Disciplines and areas of study
Latin American studies
Program Coordinator: Dr Barry Carr.
Latin American studies cover the study of the countries of South America, their sociology, politics and culture. The study of Spain and its culture and language may also be combined with Latin American studies.
| Teaching period | Unit title | Unit code |
|---|---|---|
| Second and third year units (20 credit points) | ||
| TE-SEM-1 | Post-Colonial Identities1 | LAS2PCI/LAS3PCI |
| TE-SEM-2 | Cuba: the Special Period1 | LAS2CSP/LAS3CSP |
Latin American studies in the Bachelor of Arts
To qualify for a degree by taking a major in the study area of Latin American studies, students must complete 130 credit points from the units below, including 30 credit points at first year, 40 credit points at second year and 60 credit points at third year levels. At least one semester-length unit in Spanish or Portuguese must be included, but no more than 40 credit points of the marked language units may be counted towards the major.
Important notice: Not all of the units listed below will be available every year.
Programs of study
| Unit title | Unit code | |
|---|---|---|
| First year units | ||
| Conquest of the Americas: Aztecs, Incas, Mayans, Spaniards | HIS1CAM | |
| Globalisation: the rise of the modern world | HIS1DEV | |
| Spanish Advanced 1A | SPA1ADA | |
| Spanish Advanced 1B | SPA1ADB | |
| Spanish Beginners 1A | SPA1BEA | |
| Spanish Beginners 1B | SPA1BEB | |
| Second year units (20 credit points) | ||
| Spanish Advanced 2A | SPA2ADA | |
| Spanish Advanced 2B | SPA2ADB | |
| Spanish Beginners 2A | SPA2BEA | |
| Spanish Beginners 2B | SPA2BEB | |
| Spanish Intermediate 2A | SPA2INA | |
| Spanish Intermediate 2B | SPA2INB | |
| Second or third year units (20 credit points) | ||
| Ancient Maya Civilisation of Guatemala and Mexico | ARC2ANM/ARC3ANM | |
| Comparative Social Movements | SOC2CSM/SOC3CSM | |
| Cuba: the Special Period | LAS2CSP/LAS3CSP | |
| Development, Globalisation and Culture | ANT2DGC/ANT3DGC | |
| Genocides and the Holocaust: Europe, Asia, Africa | HIS2GAH/HIS3GAH | |
| Latin America through Film and Popular Culture | HIS2LFP/HIS3LFP | |
| Latin America Today | SPA2LAT/SPA3LAT | |
| Maya Hieroglyphic Writing | ARC2MHW/ARC3MHW | |
| Peasants and Politics in Latin America | HIS2PPL/HIS3PPL | |
| Portuguese Beginners 2A | PTG2BEA/PTG3BEA | |
| Portuguese Beginners 2B | PTG2BEB/PTG3BEB | |
| Portuguese Advanced 2A | PTG2ADA/PTG3ADA | |
| Portuguese Advanced 2B | PTG2ADB/PTG3ADB | |
| Post-Colonial Identities | LAS2PCI/LAS3PCI | |
| The World since 1945 | HIS2WOR/HIS3WOR | |
| Third year units (20 credit points) | ||
| Contemporary Hispanic Literature | SPA3SCL | |
| Hispanic Women’s Writing | SPA3SWW | |
| Spanish Advanced 3A | SPA3ADA | |
| Spanish Beginners 3A | SPA3BEA | |
| Spanish Beginners 3B | SPA3BEB | |
Important notice: Only 40 credit points in language may be counted towards the major.
A full description of these units (including the unit name, unit code, credit points, campus/location, unit coordinator, class requirements, assessment, prerequisites, and readings) appears at the end of each discipline entry. A full description of LAS unit appears below. For the most recent descriptions of all units, please access the unit database at www.latrobe.edu.au/udb_public.