The Latin American Studies concentration is designed for students interested in the language, history, politics and culture of Latin America.
Concentration Requirements: Four subjects from the list below, including no more than two from a single discipline and no more than one focused on the Iberian Peninsula. (Please note that a student may choose not to take a subject focused on the Iberian Peninsula.) Also note that a minimum of three of the four subjects must be MIT subjects. Students are encouraged to consult the Harvard Catalogue to broaden their choices.
A HASS Concentration may include only ONE (1) HASS-D that also counts toward the HASS-D Requirement. You may include more than one only if the additional HASS-D class will NOT count as a HASS-D in your degree audit.
Anthropology/Politics/Archaeology and Material Science/History
3.982 The Ancient Andean World
3.983 Ancient Mesoamerican Civilization
17.55J Introduction to Latin American StudiesHASS-D, CI-H [21F.084J] [21A.430J]
17.554 Political Economy of Latin America (G)
21H.802 Latin America: Revolution, Dictatorship, and Democracy, 1850 to Present.
Language/Literature/Arts
21F.080 Masterpieces of Hispanic Culture, CI-H
21F.701 Spanish I {21F.771}
21F.702 Spanish II {21F.772}
21F.703 Spanish III {21F.773} HASS-D Language Option
21F.704 Spanish IV {21F.774} HASS-D Language Option
21F.705 Oral Communication in Spanish
21F.711 Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition: Perspectives on Technology and Culture
21F.712 Spanish Conversation and Composition {21F.792}
21F.713 Advanced Reading and Writing in Spanish
21F.714 Spanish for Bilingual Students
21F.716 Introduction to Contemporary Hispanic Literature and Film HASS-D
21F.717 Introduction to Spanish Culture
21F.730 Twentieth and Twenty-first Century Hispanic American Literature
21F.731 Creation of a Continent: Representations of Hispanic America, 1492-1898, in Literature and Film
21F.735 Advanced Topics in Hispanic Literature and Film
21F.736 The Short Story in Spain and Hispanic America
21F.738 Literature and Social Conflict: Perspectives on Modern Spain
21F.740 The New Spain, 1977 - Present
Note: Graduate subjects are open to qualified undergraduates, with the permission of the instructor.
Students that have taken the following subjects that are no longer offered can count these subjects toward their concentration:
17.507 Democratization and Democratic Breakdown
21A.441 The Conquest of America
21F.010 Introduction to European and Latin American Fiction
21F.028J Sex Roles in Fiction: Europe and Latin America [SP.462J]
21F.742 Cervantes and His Times: Spanish Golden Age Literature and Thought in Don Quixote
Additional information may be obtained from the Concentration Advisor or from the Foreign Languages & Literatures Office, 14N-305, x3-4771.
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