Latin American Studies
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Room 1, Gildred Latin American Studies Building
Institute of the Americas Complex
http://las.ucsd.edu
All courses, faculty listings, and curricular and degree requirements described herein are subject to change or deletion without notice.
The Latin American Studies Program
UC San Diego’s program in Latin American studies has attained national and international distinction for its excellence in teaching, research, and public service. Each year its faculty offers approximately one hundred Latin America-related courses in fourteen academic departments, and the Latin American Studies Program offers three interdisciplinary degrees:
- Bachelor of arts in Latin American studies
- Minor in Latin American studies
- Master of arts in Latin American studies
Latin American studies at UC San Diego offers distinct advantages:
- At the undergraduate level, students may pursue a minor or a BA in Latin American studies. At the graduate level, students can obtain an MA in Latin American studies. In addition, various doctoral programs in academic departments across the social sciences and humanities offer a regional focus on Latin America.
- Latin American studies integrates teaching, research, and policy analysis, encouraging students to develop interdisciplinary perspectives and to work actively with faculty on research projects and conferences.
- Students participate in the activities of an outstanding array of research and teaching organizations, including the Latin American Studies program, the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, the School of Global Policy and Strategy, the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, and the Institute of the Americas. The Latin American Studies (LAS) sponsors multidisciplinary colloquia, conferences, projects, and publications. LAS also awards fellowships and grants each year to promising graduate students.
- Students are encouraged to interact with visiting Latin American scholars and to participate in Latin America-related internships, seminars, clubs, foreign exchange programs, and other extracurricular activities.
- Students at UC San Diego have access to one of the largest and fastest-growing library collections on Latin America in the United States.
Degree programs in Latin American studies are supervised by an interdisciplinary faculty group under the direction of the director of Latin American studies.
The Curricular Program
Undergraduate Major in Latin American Studies
The bachelor of arts in Latin American studies blends coverage of methodological and theoretical approaches to the study of Latin America with an interdisciplinary formation in the humanities and social sciences. Students receiving this degree will be prepared for employment with government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and in private sector activities related to Latin America. Many graduates pursue careers in education or go on for more advanced degrees in Latin American studies or other disciplines such as sociology, political science, anthropology, or history. The major also provides a valuable supplement for those interested in subsequent professional degrees in business, law, engineering, medicine, or other fields.
To satisfactorily complete the BA, students must complete fifty-six credit units taking a broad range of courses from UC San Diego’s humanities and social science departments. All students entering the major must enroll in LATI 10 and LATI 50, a lower-division interdisciplinary course that introduces them to Latin America and serves as a foundation for a core sequence of three required upper-division courses focused on Latin American history, society, politics, and culture. A course on digital oral history (LATI 150), a course on special topics (LATI 180), an elective research methods course, and five additional elective courses allow students to acquire research skills and pursue their interests in specific subregions, countries, and areas of study. During their senior year, students in the major are required to take LATI 190, a capstone research seminar in which they write a research paper of seven thousand words in length. As part of the overall requirements, students must demonstrate proficiency in Spanish or Portuguese.
The requirements for the bachelor of arts in Latin American studies are as follows:
Lower-Division Requirements
- LATI 10. Reading North by South: Latin American Studies and the US Liberation Movements (four units)
- LATI 50. Introduction to Latin America (four units)
- Proficiency in Spanish or Portuguese. Students can fulfill this requirement through a placement test, studying abroad in a UC San Diego–approved program, or completing one of the following courses in Spanish or Portuguese literature (Spanish: LTSP 2A; Portuguese: LIPO 1D) or any other courses taught in Spanish or Portuguese at UC San Diego.
