Latin American Studies
In addition to the common requirements for a regional concentration, students who wish to concentrate in Latin American Studies are required to spend at least one semester at a Washington College abroad program in Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Argentina, Peru or Mexico, or its equivalent in consultation with the Director of International Studies. The Latin American Studies language requirement may be fulfilled at Washington College with Spanish. Students with a strong interest in Brazil may fulfill the language requirement with Portuguese preparatory to spending a semester or academic year in that country. Students are required to take at least one course from List A and one course from List B below OR two courses from List A. Students must also take three courses on Latin America at an approved Washington College abroad program.
LIST A (at Washington College)
- ANT 235 Cultures of Latin America
- POL 381 Government and Politics in Latin America
- POL 382 U.S.-Latin American Relations
LIST B (at Washington College)
- HPS 401 Spain and the New World
- HPS 402 Modern and Contemporary Spain and Spanish America
- HPS 413 The Quest for Identity in Spanish-American Literature (in Spanish)
- ILC 308 Spanish and Latin American Literature in Translation
- ILC 317 Mexico, Ancient and Modern
- ILC 413 The Film in Spain and Latin America POL/ILC 492 Modern Brazil (special topics)
Special Topics courses dealing with Latin America not listed above may also be offered at Washington College, and can be counted for List B credit. These may represent a single discipline or they may be interdisciplinary in nature.