Program in Latin American and Iberian Studies
Division of Humanities and Fine Arts
Phelps Hall 4206
Telephone: (805) 893-3161
Fax: (805) 893-8341
E-mail: LAISDirector@lais..ucsb.edu
Website: www.lais.ucsb.edu (will open in a new browser window)
Program Director: Kathleen Bruhn
Contents:
- Latin American and Iberian Studies Advisory Committee
- Overview
- Undergraduate Program
- Graduate Program
- Latin American and Iberian Studies Courses
Latin American and Iberian Studies Advisory Committee
Silvia Bermúdez, Ph.D. (Spanish and Portuguese)
Kathleen Bruhn, Ph.D. (Political Science)
Sarah Cline, Ph.D. (History)
Francis A. Dutra, Ph.D. (History)
John Foran, Ph.D. (Sociology)
María Herrera-Sobek, Ph.D. (Chicana and Chicano Studies)
Francisco A. Lomelí, Ph.D. (Spanish and Portuguese and Chicana and Chicano Studies)
Carlos Morton, Ph.D. (Dramatic Art)
Juan-Vicente Palerm, Ph.D. (Anthropology)
Sara Poot-Herrera, Ph.D. (Spanish and Portuguese)
Horacio N. Roque-Ramírez, Ph.D. (Chicana and Chicano Studies)
Harvey Sharrer, Ph.D. (Spanish and Portuguese)
Cristina Venegas, Ph.D (Film Studies)
Gerardo Aldana, Ph.D. (Chicana and Chicano Studies)
Paul Amar, Ph.D. (Law and Society)
Ralph Armbruster-Sandoval, Ph.D. (Chicana and Chicano Studies)
Edwina Barvosa-Carter, Ph.D. (Chicana and Chicano Studies)
Kum-Kum Bhavnani, Ph.D. (Sociology)
Debra Blumenthal, Ph.D. (History)
Kathleen Bruhn, Ph.D. (Political Science)
Rudy V. Busto, Ph.D. (Religious Studies)
Leo Cabranes-Grant, Ph.D. (Spanish and Portuguese and Dramatic Art)
João Camilo-Dos-Santos, Ph.D. (Spanish and Portuguese)
David L. Carr, Ph.D. (Geography)
Jorge Luis Castillo, Ph.D. (Spanish and Portuguese)
Jorge Checa, Ph.D. (Spanish and Portuguese)
Dorothy M. Chun, Ph.D. (Germanic, Slavic, and Semitic Studies)
David A. Cleveland, Ph.D. (Environmental Studies)
Sarah Cline, Ph.D. (History)
Antonio Cortijo, Ph.D. (Spanish and Portuguese)
Richard Durán, Ph.D. (Graduate School of Education)
Francis A. Dutra, Ph.D. (History)
Mario T. García, Ph.D. (History and Chicana and Chicano Studies)
Michael D. Gurven, Ph.D. (Anthropology)
Carl Gutiérrez-Jones, Ph.D. (English)
Pekka Hamalainen, Ph.D. (History)
Ellie Hernandez, Ph.D. (Women’s Studies)
Jonathan X. Inda, Ph.D. (Chicana and Chicano Studies)
Guisela Latorre, Ph.D. (Chicana and Chicano Studies)
Suzanne Jill Levine, Ph.D. (Spanish and Portuguese)
Fernando López-Alves, Ph.D. (Sociology)
Juan Pablo Lupi, Ph.D. (Spanish and Portuguese)
Ellen McCracken, Ph.D. (Spanish and Portuguese)
G. Cecilia Méndez, Ph.D. (History)
Viola Miglio, Ph.D. (Spanish and Portuguese)
Carlos Morton, Ph.D. (Dramatic Art)
Elide Oliver, Ph.D. (Spanish and Portuguese)
Juan-Vicente Palerm, Ph.D. (Anthropology)
Giorgio Perissinotto, Ph.D. (Spanish and Portuguese)
Jason Duque Raley, Ph.D. (Graduate School of Education)
Eduardo Raposo, Ph.D. (Spanish and Portuguese)
Dwight F. Reynolds, Ph.D. (Religious Studies)
David P. Rock, Ph.D. (History)
Laura Romo, Ph.D. (Graduate School of Education)
Horacio N. Roque-Ramírez, Ph.D. (Chicana and Chicano Studies)
Chela Sandoval, Ph.D. (Chicana and Chicano Studies)
Katharina Schreiber, Ph.D. (Anthropology)
Harvey Sharrer, Ph.D. (Spanish and Portuguese)
Gabriela M. Soto Laveaga, Ph.D. (History)
Susan Stonich, Ph.D. (Anthropology and Environmental Studies)
Roberto Strongman, Ph.D. (Black Studies)
Zaragosa Vargas, Ph.D. (History)
Barbara Voorhies, Ph.D. (Anthropology)
The Program in Latin American and Iberian Studies offers interdisciplinary training leading to the bachelor of arts and master of arts degrees. The undergraduate program is designed for students broadly interested in the following areas: culture and art, professional careers in business or government, teaching professions in fields such as language or social science, and further academic study of Latin America, Spain, or Portugal.
