Latin American Studies program requirements
What the Latin American Studies Major and Minor require, as the 2026-2027 Arts & Science Calendar states it, and every course they name.
Latin American Studies Major
- Arts program
- 7.0 credits
- Open enrolment
- ASMAJ0552
Enrolment
This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.
Completion requirements
(7.0 credits, including a minimum of 2.0 LAS credits at the 300+ level, of which a 0.5 credit must be at the 400-level)
1LAS200H1, LAS201H1.
21.5 LAS credits at the 300-level.
30.5 LAS credit at the 400-level, or an equivalent 0.5 credit at the 400-level, approved by the Associate Chair of Latin American Studies or the Department of Spanish and Portuguese.
40.5 credit from: JQR360H1, POL222H1, GGR270H1, DTS300H1 or another 0.5 credit course on a combination of quantitative and qualitative reasoning/ research design approved by the Associate Chair of Latin American Studies or the Department of Spanish and Portuguese.
52.5 LAS credits or pre-approved courses from Lists A and B, of which a maximum of 0.5 credit may be from List B.
Students must successfully complete (with a minimum grade of 65%) at least the second level of language instruction in Spanish or Portuguese by the end of the third year of study. This requirement is normally met through 1.0 credit from either the list of Spanish courses in Group A or from the list of Portuguese courses in List A. Students can also demonstrate equivalent proficiency in the given language through completion of 1.0 credit from the list of Latin American Cultural Expressions courses in List A at a second-year level of instruction or higher.
List A (Thematic Group): Latin American Societies: ANT320H1, ANT340H1, ANT407H1 Historical Understandings of Latin America: HIS291H1, HIS292H1, HIS390H1, HIS397H1, HIS431H1 Latin American Politics: POL305Y1/ POL305H1, POL325H1, POL360H1, POL442H1 Latin American Cultural Expressions: SPA275H1, SPA375H1, SPA381H1, SPA382H1, SPA384H1, SPA385H1, SPA386H1, SPA387H1, SPA389H1, SPA467H1, SPA475H1, SPA480H1, SPA482H1, SPA486H1, SPA488H1, SPA489H1, PRT275H1, PRT375H1 Caribbean Studies: JLN327H1, JLN427H1 Forest Conservation and Forest Biomaterials Science: FOR201H1 Geography: GGR341H1 Music: MUS305H1 Portuguese: (PRT101H1, PRT102H1)/ PRT100Y1, PRT120H1, (PRT201H1, PRT202H1)/ PRT220Y1, PRT205H1, PRT301H1, PRT302H1, PRT305H1, PRT120Y1, PRT219Y1, PRT420H1 Spanish: (SPA101H1, SPA102H1)/ SPA100Y1, SPA120Y1, SPA196H1, (SPA201H1, SPA202H1)/ SPA220Y1, (SPA205H1, SPA305H1)/ SPA219Y1, SPA258H1, SPA259H1, (SPA301H1, SPA302H1)/ SPA320Y1, SPA323H1 Indigenous Languages in Latin America: LIN202H1, LIN302H1, LIN303H1
List B (Disciplinary Group): Caribbean Studies: CAR120Y1, CAR220H1, CAR221H1, CAR324H1 Diaspora and Transnational Studies: DTS200Y1 Economics: ECO324H1, ECO403H1 Geography: JGE321H1 Indigenous Studies: INS200H1, INS205H1 New College Critical Studies in Equity and Solidarity: CSE240H1, CSE270H1, CSE346H1
Courses these requirements name
- LAS200H1Inventing Latin America: Foundational Themes
- LAS201H1Defining Latin America: Current Issues
- JQR360H1The Canadian Census: Populations, Migrations and Demographics
- POL222H1Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning I
- GGR270H1Introductory Analytical Methods
- DTS300H1Qualitative and Quantitative Reasoning
- ANT320H1Ancient Cultures of the Andes
- ANT340H1Anthropology of Latin America last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- ANT407H1Inka and Aztec States
- HIS291H1Latin America: The Colonial Period
- HIS292H1Latin America: The National Period
- HIS390H1Slavery in Latin America
- HIS397H1Political Violence and Human Rights in Latin America
- HIS431H1Historical Memory and Transitional Justice in Latin America
- POL305Y1
- POL305H1Introduction to Latin American Politics and Societies
- POL325H1Contemporary Latin American Politics
- POL360H1Topics in Latin American Politics
- POL442H1Topics in Latin American Politics
- SPA275H121st Century Latin American Cinema
- SPA375H1Latin American Cinema last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- SPA381H1Nation, Identity and Modernity in Spanish-America
- SPA382H1Spanish American Women in Art, Film, and Literature
- SPA384H1Avant-Garde Movements in Spanish America
- SPA385H1Literature and Social Change in Spanish America
- SPA386H1Literary Landscapes of the Mexican Revolution
