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Latin American Area Studies
Year 1: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | MCC |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPAN 1001 | Beginning Spanish I | 4 | |
| IS 1101 | Morris 1101 | 1 | CP |
| ENGL 1601 | Writing for the Liberal Arts | 4 | WLA |
| Morris Core or Elective | 4 | SCI | |
| Morris Core | Intellectual Community | 2 | IC |
| Term credits | 15 | ||
Year 1: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | MCC |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPAN 1002 | Beginning Spanish II | 4 | WL |
| Morris Core or Elective | 4 | M/SR | |
| Morris Core or Elective | 3 | ||
| Morris Core or Elective | 4 | FA | |
| Term credits | 15 | ||
Year 2: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | MCC |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIST 1601 | Latin American History: A Basic Introduction | 4 | GP |
| SPAN 2001 | 4 | GP | |
| Morris Core or Elective | 4 | ARTP | |
| Morris Core or Elective | 4 | E/CR | |
| Term credits | 16 | ||
Year 2: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | MCC |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPAN 2002 | 4 | IP | |
| Morris Core or Elective | 4 | SCI-L | |
| Morris Core or Elective | 4 | WE | |
| Morris Core or Elective | 4 | SE | |
| Term credits | 16 | ||
Year 3: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | MCC |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAAS 2100 | Contemporary Latin America | 1 | |
| Morris Core or Elective | 2 | ||
| Morris Core or Elective | 4 | ||
| Morris Core or Elective | 4 | ||
| SPAN 1054 | Associated Languages: Introduction to Nahuatl Language | 4 | GP |
| Term credits | 15 | ||
Year 3: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | MCC |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAAS 3100 | Contemporary Latin America | 1 | |
| Morris Core or Elective | 3 | HDE | |
| Morris Core or Elective | 4 | SE | |
| ANTH 3502 | Latinos in the Midwest | 4 | SS |
| POL 3504 | Latin American Politics | 4 | |
| Term credits | 16 | ||
Year 4: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | MCC |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAAS 3100 | Contemporary Latin America | 1 | |
| Morris Core or Elective | 5 | ||
| HIST 3613 | U.S. -Latin American Relations in Historical Perspective | 4 | IP |
| HIST 2609 | History of Brazil: From Sugar to Sugar Cars | 4 | HIST |
| Term credits | 14 | ||
Year 4: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | MCC |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAAS 3100 | Contemporary Latin America | 1 | |
| LAAS 4901 | Senior Capstone in Latin American Area Studies | 4 | |
| Morris Core or Elective | 4 | ||
| SPAN 3211 | Literature and Culture of Latin America | 4 | HUM |
| Term credits | 13 | ||
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Latin American Area Studies - 3 year plan
Year 1: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | GER |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS 1101 | Morris 1101 | 1 | CP |
| SPAN 2001 | Intermediate Spanish I | 4 | GP |
| IS 1818 | Creative Problem Solving | 2 | IC |
| PHIL 1102 | Introduction to Symbolic Logic | 4 | MSR |
| ECON 1101 | Principles of Economics | 4 | SS |
| Term credits | 15 |
Year 1: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | GER |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL 1601 | Writing for the Liberal Arts | 4 | WLA |
| SPAN 2002 | Intermediate Spanish II | 4 | GP |
| HIST 1601 | Latin American History: A Basic Introduction | 4 | GP |
| ARTH 1111 | Ancient to Medieval Art | 4 | FA |
| DNCE 2011 | Dance in Society | 2 | HDE |
| Term credits | 18 |
Year 1: Summer Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | GER |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEM 1007 | The Chemical World with Lab | 5 | SCI-L |
| HIST 1111 | Introduction to World History | 4 | HIST |
| Term credits | 9 |
Year 2: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | GER |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPAN 3011 | Conversation, Composition & Culture | 2 | GP |
| SPAN 3111 | Readings in Spanish I | 2 | HUM |
| HUM 3108 | Community Interpreting | 3 | ECR |
| LAAS 3100 | Contemporary Latin America | 1 | |
| ENST 1101 | Environmental Problems and Policy | 4 | SE |
| TH 1301 | Fundamentals of Design | 4 | ARTP |
| Term credits | 16 |
Year 2: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | GER |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPAN 3012 | Spanish Grammar in Practice | 2 | GP |
| SPAN 3112W | Readings in Spanish II | 2 | HUM, WE |
| LAAS 3201 | Bibliographical Tools and Journals in Latin American Area Studies | 2 | |
| LAAS 3100 | Contemporary Latin America | 1 | |
| IS 1091W | Ethical and Social Implications of Technology | 2 | ECR, WE |
| PHYS 1054 | Introduction to Astronomy | 4 | SCI |
| LAAS 2993 | Directed Study | 3 | |
| Term credits | 16 |
Year 2: Summer Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | GER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internship, undergraduate research or summer session electives (Morris Core Experience) | 8 | ||
| Term credits | 8 | ||
Year 3: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | GER |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPAN 3212 | Literature & Culture of Spain | 4 | HUM |
| SPAN 3687 | Seminar: Afro-Hispanic Literature and Culture | 4 | HDE |
| LAAS 3100 | Contemporary Latin America | 1 | |
| HIST 2252 | Comparative Indigenous History | 4 | |
| ENGL 3021 | Grammar and Language | 4 | HUM |
| Term credits | 17 |
Year 3: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | GER |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIST 3614 | Race and Ethnicity in Latin America | 4 | HDE |
| LAAS 4901 | Senior Capstone in Latin American Area Studies | 2 | |
| LAAS 3100 | Contemporary Latin America | 1 | |
| SPAN 3211 | Literature and Culture of Latin America | 4 | HUM |
| ENGL 2015 | Introduction to Film Studies | 4 | HUM |
| SSA 1051 | Fitness for Life | 2 | |
| Term credits | 17 |
Year 3: Summer Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | GER |
|---|---|---|---|
| May/Summer session abroad | 4 | ||
| Term credits | 4 | ||