Students need their advisor s permission to enroll in other courses. Students may be required to perform additional exercises or to submit additional material in connection with the Major Assessment Program. The major s thesis is not required, but is offered as an option for students interested in specific topics of research. Majors who have chosen to write a thesis shall register, in their fourth year, for LAST 491-492, which count toward the 30 credits required for the major. The Latin American Studies Program also offers a Distinguished Major Program.
Details are available from the advisor.
Either SPAN 202 or PORT 212, or the equivalents Must take 18 credits of courses in the Latin American field offered by the departments of anthropology, economics, English, government and foreign affairs, history, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese, and others. Not more than nine credits in any one department may be counted towards the minor. Students must take courses in at least three departments. Master's Degree in Spanish or Italian Thirty hours of course work Thesis Written and oral comprehensive examinations. The Tavola Italiana is a weekly informal get-together of students and faculty for conversation and conviviality.