Latin American and Latino/Latina Studies Major (B.A.)
www.shu.edu/academics/academics/ba-latin-american-studies.cfm
Faculty and Committee Members: Alvarez-Amell (Chair, Languages, Literatures and Cultures & Co-director of LALS); 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.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introductory Courses * | ||
| LALS 1001 & LALS 1002 | Intro Latin American Studies and Intro to Latino-Latina Studies | 6 |
| Select two advanced Spanish courses above the College of Arts and Sciences Core Requirement: | 6 | |
| Adv Spanish I and Adv Spanish II | ||
| Conversational Span. | ||
| Bus Span - Correspond | ||
SPAN 3101 & SPAN 3102 | and | |
| Span-Amer. Civilization | ||
SPAN 3311 | ||
| Spec. Top - Hisp. Civilization | ||
| Intro Hispanic Lit Studies | ||
| Church, State, and Politics in Latin America | ||
| Span-Amer Narrative I | ||
SPAN 4462 | ||
| Span-Amer Theater | ||
| Span-Amer Essay | ||
| Span-Amer Poetry | ||
| Span Lit of the Caribbean | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| History of Latin America I | ||
| History of Latin America II | ||
LALS/SPAN 3319 | ||
| US Latino Literature | ||
| Subtotal | 18 | |
| Capstone Experience | ||
| Select a two course sequence: | 6 | |
LALS 5011 | ||
| Internship | ||
LALS 5013 | ||
| Captstone Seminar (required for all students) | ||
| Subtotal | 6 | |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Complete 12 credits in one of the following Tracks: | 12 | |
| Free elective course ** | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 39 | |
- *
May be taken in any sequence.
- **
“Free elective” course that may be selected from either track or by selecting any other Latin American and Latino/Latina Studies course listed.
Humanities Track
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 3374 | Immigration-Race-Citizen in US | 3 |
| LALS 4101/HIST 4490 | ST Literature of the Americas | 3 |
| LALS 3100 | ST-Latin Amer Latino Studies | 3 |
| LALS 3101 | ST-Latin Amer Latino Studies | 3 |
| LALS 3102 | ST-Latin Amer Latino Studies | 3 |
| LALS 3104 | 3 | |
| LALS 3105 | SpTp LatinAmer Political Phil | 3 |
| LALS 3108 | 3 | |
| LALS 3110 | ST Latin American - Latino Stu | 3 |
| LALS/AFAM 3420/CORE 3434/HIST 3420 | Religion - Society in Early LA | 3 |
| LALS/HIST/WMST 3430 | Women-Gender Latin America | 3 |
| LALS/AFAM 3450/CORE 3437/HIST 3450 | Race-Nation in Latin America | 3 |
| LALS 4100 | ST-Polit of Violence in Lat Am | 3 |
| LALS 4101 | ST Literature of the Americas | 3 |
| LALS 4102 | ST-Latin Amer Latino Studies | 3 |
| LALS 4103 | 3 | |
| LALS 4109 | SpTp - Issues of Immigration | 3 |
| SPAN 3011 | Conversational Span. | 3 |
| SPAN 3601 | Spanish-Latin Amer Cinema | 3 |
Social Science Track
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 2243 | 3 | |
| ANTH 2412 | Anthropology of Religion | 3 |
| CAST 3397 | Latin American Catholicism | 3 |
| DIPL 4803 | Politics and Society in Latin America and the Caribbean | 3 |
| LALS 3100 | ST-Latin Amer Latino Studies | 3 |
| LALS 3101 | ST-Latin Amer Latino Studies | 3 |
| LALS 3102 | ST-Latin Amer Latino Studies | 3 |
| LALS 3104 | 3 | |
| LALS 3105 | SpTp LatinAmer Political Phil | 3 |
| LALS 3108 | 3 | |
| LALS 3110 | ST Latin American - Latino Stu | 3 |
| LALS 4100 | ST-Polit of Violence in Lat Am | 3 |
| LALS 4101 | ST Literature of the Americas | 3 |
| LALS 4102 | ST-Latin Amer Latino Studies | 3 |
| LALS 4103 | 3 | |
| LALS 4109 | SpTp - Issues of Immigration | 3 |
| SOCI/WMST 2513 | Social Inequalities | 3 |
| SOCI 2515 | Majority-Minority Relations | 3 |
| SOCI 2713 | Politics and Society | 3 |
| SOCI 2910 | Research Methods | 3 |
| SOCI 3816 | W African Religions in America | 3 |
| Any other LALS course offered | ||
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