Upper-Division Requirements
- Three of the following core courses (twelve units):
- HILA 102. Latin America in the Twentieth Century
- SOCI 188D. Latin America: Society and Politics
- POLI 146A. U.S.–Latin America: Political/Economic Relations
- LATI 130. Latinx Environmental Justice
- LATI 140. Decolonial Thought and Practices in Latin America
- LATI 160. Latin American Third Cinema
- LATI 170. Social Science Research in Latin America: Anthropology “Upside Down”
- LATI 150. Digital Oral History in Latin America (four units)
- LATI 180. Special Topics in Latin American Studies (four units)
- One elective course from the list of approved research methods courses (four units)
- Five elective courses from the list of approved Latin American studies courses (twenty units)
- LATI 190. Senior Seminar (four units)
Requirements for Majors in Latin American Studies with an Area of Concentration
Major in Latin American Studies with a concentration in Mexico
Lower-Division Requirements
- LATI 10. Reading North by South: Latin American Studies and US Liberation Movements (four units)
- LATI 50. Introduction to Latin America (four units)
- Proficiency in Spanish. Students can fulfill this requirement through a placement test, studying abroad in a UC San Diego-approved program, or completing the course in Spanish literature (Spanish: LTSP 2A).
Upper-Division Requirements
- Three of the following core courses (twelve units):
- HILA 102. Latin America in the Twentieth Century
- SOCI 188D. Latin America: Society and Politics
- POLI 146A. U.S.–Latin America: Political/Economic Relations
- LATI 130. Latinx Environmental Justice
- LATI 140. Decolonial Thought and Practices in Latin America
- LATI 160. Latin American Third Cinema
- LATI 170. Social Science Research in Latin America: Anthropology “Upside Down”
- LATI 150. Digital Oral History in Latin America (four units)
- LATI 180. Special Topics in Latin American Studies (four units)
- One elective course from the list of approved research methods courses (four units)
- Four elective courses focusing on Mexico from the following list: ANAR 153, ANAR 154, ANAR 160, ANSC 104, ANSC 116, ANSC 151, ECON 162, HILA 131, HILA 132, HIUS 113, HIUS 158/ETHN 130, HIUS 159/ETH 131, ETHN 134, HIUS 167/267, ETHN 116, ETHN 154, LTSP 135A-B, LTSP 172, POLI 134B, COMM 111B, COMM 140, SOCI 125, SOCI 188D, SOCI 109M, USP 176, USP 188 (sixteen units)
- One elective course from the list of approved upper-division Latin American studies courses (four units)
- LATI 190. Senior Seminar (four units)
Major in Latin American Studies with a concentration in Migration and Border Studies
Lower-Division Requirements
- LATI 10. Reading North by South: Latin American Studies and the US Liberation Movements (four units)
- LATI 50. Introduction to Latin America (four units)
- Proficiency in Spanish. Students can fulfill this requirement through a placement test, studying abroad in a UC San Diego-approved program, or completing the course in Spanish literature (Spanish: LTSP 2A).
Upper-Division Requirements
- Three of the following core courses (twelve units):
- HILA 102. Latin America in the Twentieth Century
- SOCI 188D. Latin America: Society and Politics
- POLI 146A. U.S.–Latin America: Political/Economic Relations
- LATI 130. Latinx Environmental Justice
- LATI 140. Decolonial Thought and Practices in Latin America
- LATI 160. Latin American Third Cinema
- LATI 170. Social Science Research in Latin America: Anthropology “Upside Down”
- LATI 150. Digital Oral History in Latin America (four units)
- LATI 180. Special Topics in Latin American Studies (four units)
- One elective course from the list of approved research methods courses (four units)
- Four elective courses focusing on migration and border studies from the following list: ANSC 104, ANSC 144, ANSC 151, ANSC 194, ANTH 105, ETHN 116, ETHN 118, ETHN 129, ETHN 130, ETHN 131, ETHN 134, ETHN 153, ETHN 154/HIUS 113, HIUS 180, LTCS 125, LTEN 171, LTSP 177, POLI 101E, POLI 140D, POLI 150A, SOCI 125, SOCI 125M, SOCI 127, SOCI 133, SOCI 133E, SOCI 163, SOCI 188D, SOCI 109M, USP 162, USP 176, USP 188 (sixteen units)
- One elective course from the list of approved upper-division Latin American studies courses (four units)
- LATI 190. Senior Seminar (four units)
All the elective courses (including the research methods course) must be upper-division courses and must be completed in at least three different departments. As part of their choice of electives, students are strongly encouraged to consider the possibility of enrolling in LATI 199: Individual Study with a member of the Latin Americanist faculty (four units), AIP 197: Academic Internship Program (four units), and/or the sequence of courses LATI 122A/B/C: Mexican Migration Field Research Program (twelve units).
