BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH A MAJOR IN LATIN AMERICAN AND HEMISPHERIC STUDIES

BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH A MAJOR IN LATIN AMERICAN AND HEMISPHERIC STUDIES GENERAL REQUIREMENTS General Requirements Elliott School bachelor's degrees engage students with global issues through multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches. Students begin their studies in the first year with foundational courses in political science, economics, history, and anthropology or geography. They supplement these courses with others in the traditional liberal arts categories of writing, natural or physical science, mathematics or statistics, and the humanities/creative arts, plus two writing in the disciplines courses. Foreign language study also is emphasized early in each program to enable students to satisfy the thirdyear language proficiency requirement of the bachelor's degree in a timely manner. Introduction to the major Prerequisite core (19 credits) Required The following courses must be taken in the first year. With the exception of ECON 1011 (fall) and ECON 1012 (spring), courses may be taken in fall or spring. IAFF 1001 is not required for internal or external transfer students. IAFF 1001 IAFF 1005 ECON 1011 ECON 1012 HIST 1011 First-Year Experience Introduction to International Affairs Principles of Economics I Principles of Economics II World History, 1500-Present Supporting courses in the liberal arts Writing (10 credits) Writing requirements are established by the University Writing Program. Students must complete UW 1020 in their first year before enrolling in a Writing in the Discipline (WID) course for WID credit. The two required WID courses should be taken in the student's major, minor, or a related field, and must be completed in separate semesters to receive WID credit. WID courses are designated in this Bulletin with a "W" appended to the course number, e.g., HIST 2340W. Required UW 1020 Two WID courses (6 credits) University Writing Mathematics or statistics 3 Credits) MATH courses numbered 1051 and above require a placement test. Credit for only one of the following MATH courses may be applied toward a degree: MATH 1221, MATH 1231, or MATH 1252. Credit for only one of the following STAT courses may be applied toward a degree: STAT 1051, STAT 1053, STAT 1111, or STAT 1127. STAT courses may not be double-counted between the Mathematics requirement and the Research Methods requirement (see Major Requirements. ) One of the following: MATH 1007 MATH 1009 MATH 1010 MATH 1051 Mathematics and Politics Mathematical Ideas I Mathematical Ideas II Finite Mathematics for the Social and Management Sciences PSC 1001 Introduction to Comparative Politics MATH 1221 Calculus with Precalculus II One of the following (not required in the first year): MATH 1231 Single-Variable Calculus I ANTH 1002 Sociocultural Anthropology MATH 1232 Single-Variable Calculus II GEOG 1001 Introduction to Human Geography With advisor approval, a student may select another introductory social science course if s/he can demonstrate why it is relevant to the student's academic pursuits. Examples of courses that might be accepted include ANTH 1004, GEOG 1003. MATH 1252 MATH 2233 STAT 1051 STAT 1053 Calculus for the Social and Management Sciences Multivariable Calculus Introduction to Business and Economic Statistics Introduction to Statistics in Social Science 1 Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies

STAT 1111 STAT 1127 STAT 2112 Business and Economic Statistics I Statistics for the Biological Sciences Business and Economic Statistics II HONR 1033 HONR 1034 Honors Seminar: Scientific Reasoning and Discovery Honors Seminar: Scientific Reasoning and Discovery STAT 2118 Regression Analysis PHYS 1003 Physics for Future Presidents Science (3 to 4 Credits), lab required One of the following: PHYS 1007 PHYS 1011 Music and Physics General Physics I ANTH 1001 Biological Anthropology PHYS 1012 General Physics II ANTH 3412 Hominin Evolution PHYS 1021 University Physics I ASTR 1001 Stars, Planets, and Life in the Universe PHYS 1022 University Physics II ASTR 1002 BISC 1005 BISC 1006 BISC 1007 BISC 1008 BISC 1115 & BISC 1125 BISC 1116 & BISC 1126 CHEM 1003 CHEM 1004 Origins of the Cosmos The Biology of Nutrition and Health The Ecology and Evolution of Organisms Food, Nutrition, and Service Understanding Organisms through Service Learning Introductory Biology: Cells and Molecules and Introduction to Cells and Molecules Laboratory Introductory Biology: The Biology of Organisms and Introduction to Organisms Laboratory Contemporary Science for Nonscience Majors Contemporary Science for Nonscience Majors PHYS 1025 PHYS 1026 University Physics I with Biological Applications University Physics II with Biological Applications Humanities/creative Arts (9 credits)* This requirement can be satisfied by completing 9 credits in humanities courses, or 6 credits in humanities courses and 3 credits in creative arts courses. Humanities two or three of the following: Any Art History (AH) course except AH 4199. CAH 1090 Art History I: Art Now, Contemporary Perspectives in the Visual Arts Any non-language Classical Studies (CLAS) course. Any Film Studies (FILM) course. MUS 1103 Special Topics (Dissent: A Study in Memoirs) Music in the Western World CHEM 1111 General Chemistry I MUS 1104 Topics in Music CHEM 1112 CHEM 2151 CHEM 2152 GEOG 1002 GEOL 1001 GEOL 1002 GEOL 1005 General Chemistry II Organic Chemistry I Organic Chemistry II Introduction to Physical Geography Physical Geology Historical Geology Environmental Geology MUS 1105 MUS 1107 MUS 1108 MUS 2101 MUS 2105 MUS 2106 Introduction to Musical Thought and Practice Music of the World History of Jazz Harmony Introduction to Ethnomusicology Music History III: Twentieth-Century Art Traditions GEOL 1006 Science and the Environment MUS 2122 Music in the U.S. Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies 2

