International Studies: Latin America - AC
Major: 6211
Effective Term: 2010 Fall Final Term: Current
Award: AC
Total Credits: 36
Description:
The Academic Certificate (AC) in International Studies: Latin America is designed to provide 1) a foundation in general education courses relevant to international studies; 2) a specialization in international education for teaching faculty; 3) a foundation in Latin American studies courses for people in government agencies or in local businesses and industries with international interests in Latin America; and 4) a wide offering of Latin American studies courses for more meaningful experiences for international travelers.
Program Notes:
Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in all courses within the program.
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
Admission Criteria:
None
| Credits: 3 | |||
| + | ENG101 | First Year Composition | 3 |
| Credits: 18 | |||
| Students must complete the following courses | |||
| Business and Communications: | Credits: 3 | ||
| Communications: | |||
| COM263 | Intercultural Communications (3) OR | ||
| IBS109 | Cultural Dimensions of International Trade (3) | 3 | |
| Humanities: | Credits: 6 | ||
| Art History: | |||
| ARH101 | Pre-historic through Gothic Art | 3 | |
| Religion: | |||
| REL243 | World Religions | 3 | |
| Social Sciences: | Credits: 9 | ||
| Geography: | |||
| GCU122 | World Regional Geography Western Hemisphere | 3 | |
| History: | |||
| HIS110 | World History to 1500 | 3 | |
| HIS111 | World History 1500 to the Present | 3 | |
| Credits: 18 | |||||
| Academic Specialization: | Credits: 12 | ||||
| Students must complete 12 credits from any of the following subjects/prefixes. Within the required 12 credits, students may select 4-8 language credits from the following SPA course options. | |||||
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| Anthropology: | ASB223 | ||||
| Art History: | |||||
| ARH216 | Pre-Columbia Art | 3 | |||
| ARH217 | Mexican Art History | 3 | |||
| History: | |||||
| HIS145 | History of Mexico | 3 | |||
| Humanities: | |||||
| HUM211AA | Foreign Films: Classics | 3 | |||
| HUM281 | Hispanic Ideas and Values | 3 | |||
| Spanish: | |||||
| (Students may select a maximum of 8 credits from the following SPA courses listed.) | |||||
| SPA101 | Elementary Spanish I | 4 | |||
| SPA102 | Elementary Spanish II | 4 | |||
| SPA201 | Intermediate Spanish I | 4 | |||
| SPA202 | Intermediate Spanish II | 4 | |||
| Spanish Humanities: | |||||
| SPH150 | Peninsular Spanish Literature in Translation | 3 | |||
| SPH151 | Latin American Literature in Translation | 3 | |||
| (Students must select and complete 6 credits from any of the following prefixes/subjects or, with prior approval from the program director or designee, 6 credits may be substituted from the Academic Specialization area.) | |||||
| Anthropology | |||||
| ASB102 | Introduction to Cultural and Social Anthropology | 3 | |||
| ASB211 | Women in Other Cultures | 3 | |||
| Art History | |||||
| ARH102 | Renaissance through Contemporary Art | 3 | |||
| Geography: | |||||
| GCU102 | Introduction to Human Geography | 3 | |||
| GPH111 | Introduction to Physical Geography | 4 | |||
| Music Humanities & Literature: | |||||
| MHL143 | Music in World Cultures | 3 | |||
| Political Science: | |||||
| POS120 | World Politics | 3 | |||
| Psychology: | |||||
| PSY132 | Psychology and Culture | 3 | |||
Program Competencies
- Explain how people of other cultures may be motivated by historical forces, religious beliefs, cultural values and political/economic realities. (IBS109)
- Identify changes in the national and global environments which necessitates the student of intercultural communication. (COM263)
- Describe the aesthetical and cultural development of Latin America within the context of world civilization. (ARH101)
- Describe philosophical and religious ideas of Latin America within the context of world civilization. (REL243)
- Describe the various cultural, historical, economic and political groups of Europe and the western hemisphere and their complex interrelationships with Latin America. (GCU122)
- Analyze the origins of "Europe" circa 1000 C.E. and explain the factors in its development. (HIS110)
- Describe the social, political and economic evolution that contributed to the rise and decline of imperialism and colonization. (HIS111)
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