Latin American and Iberian studies may be taken as part of a double major in combination with another discipline such as global studies, history, anthropology, or economics, subject to an 8-unit limit on overlapping upper-division courses.
Students are encouraged to study abroad in Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico, Portugal, or Spain through the university’s Education Abroad Program. Transfer credit may be given for study at other universities in Latin America, Spain, or Portugal.
Subject to prior approval by the advisory committee, students may receive academic credit for an internship in an international or development agency or other relevant employment. The internship will be done in conjunction with an independent study course supervised by a faculty member.
Seniors who have maintained a 3.6 grade-point average in courses in the major are eligible for the honors program. With approval of the director, students will select an advisor who will direct the project. In two quarters, the student will pursue research and writing on a topic of importance and complexity, resulting in an honors thesis.
Students with a bachelor’s degree in Latin American and Iberian studies who are interested in pursuing a California Teaching Credential should contact the credential advisor in the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education as soon as possible.
Latin American and Iberian Studies Annual Lecture
The advisory committee sponsors an annual lecture by a distinguished
visiting lecturer.
Undergraduate Program
Bachelor of Arts - Latin American and Iberian Studies
Preparation for the major. Spanish 6, or Portuguese 6, or a written translation test from Spanish or Portuguese into English. Native-speaking knowledge of the language or credit in courses taken elsewhere demanding a comparable level of proficiency will be considered equivalent. LAIS10 or History 8 is a requirement in preparation for the major.
Upper-division major. A minimum of 40 units, including Latin American and Iberian Studies 100, 101 or 102 (4 units), at least 16 upper-division units in one of the four areas below, and the other 20 to be distributed among the other three areas, with a minimum of one course in each area.
The program is offering LAIS 101 (counts towards area 1 or area 3), LAIS 102 (counts towards area 2 or area 4), and LAIS 194AA-ZZ (counts towards area 1 or area 4).
Area 1: Social Sciences
Anthropology 102A, 102B, 104H, 122, 129MG, 130A-B-C, 133, 134, 135, 137, 139MG, 141, 146, 149, 150A-B-C, 163, 164, 184, 185, 194, 197; Black Studies 191AA-ZZ; Chicana/o Studies 117, 120, 132, 133, 134, 135, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 144, 150, 153, 154F, 160, 166, 170A-B, 171, 172, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178A, 189; Economics 114, 180, 181; Education 124; Environmental Studies 122NE, 130A-B-C; LAIS 101, 194AA-ZZ; Linguistics 130, 175; Political Science 101, 105, 106, 109, 134, 147, 148A, 174; Portuguese 125A; Religious Studies 114B, 124, 126, 191A; Sociology 128, 130, 130GR, 130SW, 130LA, 134LA, 134R, 144, 155W, 156AB, 166W; Spanish 119A-B, 176, 177, 178.
Area 2: Music, Art, Film and Drama
Art History 123A-B-C, 124AA-ZZ, 125A-B, 126AA-ZZ, 130A-B-C-D-E, 131AA-ZZ, 186L, 186M, 186O, 186P; Chicana/o Studies 119, 125B, 146, 147, 148, 149, 184C, 185, 186A-B, 188C, 189B; Dramatic Art 105A-B-C, 155D-E, 167, Film Studies 122CU, 122LA, 122MX, 126, 127, 161, 187RC, 190TN ; LAIS 102, 194AA-ZZ; Spanish 126, 158, 159A-B, 174.
Area 3: History
Chicana/o Studies 167, 168A-B-E-I-L-P-R-S, 184C, 191HR; History 151A-B-C-I-P, 151FQ, 151Q, 151WP, 152, 153, 153L-P, 154P, 154 Q,154LA-LB, 155A-B-E-F-P, 156A-B, 156I, 156P, 156Q, 156R, 156IP, 157A-B-P, 168A-B-E-P-I-L-LA-LB-R; LAIS 101, Religious Studies 124R.
