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 College of Charleston
Latin American & Caribbean Studies
Course Schedule Maymester - Summer - Fall 2009



The Program in  Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the College of Charleston offers an interdisciplinary and  multi-disciplinary program featuring a Major and Minor in Latin American and Caribbean Studies.  The Major and  Minor include courses in a number of disciplines as well as a core course in Latin American and Caribbean Studies. 

The Major consists of 30 hours in Latin American and Caribbean Area Studies courses with not more than 12 hours in any one discipline (excluding LACS); no more than 15 hours at the 200 level, excluding LACS 101.  Students must fulfill their language requirement in Spanish or Portuguese.  Students must also double-major in a non-interdisciplinary field, i.e. History, Political Science, Hispanic Studies, etc.  Students are encouraged to spend one summer or semester in a study abroad program in Latin America or the Caribbean. 

****Students delcaring a LACS major in Fall 2009 must take an additional 6 hours (or the equivent) of language - either Spanish, Portuguese or French and earn at least 6 credit hours in a Study Abroad program approved by the LACS faculty.

The Minor is comprised of 18 credit hours: 9 hours of required courses and 9 hours of electives. 

LACS 101 Introduction to Latin American and Caribbean Studies may be used to fulfill the Humanities or  Social Science General Education Requirement.


MAYMESTER 2009 COURSES

POLS  332.001         Politics of Film and Reality in Latin America           M-F 8:30 - 12:00 FRIEDMAN        

SUMMER I 2009 COURSES

ARTH 200.T01 ST: Art of the Andes                          PERU    KOWAL
LACS 200.T01
ST: Peru in Transition PERU
SMITH
BIOL 250.T01
ST. Introduction to Tropical Ecology: Amazonia - non-BIOL majors PERU
DUSTAN
BIOL 453.T01
ST. Introduction to Tropical Ecology: Amazonia - BIOL majors PERU DUSTAN

SUMMER II 2009 COURSES

*LACS 101.001 Introduction to Latin American and Caribbean Studies          
M-F  9:45 - 11:30  FRIEDMAN                     



FALL 2009 COURSES
ARTH 205.001
Pre-Columbian Art and Culture
MWF 11:00 - 11:50
KOWAL
ANTH 362.001
Social and Cultural Change
TR 10:50 - 12:05
RASHFORD
ENGL 234.001
Survey of Thrird World Masterpieces
MWF 10:00 - 10:50
LEWIS
FREN 320.001
A Survey of Francophone Literature
MWF 11:00 - 11:50
WALSH
*LACS 101.001 Introduction to Latin American and Caribbean Studies        TR  12:15 - 1:30 FRIEDMAN
*LACS 101.002 Introduction to Latin American and Caribbean Studies       MWF  1:00 - 1:50 WILLIAMS
*LACS 101.003 Introduction to Latin American and Caribbean Studies      
MWF  2:00 - 2:50 WILLIAMS
LTPO 270.001
Studies in Brazilian Film
TR 12:15 - 1:30
MOREIRA
POLS 328.001 Moderization, Dependency and Political Development
MWF 12:00 - 12:50
FRIEDMAN
SPAN 326.001 Latin American Civilization and Culture I        
MWF 11:00 -11:50
COLOMINA-GARRIGOS
SPAN 327.001
Latin American Civilization and Culture II TR 10:50 - 12:05
AVENDANO
SPAN 372.001 Survey of  Spanish American Literature II MWF 12:00 - 12:50
COLOMINA-GARRIGOS
SPAN 447.001
Spanish Dialectology
MWF 9:00 -  9:50
MARTINEZ-GIBSON
SPAN 457.001
Early Colonial Spanish-American Texts
MWF 10:00 - 10:50
VASQUEZ
SPAN 458.001
Contemporary Hispanic-Caribbean Theater
TR 10:50 - 12:05
LINARES-OCANTO



  For Additional Information, or to declare a major or minor, please contact
Dr.Douglas Friedman *Required Course 
Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program
26 Coming Street Rm. 202  
(843) 953-5701   
e-mail: friedmand@cofc.edu   

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