The Latin American and Latino 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) subject that also counts toward the HASS Distribution Requirement. You may include more than one only if the additional subject will NOT count as a HASS Distribution subject in your degree audit.
ANTHROPOLOGY/POLITICS/ARCHAEOLOGY AND MATERIAL SCIENCE/HISTORY
3.982 The Ancient Andean World, HASS-S
3.983 Ancient Mesoamerican Civilization, HASS-S
17.145 Political Economy of Technology and Development in Latin America, HASS-S
17.55J Introduction to Latin American Studies [21A.130J, 21F.084J], HASS-S, HASS-D 4, CI-H
21H.171 Latin America: Revolution, Dictatorship, and Democracy, 1850 to Present, HASS-H
LANGUAGE/LITERATURE/ARTS
21F.074 Topics in Portuguese Popular Culture, HASS-H
21F.701 Spanish I {21F.771}, HASS-H
21F.702 Spanish II {21F.772, 21F.782}, HASS-H
21F.703 Spanish III {21F.773}, HASS-H, HASS-D Language Option
21F.704 Spanish IV {21F.774}, HASS-H, HASS-D Language Option
21F.711 Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition: Perspectives on Technology and Culture, HASS-H
21F.712 Spanish Conversation and Composition {21F.792}, HASS-H
21F.713 Advanced Communication in Spanish: Film, Visual Arts, and Fiction, HASS-H
21F.714 Spanish for Bilingual Students, HASS-H
21F.716 Introduction to Contemporary Hispanic Literature and Film, HASS-H, HASS-D 1
21F.721 The Novelist as Witness: Science and Imagination in 20th-Century Spain, HASS-H
21F.730 Hispanic America: One Hundred Years of Literature and Film, HASS-H
21F.735 Advanced Topics in Hispanic Literature and Film, HASS-H
21F.738 Literature and Social Conflict: Perspectives on Modern Spain, HASS-H
21F.801 Portuguese I, HASS-H
21F.802 Portuguese II, HASS-H
21F.803 Portuguese III, HASS-H
21F.804 Portuguese IV, HASS-H
21F.820 Topics in Modern Portuguese Literature and Culture, HASS-H
21F.880 Accelerated Introductory Portuguese for Spanish Speakers, HASS-H
21L.019 Introduction to European and Latin American Fiction, HASS-H, HASS-D 1, CI-H
21L.640J The New Spain: 1977 – Present [21F.740J], HASS-H
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
17.554 Political Economy of Latin America
21A.441 The Conquest of America
21F.028J Sex Roles in Fiction: Europe and Latin America
21F.080 Masterpieces of Hispanic Culture
21F.705 Oral Communication in Spanish
21F.717 Introduction to Spanish Culture
21F.731 Creation of a Continent: Representations of Hispanic America, 1492-1898, in Literature and Film
21F.736 The Short Story in Spain and Hispanic America
21F.742 Cervantes and His Times: Spanish Golden Age Literature and Thought in Don Quixote
[ ] Jointly listed subjects
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(G) Graduate subjects which are open to qualified undergraduates, with the permission of the instructor
Additional information may be obtained from the Concentration Advisor:
Professor Elizabeth Garrels, 14N-323, x3-9688
Or from the Foreign Languages & Literatures Office, 14N-305, x3-4771
Massachusetts Institute of Technology