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This section presents the requirements for programs in:
- Specialization in Latin American and Caribbean Studies B.G.In.S. Honours
- Stream in Latin American and Caribbean Studies B.G.In.S. General
- Minor in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Program Requirements
Bachelor of Global and International Studies (B.G.In.S.)
Note: Details regarding graduation requirements, the international experience requirement, and the language requirement for the B.G.In.S. degree can be found at the B.G.In.S. program page.
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 Courses | 4.5 | |
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. 0.0 credit in: International Experience Requirement Preparation | ||
GINS 1300 [0.0] | International Experience Requirement Preparation | |
3. 7.5 credits in: the Specialization | 7.5 | |
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 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 | |
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 3600 [0.5] | International Institutions | |
PSCI 3802 [0.5] | Globalization and Human Rights | |
PSCI 4104 [0.5] | Development in the Global South - Theory and Practice | |
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) | ||
4. 8.0 credits in: Free Electives | 8.0 | |
C. Additional Requirements | ||
5. The International Experience requirement must be met. | ||
6. The Language requirement must be met. | ||
Total Credits | 20.0 |
Stream in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
B.G.In.S. General (15.0 credits)
Credits Included in the Major CGPA (8.0 credits) | ||
1. 4.0 credits in: Core Courses | 4.0 | |
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 | |
2. 4.0 credits from: the Stream | 4.0 | |
Note: Language Requirement - Students choosing the Latin America and Caribbean Studies Stream 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 languagages suitable for meeting this requirement. | ||
a. 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. History | ||
HIST 2308 [0.5] | Colonial Latin America | |
HIST 2309 [0.5] | Modern Latin America | |
HIST 2710 [0.5] | Introduction to Caribbean History | |
c. Politics | ||
PSCI 3204 [0.5] | Politics of Latin America | |
PSCI 3205 [0.5] | Mexican Politics | |
d. 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 | |
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 | |
e. 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 | |
HIST 3217 [0.5] | Empire and Globalization | |
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 3503 [0.5] | Global Environmental Justice | |
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 3600 [0.5] | International Institutions | |
PSCI 3802 [0.5] | Globalization and Human Rights | |
B. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (7.0 credits): | ||
3. 7.0 credits in: Free Electives | 7.0 | |
C. Additional Requirements | ||
4. The Language requirement must be met. | ||
Total Credits | 15.0 |
Minor in Latin American and Caribbean Studies (4.0 credits)
This minor is available to all undergraduate degree students with the exception of those in the B.G.In.S. Specialization or Stream in Latin American and Caribbean Studies.
Requirements | ||
1. 1.0 credit in: | 1.0 | |
LACS 1001 [0.5] | Introduction to Latin American and Caribbean Studies I | |
LACS 1002 [0.5] | Introduction to Latin American and Caribbean Studies II | |
2. 1.0 credit from Approved Latin American and Caribbean Studies Electives at the 2000-level or higher | 1.0 | |
3. 1.0 credit from Approved Latin American and Caribbean Studies Electives at the 3000-level or higher | 1.0 | |
4. 0.5 credit from: | 0.5 | |
LACS 4001 [0.5] | Issues in Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
LACS 4819 [0.5] | Latin America and the World | |
5. 0.5 credit from Approved Latin American and Caribbean Studies Electives at the 4000-level or higher | 0.5 | |
6. The remaining requirements of the major discipline(s) and degree must be satisfied. | ||
Total Credits | 4.0 |
Approved Latin American and Caribbean Studies Electives
Anthropology | ||
ANTH 2640 [0.5] | Andean Ethnography | |
ANTH 2650 [0.5] | Ethnography of Mesoamerica | |
ANTH 2670 [0.5] | Ethnography of Brazil | |
ANTH 2850 [0.5] | Development and Underdevelopment | |
ANTH 3600 [0.5] | Studies in Anthropology and Indigenous Peoples | |
ANTH 4730 [0.5] | Colonialism and Post-Colonialism | |
Economics | ||
ECON 3508 [0.5] | Introduction to Economic Development | |
ECON 4507 [0.5] | The Economics of Development | |
ECON 4508 [0.5] | International Aspects of Economic Development | |
English | ||
ENGL 2956 [0.5] | Literatures of the Americas I | |
ENGL 2957 [0.5] | Literatures of the Americas II | |
ENGL 3965 [0.5] | Intro to Postcolonial Theory | |
ENGL 3972 [0.5] | Studies in Postcolonial Literature | |
ENGL 4947 [0.5] | Issues in Diaspora Literature | |
ENGL 4975 [0.5] | Issues in Postcolonial Theory | |
ENGL 4976 [0.5] | Issues in Postcolonial Literature | |
ENGL 4802 [0.5] | Race, Ethnicity and Canadian Lit. | |
Geography | ||
GEOG 3209 [0.5] | Sustainability and Environment in the South | |
History | ||
HIST 2308 [0.5] | Colonial Latin America | |
HIST 2309 [0.5] | Modern Latin America | |
HIST 2710 [0.5] | Introduction to Caribbean History | |
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 4704 [0.5] | Caribbean and Latin American History | |
Human Rights | ||
HUMR 3501 [0.5] | Social, Economic and Cultural Rights | |
HUMR 3503 [0.5] | Global Environmental Justice | |
HUMR 4201 [0.5] | Citizenship and Human Rights | |
Migration and Diaspora Studies | ||
MGDS 2000 [0.5] | Migration and Diaspora Studies | |
Political Science | ||
PSCI 2102 [0.5] | Comparative Politics of the Global South | |
PSCI 2602 [0.5] | International Relations: Global Political Economy | |
PSCI 3204 [0.5] | Politics of Latin America | |
PSCI 3205 [0.5] | Mexican Politics | |
PSCI 4105 [0.5] | Selected Problems in Development in the Global South | |
Sociology | ||
SOCI 3020 [0.5] | Studies in Race and Ethnicity |
Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS) Courses
Introduction to Latin American and Caribbean Studies I
An introduction to the history, culture, societies, and literatures of the region. Students will get a broad overview of the region and will be introduced to the disciplines used to study these societies.
Introduction to Latin American and Caribbean Studies II
An interdisciplinary introduction to the major political, economic, environmental, and geographical issues confronting the region.
Issues in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
An examination of the major issues confronting Latin America and the Caribbean including democratization, economic integration, indigenous and women’s movements, human rights, social justice, and political change.
Seminar three hours per week.
Latin America and the World
Latin America's changing relations with states, international institutions and non-state actors in the Global North and South. Topics may include security, South-South cooperation, trade, investment and transnational migration and drug trafficking.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing or permission from the Institute.
Seminar three hours a week.
Summer session: some of the courses listed in this Calendar are offered during the summer. Hours and scheduling for summer session courses will differ significantly from those reported in the fall/winter Calendar. To determine the scheduling and hours for summer session classes, consult the class schedule at central.carleton.ca
Not all courses listed are offered in a given year. For an up-to-date statement of course offerings for the current session and to determine the term of offering, consult the class schedule at central.carleton.ca
Regulations
In addition to the program requirements described here, students must satisfy:
- the University regulations including the process of Academic Performance Evaluation (see the Academic Regulations of the University section of this Calendar).
- For B.G.In.S. students the regulations pertaining to the B.G.In.S. degree (see the Global and International Studies section of this Calendar).