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Specialization in Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Specialization in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
B.G.In.S. Honours (20.0 credits)

A. Credits Included in Major CGPA (12.0 credits)
1.  4.5 credits in: Core Courses4.5
GINS 1000 [0.5]
Global History
GINS 1010 [0.5]
International Law and Politics
GINS 1020 [0.5]
Ethnography, Globalization and Culture
GINS 2000 [0.5]
Ethics and Globalization
GINS 2010 [0.5]
Globalization and International Economic Issues
GINS 2020 [0.5]
Global Literatures
GINS 3010 [0.5]
Global and International Theory
GINS 3020 [0.5]
Places, Boundaries, Movements and Global Environmental Change
GINS 4090 [0.5]
Honours Seminar in Global and International Studies
2.  7.5 credits in: the Specialization7.5
Note: Language Requirement – Students choosing the Latin America and Caribbean Studies Specialization must fulfil their language requirement with a language relevant to Latin American and the Caribbean other than English. The Program Director will maintain a list of those languages suitable for meeting this requirement.
a. 1.0 credit in : Foundations
LACS 1001 [0.5]
Introduction to Latin American and Caribbean Studies I
LACS 1002 [0.5]
Introduction to Latin American and Caribbean Studies II
b. 1.0 credit from: History
HIST 2308 [0.5]
Colonial Latin America
HIST 2309 [0.5]
Modern Latin America
HIST 2710 [0.5]
Introduction to Caribbean History
c. 0.5 credit from: Politics
PSCI 3204 [0.5]
Politics of Latin America
PSCI 3205 [0.5]
Mexican Politics
d. 3.0 credits from: Courses with LACS Content
ANTH 2640 [0.5]
Andean Ethnography
ANTH 2650 [0.5]
Ethnography of Mesoamerica
ENGL 2956 [0.5]
Literatures of the Americas I
ENGL 2957 [0.5]
Literatures of the Americas II
GEOG 3023 [0.5]
Cities in a Global World
GEOG 3025 [0.5]
Geographies of Selected Regions
GEOG 3030 [0.5]
Regional Field Excursion
GINS 3900 [0.5]
International Placement
GINS 4900 [0.5]
Tutorial in Global and International Studies
GINS 4908 [1.0]
Honours Research Essay
HIST 3403 [1.0]
Comparative Slavery and Emancipation in the Atlantic World
HIST 3704 [0.5]
Aztecs
HIST 3710 [0.5]
Themes in Caribbean History
HIST 3712 [0.5]
Social History of Mexico
HIST 3713 [0.5]
Gender and Sexuality in Latin America
HIST 4700 [1.0]
Seminar in World History
HIST 4915 [0.5]
Topics in History (topics in LACS)
e. 1.5 credits from: Context
ANTH 2020 [0.5]
Race and Ethnicity
ANTH 2040 [0.5]
Anthropology and Gender
ANTH 2850 [0.5]
Development and Underdevelopment
ANTH 3020 [0.5]
Studies in Race and Ethnicity
ANTH 3027 [0.5]
Studies in Globalization and Human Rights
ECON 3508 [0.5]
Introduction to Economic Development
ENGL 3965 [0.5]
Intro to Postcolonial Theory
GEOG 2200 [0.5]
Global Connections
GEOG 2300 [0.5]
Space, Place and Culture
GEOG 3021 [0.5]
Geographies of Culture and Identity
GEOG 3024 [0.5]
Understanding Globalization
GEOG 3209 [0.5]
Sustainability and Environment in the South
GEOG 3404 [0.5]
Geographies of Economic Development
GEOG 4024 [0.5]
Seminar in Globalization
HIST 3217 [0.5]
Empire and Globalization
HIST 3405 [0.5]
U.S. Foreign Policy 1865-1941
HUMR 2202 [0.5]
Power Relations and Human Rights
HUMR 2401 [0.5]
Political Repression: Impacts and Responses
HUMR 3501 [0.5]
Social, Economic and Cultural Rights
HUMR 3502 [0.5]
Corporations and Human Rights
HUMR 3503 [0.5]
Global Environmental Justice
HUMR 4402 [0.5]
Terror and Human Rights
LAWS 3208 [0.5]
International Trade Regulation
PSCI 2102 [0.5]
Comparative Politics of the Global South
PSCI 3105 [0.5]
Imperialism
PSCI 3307 [0.5]
Politics of Human Rights
PSCI 3502 [0.5]
Gender and Politics: Global South
PSCI 3502 [0.5]
Gender and Politics: Global South
PSCI 3600 [0.5]
International Institutions
PSCI 3802 [0.5]
Globalization and Human Rights
PSCI 4104 [0.5]
Theory and Practice of Development in the Global South
PSCI 4500 [0.5]
Gender and Globalization
PSCI 4505 [0.5]
Transitions to Democracy
f. 0.5 credit in: Capstone Seminar
LACS 4001 [0.5]
Issues in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
PSCI 4819 [0.5]
Latin America in the World
B. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (8.0 credits)
3.  8.0 credits in: Free Electives8.0
C. Additional Requirements
4. The International Experience requirement must be met.
5. The Language requirement must be met.
Total Credits20.0