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| Latin American Studies (AA) |
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Total Units: 18 |
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Term Effective:
Summer 2025
Description:
The Latin American Studies major gives students a broad, interdisciplinary introduction to the study of Latin America, including languages, cultures, history, and social structure. The program prepares students for transfer in the fields of Latin American Studies, or provides a foundation for lifelong learning.
Upon successful completion of this program, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate beginning level Spanish language skills with the ability to read and communicate basic ideas and concepts in Spanish;
- Analyze and critique the interaction between the dominant Spanish culture and the cultures it encountered in Latin America and the Caribbean;
- Analyze works of visual art, film, drama, music, literature, philosophy, and religion from culturally diverse groups within Latin America and the Caribbean in their historical and cultural context; and
- Utilize appropriate library and online resource to research topics relevant to Latin America and the Caribbean.
Program Requirements:
The requirements for the Latin American Studies (AA) program are:
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Complete 18 units from
- Latin American Studies Major Requirements
| Latin American Studies Major Requirements - complete 18.00 units |
| HUM 23 | Culture and Values in Latin America and The Caribbean | 3.00 |
| SPAN 1 | Elementary Spanish-Part 1 | 4.00 |
| SPAN 2 | Elementary Spanish-Part 2 | 4.00 |
Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
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| ANTH 2 | Cultural Anthropology | 3.00 |
| ANTH 30 | Anthropology of Globalization | 3.00 |
| GEOG 7 | Introduction to Human Geography | 3.00 |
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Complete any combination totaling at least 4.00 units from the following:
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| ANTH 2 | Cultural Anthropology | 3.00 |
| ANTH 30 | Anthropology of Globalization | 3.00 |
| ANTH 31 | Mesoamerican Origins of Latino Culture | 3.00 |
| ECON 1 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3.00 |
| ENGL 33 | Chicano/Chicana Arts and Literature | 3.00 |
| GEOG 7 | Introduction to Human Geography | 3.00 |
| HIST 8.1 | History of Latin America from Pre-Columbian to 1830 | 3.00 |
| HIST 8.2 | History of Latin America from 1830 to Present | 3.00 |
| HIST 33 | History of Mexico | 3.00 |
| LIR 10 | Introduction to Information Literacy | 1.00 |
| POLS 2 | Introduction to Comparative Government | 3.00 |
| SOC 1 | Introduction to Sociology | 3.00 |
| SOC 30 | Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality | 3.00 |
| SPAN 3 | Intermediate Spanish-Part One | 4.00 |
| SPAN 4 | Intermediate Spanish-Part 2 | 4.00 |
| SPAN 40 | Introductory Spanish for Spanish Speakers | 4.00 |
| SPAN 41 | Intermediate Spanish for Spanish Speakers | 4.00 |
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Term Effective:
Summer 2025
The requirements for this program of study are effective beginning the semester shown above. If you began working on this program before the effective semester, you may not be affected by the changes. Consult with the program contact person or the department chair to determine your eligibility to complete the program under previous requirements.
Program Requirements Notes:
Note: No course may be used more than once to fulfill a requirement in the major.
Associate Degree Requirements:
The major is one of several requirements students need to fulfill in order to be awarded the Associate Degree, the highest level of academic achievement recognized by Santa Rosa Junior College. Please note that all of the following requirements must be met in order for the degree to be conferred:
For all students admitted for the Fall 2009 term or any term thereafter,
a grade of "C" or better, or "P" if the course is taken on a pass/no pass basis,
is required for each course applied toward the major.
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Course Prerequisites and Advisories:
Courses in a program of study may have prerequisites or advisories;
that is, courses that must or should be completed before taking that course.
Please check for prerequisites or advisories by clicking on the course numbers
in the Program Requirements section.
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