MUS 2123 MUS 2174 MUS 2661 Musical Cultures of Black Americans Introduction to Jazz Harmony Electronic and Computer Music I MUS 2662 Electronic and Computer Music II * MUS 3126 Music History I: Antiquity through Early Baroque MUS 1106 MUS 2102 MUS 2134 MUS 2173 MUS 4184 Introduction to Musical Performance and Experience Comprehensive Musicianship II Composition Comprehensive Musicianship for Jazz Advanced Composition MUS 3127 Music History II: The Tonal Era Performance Study Courses (TRDA), including: MUS 3139 Form and Analysis TRDA 1035 Theatre Production MUS 3174 MUS 3175 Topics in Music Theory and Composition Topics in Music History and Literature Any Philosophy (PHIL) course except PHIL 2045 and PHIL 3121. Any Religion (REL) course. TRDA 1015 Understanding the Dance TRDA 1151 TRDA 1152 TRDA 1153 TRDA 1170 & TRDA 1171 Beginning/Intermediate Ballet Beginning Modern/Postmodern Dance Beginning/Intermediate Modern/ Postmodern Dance Intermediate Modern/Postmodern Dance I and Intermediate Modern/Postmodern Dance II TRDA 1020 Women and the Creative Process TRDA 1214 Beginning Acting TRDA 1025 Understanding the Theatre TRDA 1330 Basics of Production Design TRDA 2185 Trends in Performance TRDA 2160 Intermediate Ballet TRDA 2191 TRDA 2240 TRDA 3245 Dance History Play Analysis History of the Theatre I TRDA 2172 TRDA 2173 Intermediate/Advanced Modern/ Postmodern Dance I Intermediate/Advanced Modern/ Postmodern Dance II TRDA 3246 History of the Theatre II TRDA 2179 Contact Improvisation Literature and film classes in the Departments of Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations; English; and Romance, German, Slavic Languages and Literatures also fulfill this requirement. Creative Arts a maximum of 3 credits from the following: TRDA 2180 TRDA 2192 TRDA 2193 & TRDA 2194 Movement Improvisation/Performance Repertory/Performance Dance Styles I and Dance Styles II ENGL 1210 Introduction to Creative Writing TRDA 2215 Intermediate Acting ENGL 2460 Fiction Writing TRDA 2250 Dramatic Writing ENGL 2560 Intermediate Fiction Writing TRDA 2339 Theatre Practicum ENGL 3390 Topics in Creative Writing TRDA 3174 Advanced Modern/Postmodern Dance I Any Fine Arts (FA) course. Non-ensemble performance study (MUS) courses, including: MUS 1101 Elements of Music Theory TRDA 3175 TRDA 3182 & TRDA 3183 Advanced Modern/Postmodern Dance II Dance Composition I and Dance Composition II MUS 1102 Comprehensive Musicianship I TRDA 3186 Dance Anatomy & Kinesiology 3 Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies

