Bachelor's in Latin American Studies

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Students will understand and interpret foundational knowledge relating to historical, socio-cultural, geographic and economic conditions in Latin America, as well as how Latin America has interacted with world powers. Our LAS students will understand and learn basic methodologies of social science research and writing as well as humantities/language based research. This includes modern library skills, as well as humanities/language based research. Students will demonstrate their understanding by writing papers in Spanish and/or Portuguese, as well as producing a major capstone project of 20 or more pages. Latin American Studies students will learn to critically analyze ideas, evidence, and arguments relating to a topic or a significant historical event or process in Latin America, and make a significant oral presentation, demonstrating recent knowledge from primary sources as well as books, newspapers, and journals, many of which are written in target languages. LAS students will demonstrate written and verbal fluency in Spanish or Portuguese in the numerous language courses required in the major.