Area 4: Literature and Language
Black Studies 130A, Chicana/o Studies 137, 180, 181, 183, 184A-B, 187, 190; English 134CH; LAIS 102, 194AA-ZZ; Portuguese 102A-B, 105A-B-C, 106A-B-C, 115, 120AA-ZZ, 125A-B, 170, 180, 183AA-ZZ, 184AA-ZZ, 185, 189; Spanish 100, 101, 102A-B-C-L, 107, 109, 110A-B-C-D, 111A-B-C, 114A-B-C, 115B, 116, 119A-B, 120A-B, 121, 122A-B, 123A, 125, 130, 131, 132, 133, 135, 136, 137A-B, 138, 139, 140A-B, 141, 142A-B, 148, 151A, 153, 154A-B, 156, 162, 167, 170, 175, 176, 177, 179, 181, 183AA-ZZ, 185, 186AA-ZZ, 187A-B, 188, 190, 194.
Minor - Latin American and Iberian Studies
All courses to be applied to the minor must be completed on a letter-grade basis, including both courses offered in Latin American and Iberian studies and those offered by other departments and applied to the minor.
Preparation for the minor. Spanish 6 or Portuguese 6 or the equivalent* (0-4 units) or a written translation test from Spanish or Portuguese into English; LAIS 10 or History 8 (4 units).
* Equivalents are defined as native-speaking knowledge of one of these languages or credit in courses demanding a comparable level of proficiency.
Upper-division minor: Twenty-four upper-division units, distributed as follows:
A. Latin American and Iberian Studies 100, 101 or 102 (4 units)
B. Twenty upper-division units with at least one course in each of the following:
Area 1: Social Sciences
Anthropology 102A, 102B, 104H, 122, 129MG, 130A-B-C, 133, 134, 135, 137, 139MG, 141, 146, 149, 150A-B-C, 163, 164, 184, 185, 194, 197; Black Studies 191AA-ZZ; Chicana/o Studies 117, 120, 132, 133, 134, 135, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 144, 150, 153, 154F, 160, 166, 170A-B, 171, 172, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178A, 189; Economics 114, 180, 181; Education 124; Environmental Studies 122NE, 130A-B-C; Latin American and Iberian Studies 101, 194AA-ZZ, Linguistics 130, 175; Political Science 101, 105, 106, 109, 134, 147, 148A, 174; Portuguese 125A; Religious Studies 114B, 124, 126, 191A; Sociology 128, 130, 130GR, 130LA, 130SW, 134LA, 134R, 144, 155W, 156AB, 166W; Spanish 119A-B, 176, 177, 178.
Area 2: Music, Art, Film, and Drama
Art History 123A-B-C, 124AA-ZZ, 125A-B, 126AA-ZZ, 130A-B-C-D-E, 131AA-ZZ, 186L, 186M, 186O, 186P; Chicana/o Studies 119, 125B, 146, 147, 148, 149, 184C, 185, 186A-B, 188C, 189B; Dramatic Art 105A-B-C, 155D-E, 167; Film Studies 122CU, 122LA, 122MX, 126, 127, 161, 187RC, 190TN; Latin American and Iberian Studies 102, 194AA-ZZ; Spanish 126, 158, 159A-B, 174.
Area 3: History
Chicana/o Studies 167, 168A-B-E, 191HR; History 151A-B-C-I-P, 151FQ, 151Q, 151WP, 153, 153L-P, 154P, 154Q, 154LA-LB, 155A-B-E-F-P, 156A-B-P, 156I, 156Q, 156R, 156IP, 157A-B-P, History 168A-B-E-P, 168I-L-LA-LB-R; Latin American and Iberian Studies 101; Religious Studies 124R.
Area 4: Literature and Language
Black Studies 130A, Chicana/o Studies 137, 180, 181, 183, 184A-B, 187, 190; English 134CH; Latin American and Iberian Studies 102, 194AA-ZZ; Portuguese 102A-B, 105A-B-C, 106A-B-C, 115, 120AA-ZZ, 125A-B, 170, 180, 183AA-ZZ, 184AA-ZZ, 185, Spanish 100, 101, 102A-B-C-L, 107, 109, 110A-B-C-D, 111A-B-C, 114A-B-C, 115B, 116, 119A-B, 120A-B, 121, 122A-B, 123A, 125, 130, 131, 132, 133, 135, 136, 137A-B, 138, 139, 140A-B, 141, 142A-B, 148, 151A, 153, 154A-B, 156, 162, 167, 170, 175, 176, 177, 179, 181, 183AA-ZZ, 185, 186AA-ZZ, 187A-B, 188, 190, 194.