All courses applied to the requirements of the major must be taken for a letter grade and students must earn at least a C– in each course counted for the major, with the exception of LATI 199 and the one-unit discussion seminars, which will be graded as Pass/Not Pass.
Honors in Latin American Studies
The Latin American Studies Program offers an honors program for students who demonstrate excellence in the major. In order to receive Honors in Latin American studies a student must
- Satisfy all lower-division requirements of the major program.
- Complete thirty-six units of upper-division courses.
- Complete twelve units in a three-course sequence in the senior year consisting of LATI 199: Individual Study, LATI 190: Senior Seminar, and LATI 191: Honors Seminar.
- Produce an original thesis based on primary research under the direction of a mentor selected from the Latin Americanist faculty and defend this thesis during the spring quarter before an interdisciplinary faculty committee.
- Maintain a minimum GPA of 3.5 in the major.
Undergraduate Minor in Latin American Studies
The Latin American studies minor allows students to explore interdisciplinary approaches to the study of an important region of the world while pursuing a major in an academic discipline. Twenty-eight credit units are required to complete the minor. Students must enroll in the two lower-division interdisciplinary courses that introduce Latin America and provide background for two substantive core upper-division courses focused on Latin American history, society, and politics. Two elective courses allow students to pursue their interests in specific subregions, countries, and areas of study. As part of the overall requirements, students must demonstrate proficiency in Spanish or Portuguese.
The requirements for the minor in Latin American studies are as follows:
Lower-Division Requirements
- LATI 10. Reading North by South: Latin American Studies and the US Liberation Movements (four units)
- LATI 50. Introduction to Latin America (four units)
- Proficiency in Spanish or Portuguese. Students can fulfill this requirement through a placement test, studying abroad in a UC San Diego–approved program, or completing one of the following courses in Spanish or Portuguese literature (Spanish: LTSP 2A; Portuguese: LIPO 1D).
Upper-Division Requirements
- Two of the following core courses (eight units):
- HILA 102. Latin America in the Twentieth Century
- SOCI 188D. Latin America: Society and Politics
- POLI 146A. U.S.–Latin America: Political/Economic Relations
- LATI 130. Latinx Environmental Justice
- LATI 140. Decolonial Thought and Practices in Latin America
- LATI 160. Latin American Third Cinema
- LATI 170. Social Science Research in Latin America: Anthropology “Upside Down”
- LATI 150. Digital Oral History in Latin America (four units)
- LATI 180. Special Topics in Latin American Studies (four units)
- One elective course from the list of approved Latin American studies courses (four units)
The elective courses must be upper-division courses and must be completed in at least two different departments. As part of their choice of electives, students are strongly encouraged to consider the possibility of enrolling in AIP 197: Academic Internship Program (four units). All courses applied to the requirements of the minor must be taken for a letter grade and students must earn at least a C– in each course counted for the major, with the exception of the one-unit discussion seminars, which will be graded as Pass/Not Pass.
Courses that Satisfy Undergraduate Degree Elective Requirements in Latin American Studies
Approved interdisciplinary courses: The following is a list of courses available in UC San Diego departments that are approved to satisfy the elective requirements of the major and minor in Latin American studies. Master’s students in the program may also take up to three of these courses, with the exception of the methods courses. Please note that these courses may not be offered every quarter or year and new courses may be added. Check the current Schedule of Classes or the Latin American studies website (http://las.ucsd.edu) for updated information.
