Courses
LACS offers a variety of courses that explore issues and topics pertaining to Latin America and the Caribbean. Courses range from various fields of study including music, politics, economics, feminist studies, archaeology, theater, art history, language, literature, architecture, agriculture, science and literature.
Approved Courses for LACS Minor
Note: You do not have to register for a course under the LATA number for it to count towards the minor; you can register under either the parent course numbers or any of the cross-registration course numbers.
Unlinked course numbers are not offered in Fall 2022 and/or Spring 2023.
| Course Number | Title | Credits | Semester | Instructor(s) |
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AMERICAN INDIAN AND INDIGENOUS STUDIES |
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| AIIS 4300 |
Indigenous Peoples and Decolonial Philosophies (EC-LASP) Combined with: AIIS 6300 |
3 | FA | Richardson, T |
| AFRICANA STUDIES | ||||
| ASRC 2212 | Caribbean Worlds Combined with: ENGL 2512, LSP 2212 |
3 | FA | Boyce Davies, C |
| ASRC 2308 |
Modern Caribbean History |
4 | SP | Byfield, J |
| ASRC 3010 | Sweetness: How Sugar Built the Modern World Combined with: LATA 3015 |
4 | FA | Aching, G |
| AMERICAN STUDIES | ||||
| AMST 1802 | Introduction to Latinos in U.S. History | 4 | SP | Garcia, M |
| AMST 2253 | Diasporas from the Spanish Caribbean | Staff | ||
| AMST 2630 |
Brazil to Brooklyn: Jewish Cultures of the Americas |
4 |
FA | Branfman, J |
| ANTHROPOLOGY | ||||
| ANTHR 3255 | Ancient Mexico and Central America Combined with: ANTHR 6255, ARKEO 3255, ARKEO 6255, LATA 3550, LATA 6255 |
4 | SP | Henderson, J |
| ANTHR 3256 | Ancient Civilizations of the Andes Combined with: ANTHR 7256, ARKEO 3256, ARKEO 7256 LATA 3256, LATA 7256 |
4 | SP | Henderson, J |
| ART HISTORY | ||||
| ARTH 2550 | Introduction to Art History: Latin American Art Combined with: LATA 2050 |
4 | SP | Cohen-Aponte, A |
| ARTH 3565 | Art & Architecture of Colonial Latin America Combined with: LATA 3565, VISST 3565 |
4 | SP | Cohen-Aponte, A |
| ARTH 3566 | Art and Architecture of the Pre-Columbian Americas Combined with: ARKEO 3566, LATA 3566, LSP 3566, VISST 3566 |
4 | FA | Cohen-Aponte, A |
| ARTH 4155 | Topics in Latin American Art Combined with: ARTH 6155, LATA 4155, LATA 6155, VISST 4155, VISST 6155 |
4 | SP | Fernandez, M |
| ARTH 4160 | Topics in Colonial Encounters Combined with: ARTH 6160, LATA 4160, LATA 6160, VISST 4160 |
4 | SP | Cohen-Aponte, A |
| ARTH 4165 | Visual Encounters in the Early Modern World Combined with: VISST 4165 |
4 | SP | Cohen-Aponte, A Lazzaro, C |
| COMPARATIVE LITERATURE | ||||
| COML 3010 | Hispanic Theater Production Combined with: LATA 3010, LSP 3010 |
1 to 3 | SP | Castillo, D |
| COML 3336 | Border Environments Combined with: COML 6336, LATA 3336, LATA 6336, LSP 3336, LSP 6336, SPAN 3335, SPAN 6335 |
4 | SP |
Banerjee, A Castillo, D |
| COML 4339 | Bodies at the Border Combined with: ASIAN 4440, FGSS 4339, LSP 4339 |
4 | SP | Banerjee, A Castillo, D |
| EARTH AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES | ||||
| EAS 7930 | Andes-Himalaya Seminar | 1 | FA/SP | Kay, S |
| ENGLISH | ||||
| ENGL 4565 | Traffic: Drugs, Bodies, Books Combined with: AMST 4565, LATA 4565, LSP 4565 |
4 | FA | Brady, M |
| GOVERNMENT | ||||