- SPA387H1Latin American Performative Expression
- SPA389H1Central American Literature: Narratives of War last in the 2022-2023 Calendar
- SPA467H1Topics in Spanish-American Literature and Culture
- SPA475H121st Century Latin American Culture
- SPA480H1Icons and Iconography in Latin American Culture
- SPA482H120th-Century Spanish American Narrative
- SPA486H1Contemporary Caribbean Literatures and Identities
- SPA488H1Central America Postwar Narrative last in the 2022-2023 Calendar
- SPA489H1Latin American Transculturations
- PRT275H1Contemporary Brazilian Cinema last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- PRT375H1Contemporary Brazilian Cinema
- JLN327H1Culture and Modernity in the Hispanic Caribbean last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- JLN427H1Advanced Topics: The Hispanic Caribbean last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- FOR201H1Conservation of Tropical and Subtropical Forests
- GGR341H1The Changing Geography of Latin America
- MUS305H1Latin American and Caribbean Music
- PRT101H1Portuguese for Beginners I
- PRT102H1Portuguese for Beginners II
- PRT100Y1Portuguese for Beginners last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- PRT120H1Portuguese for Spanish Speakers
- PRT201H1Intermediate Portuguese I
- PRT202H1Intermediate Portuguese II
- PRT220Y1Intermediate Portuguese last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- PRT205H1Portuguese for Heritage Speakers
- PRT301H1Advanced Portuguese I
- PRT302H1Advanced Portuguese II
- PRT305H1
- PRT120Y1Portuguese for Spanish Speakers last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- PRT219Y1Academic Portuguese last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- PRT420H1Advanced Academic Portuguese
- SPA101H1Spanish for Beginners I
- SPA102H1Spanish for Beginners II
- SPA100Y1Spanish for Beginners last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- SPA120Y1Accelerated Spanish Through Community Engaged Learning last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- SPA196H1Power, Privilege, and Precarity in the Americas
- SPA201H1Spanish for Intermediate Speakers I
- SPA202H1Spanish for Intermediate Speakers II
- SPA220Y1Intermediate Spanish last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- SPA205H1Spanish for Heritage Speakers I
- SPA305H1Spanish for Heritage Speakers II
- SPA219Y1Academic Spanish last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- SPA258H1Introduction to Hispanic Literary Studies
- SPA259H1Introduction to Hispanic Cultural Studies
- SPA301H1Spanish for Advanced Speakers I
- SPA302H1Spanish for Advanced Speakers II
- SPA320Y1Advanced Spanish last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- SPA323H1Business Spanish
- LIN202H1Introduction to Indigenous Languages of the Americas
- LIN302H1South American Indigenous Languages
- LIN303H1Central American Indigenous Languages
- CAR120Y1Introduction to Caribbean Studies
- CAR220H1Comparative Caribbean Literature
- CAR221H1Comparative Caribbean Literature and Visual Culture
- CAR324H1Capitalism and Crisis in the Caribbean
- DTS200Y1Introduction to Diaspora and Transnational Studies I last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- ECO324H1Economic Development
- ECO403H1Topics in Development Economics and Policy
- JGE321H1Multicultural Perspectives on Environmental Management
- INS200H1Introduction to Indigenous Truth and Resilience
- INS205H1Indigenous Worldviews, Spiritual and Healing Traditions
- CSE240H1Introduction to Critical Equity and Solidarity Studies
- CSE270H1Community Dis/Engagement and Solidarity
- CSE346H1Community Organizing and Global Solidarity
Latin American Studies Minor
- Arts program
- 4.0 credits
- Open enrolment
- ASMIN0552
Enrolment
This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.
Completion requirements
(4.0 credits, including at least 1.0 credit at the 300+ level.)
1LAS200H1 and LAS201H1
20.5 LAS credit at the 300-level.
32.5 LAS credits, or pre-approved courses from cognate units listed below (List A). Of the 2.5 credits, a minimum of 0.5 credit must be from the Social Sciences/BR=3; another 0.5 credit must be from the Humanities/BR=1 or 2. (LAS300H1 or LAS370H1 can be used to cover the Social Science requirement and LAS301H1, LAS310H1, LAS320H1, LAS350H1 for the Humanities requirement).
Spanish or Portuguese language study is recommended, but not a requirement.