The Departments of Linguistics and Literature and the School of Global Policy and Strategy offer language courses in Spanish and Portuguese. Language courses do not count toward the course requirements for Latin American studies degrees.
Anthropology
ANAR 100. Special Topics in Anthropological Archaeology (when Latin American content)
ANAR 105. The Archaeology of Literate Societies in Mesoamerica
ANAR 153. The Mysterious Maya
ANAR 154. Aztecs and Their Ancestors
ANAR 155. Study Abroad: Ancient Mesoamerica
ANAR 156. The Archaeology of South America
ANAR 156-XL. The Archaeology of South America (FLD)
ANAR 157. Early Empires of the Andes: The Middle Horizon
ANAR 157S. Early Empires of the Andes: The Middle Horizon
ANAR 157-XL. The Andean Middle Horizon (FLD)
ANAR 158. The Inca: Empire of the Andes
ANAR 159. Pre-Hispanic Societies of the Caribbean Archipelago
ANAR 160. Ancient Maya: Archaeological Problems and Perspectives
ANSC 100. Special Topics in Socio-Cultural Anthropology
ANSC 104. The US-Mexico Border
ANSC 106. Global Health: Indigenous Medicines in Latin America
ANSC 110. Societies and Cultures of the Caribbean
ANSC 116. Languages of the Americans: Mayan
ANSC 125. Gender, Sexuality, and Society
ANSC 135. Indigenous Peoples of Latin America
ANSC 142. Anthropology of Latin America
ANSC 144. Immigrant and Refugee Health
ANSC 151. US-Mexico Border Ethnographies
ANSC 169. Culture and Environment: Research Seminar and Practicum
ANSC 171. Multimodal Methods in Ethnography
ANSC 194. Language, Migration, Borders
ANTH 105. Climate Change, Race, and Inequality
ANTH 108. Indigenous Peoples, Extractive Development, and Climate Change
Critical Gender Studies
CGS 127. Feminist Border Studies
CGS 137. Latina Issues and Cultural Production
CGS 187. Latinx Sexualities
Communication
COMM 104G. Comparative Media Systems: Latin America and the Caribbean
COMM 111B. CCP: Global Borders: Communication and Conflict
COMM 129. Race, Nation, and Violence in Multicultural California
COMM 140. Cinema in Latin America
COMM 155. Latino Space, Place, and Culture
COMM 183. Global Economy and Consumer Culture
Education Studies
EDS 108GS. Culture, Cognition, and Schooling in the Americas
EDS 113. Chicanas/os and Latinos in Education: Policy, Practice, and Challenges to Equity
EDS 117GS. Language, Culture, and Education
ESD 119. First and Second Language Learning: From Childhood through Adolescence
EDS 125. History, Politics, and Theory of Bilingual Education
Economics
ECON 102. Globalization
ECON 106. International Economic Agreement
ECON 162. Economics of Mexico
Ethnic Studies
ETHN 107. Fieldwork in Racial and Ethnic Communities
ETHN 116. The United States-Mexico Border in Comparative Perspective
ETHN 117. Organic Social Movements
ETHN 118. Contemporary Immigration Issues
ETHN 119. Race in the Americas
ETHN 129. Asian and Latina Immigrant Workers in the Global Economy
ETHN 130. Social and Economic History of the Southwest I
ETHN 131. Social and Economic History of the Southwest II
ETHN 132. Chicano Dramatic Literature
ETHN 133. Hispanic American Dramatic Literature
ETHN 134. Immigration and Ethnicity in Modern American Society
ETHN 135A. Early Latino/a-Chicano/a Cultural Production, 1848–1960
ETHN 135B. Early Latino/a-Chicano/a Cultural Production, 1960–Present
ETHN 137. Latina Issues and Cultural Production
ETHN 143. Chicano Film and Media Studies
ETHN 154. History of Mexican America
ETHN 160. Global Indigenous Studies
ETHN 163E. Decolonial Theory
ETHN 180. Special Topics in Mexican American History
ETHN 187. Latina/o Sexualities
ETHN 189. Special Topics in Ethnic Studies (when Latin American studies content)
ETHN 190. Research Methods: Studying Racial and Ethnic Communities
ETHN 197. Fieldwork in Racial and Ethnic Communities
History
HILA 100. Conquest and Empire: The Americas
