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  Minor in Latin American Studies

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        The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures offers a minor in Latin American Studies. The program provides a comprehensive understanding of the cultures, histories, languages and societies of a region that has roughly five hundred million people, as well as close and growing ties to Canada.

        Open to students from all faculties, the program represents a unique chance to complement your main field of studies through a mind-broadening exploration of a changing, heterogeneous universe. For instance, you have the opportunity to study Latin America from the perspective of multiple disciplines thanks to interdepartmental and interfaculty courses, conferences, discussion groups and cultural activities.

        By introducing this minor, the University wants to help you discover a new and exciting field of studies, expand your knowledge base by acquiring insights into the multiple facets of Latin America, gain intercultural and multidisciplinary competence, and become well acquainted with the polyphonic discourse of this immense region of the world.

        All of our language courses are taught in Spanish or in Portuguese. Other courses are offered in English or in French.

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      The table below includes only discipline-specific courses. Please refer to the Academic Regulations for information on including a minor to your degree.

      Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2022-2023 calendar for the previous requirements.

      Course List
        Code                                                                                                                             Title                       Units
        6 language course credits in one of the following languages:                                                                     6 Units                   
          Option 1: Spanish                                                                                                                                        
          ESP 1991                                                                                                                       Elementary Spanish I 1           
          ESP 1992                                                                                                                       Elementary Spanish II 1          
          Option 2: Portuguese                                                                                                                                     
          POR 1901                                                                                                                       Elementary Portuguese I 1        
          POR 1902                                                                                                                       Elementary Portuguese II 1       
        6 optional course units from the list of optional courses offered at the Faculty of Arts 2                                       6 Units                   
        6 optional course units from the list of optional courses offered at the Faculty of Social Sciences                              6 Units                   
        12 optional course units from the lists of optional courses offered at the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Social Sciences 2  12 Units                  
        Total:                                                                                                                           30 Units                  
        

        Note(s)

        1

        Students whose level of proficiency is higher than elementary in Spanish or Portuguese as established by a placement test, will either take 6 course units at the intermediate or advanced level or 6 course units in the other languages.

        2

        A maximum of 9 course units in a given discipline.

        List of Optional Courses

        Course List
          Code                                     Title                                                       Units  
          Optional courses at the Faculty of Arts                                                            
          ELA 1102                                 Latin American Cultures I                                   3 Units
          ELA 2102                                 Latin American Cultures II                                  3 Units
          ELA 3110                                 Selected Topics in Latin American Studies: Cultural Issues  3 Units
          ESP 1101                                 Introduction to Spanish Culture                             3 Units
          ESP 2100                                 Special Topics in Spanish and Latin American Culture        3 Units
          ESP 2101                                 Spanish and Latin American Cinema                           3 Units
          ESP 2301                                 Hispanic Literature in translation                          3 Units
          ESP 2304                                 Women in Hispanic Culture and Literature                    3 Units
          HIS 2170                                 Latin America, Colonial Period                              3 Units
          HIS 2171                                 Latin America, Modern Period                                3 Units
          HIS 3195                                 Selected Topics in Latin American History                   3 Units
          LCM 1101                                 How to Learn Foreign Languages                              3 Units
          LCM 1102                                 Tools for Cultural Analysis                                 3 Units
          POR 2101                                 The Culture of Portuguese-Speaking Countries I              3 Units
          POR 2102                                 The Culture of Portuguese-Speaking Countries II             3 Units
          POR 3101                                 Literature and Cinema of the Portuguese Speaking Countries  3 Units
          
          Course List
            Code                                                Title                                                              Units  
            Optional courses at the Faculty of Social Sciences                                                                   
            ANT 3340                                            Anthropology of Latin America and the Caribbean                    3 Units
            DVM 4130                                            International Development Issues in Latin America                  3 Units
            ECO 2121                                            Introduction to International Economics                            3 Units
            POL 3145                                            Comparative Politics: Latin America                                3 Units
            SCS 3160                                            Selected Topics in Latin American Studies: Socio-Political Issues  3 Units
            
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