| GOVT 3293 | Comparative Politics of Latin America Combined with: DSOC 3290, LATA 3290 Not taught AY’21-‘22 |
4 | SP | Roberts, K |
| GOVT 3613 |
Politics of Sustainable Development in Latin America. Combined with: LATA 3614/3623 FA’23, WN’24, SP’24 |
1 | FA/WN/SP | Roberts, K |
| GOVT 3623 |
Politics of Sustainable Development in Latin America III Note: Next taught in SP’24” |
1 | SP | Roberts, K |
| HISTORY | ||||
| HIST 1950 | The Invention of the Americas Combined with: LATA 1950 |
4 | FA | Bassi Arevalo, E |
| HIST 1951 | Foreign Policy as Subversion Combined with: AMST 1951, LATA 1951 |
4 | SP | Craib, R Loos, T |
| HIST 1960 | Modern Latin America Combined with: LATA 1960 |
4 | SP | Craib, R |
| HIST 1970 | Pirates, Slaves, and Revolutionaries: A History of the Caribbean from Columbus to Louverture Combined with: ASRC 1790 |
4 | SP | Bassi Arevalo, E |
| HIST 1986 | Disasters!: A History of Colonial Failures in the Atlantic World, 1450-1750 (also AMST 1986/ LATA 1986) | 4 | FA | Casey Schmitt |
| HIST 2055 | Race and Slavery in the Early Atlantic World | 4 | FA | Casey Schmitt |
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HIST 2253 NEW! SP’23 |
Diasporas from the Spanish Caribbean (cross-listed LATA 2252 and as AMST/LSP 2253) |
4 | SP | Garcia, M |
| HIST 2715 | A Global South: Chile, the Pacific, and the World Combined with: HIST 6715, LATA 2715, SPAN 2715 Not taught SP‘22 |
4-5 | SP | Craib, R |
| HIST 3060 | Modern Mexico: A Global History Combined with: LATA 3060, LSP 3061 |
4 | FA | Craib, R |
| HIST 4041 | Atlantic Commodities | 4 | SP | Bassi Arevalo, E |
| HIST 4385 | Building, Inhabiting, Destroying Urban Latin America Combined with: HIST 6385, LATA 4385, LATA 6385 |
4 | SP | Romero-Sanchez, S |
| HIST 4590 | Resistance, Rebellion, Revolution in Latin America Combined with: HIST 6590, LATA 4590, LATA 6590, SPAN 4595 |
4 | FA | Craib, R |
| HIST 6131 | A Greater Caribbean: New Approaches to Caribbean History Combined with: ASRC 6131 |
4 | SP | Bassi Arevalo, E |
| HIST 6482 | History/Geography/Theory Combined with: LATA 6482 |
4 | SP | Craib, R |
| HIST 2091 |
A History of Human Trafficking in the Atlantic World, ca. 1400-1800 |
4 | SP | Schmitt, C |
| HIST 2307 | Histories of the African Diaspora | 4 | SP | Byfield, J |
| HIST 3405 | A Maritime History of Early America, ca. 1450-1850 | 4 | SP | Schmitt, C |
| INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LABOR | ||||
| ILRIC 4367 |
Migration and Mobility: Theories and Lived Realities |
4 | SP | Ivory, T |
| LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES | ||||
| LATA 4000 | Contemporary Issues in Latin - Latino America Combined with: LSP 4000, LATA 6000, LSP 6000 |
1 | FA | Castillo, D |
| LATA 4970 | Independent Study in Latin American Studies | 1 - 3 | SP |
Devoogd, T |
| VISST 4617 | Seeing Corruption in Mexico Combined with: SHUM 4617, LATA 4617 |
4 | FA | Perez-Leon, L |
| MUSIC | ||||
| MUSIC 1320 | Music of Latin America Combined with: LATA 1320 |
3 | FA | Sierra, R |
| MUSIC 1321 | Music of Mexico and the Mexican Diaspora Combined with: LSP 1321, LATA 1321, AMST 1321, SPAN 1321 |
3 | SP | Madrid, A |
| MUSIC 3609 | Brazilian Ensemble- Dexia Sambar Combined with: LATA 3609 |
1 | SP | Pond, S |
| MUSIC 3613 | Cornell Steel Band Combined with: LATA 3613 |
1 | FA/SP | Miller, C |