Note: Substitutions and waivers are subject to approval by the chair of the department. Please see "Academic Minors" for special conditions governing minors in the College of Letters and Science.
Graduate Program
In addition to program requirements, candidates for graduate degrees must fulfill the university degree requirements found in the section "Graduate Education at UCSB."
Master of Arts - Latin American and Iberian Studies
The M.A. in Latin American and Iberian Studies is designed for students wishing to pursue an interdisciplinary degree at the graduate level. Although there is no doctoral program in Latin American and Iberian Studies, many successful graduates of the M.A. program pursue doctoral study in traditional academic departments such as anthropology, economics, history, literature, or political science, or enter professional schools to study business administration, education, law, or public health. The broad, interdisciplinary nature of the program allows students a great deal of scope to define and develop special interests.
Admission
In addition to program requirements for admission, applicants must also meet the university requirements for admission described in the section "Graduate Education at UCSB." Completion of the undergraduate major in Latin American and Iberian Studies is desirable but not necessary. Undergraduate deficiencies as stipulated by the Latin American and Iberian Studies graduate committee must be remedied within the first year and do not count toward the minimum course requirements for completion of the M.A.
Language Requirement
A strong reading knowledge of Spanish or Portuguese is required. The student must show proficiency in either language through courses taken or through a reading examination. It is expected that the candidate will satisfy this requirement during the first quarter of the graduate program. In no case may a student submit a thesis until the foreign language requirement has been met.
Degree Requirements
Students will plan their programs with an advisor and with the approval of the director.
All graduate students are required to take Latin American and Iberian Studies 200, LAIS 201 or LAIS 202.
At least 32 units of upper-division and graduate coursework in Latin American and Iberian Studies plus a thesis (6 additional units, Latin American and Iberian Studies 598) are required. The 32 units must include no fewer than 20 units of graduate courses numbered between 200 and 299 or 596, with a maximum of 8 units of 596 coursework being eligible to count toward the master’s degree. The distribution of units should be 16 units in the major area of concentration, 8 units in the second area of concentration, and the remaining 8 units from two other areas. Students must carefully prepare a proposal, including provisions for funding of any field research. The thesis proposal must be approved by a thesis committee. The final draft of the thesis itself must be approved by that committee, and by the director of Latin American and Iberian Studies.
A grade of B or better is required for each course to count toward the master’s degree. Additionally, graduate students will meet with the faculty graduate advisor for advising by the third week of each quarter to review their course plans and progress toward the degree.
Graduate Courses in the M.A. Program
Anthropology 209, 218, 225; Art History 262A-B-C, 254, 254D, 262C; Dramatic Art 273A-B-C, Economics 214A, 280A-B; Education 270A-D-G-H, 274; History 200LA, 201LA, 201LI, 251A-B, 253A-B, 268A-B; History 256, Latin American and Iberian Studies 200 (proseminar), 201, 202; LAIS 294AA-ZZ; Music 293A; Political Science 236, 282A-B-C; Portuguese 205A-B-C, 206A-B-C, 222, 260, 265, 283, 294A-B, 295A-B; Sociology 214B, 265, 265G, 265GS, 265LA; Spanish 200, 202, 207, 209, 210A-B-C, 211A-B-C, 212A-B, 213, 218, 219, 221A-B, 222A-B, 224A-B, 230A-B-C-D-E-F, 240A-B, 245, 260, 270, 275, 280, 281, 283, 285, 287, 290, 294A-B, 295A-B, 296A-B, 297.296A-B, 297.
Latin American and Iberian Studies Courses
10. Introduction to the Latin American and Iberian World
(4) Staff
Introduction to issues debates, and approaches in the study of Latin America, Spain and Portugal, and the Latino world, from an interdisciplinary perspective. Topics considered include history, culture, society, and literature from various places and times.
100. Introduction to Latin American and Iberian Studies
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Required for all majors and minors in the program.
Designed to acquaint students with current research on the main areas of Latin American and Iberian studies.
100H. Introduction to Latin American and Iberian Studies - Honors Section
(1) Staff
Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in LAIS 100; honors standing in LAIS or the College of Letters and Science.
