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Program checklist · Latin American and Caribbean Studies, BA Major in

Latin American and Caribbean Studies, BA Major in

Hofstra University · Hempstead, NY

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Program
Award
Latin American and Caribbean Studies, BA Major in
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Total credits (published)
33
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
191649
CourseShelf checklist
CK_191649_f83e51d4
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

1. Language Requirement - Semester Hours: 3

1 item
  1. FREN 106
    Intermediate Reading Skills in French Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
    or: SPAN 005 - Advanced Spanish Reading Semester Hours: 3
    or: SPAN 111B - Spanish for Spanish Speakers Semester Hours: 3

2. Primary Courses - Semester Hours: 12

16 items
  1. ANTH 105
    (BH) Latin American Cultures Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  2. ECO 110
    (BH, CC) Economics of Latin America Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  3. GEOG 140
    (BH, CC) Geography of Latin America Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  4. HIST 142
    (CC) Latin America: 1810 to the Present Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  5. LACS 001
    (CC, IS) Putting Latin America and the Caribbean on the Map: Geography, Politics and Literature Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  6. LACS 015 A-Z
    (CC, IS) Special Topics: Journeys through Latin America Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  7. LACS 016 A-Z
    (CC, IS) The Latin American Experience Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  8. LACS 017 A-Z
    (CC, IS) The Caribbean Experience Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  9. LACS 018 A-Z
    (IS) Latinx Communities in the United States Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  10. PSC 130
    (BH, CC) Latin American and Caribbean Politics Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  11. SOC 139
    (BH) Sociology of Immigration and the Law Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  12. SPAN 113B
    Cultures of Latin America Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  13. SPLT 054
    (LT) 19th- and 20th-Century Latin-American Literature Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  14. SPLT 058
    (LT, CC) The Empire Writes Back: Autobiography and Resistance in Colonial Spanish America Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  15. SPLT 059
    (CC, LT) Farewell to Columbus: Rethinking the Latin American Heritage Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  16. SPLT 063
    (CC, LT) On Soccer and Latin America Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course

3. Elective or Comparative Courses - Semester Hours: 15

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    Elective Courses

    39 items
    1. AFST 150
      (BH, CC) Caribbean Geographies
      As published: “(BH, CC) Caribbean Geographies Semester Hours: 3”
      3
    2. AFST 156
      Economic and Social History of the Caribbean from Slavery to National Independence
      As published: “Economic and Social History of the Caribbean from Slavery to National Independence Semester Hours: 3”
      3
    3. ANTH 113
      (CC) Archaeology of Ancient American Civilizations Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    4. BIOL 139
      Coastal Marine Biology Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    5. ENGL 168
      (CC, LT) Caribbean Experience in Literature Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    6. FREN 123
      The Francophone Experience in the Caribbean Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    7. FRLT 050
      (LT, CC) Reconstructing French Caribbean Identities Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    8. GEOG 150
      (BH, CC) Caribbean Geographies Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    9. GEOG 142
      (BH, CC) Geography of Mexico and Central America Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    10. GEOG 143
      (BH, CC) Geography of South America Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    11. IB 163
      Latin-American Business Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    12. LACS 005
      (CC, IS) Latinx Communities of New York Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    13. LACS 012S
      First-Year Seminar Semester Hours: 1-3
      Not resolved to a course
    14. LACS 014F
      First-Year Seminar Semester Hours: 3-4
      Not resolved to a course
    15. LACS 014S
      First-Year Seminar Semester Hours: 3-4
      Not resolved to a course
    16. LACS 100
      Internship in Latin American and Caribbean Studies Semester Hours: 1-3
      Not resolved to a course
    17. LACS 110
      (CC, IS) Media and Journalism in Latin America Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    18. LACS 112
      (CC) Mass Communication and Social Movements in Latin America Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    19. LACS 115
      (CC, IS) Latin America in Documentary Film Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    20. LACS 116
      (CC) Latin American Cinema Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    21. LACS 120
      (CC, IS) Queer Identities in Latin America, the Latinx Diaspora, and Spain Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    22. LACS 198
      Honors Essay Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    23. MASS 180
      to 189 A-Z - Special Topics Semester Hours: 1-4
      Not resolved to a course
    24. (when offered as MASS 181E, Special Topics: Journalism Traditions of Latin America)
      Not resolved to a course
    25. RLLT 101
      (LT) Colonization and Decolonization in the French- and Spanish-Speaking Caribbean Islands Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    26. SPAN 114B
      (LT) Introduction to Spanish-American Literature I Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    27. SPAN 115B
      (LT) Introduction to Spanish-American Literature II Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    28. SPAN 123
      (LT) Politics of the Hispanic World Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    29. SPAN 124
      (LT) Hispanic History of the United States Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    30. SPAN 125
      (LT)Being Hispanic/Latino in the United States Today Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    31. SPAN 126
      (LT) Contemporary Hispanic Thought: The Usable Past Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    32. SPAN 131
      (CC) Popular Music in Spanish: Audiences, Industries, Geographies Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    33. SPAN 132
      (LT) Poetry and the Visual Arts Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    34. SPAN 133
      (LT) The Latin American Fantastic Short Story Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    35. SPAN 143
      (CC) Spanish in Contact with Other Languages Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    36. SPAN 144
      Spanish Language in the United States Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    37. SPAN 145 A-Z
      (LT) Journeys through the Spanish-speaking World Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    38. SPLT 053
      Early Spanish-American Heritage Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    39. SPLT 060
      (CC, LT) Literary Food Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course

    Comparative Courses

    14 items
    1. ANTH 107
      (BH, CC) Conservation and Indigenous Peoples Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    2. ECO 121
      (BH) Economics of Discrimination Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    3. ECO 143
      Economic Development Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    4. JWST 050
      (HP) Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Racisms: Global Perspectives Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    5. JWST 065
      (HP) (CC) Social Justice, Activism and Jews Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    6. LING 172
      (CC) Language and Society in Africa, Asia and Latin America Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    7. PSC 131
      (CC) Comparative Political Economy of Development Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    8. RELI 055
      (CC, HP) Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Racisms: Global Perspectives Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    9. RELI 057
      (HP) (CC) Social Justice, Activism and Jews Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    10. RELI 096
      (HP) Race and Religion in the Americas Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    11. SPAN 122
      Economic History of Spain and Latin America: Literary Projections Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    12. SPAN 128
      (LT) Spain and Latin America Today: Changing World Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    13. SPLT 050 A-Z
      (LT) Contemporary Debates in the Spanish-Speaking World Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    14. SPLT 052
      (LT) Interpreting the Hispanic Legacy Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course

    4. Seminar - Semester Hours: 3

    2 items
    1. LACS 199
      Senior Seminar in Latin American and Caribbean Studies Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    2. (offered every spring semester)
      Not resolved to a course

    Complete BA Requirements

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