HILA 100D. Latin American Colonial Transformation
HILA 101. Nation-State Formation, Ethnicity, and Violence in Latin America
HILA 102. Latin America in the Twentieth Century
HILA 103. Revolution in Modern Latin America
HILA 104. Drugs in Latin America
HILA 114. Dictatorship in Latin America
HILA 117. Indians, Black, and Whites: Family Relations in Latin America
HILA 118. Subverting Sovereignty: US Aggression in Latin America, 1898–Present
HILA 119. Central America: Popular Struggle, Political Change, and US Intervention
HILA 121A. History of Brazil through 1889
HILA 121B. History of Brazil, 1889–Present
HILA 122. Cuba: From Colony to Socialist Republic
HILA 123. The Incas and Their Ancestors
HILA 124. The History of Chile, 1880-Present
HILA 124A. History of Women and Gender in Latin America
HILA 126. From Columbus to Castro: Caribbean Culture and Society
HILA 131. History of Mexico
HILA 132. Modern Mexico: From Revolution to Drug War Violence
HILA 133S. Guerrillas and Revolution in Latin America
HILA 134. Indians of Colonial Latin America
HILA 135. Science and Knowledge in Colonial America
HILA 144. Topics in Latin American History
HILA 145. People in Nature in Amazonia: An Unwritten History
HILA 161. History of Women in Latin America
HILA 162. Special Topics in Latin American History
HILA 163. History of Chile, 1880–Present
HILA 164. Women’s Work and Family Life in Latin America
HILA 167. Historical Scholarship on Latin American History
HILA 168. Historical Scholarship on Latin American History
HILA 169. Historical Scholarship on Latin American History
HILA 171. Topics in Latin American History since 1910
HITO 155. Race, Sport, and Inequality in the Twentieth Century
HITO 156. Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion in the United States and Europe: Multiple Multiculturalism
HIUS 106B. American Foreign Relations since 1900
HIUS 113A. History of Mexican America
HIUS 117. History of Los Angeles
HIUS 158. Social and Economic History of the Southwest I
HIUS 159. Social and Economic History of the Southwest II
HIUS 167. Topics in Mexican American History
Latin American Studies
LATI 10. Reading North by South: Latin American Studies and the US Liberation Movements
LATI 50. Introduction to Latin America
LATI 87. First-year Student Seminar
LATI 130. Latinx Environmental Justice
LATI 140. Decolonial Thought and Practices in Latin America
LATI 150. Digital Oral History in Latin America
LATI 160. Latin American Third Cinema
LATI 170. Social Science Research in Latin America
LATI 180. Special Topics in Latin American Studies
LATI 190. Senior Seminar
LATI 191. Honors Thesis Seminar
LATI 199. Independent Study
Linguistics
LIGN 143. The Structure of Spanish
LIGN 152. Indigenous Languages of the Americas
LIGN 178. Spanish Sociolinguistics
Literature
LTAM 100. Latino/a Cultures in the United States
LTAM 105. Gender and Sexuality in Latino/a Cultural Production
LTAM 106. Modern Chicana and Mexican Women Writings
LTAM 107. Comparative Latino/a and US Ethnic Cultures
LTAM 108. Chicano/a and Latino/a Cultures: Intellectual and Political Traditions
LTAM 109. Cultural Production of the Latino/a Diasporas
LTAM 110. Latin American Literature in Translation
LTAM 111. Contemporary Caribbean Discourse
LTAM 120. Ecocultural Narratives from Latin America
LTAM 140. Topics in Culture and Politics
LTCS 100. Theories and Methods in Cultural Studies
LTCS 102. Practicing Cultural Studies
LTCS 125. Cultural Perspectives on Immigration and Citizenship
LTCS 132. Special Topics in Social Identities and the Media
LTCS 133. Globalization and Culture
LTCS 134. Culture and Revolution
LTCS 172. Special Topics in Screening Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality
LTEN 169. Topics in Latino/a Literature
