This program is currently under review. Students wishing to enroll in this program must contact the Latin American Studies undergraduate program advisor.
An interdisciplinary degree program at the UBC Okanagan campus.
Note: The UBC Okanagan campus offers other interdisciplinary programs, including the Major in International Relations, the Major in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, and the Minor in Gender and Women's Studies.
Latin American Studies is an undergraduate program designed to give students a broad general knowledge of Latin America and its diverse peoples and to allow them to construct a truly interdisciplinary approach to study the language, culture, society, geography, political systems, and history of Latin America. The program stresses language skills, historical breadth and depth, and theme-based focus within individual programs of study; its faculty members are drawn from many departments and two faculties of the University.
The Major program is intended to provide a focused approach to critical examination of Latin America in its tremendous complexity and its contemporary regional and international context. A bachelor’s degree in Latin American Studies provides a solid foundation for diverse career and academic options, such as international law, international business, politics, foreign service, teaching, international NGO work, media and communication, and most discipline-based arts and professional graduate programs. Students majoring in Latin American Studies are encouraged to study and travel in other countries as part of the B.A. program.
Students should meet with a program advisor for the Latin American Studies program during their first year to plan their Major.
Students should not assume that the same courses will be offered two years in a row. When selecting courses for third year, students are advised to take as many required courses as possible. Students are advised to make themselves aware of any prerequisites to courses as they plan their degrees.
Part A: Requirements
Students are required to complete the following:
Part B: Electives
Students are required to take 9 credits of additional 300- and 400-level courses with relevant content approved by the program advisor.
This is an interdisciplinary program intended to provide students with a broad exposure to the cultures, histories, and languages of Latin America. Ideally, the Minor complements a major in one of the participating disciplines that comprise Latin American Studies, but it can be combined with any major program in Arts or Sciences. The Minor in Latin American Studies requires completion of 30 credits, organized into 12 lower-level credits and 18 upper-level credits from the following list. Completion of SPAN 302 is strongly recommended for the Minor, but not required. For Science students, the Minor requires the completion of 18 lower-level credits and 12 upper-level credits drawn from the following:
Lower-Level Courses
SPAN 150, 280; ANTH 241; ARTH 250; HIST 145, 151, 240, 241; INDG 203, 210
Upper-Level Courses
ANTH 320, 323, 363, 411; HIST 325, 351, 352, 353, 354, 401, 444, 450, 452, 453, 454; INDG 310; POLI 318, 319, 371, 377; SOCI 440; SPAN 303, 304, 310, 311, 315, 3801, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 419, 420, 425, 4951
Students should meet with a program advisor for the Latin American Studies program during their first year to plan their Minor.
1Only when content is focused on Latin America.