LACS Fall 2009 Courses

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.

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
LACS 200.086	ST: Introduction to the Caribbean EXPRESS II	TR 3:00 - 6:00	SAMUEL
LTPO 270.001	Studies in Brazilian Film	TR 12:15 - 1:30	MOREIRA
POLS 328.001	Modernization, 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

Dr.Douglas Friedman	*Required Course
Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program
26 Coming Street Rm. 202
(843) 953-5701
e-mail: friedmand@cofc.edu