LTEN 171. Comparative Issues in Latino/a Immigration in US Literature
LTEN 180. Chicano Literature in English
LTEN 188. Contemporary Caribbean Literature
LTSP 100A. Advanced Spanish Reading and Writing for the Humanities and the Social Sciences
LTSP 100B. Advanced Spanish Reading and Writing for the Humanities and the Social Sciences (heritage speakers)
LTSP 116. Representations of Spanish Colonialism
LTSP 123. Topics in Modern Spanish Culture
LTSP 135A. Mexican Literature before 1910
LTSP 135B. Modern Mexican Literature
LTSP 137. Caribbean Literature
LTSP 138. Central American Literature
LTSP 145. Hispanic Memory, Human Rights, and Culture
LTSP 150A. Early Latino/a-Chicano/a Cultural Production, 1848–1960
LTSP 150B. Early Latino/a-Chicano/a Cultural Production, 1960–Present
LTSP 151. Topics in Chicano/a-Latino/a Cultures
LTSP 172. Indigenista Themes in Spanish American Literature
LTSP 174. Topics in Culture and Politics
LTSP 175. Gender, Sexuality, and Culture (when Latin American content)
LTSP 176. Literature and Nation (when Latin American content)
LTSP 177. Literary and Historical Migrations
LTWR 101. Writing Fiction in Spanish
Music
MUS 111. Topics/World Music Traditions (when Latin American content)
MUS 116. Popular Music Studies Seminar
MUS 150. Jazz and the Music of the African Diaspora: Special Topics Seminar
MUS 151. Race, Culture, and Social Change
Philosophy
PHIL 139. Global Justice
PHIL 155. Mexican Philosophy
PHIL 156. Latinx Philosophy
PHIL 157. Topics in Latin America/Latinx Philosophy
PHIL 170. Philosophy and Race
Political Science
POLI 101E. The Politics of Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration
POLI 105A. Latino Politics in the U.S.
POLI 134A. Comparative Politics of Latin America
POLI 134B. Politics in Mexico
POLI 134D. Selected Topics in Latin American Politics
POLI 134I. Politics in the Southern Cone of Latin America
POLI 134J. Cuba: Revolution and Reform
POLI 140D. International Human Rights Law: Migrant Populations
POLI 145A. International Politics and Drugs
POLI 150A. Politics of Immigration
POLI 154. Special Topics in International Relations (when Latin American content)
POLI 170A. Applied Data Analysis for Political Science
Sociology
SOCI 104. Field Research: Methods of Participant Observation
SOCI 104Q. Qualitative Interviewing
SOCI 105. Ethnographic Film: Media Methods
SOCI 106. Comparative and Historical Methods
SOCI 108. Survey Research Design
SOCI 109M. Research Reporting
SOCI 125. Sociology of Immigration
SOCI 125M. Sociology of Refugees, Asylum, and Forced Migration
SOCI 127. Immigration, Race, and Ethnicity
SOCI 133. Immigration in Comparative Perspective
SOCI 133E. Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
SOCI 163. Migration and the Law (when Latin American content)
SOCI 175. Nationality and Citizenship
SOCI 182. Ethnicity and Indigenous Peoples in Latin America
SOCI 185. Globalization and Social Development
SOCI 188D. Latin America: Society and Politics
SOCI 188M. Social Movements in Latin America
Theatre and Dance
TDHD 175. Cultural Perspectives on Dance
TDHT 108. Luis Valdez
TDHT 110. Chicanx Theatre
TDHT 111. Latinx Theatre and Performance
TDMV 140. Beginning Dances of the World
TDMV 141. Advanced Dances of the World
TDMV 142. Latin Dance of the World
TDMV 143. West African Dance
TDMV 146. Intermediate Latin Dances of the World
Urban Studies and Planning
USP 135. Asian and Latina Immigrant Workers in the Global Economy
USP 162. Migration and the City
USP 176. International Planning and Development: U.S.-Mexico Border
USP 135. Asian and Latina Immigrant Workers in the Global Economy
USP 188. Field Research in Migrant Communities—Practicum
Visual Arts
VIS 102. Democratizing the City
VIS 126AN. Pre-Columbian Art of Ancient Mexico and Central America
VIS 126BN. Art and Civilization/Ancient Maya