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PORTUGUESE Note: Cornell offers the following Portuguese courses and can help you get to the level that will allow you to get to PORT2010, the minimum Portuguese level required for the LAS Minor. |
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| PORT 1210 | Elementary Brazilian Portuguese I | 4 | FA | D. Osborne |
| PORT 1220 | Elementary Brazilian Portuguese II | 4 | SP | D. Osborne |
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PORTUGUESE Note: Either of these courses count towards the language requirement of the LAS Minor |
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| PORT 2010 | Intermediate Brazilian Portuguese for Spanish Speakers I | 4 | FA/SP | D. Osborne |
| PORT 2020 | Intermediate Brazilian Portuguese for Spanish Speakers II | 4 | FA/SP | D. Osborne |
| PORT 2500 |
Intro to Lusophone Cultures Note: Counts towards LAS minor, only offered Fall ’22 |
3 | FA | Staff |
| PORT 2800 | Perspectives on Brazil Combined with: LATA 2800 Counts toward Minor if already taken; Next taught SP’22 |
4 | SP | D. Osborne |
| PORT 3100 |
Advanced Portuguese Counts toward Minor if already taken, not taught AY21-22, Next taught SP’22 |
4 | SP | D. Osborne |
| PORT 3200 |
Advanced Portuguese II (No Description) Counts toward Minor if already taken, not taught AY21-22, Not Taught SP’22 |
4 | SP | Staff |
| PORT 3480 | Brazilian Culture Through its Music Combined with: ASRC 3480, LATA 3480, MUSIC 3480 |
4 | SP | Staff |
| PORT 4660 | Inventions of Brazil Combined with: SPAN 4660 |
4 | SP | Staff |
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SOCIETY FOR THE HUMANITIES |
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| SHUM 4666/6666 |
Specters of Latin America |
4 | SP | Troconis, I |
| SOCIOLOGY | ||||
| SOC 2650 | Latinos in the United States Combined with: AMST 2655, DSOC 2650, LSP 2010 |
3-4 | SP | Velez, H |
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SPANISH The following Spanish courses are offered by Cornell and can help you get to the level that will allow you to get to SPAN 2095, the minimum Spanish level required for the minor. |
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| SPAN 1120 | Elementary Spanish: Review and Continuation | 4 | FA | Staff |
| SPAN 1210 | Elementary Spanish I | 4 | FA | Staff |
| SPAN 1220 | Elementary Spanish II | 4 | SP | Staff |
| SPAN 1230 | Continuing Spanish | 4 | FA/SP | Staff |
| SPAN 2070 | Intermediate Spanish for the Medical and Health Professions* | 4 | FA/SP | Staff |
| SPAN 2090 | Intermediate Spanish I (Composition and Conversation) | 4 | FA/SP | Staff |
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SPANISH Required for the minor (or PORT 2010/2020)* |
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| SPAN 2095 | Intermediate Spanish II (Composition and Conversation)* | 4 | FA/SP | Staff |
| *If you have taken the CASE exam and received a Q++ or higher, you do not need to take SPAN 2095 to receive the minor. CASE exams are given twice a year. If you missed it, contact the LACS Program Manager for further information: lacs@cornell.edu | ||||
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SPANISH The following Spanish classes count towards the 15 elective credits for the LAS Minor. LAC (Language Across the Curriculum) and JumpStart Spanish course credits count toward the elective credit hours. |
