Latin
American Studies offers an exciting and diverse major, one
of the few area-studies majors at Penn State. The major requires 43
credits; a minor is also offered with a 30-credit requirement.
The
degree is offered by the College of Liberal Arts and includes courses
in the departments of Anthropology, Economics, History, Political
Science, and Spanish and Portuguese, as well as the Geography department
in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. Required courses are
Anthropology 45, Economics 14, History 178 & 179, Political Science
456, Portuguese 001, and Spanish 200, 131, 400, & 476, but substitutes
can be made for courses not offered in a particular semester (see the Director or
Advisor for Latin American Studies). There are also a number of LAS-related Education Abroad programs.
SPRING 2008 COURSES
The
major and minor in LAS are designed to be combined with other majors
and minors to create a multidisciplinary degree that will enrichen
the studentıs educational experience at Penn State and be appealing
to potential graduate programs and employers. Most LAS majors go on
to law school or graduate school; others find jobs with corporations
that have Latin American interests or with US government agencies
such as the NSA and State Department.
Click here for the MAJOR Requirements
Click here for the MINOR Requirements
