Latin American Studies

The following 2026-2027 courses count for concentration credit in the Latin American Studies field.

In most cases, this means that at least 50% of the material in the course relates directly to the student’s field. If you find a course that you think is well-suited to your own particular course of study, but that does not appear on the list, please petition the Committee on Instruction for credit, keeping in mind the 50% guideline.

"F" indicates a course offered during the fall semester. "Sp" indicates a course offered during the spring semester. 

This Courses that Count list was updated on March 18, 2026.

Look to the key below to determine which courses can count towards specific field requirements. Click on the requirement term to see a short list of courses that fulfill that field requirement. If you have any questions, please direct them to Assistant Director of Studies Emily Gowen.


Key to Requirements:

S: Survey
TH: Transnational History
TL: Transnational Literature
Pre-1900: Pre-1900

 

  • Anthropology 1782 The Making of Modern Brazil: A Transnational Perspective. TBA. S (Pre-1900) (TH)  F

     

  • African and African American Studies 12 Intro to Afro-Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Henry. S(Pre-1900) (TH)  F
  • African and African American Studies 163X Foundational Fiction and Film. Sommer.   (TH) (TL)Sp
  • African and African American Studies 185Y Made to Feel: Race & Affect in the Americas. Henry.   (TH) (TL)Sp

  • African and African American Studies 127X Novel Nations in Africa and Latin America. Mushakavanhu and Somer.  (Pre-1900)(TH) (TL)F

     

  • Ethnicity, Migration, and Rights 179 Afro-Latinidades and World Diasporas. TBA.   (TH) (TL) Sp

     

  • Comparative Literature 194X The Borges Machine. Siskind.   (TH) (TL) F

     

  • Gen Ed 1207 Whose Culture is it Anyway? Latin America's Politics of Memory. Vela Martinez. (S) (Pre-1900) (TH) (TL)F
  • Gen Ed 1019 The Caribbean Crucible: Colonialism, Capitalism, and Post-Colonial Misdevelopment in the Region. Patterson. (S)  (TH)  F

  • Gen Ed 1089 The Border: Race, Politics, and Health in Modern Mexico. Soto Laveaga. (S)    F

     

  • Government 2131 Comparative Politics of Latin America. Levitsky.   (TH)  F
  • Government 94PR Political Economy of Development. Raffler.   (TH)  Sp

  • Government 20 Foundations of Comparative Politics. Levitsky. (S)  (TH)  F

     

  • History 1991A Colonial Law in Time(s) and Space(s). Herzog. (S) (Pre-1900)(TH)  F

  • History 26 Latin America and the United States. Weld. (S)  (TH)  F

     

  • History & Literature 90HN Soccer, Globalization, and Urban Life. Carvalho.   (TH) (TL)F

     

  • History of Art and Architecture 19P Introduction to Pre-Columbian Art. Cummins. (S)(Pre-1900)   F

     

  • Music 145 Modern Cuban Music: The African Diaspora's Transformative Role 1800-1959. Terry. (S)(Pre-1900) (TH) (TL) F

     

  • Portuguese 62 Women's Voices in Brazilian culture(s). Soares.    (TL) Sp
  • Portuguese 185 Sea Theory. Blackmore. S (Pre-1900) (TL)F

  • Portuguese 30 Upper Level Portuguese: Traditions, Culture, and Current Events through Brazilian Folklore. Soares.    (TL)Sp

     

  • Spanish 70 Introduction to Latin American Studies: Aesthetics and Anxieties. Vela Martinez. (S)(TL)F
  • Spanish 70B Hispanic Literature of the Golden Age (S)(Pre-1900)(TL) S
  • Spanish 59 Spanish and the Community. Parra-Velasco.    (TL)Sp
  • Spanish 49H Language and the Latinx identities. Parra-Velasco.    (TL) F
  • Spanish 40 Advanced Spanish Language I: Identity, History, and Movement in Latin America. Feliberty Casiano.    (TL)Sp
  • Spanish 61N The Ethics of Business in Latin America. Gutierrez.     F
  • Spanish 122 Spanish Film from Bunuel to Almodovar. Vega-Durand.    (TL) F
  • Spanish 194 The Borges Machine. Siskind.   (TH) (TL)F

  • Spanish 61PH Spanish for Public Health. Gutierrez.     Sp

     

  • Romance Studies182 Iberian and Latin American Sexualities. Blackmore. S (Pre-1900)(TH)  Sp

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