Eligible students are invited to enroll in the honors seminar which is generally taught by the course instructor.
101. Interdisciplinary Approaches to the History and Societies of Latin America and Iberia
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Issues central to the study of Latin America and Iberia across the social sciences and history. Topics may include nationalism, revolution, politics and the state, economic development and international relations, labor, popular culture, race, gender, religion, migration, environment, imperialism, and colonialism.
102. Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Cultures, Languages, and Literatures of Latin America and Iberia
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Issues pertinent to the diverse cultures, languages, and literatures of Latin America and Iberia. Disciplines and approaches may include: pre-Columbian studies; Spanish and Spanish American literatures; Portuguese and Brazilian literatures; translation studies; cultural, gender, and queer studies; Romance language and linguistics.
194AA-ZZ. Special Topics in Latin American and Iberian Studies
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 20 units provided letter designations are different, but only 12 units may be applied toward the major.
Special topics in an area of faculty expertise. Specific course titles to be announced by the program each quarter. May be offered in English, Spanish, or Portuguese. See LAIS program office for information.
195A-B. Senior Honors Thesis
(4-4) Staff
Prerequisites: admission to honors program; consent of department.
Students must have a 3.6 grade-point average for courses in Latin American and Iberian studies. A two-quarter in-progress sequence course with grades for all quarters issued upon completion of Latin American and Iberian studies 195B.
Individual study with the advisor for the purpose of writing a major interdisciplinary research paper on a topic of sufficient depth and sophistication.
195G. Senior Honors Thesis Group Studies
(4) Staff
Prerequisites: admission to honors program; consent of department.
Students must have a 3.6 grade-point average for courses in Latin American and Iberian studies.
Students learn the mechanics of formulating a research problem, choose a faculty advisor, and submit a project proposal.
196. Internship
(2-8) Staff
Prerequisites: upper-division standing; consent of program chair.
Students must have a 3.0 grade-point average.
Course enables students to obtain credit for Latin American- or Iberian- related internship experience.
199. Independent Studies
(1-5) Staff
Prerequisites: upper-division standing; completion of two upper-division courses in Latin American & Iberian Studies.
Students must have a minimum 3.0 grade-point average for the preceding three quarters and are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units.
The description of any one 199 must not be identical to any existing course description.
200. Introduction to Latin American and Iberian Studies 200
(4) Staff
Required for all graduate students in the program.
Designed to acquaint students with current research on the main areas of Latin American and Iberian studies as well as the faculty associated with the program.
201. Interdisciplinary Approaches to the History and Societies of Latin American and Iberia
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Issues central to the study of Latin America and Iberia across the social sciences and history. Topics may include nationalism, revolution, politics and the state, economic development and international relations, labor, popular culture, race, gender, religion, migration, environment, imperialism, and colonialism.
202. Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Cultures, Languages, and Literatures of Latin America and Iberia
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Issues pertinent to the diverse cultures, languages, and literatures of Latin America and Iberia; disciplines and approaches may include pre-Columbian studies; Spanish and Spanish American literatures; Portuguese and Brazilian literatures; translation studies; cultural, gender, and queer studies; Romance language and linguistics.
294AA-ZZ. Special Topics in Latin American and Iberian Studies
(4) Staff
Seminars or lectures on special topics in an area of faculty expertise. May be offered in English, Spanish, or Portuguese. Specific course titles to be announced by the program each quarter.
590. Teaching Assistant Practicum
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: TA appointment.
Units earned do not apply toward completion of advanced degrees. S/U grading only. Required of TAs in LAIS. Participation in occasional workshops related to the field of teaching is required.
Supervised teaching of LAIS discussion sessions at UCSB.
596. Directed Reading and Research
(2-4) Staff
Prerequisite: graduate standing
Individual independent study which could include work with the Education Abroad Program. A written proposal for each tutorial must be approved by student’s program advisor and by the department chair. The number of units that a student may take depends on the nature of the program and the consent of the advisor or the graduate committee.
597. Individual Study for M.A. Comprehensive
(2-8) Staff
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
No unit credit allowed toward advance degrees.
Individual study for M.A. comprehensive. Instructor should be student’s major professor or chair of advisory committee.
598. Master’s Thesis Research and Preparation
(1-6) Staff
Prerequisites: fulfillment of all graduate requirements except the thesis.
Only for research and writing of the thesis, under the direction of a faculty member in the program and with the approval of the chair.