TRDA 3222 Topics in Advanced Acting IAFF 2090 Latin America: Problems and Promise TRDA 3240 TRDA 3250 TRDA 3331 TRDA 3332 TRDA 3333 Introduction to Dramaturgy Intermediate Dramatic Writing Introduction to Lighting Theatrical Makeup Design Stage Management Foreign Language (credits vary) Students must demonstrate third-year proficiency in a modern foreign languages (Spanish or Portuguese) by examination or coursework. Additional information regarding the Elliott School foreign language examinations is available from the academic advisor. Spanish TRDA 3335 TRDA 3336 Introduction to Scene Design Introduction to Costuming SPAN 1011 Intensive Beginning Spanish: the Spanish-speaking world TRDA 4184 Choreography and Performance or SPAN 1012 Intensive Elementary Spanish: the Spanishspeaking world TRDA 4275 TRDA 4338 Directing for the Theatre Scene Painting *Some MUS and TRDA courses may be repeated for credit. Consult course descriptions in this Bulletin for additional information. All courses must be taken for a letter grade to fulfill this requirement. Courses taken Pass/No Pass are not accepted. **Note that MUS 2661 is a prerequisite to MUS 2662. MAJOR REQUIREMENTS The following requirements must be fulfilled: The general requirements stated under Elliott School of International Affairs, Undergraduate Degree Requirements. (http://bulletin.gwu.edu/international-affairs/#regulationstext) A minimum grade of C- must be earned in all major requirement courses, to include the last course used to prove third-year proficiency in a modern regional language. Major Requirements The following requirements must be fulfilled: SPAN 1013 SPAN 1014 SPAN 2005 SPAN 2006 or SPAN 2056 Portuguese PORT 1001 PORT 1002 or PORT 1012 PORT 1003 PORT 1004 PORT 2005 PORT 2006 Intermediate Spanish I: the Spanishspeaking world Intermediate Spanish II: the Spanishspeaking world Advanced Spanish I Advanced Spanish II Intensive Advanced Spanish Basic Portuguese I Basic Portuguese II Intensive Basic Portuguese Intermediate Portuguese I Intermediate Portuguese II Composition and Conversation Applied Portuguese Grammar The general requirements stated under Elliott School of International Affairs, Undergraduate Degree Requirements (http://bulletin.gwu.edu/international-affairs/#regulationstext). A minimum grade of C- must be earned in all major requirement courses, to include the last course used to prove third-year proficiency in a modern regional language. If a student wishes to take any course not listed here, prior approval of the Program Director is required. Foundation (3 credits) Required Portuguese courses offerings are dependent on faculty availability. Regional foundations One course (3 credits) from the following in any region other than Latin America. Africa ANTH 3708 ECON 2198 Anthropology of Africa Special Topics in Economics - Regional (Economics of Africa) Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies 4

GEOG 3164 The Geography of Africa HIST 3650 Modern South Asia, 1750-Present HIST 3501 Topics: Africa (African History Since 1880) Special Topics in Asian Studies (Development Issues in Southeast Asia) HIST 3530 HIST 3540 IAFF 2093 IAFF 3189 Women in Africa West Africa to Independence Africa: Problems and Prospects (North Africa and the World) Special Topics (North Africa and the World) Special Topics (Rising Africa and the World) Special Topics in African Studies (International Relations in Africa) IAFF 3190 Special Topics in Asian Studies (History and Politics of South Asia) Special Topics in Asian Studies (Indo- Pacific Security Challenges) Special Topics in Asian Studies (Memory and Reconciliation: Asia) Special Topics in Asian Studies (Politics and Conflict of South Asia) Special Topics in International Affairs (Human Rights and Democracy in Southeast Asia) IAFF 3189 IAFF 3189 Special Topics in African Studies (Religion in Africa) Special Topics in African Studies (Transnational Justice in Africa) PSC 2369 PSC 2373 PSC 2475 Comparative Politics of South Asia Comparative Politics of Southeast Asia International Relations of East Asia IAFF 3190 IAFF 3190 Special Topics in International Affairs (China and Africa) * Special Topics in International Affairs (Women and Leadership in Africa) Europe and Eurasia Proseminar: Political Science (Human Rights and Democracy in Southeast Asia) PSC 2381 Comparative Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa HIST 1121 The War of Ideas in European and International History, 1750-Present PSC 2482 African International Politics HIST 2125 Twentieth-Century Europe Asia ANTH 3703 ANTH 3704 ANTH 3705 Proseminar: Political Science (Comparative Politics of Africa) * Proseminar: Political Science (Development Challenges in Africa) * Proseminar: Political Science (Government and Politics of Africa) * Cultures of the Pacific Cultures of Southeast Asia Anthropology of East Asia HIST 3126 HIST 3178 IAFF 2092 IAFF 2094 IAFF 3185 IAFF 3185 European Integration: A History The Making of the Modern Balkans Russia and Eastern Europe: An Introduction Europe: International and Domestic Interactions Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (Nationalism in Russia and Eurasia) Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (The European Union) ANTH 3791 ECON 2198 GEOG 3165 HIST 3640 Topics in Regional Anthropology Special Topics in Economics - Regional (East Asian Economies) Geography of South Asia History of Southeast Asia IAFF 3185 IAFF 4191W PSC 2330 Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (The European Union and Russia) Research Seminar (Europe) Comparative Politics of Western Europe 5 Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies

