The Latin American Studies major is an interdisciplinary program which prepares students to transfer to four-year institutions for continued studies in Latin American Studies, Latin American and Caribbean government, politics, and countries, Hispanic/Latin culture, Mexican American/Latino Studies, Chicano/Chicana Studies. A major in Latin American Studies can lead to degrees in national and state government, public policy, non-government organizations, business, and graduate school.

The Program-level Student Learning Outcomes (PSLOs) below are outcomes that students will achieve after completing specific degree requirements in this program. Students will:

1. Think critically about government and Politics in Latin America and the Caribbean. 
2. Identify and asses the role of ideas, culture, history, social norms, interest groups on contemporary Latin American identity and politics.
3. Analyze the philosophical, and economic foundations of political conflict and violence, economic policy, inequality, and intersectionality in Latin America.
4. Critically analyze the nature of power in Latin American politics, history, and culture with a focus on institutions and non-institutional actors.

Associate Degree Major Requirements

Note: All courses must be completed with a letter grade of “C” or higher or “Pass.”

Course List

Code	Title	Units
POSC-145	Introduction to Latin American Government and Politics	3
Select four of the following: 1		12
POSC-124	Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics
PHIL-160	Latin American Philosophy
HIST-126	History of Mexico
HIST-118	U.S. History: Chicano/Chicana Perspectives I
HIST-119	U.S. History: Chicano/Chicana Perspectives II
Select one of the following:		3
ANTH-127	Cultures of Latin America
ENGL-236	Chicana/o Literature
or ETHN-236	Chicana/o Literature
ETHN-126	Chicano/Chicana and Mexican Art
Total Units		18

Plus General Education and Elective Requirements

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After consultation with a member of the political science faculty and a counselor because of differences in transfer requirements at various four-year institutions.

Recommended Electives

Students planning to complete a baccalaureate degree in political science are strongly advised to consult with a faculty advisor in political science at Grossmont College and take the following courses:

Course List

Code	Title	Units
ANTH-120	Cultural Anthropology	3
POSC-148	American Foreign Policy	3-4
or MATH-160	Elementary Statistics
HIST-108	Early American History	3
HIST-109	Modern American History	3
POSC-135	Model United Nations	1
SOC-120	Introductory Sociology	3
SPAN-120	Spanish I	5
SPAN-121	Spanish II	5
SPAN-145	Hispanic Civilizations	3