International and Area Studies
Kansas State University, 215 Eisenhower Hall, Manhattan,
KS 66506-1004
phone 785-532-1988, e-mail ias@ksu.edu,
fax 785-532-7004
Secondary Major in Latin American Studies
Kansas State University
The Latin American Studies
program promotes understanding of the nations and cultures commonly referred
to as "Latin American" through its commitment to interdisciplinary study.
The program provides students not only a field of academic study, but also
a useful background for various careers.
The program encourages a distribution of regional and
topical course work which is approved by the Latin American Studies Advisory
Committee and administered by the Director of International and Area Studies.Students
who complete the secondary major in Latin American Studies are expected
to include the following within their areas of knowledge or competence:
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Reading and speaking capability in Spanish or Portuguese
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Basic geographic knowledge of the geographic, demographic,
political, racial and ethnic "landscape" of Latin America today
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Ability to understand and analyze cultures other than their
own
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An integration of their program of study into a meaningful
and coherent whole
Secondary Major in Latin American Studies
Course Requirements
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21 hours, including the Senior Seminar
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Minimum of four departments
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No more than nine hours in any one department
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Study abroad transfer credits encouraged
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Senior Research in Latin American Studies (DAS 407).
Currently an independent studies project under the tutelage of an instructor
in the subject field and under the general direction of the program director.
Guidelines
for DAS 407
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Foreign Language Requirement: Four college semesters
of Spanish or Portuguese or the equivalent.
For more information contact:
Bradley Shaw, Director
International and Area Studies
College of Arts and Sciences
Kansas State University
c/o Department of Modern Languages
215 Eisenhower Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506-1004
TEL (785) 532-1988
FAX (785) 532-7004
or send e-mail to:
ias@ksu.edu
