seminar | 3 |
| Select one: | 3 | |
LALS 5011 | ||
| Internship | ||
LALS 5013 | ||
| Total Hours | 24 | |
Humanities Track
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select four: | 12 | |
| Latin American Catholicism | ||
| Immigration-Race-Citizen in US | ||
| ST Literature of the Americas | ||
| ST-Latin Amer Latino Studies | ||
| ST-Latin Amer Latino Studies | ||
| ST-Latin Amer Latino Studies | ||
LALS 3104 | ||
| SpTp LatinAmer Political Phil | ||
LALS 3108 | ||
| ST Latin American - Latino Stu | ||
| Religion - Society in Early LA | ||
| Women-Gender Latin America | ||
| Race-Nation in Latin America | ||
| ST-Polit of Violence in Lat Am | ||
| ST Literature of the Americas | ||
| ST-Latin Amer Latino Studies | ||
LALS 4103 | ||
| SpTp - Issues of Immigration | ||
| Conversational Span. | ||
| Spanish-Latin Amer Cinema | ||
Any other LALS course offered | ||
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Social Science Track
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select four: | 12 | |
ANTH 2243 | ||
| Anthropology of Religion | ||
| Latin American Catholicism | ||
| Church, State and Politics in Latin America | ||
| Politics and Society in Latin America and the Caribbean | ||
| ST-Latin Amer Latino Studies | ||
| ST-Latin Amer Latino Studies | ||
| ST-Latin Amer Latino Studies | ||
LALS 3104 | ||
| SpTp LatinAmer Political Phil | ||
LALS 3108 | ||
| ST Latin American - Latino Stu | ||
| Race-Nation in Latin America | ||
| ST-Polit of Violence in Lat Am | ||
| ST Literature of the Americas | ||
| ST-Latin Amer Latino Studies | ||
LALS 4103 | ||
| SpTp - Issues of Immigration | ||
| Social Inequalities | ||
| Majority-Minority Relations | ||
| Politics and Society | ||
| Research Methods | ||
| W African Religions in America | ||
Any other LALS course offered | ||
| Total Hours | 12 | |
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