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Subject: Administered by the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures.
Plan: Consists of 24.00 units as described below.
Plan Code: SLAS-Y
Program: The Plan, in combination with a Major or Specialization Plan in another subject, and with sufficient electives, will lead to an Honours Bachelors Degree.
Note: Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2024-2025 Calendar for the previous requirements.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Core | ||
| A. Complete the following: | ||
| LLCU 248 | Introduction to Latin American Cultures | 3.00 |
| LLCU 311 | Hispanic, Latino, Latinx? Introduction to Hispanic Culture(s) in the U.S. and Canada | 3.00 |
| 2. Option | ||
| A. Complete 6.00 units from either 2.A.i. or 2.A.ii.: | 6.00 | |
| i. Spanish Language | ||
| Beginning Spanish I | ||
| Beginning Spanish II | ||
| Español intermedio | ||
| Español avanzado | ||
| Gramática avanzada y composición I | ||
| Gramática avanzada y composición II | ||
| ii. Portuguese Language | ||
| Beginning Portuguese and Culture l | ||
| Beginning Portuguese and Culture ll | ||
| B. Complete 9.00 units from the following: | 9.00 | |
| Rio de Janeiro: the Marvelous City | ||
| Hips Don't Lie? Music and Culture in Latin America | ||
| Latin Lovers: Love, Sex, and Popular Culture | ||
| Gender, Development, and Film in Latin America | ||
| Women's Voices in Latin America | ||
| Film and Politics in Argentina | ||
| C. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
SLAS_Options | ||
SPAN at any level | ||
PORT at any level | ||
| Total Units | 24.00 | |
3. Notes
A. If a student has completed the equivalent of two introductory language courses, they can fulfill the language requirement by (i) enrolling in either Portuguese or Spanish courses (the language they do not know), and/or (ii) taking a 200+level language course in the language they know, and/or (iii) replacing the language requirement with courses from SLAS_Options.
B. To register in SPAN 111/3.0 students must sign a form in the Departmental Office officially declaring that they have no knowledge of Spanish. A language placement test may apply.
C. Some courses in SLAS_Options may or may not cover topics directly involving Spanish and Latin American Studies, although students may approach instructors to see if assignments or papers could be written from this perspective.
D. Students must refer to the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures to find a suitable substitution(s) if necessary.
E. Courses with significant Latin American content may be approved for inclusion in this degree program with permission of the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. Including topic courses such as LLCU 205/3.0, LLCU 295/3.0, and/or LLCU 395/3.0 if the topic title offered includes content related to Latin America.
F. A maximum of 6.00 units from courses offered by other Faculties and Schools may be counted toward the program and/or Plan requirements. This includes courses in BMED, COMM, GLPH, HSCI, LAW, NURS, and courses offered by Smith Engineering.
Spanish and Latin American Studies Course List
The following list may contain courses offered through other Departments. In accordance with Academic Regulation 2.6 (Access to Classes), students do not have enrolment priority in all of these courses. Access to these courses may only be made available during the Open Enrolment period, and then only if space permits.
SLAS_Options
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ARTH 272 | Latin American Art | 3.00 |
| ECON 239 | Economic Development | 3.00 |
| ECON 325 | International Trade Policy | 3.00 |
| ECON 426 | International Macroeconomics | 3.00 |
| FILM 326 | Canadian Cinemas: History, Programming, Filmmakers | 3.00 |
| FILM 337 | Cinema and the City | 3.00 |
| FILM 425 | Advanced Film Criticism | 3.00 |
| FILM 435 | Special Topic in Culture and Representation | 3.00 |
| GNDS 212 | Racism, Colonialism, and Resistance | 3.00 |
| GNDS 330 | Gender and the Global South | 3.00 |
| GPHY 254 | The Caribbean in Globalizing World | 3.00 |
| GPHY 365 | Geography, Development, and Environment in the 'Third World' | 3.00 |
| HIST 285 | Latin America to 1850: The Colonial Experience | 3.00 |
| HIST 286 | Latin America from 1850 to Today: The Modern Era | 3.00 |
| POLS 342 | Latin American Politics | 3.00 |
| SOCY 225 | Sociology of Globalization | 3.00 |