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| SPAN 1501 | Strategies for Spanish Abroad | 1 | FA/SP | Staff |
| SPAN 2070 | Intermediate Spanish for the Medical and Health Professions* | 4 | FA/SP | Staff |
| SPAN 2130 | Advanced Spoken Spanish | 4 | SP | Staff |
| SPAN 2140 | Modern Spanish Survey | 4 | FA/SP | Staff |
| SPAN 2150 | Contemporary Latin American Survey Combined with: LATA 2150 |
4 | FA/SP | Staff |
| SPAN 2170 | Early Modern Iberia Survey Combined with: LATA 2170, MEDVL 2170 |
4 | FA/SP | Staff |
| SPAN 2180 | Advanced Spanish Writing Workshop* | 4 | FA/SP | Staff |
| SPAN 2200 | Perspectives on Latin America Combined with: LATA 2200 |
4 | SP | Staff |
| SPAN 2205 | Perspectives on Latin America in Spanish | 4 | SP | Staff |
| SPAN 2330 | Latino Music in the US Combined with: AMST 2320, LSP 2320, MUSIC 2320 |
3 | SP | Staff |
| SPAN 2715 | A Global South: Chile, the Pacific and the World | 4 | SP |
Craib, R |
| SPAN 3020 | Spanish Foreign Language Across the Curriculum (FLAC) | 1 | FA/SP | Staff |
| SPAN 3170 | Creative Writing Workshop (in Spanish) | 4 | SP | Staff |
| SPAN 3270 | Shapes of the Past | 4 | SP | Staff |
| SPAN 3470 | Nueva York: Caribbean Urbanisms Combined with: AMST 3475, ASRC 3470, LATA 3470, LSP 3470 |
4 | FA | Staff |
| SPAN 3475 | Environmental Justice in Latin America | 3 | SP |
Fornoff, C |
| SPAN 3485 | Cinematic Cities Combined with: COML 3485, FREN 3485, ITAL 3485 |
4 | FA | Staff |
| SPAN 3690 | Animals, Monsters, and Cyborgs | 4 | SP | Staff |
| SPAN 3710 | Latin American Documentary | 4 | SP |
Troconis Gonzalez, I |
| SPAN 3800 | Poetry and Poetics of the Americas Combined with: AMST 3820, COML 3800, ENGL 3910, LATA 3800 |
4 | SP | Staff |
| SPAN 3900 | Latin American Film | 4 | SP | Staff |
| SPAN 3920 | 4 | SP | Liliana Colanzi | |
| SPAN 4630 | Modern Andean Literature | 4 | FA | Staff |
| SPAN 4745 |
Knowledge and Power: Literary and Cultural Encounters in the Ibero-Atlantic (1492-2015) Combined with: ROMS 4750 |
4 | SP | Velloso-Lyons, L |
| SPAN 4910 | Latin American Literature and Mass Media Combined with: LATA 4910 |
4 | SP | Staff |
| SPAN 6745 |
Knowledge and Power: Literary and Cultural Encounters in the Ibero-Atlantic (1492-2015) Combined with: ROMS 6750 |
4 | SP | Velloso-Lyons, L |
| SPAN 6940 | Latin American 20th Century Novels | 4 | SP | Staff |
| OTHER | ||||
| QUECH 1210 | Quechua will not be taught FA’23 nor SP’24; However, for those that took in FA’21-SP’22 and FA’22-SP’23, these course credits DO count towards the 15 Elective credits needed for a LAS Minor, but not towards the LAS Minor language requirement. | 3 | FA | TBD |
| QUECH 1220 | Quechua will not be taught FA’23 nor SP’24; However, for those that took in FA’21-SP’22 and FA’22-SP’23, these course credits DO count towards the 15 Elective credits needed for a LAS Minor, but not towards the LAS Minor language requirement. | 3 | SP | TBD |
| CRP 3850 |
Special Topics in Planning: Cartooning as Social Commentary Note: Counts towards LAS minor, only offered SP’21 |
3 | SP | Pedro X. Molina |
| CRP 5850 |
Special Topics: Cartooning as Social Commentary Note: Counts towards LAS minor, only offered SP’21 |
3 | SP | Pedro X. Molina |
| LSP 1820 |
U.S. Borders, North and South |
3 | LSP | Garcia, M / Parmenter, J |