List A (Thematic Group): Latin American Societies: ANT320H1, ANT340H1, ANT407H1 Historical Understandings of Latin America: HIS291H1, HIS292H1, HIS390H1, HIS397H1, HIS431H1 Latin American Politics: POL305Y1/ POL305H1, POL325H1, POL360H1, POL442H1 Latin American Cultural Expressions: SPA275H1, SPA375H1, SPA381H1, SPA382H1, SPA384H1, SPA385H1, SPA386H1, SPA387H1, SPA389H1, SPA467H1, SPA475H1, SPA480H1, SPA482H1, SPA486H1, SPA488H1, SPA489H1, PRT275H1, PRT375H1 Caribbean Studies: JLN327H1, JLN427H1 Forest Conservation and Forest Biomaterials Science: FOR201H1 Geography: GGR341H1 Music: MUS305H1 Portuguese: (PRT101H1, PRT102H1)/ PRT100Y1, PRT120H1, (PRT201H1, PRT202H1)/ PRT220Y1, PRT205H1, PRT301H1, PRT302H1, PRT305H1, PRT120Y1, PRT219Y1, PRT420H1 Spanish: (SPA101H1, SPA102H1)/ SPA100Y1, SPA120Y1, SPA196H1, (SPA201H1, SPA202H1)/ SPA220Y1, (SPA205H1, SPA305H1)/ SPA219Y1, SPA258H1, SPA259H1, (SPA301H1, SPA302H1)/ SPA320Y1, SPA323H1 Indigenous Languages in Latin America: LIN202H1, LIN302H1, LIN303H1
Courses these requirements name
- LAS200H1Inventing Latin America: Foundational Themes
- LAS201H1Defining Latin America: Current Issues
- LAS300H1Topics in the Social Sciences
- LAS370H1Critical Perspectives of Development in Latin American Contexts
- LAS301H1Topics in the Humanities
- LAS310H1The Postcolonial Imaginary in Latin America
- LAS320H1Latin American Thought
- LAS350H1Indigenous Realities in Latin America
- ANT320H1Ancient Cultures of the Andes
- ANT340H1Anthropology of Latin America last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- ANT407H1Inka and Aztec States
- HIS291H1Latin America: The Colonial Period
- HIS292H1Latin America: The National Period
- HIS390H1Slavery in Latin America
- HIS397H1Political Violence and Human Rights in Latin America
- HIS431H1Historical Memory and Transitional Justice in Latin America
- POL305Y1
- POL305H1Introduction to Latin American Politics and Societies
- POL325H1Contemporary Latin American Politics
- POL360H1Topics in Latin American Politics
- POL442H1Topics in Latin American Politics
- SPA275H121st Century Latin American Cinema
- SPA375H1Latin American Cinema last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- SPA381H1Nation, Identity and Modernity in Spanish-America
- SPA382H1Spanish American Women in Art, Film, and Literature
- SPA384H1Avant-Garde Movements in Spanish America
- SPA385H1Literature and Social Change in Spanish America
- SPA386H1Literary Landscapes of the Mexican Revolution
- SPA387H1Latin American Performative Expression
- SPA389H1Central American Literature: Narratives of War last in the 2022-2023 Calendar
- SPA467H1Topics in Spanish-American Literature and Culture
- SPA475H121st Century Latin American Culture
- SPA480H1Icons and Iconography in Latin American Culture
- SPA482H120th-Century Spanish American Narrative
- SPA486H1Contemporary Caribbean Literatures and Identities
- SPA488H1Central America Postwar Narrative last in the 2022-2023 Calendar
- SPA489H1Latin American Transculturations
- PRT275H1Contemporary Brazilian Cinema last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- PRT375H1Contemporary Brazilian Cinema
- JLN327H1Culture and Modernity in the Hispanic Caribbean last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- JLN427H1Advanced Topics: The Hispanic Caribbean last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- FOR201H1Conservation of Tropical and Subtropical Forests
- GGR341H1The Changing Geography of Latin America
- MUS305H1Latin American and Caribbean Music
- PRT101H1Portuguese for Beginners I
- PRT102H1Portuguese for Beginners II
- PRT100Y1Portuguese for Beginners last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- PRT120H1Portuguese for Spanish Speakers
- PRT201H1Intermediate Portuguese I
- PRT202H1Intermediate Portuguese II
- PRT220Y1Intermediate Portuguese last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- PRT205H1Portuguese for Heritage Speakers
- PRT301H1Advanced Portuguese I
- PRT302H1Advanced Portuguese II
- PRT305H1
- PRT120Y1Portuguese for Spanish Speakers last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- PRT219Y1Academic Portuguese last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- PRT420H1Advanced Academic Portuguese
- SPA101H1Spanish for Beginners I
- SPA102H1Spanish for Beginners II
- SPA100Y1Spanish for Beginners last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- SPA120Y1Accelerated Spanish Through Community Engaged Learning last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- SPA196H1Power, Privilege, and Precarity in the Americas
- SPA201H1Spanish for Intermediate Speakers I
- SPA202H1Spanish for Intermediate Speakers II
- SPA220Y1Intermediate Spanish last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- SPA205H1Spanish for Heritage Speakers I
- SPA305H1Spanish for Heritage Speakers II
- SPA219Y1Academic Spanish last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- SPA258H1Introduction to Hispanic Literary Studies
- SPA259H1Introduction to Hispanic Cultural Studies
- SPA301H1Spanish for Advanced Speakers I
- SPA302H1Spanish for Advanced Speakers II
- SPA320Y1Advanced Spanish last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- SPA323H1Business Spanish
- LIN202H1Introduction to Indigenous Languages of the Americas
- LIN302H1South American Indigenous Languages
- LIN303H1Central American Indigenous Languages
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