PSC 2331 Comparative Politics of Central and Eastern Europe Special Topics (Challenges and Change in the Middle East) PSC 2332 PSC 2994 Latin America ANTH 3702 European Integration Special Topics in International Relations (International Politics of Central and Eastern Europe) Anthropology of Latin America Special Topics (Politics and Culture in the Middle East) (Militaries and Politics in the Middle East) (Political Islam) ECON 2185 GEOG 3161 HIST 3701 HIST 3711 IAFF 2090 Economic History and Problems of Latin America Geography of Latin America Topics in Latin American History (Latin America and the World Since 1820) History of Latin America II Latin America: Problems and Promise Special Topics (Latin American Populism) IAFF 4191 PSC 2377 PSC 2478 (Security Issues in the Greater Middle East) (U.S. Policy in the Gulf) Research Seminar (Political Islam) Comparative Politics of the Middle East International Relations of the Middle East PSC 2383 PSC 2484 Middle East Hemispheric Studies (Central American and Caribbean Perspectives) Hemispheric Studies (Economic and Social Development of Latin America) Hemispheric Studies (Political Economy of Latin America) Comparative Politics of Latin America International Relations of Latin America Research methods One course (3 credits) pertaining to qualitative or quantitative social science research methods from the following: ANTH 3531 ECON 2123 GEOG 2104 GEOG 2105 IAFF 2040 Methods in Sociocultural Anthropology Introduction to Econometrics Introduction to Cartography and GIS Techniques of Spatial Analysis Basic Topics in International Affairs (International Affairs Research Methods) ANTH 3707 Anthropology of the Middle East PSC 2101 Scope and Methods of Political Science GEOG 3154 Geography of the Middle East and North Africa PSC 2102 PSYC 2101 Visualizing and Modeling Politics Research Methods in Psychology HIST 3801 Topics in Middle Eastern History (Gender and the Middle East) PUBH 3131 Epidemiology: Measuring Health and Disease HIST 3811 The Emergence of the Modern Middle East PUBH 3199 Topics in Public Health (Qualitative Research Methods) IAFF 2040 Basic Topics in International Affairs (Middle East: An International Affairs Survey) SOC 2101 SOC 2111 Social Research Methods Field Research Special Topics (Arab Politics) Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies 6

STAT 1051 STAT 1053 Introduction to Business and Economic Statistics * Introduction to Statistics in Social Science * ECON 2151 Economic Development Geography (3 credits) Required: STAT 1111 Business and Economic Statistics I * GEOG 3161 Geography of Latin America STAT 2112 Business and Economic Statistics II Anthropology (3 credits) *Credit for only one of the following courses may be applied toward a degree: STAT 1051, STAT 1053, STAT 1111, or STAT 1127. STAT courses may not be double-counted between the Math requirement and the research methods requirement. ANTH 3702 Anthropology of Latin America International Affairs (6 credits) Two courses from the following: Latin American Literature (3 credits) One course from the following. Another literature course at the 3000- or 4000-level may be substituted with the approval of the Program Director. IAFF 3183 Special Topics (Latin American Populism) Special Topics in Development Policy (Post Disaster Development: Haiti) Hemispheric Studies PORT 4800 Independent Study * SPAN 3100 SPAN 3410 SPAN 3420 SPAN 3600 or SPAN 4600 Readings in Spanish and Latin American Literature Latin American Short Fiction The Essayist Tradition in Latin America Special Topics Special Topics SPAN 4800 Independent Study * Multi-disciplinary core (21 credits) History (3 credits) One course from the following: Undergraduate students may be able to enroll in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies graduate courses with instructor approval. Related Coursework (6 credits) Two courses related to Latin America from any discipline, including International Affairs (IAFF), selected with the approval of the Program Director. Study abroad Students are encouraged to study in Latin America through one of GW's formal partnerships with a regional university or an approved self-designed study abroad program. *Program Director approval is required for PORT 4800 or SPAN 4800 Independent Study courses. HIST 3701 HIST 3710 HIST 3711 Topics in Latin American History History of Latin America I History of Latin America II Political Science (3 credits) One course from the following: PSC 2383 PSC 2484 Comparative Politics of Latin America International Relations of Latin America Economics (3 credits) Required: 7 Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies