Global Studies—Latin America Major (B.A.)

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Major code BA4408

Center for International Studies
Yamada International House 106
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: 740.593.1840
Fax: 740.593.1837
international.studies@ohio.edu
https://www.ohio.edu/global/cis/

Catherine Cutcher, contact person
cutcher@ohio.edu

Program Overview

The Global Studies–Latin America major promotes a greater understanding of Latin America through academic coursework and language acquisition. At Ohio University nearly 25 faculty members from 10 disciplines are dedicated Latin American scholars. The field work they conduct in Ecuador, Mexico, Brazil, Paraguay, Nicaragua, Honduras, and elsewhere in Latin America has produced an impressive list of academic publications. The faculty’s research and experience in the region create an intellectual atmosphere where students are challenged to understand Latin America within a context of regional and global change. The interdisciplinary nature of this major is applicable to a wide variety of professions.

Majors are required to complete three years of Spanish or Portuguese language courses and study abroad or intern in Latin America. Students must consult with their advisor and the Office of Global Opportunities before committing to an internship or study abroad program.

Admissions Information

Freshman/First-Year Admission

No requirement beyond University admission requirements.

Change of Program Policy

No selective or limited admission requirements.

External Transfer Admission

No requirement beyond University admission requirements.

Opportunities Upon Graduation

Global Studies–Latin America alumni find meaningful post-baccalaureate opportunities in their chosen fields of education, the non-profit world, public policy, the business sector and more.

Requirements

Universitywide Graduation Requirements

To complete this program, students must meet all Universitywide graduation requirements .

Liberal Arts and Sciences Distribution Requirement

View the A&S - College Level Requirements (A&S CLR) .

Global Studies Core Requirements

Complete 45 hours, including the following courses:

ANTH 1010 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 2400 - Environmental Geography Credit Hours: 3
POLS 2500 - International Relations Credit Hours: 3
One of the following:
ECON 1000 - Survey of Economics Credit Hours: 3
ECON 1030 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
ECON 1040 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3

Global Studies Electives

Complete 12 hours from the following courses (GLC courses for GLC students only):

AAS 3640 - Comparative Study of Injustice Credit Hours: 3
AH 2130 - History of World Art Credit Hours: 4
ANTH 3010 - Visual Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3400 - Applied Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3450 - Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3500 - Economic Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3510 - Political Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3530 - Anthropology of Violence and Peace Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3550 - Medical Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3570 - Anthropology of Religion Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3590 - Before the Sickle and Plow: Archaeology of Foraging Societies Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3600 - Origins of Food Production Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3760 - Culture Contact and Change Credit Hours: 3
BA 3290 - Current Global Business Issues Credit Hours: 3
BA 4920 - International Business Experience Credit Hours: 3
BIOS 2750 - Ecology in the 21st Century Credit Hours: 3
BUSL 3850 - International Business Law Credit Hours: 3
CLWR 1810 - Introduction to the Study of Religion Credit Hours: 3
CLWR 3460 - Religion and Violence Credit Hours: 3
CLWR 4330 - Political Islam Credit Hours: 3
COMS 1100 - Communication Among Cultures Credit Hours: 3
DANC 3550 - Dance Cultures of the World I Credit Hours: 3
DANC 4750 - Dance in Non-Western Expressive Cultures Credit Hours: 3
EDTE 2500 - Issues in Global Education Credit Hours: 3
ECON 3120 - Economics of Poverty Credit Hours: 3
ECON 3130 - Economics of the Environment Credit Hours: 3
ECON 3350 - Economics of Energy Credit Hours: 3
ECON 3400 - International Trade Credit Hours: 3
ECON 3410 - International Monetary Systems Credit Hours: 3
ECON 3500 - Development Economics Credit Hours: 3
ECON 3510 - Agricultural Development Credit Hours: 3
EDAD 4200 - Comparative Cultures and Education Credit Hours: 3
ENG 3550 - Studies in World Literature Credit Hours: 3
FILM 2010 - Introduction to Film: History of World Cinema Credit Hours: 3
FILM 4210 - International Film I Credit Hours: 3
FILM 4220 - International Film II Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 1310 - Globalization and the Developing World Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3150 - Landforms and Landscapes Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3160 - Biogeography Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3210 - Population Geography Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3220 - Geography of Religious Space and Place Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3260 - Urban Geography Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3290 - World Economic Geography Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3400 - Geography of Development Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3410 - Geography of Hunger and Food Security Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3430 - Global Issues in Environment Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3440 - Agricultural Ecosystems Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 4170 - Landscape Ecology Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 4450 - Gender, Environment, and Development Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 4480 - Migration and Development Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 4520 - Environmental and Sustainability Planning Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 2110 - Introductory Oceanography Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 2150 - Environmental Geology Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 2310 - Water and Pollution Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 3300 - Principles of Geomorphology Credit Hours: 3
GLC 2010 - Building Cross-National Alliances Credit Hours: 4
GLC 2020 - Business and Communication in Transitional Societies Credit Hours: 4
GLC 3010 - Global Economic Trends and Strategic Alliances Credit Hours: 4
GLC 3020 - Global Competition and Industry Trends Credit Hours: 4
HIST 3162 - History of U.S. Involvement in World Affairs, 1898-1945 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3164 - History of U.S. Involvement in World Affairs, 1945-Present Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3270 - Slavery in the Americas Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3330 - Oil, the Persian Gulf, and World Power Credit Hours: 3
IHS 2190 - Introduction to Immigrant & Migrant Health Credit Hours: 3
IHS 2210 - Introduction to Global Health Credit Hours: 3
IHS 2215 - Medical Humanities: Global Health and Literature Credit Hours: 3
IHS 2235 - Cross Cultural Issues in Tropical Diseases Credit Hours: 3
IHS 2290 - Global Health in Film & Theater Credit Hours: 3
IHS 3222 - Comparative Health Systems Credit Hours: 3
INST 1001 - Cross Cultural Preparation for Study Abroad Credit Hours: 1
LING 2750 - Introduction to Language and Culture Credit Hours: 3
MDIA 4170 - Media and the Muslim World Credit Hours: 3
MGT 3600 - Introduction to International Business Credit Hours: 3
MGT 3650 - International Market Assessment and Entry Credit Hours: 3
MGT 4640 - Cross-Cultural Leadership and Management Credit Hours: 3
MKT 4410 - International Marketing Credit Hours: 3
MUS 1210 - Introduction to World Music Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 4400 - Contemporary Social Philosophy Credit Hours: 3
POLS 2300 - Democracies and Dictatorships Around the World Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3520 - International Peace Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3540 - Different Approaches to American Foreign Policy Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4270 - Theories of American Foreign Policy Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4400 - The Politics of Developing Areas Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4490 - Nationalism/Ethnic Conflict Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4550 - International Law Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4560 - International Organization Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4565 - International Human Rights Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4570 - National Security in the Contemporary Era Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4580 - Introduction to War and its Causes Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4590 - Terrorism Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4600 - International Political Economy Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4765 - Diaspora, Transnationalism and Post-Colonialism Credit Hours: 3
SOC 4140 - Contemporary Social Movements Credit Hours: 3
SOC 4210 - Comparative Studies of Family Credit Hours: 3
SOC 4680 - Crimes Against Humanity: Confronting and Responding to Mass Atrocity and Genocide Credit Hours: 3
SOC 4810 - Environmental Sociology Credit Hours: 3
WGSS 4100 - Global Feminisms Credit Hours: 3
WGSS 4110 - Women and Globalization Credit Hours: 3

Latin American Studies Core Course

Complete the following course:

INST 1600 - Interdisciplinary Survey of Latin America Credit Hours: 3

Latin American Studies Electives

Latin American Studies Courses

Complete 12 hours from the following courses. Courses must be from three different departments. Students who have met the language requirement can take up to 6 hours of 3000/4000 language courses to satisfy their electives requirements.

AH 3310 - Pre-Columbian Art Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3660 - Cultures of the Americas Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3670 - South American Prehistory Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3700 - Mexican/Central American Prehistory Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3830 - Cultures of Latin America Credit Hours: 3
ECON 4740 - Economics of Latin America Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3350 - Geography of Latin America Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 4480 - Migration and Development Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3230 - Latin American History: The Colonial Era Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3231 - Latin American History: From Independence to the Present Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3232 - History of Brazil Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3233 - The History of Modern Mexico Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3250 - History of U.S.- Latin American Relations Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3270 - Slavery in the Americas Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4902 - Colloquium in Latin American History Credit Hours: 3
ILML 2901 - Portuguese and Brazilian Literature in English Credit Hours: 3
INST 4910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1 - 10
PBIO 3220 - Tropical Plant Ecology Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4340 - Government and Politics of Latin America Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4360 - Government and Politics of Brazil Credit Hours: 3
PORT 3110 - Portuguese I Credit Hours: 3
PORT 3120 - Portuguese II Credit Hours: 3
PORT 3180 - Portuguese III Credit Hours: 3
PORT 3190 - Portuguese IV Credit Hours: 3
PORT 4110 - Intensive Portuguese Credit Hours: 3
PORT 4120 - Intensive Portuguese II Credit Hours: 3
PORT 4900 - Special Topics Credit Hours: 3
PORT 4930 - Independent Study in Portuguese Credit Hours: 1 - 3
SPAN 3300 - Mexican Civilization and Culture Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 3310 - Mayan Civilization and Culture Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 3320 - Yucatecan Civilization Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 3349 - Spanish American Civilization and Culture Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 4437 - Applied Phonetics Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 4438 - Hispanic Dialectology and Sociolinguistics Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 4457 - History of the Spanish Language Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 4513 - Survey of Spanish American Literature I Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 4514 - Survey of Spanish American Literature II Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 4517 - Themes from Spanish American Prose Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 4518 - Contemporary Spanish American Literature Credit Hours: 3

Latin American Language Courses

In combination with your B.A. language requirement, complete a total of 3 years (6 semesters) or the equivalent of Spanish or Portuguese.

PORT 3110 - Portuguese I Credit Hours: 3
PORT 3120 - Portuguese II Credit Hours: 3
PORT 3180 - Portuguese III Credit Hours: 3
PORT 3190 - Portuguese IV Credit Hours: 3
PORT 4110 - Intensive Portuguese Credit Hours: 3
PORT 4120 - Intensive Portuguese II Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 1110 - Elementary Spanish I Credit Hours: 4
SPAN 1120 - Elementary Spanish II Credit Hours: 4
SPAN 2110 - Intermediate Spanish I Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 2120 - Intermediate Spanish II Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 3110 - Advanced Conversation and Composition I Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 3120 - Advanced Conversation and Composition II Credit Hours: 3

Education Abroad/Internship

Complete one advisor-approved education abroad or internship experience which complements area and language of study; and is at least 5 weeks in duration.