VIS 126C. Problems in Meso-American Art History
VIS 126D. Problems in Ancient Maya Iconography and Inscriptions
VIS 126E. Indigenisms I: The Making of the Modern, Nineteenth Century to Mid-Twentieth Century
VIS 126F. Indigenisms II: Contemporary Disseminations, Neo-Avantgarde to the Present
VIS 126P. Latin American Art: Modern to Postmodern, 1890–1950
VIS 126Q. Latin American Art: Modern to Postmodern, 1950–Present
VIS 128D. Topics in Art History of the Americas
VIS 129D. Seminar in Art History of the Americas
VIS 152. Film in the Social Context (when Latin American content)
VIS 156. Latino American Cinema
Methods Courses
Undergraduate majors should take one of the following methods courses:
ANSC 169. Culture and Environment: Research Seminar and Practicum
ANSC 171. Multimodal Methods in Ethnography
CGS 100B. Conceptualizing Gender: Methods and Methodologies
COMM 101. Media Production Lab: Ethnographic Methods for Media Production
COMM 103F. How to Read a Film
ETHN 107. Fieldwork in Racial and Ethnic Communities
ETHN 190. Research Methods: Studying Racial and Ethnic Communities
LTCS 100. Theories and Methods in Cultural Studies
LTCS 102. Practicing Cultural Studies
LTCS 170. Visual Culture
POLI 170A. Applied Data Analytics for Political Science
POLI 173. Social Networking Analysis
POLI 174. Analyzing Elections
SOCI 104. Field Research: Methods of Participant Observation
SOCI 104Q. Qualitative Interviewing
SOCI 105. Ethnographic Film: Media Methods
SOCI 106. Comparative and Historical Methods
SOCI 108. Survey Research Design
SOCI 109M. Research Reporting
UPS 130. Fieldwork in Racial and Ethnic Communities
USP 163. Community-Based Research and Planning
USP 188. Field Research in Migrant Communities—Practicum
VIS 135. Design Research Methods
Education Abroad
Students in Latin American studies are encouraged to participate in the Education Abroad Program (EAP) in Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, or Mexico, or in other study abroad programs offered by the Opportunities Abroad Program (OAP). Subject to approval by petition after courses have been completed (based on syllabi and course work), courses taken through EAP/OAP will be accepted for credit toward the major or minor. Up to six upper-division courses in the major and up to two upper-division courses in the minor can be petitioned for credit. Students interested in studying abroad should see the Latin American studies student affairs coordinator to discuss appropriate courses and programs for their plan of study before they leave. Information on EAP/OAP is given in the “Education Abroad Program” section of the UC San Diego General Catalog. Interested students should contact the Study Abroad UC San Diego office near Matthews Quad. Financial aid can be used for EAP/OAP study, and special study abroad scholarships are also available.
Academic Internship Program (AIP)
In partnership with the Academic Internship Program (AIP), the Latin American studies program offers opportunities for practical learning through internships in community settings, nongovernmental organizations, government agencies, and businesses with activities related to Latin America, immigration, or Latino/a groups in the United States. To participate in the program, students enroll in the upper division course AIP 197. Internships usually require an availability to intern ten hours per week for the entire quarter. Interns work closely with faculty who supervise the research paper/project. AIP 197 can be counted as one of the elective courses required by the Latin American studies major or minor. For detailed information, interested students should seek advice from the Latin American studies student affairs coordinator. They can also visit the website of the Academic Internship Program at http://aip.ucsd.edu.