THE UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES 2006

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Current enrollment:
We host Junior and Senior standing students. The lively discussions, lectures, meetings, and other forms of interaction make the group unique. Many of our students have done internships in the region or are carrying of volunteer work with the Hispanic Community of Athens.  Please   feel free to contact the Center to explore your options for certification.

Esta es una gran oportunidad para practicar los idiomas de la región. Muito Obrigado.

Requirements for certification:
·   15 hours   of course work, 12 required, 3 elective.  Foreign language ability of the region demonstrated (either Spanish or Portuguese)

·   Participation in LACSI programs and events (at least 2 per semester required)

·   Exit paper or final monograph (equivalent of a Research 4950 term paper)

Required Courses, 12 hours, 1 course from each area

Introductory Area Study: choose one (3 credit hours)
HIST 1200 or
HIST 2221 or 
HIST 2222

Language: choose one (3 credit hours)
SPAN 3010 or 
PORT 3010 or
FREN 3010  

History: choose one (3 credit hours)
HIST 3220, 3230, 3240, 3250, 3260, 4200, 4210, 4220 

Social Science: choose one (3 credit hours)
ANTH 3260   or above (+),
GEOG 4720,
SOCI 3000+,
ECON 3000+,
POLS 3000+,
INTL 4380

Elective courses: choose one, any area (3 credit hours)

Elective courses are largely courses of 3000 or 4000 level that have a direct or strong emphasis on Latin America/Caribbean or Hispanic/Latino   topics. These Referential courses will include, but   not be limited to the following:

AESC 3150, 3910, 3920

AFAM 4860/6860

ALDR 4710/6710

ANTH 3260, 3270, 3430, 3440, 3530, 3540, 4300/6300, 4930/6930, 4931/6931 4940/6940

ARTS 2050

CRSS 4930/6930, 4940/6940

DRAM 2130, 2130H

ECON 4040, 4200, 4550

ECOL 4930/6930

EDMS(EDEC)(EDEL)(ELAN) 5180/7180, 5180L/7180L

ELAN 4530, 4531, 4730/6730, 5040/7040, 5180/7180, 5180L/7180L

FINA 4810/6810

FREN 2950, 2960, 2970, 4010, 4170

GEOG 4290/6290, 4670/6670, 4720/6720, 4930/6930, 4940/6940

HIST 3220, 3230, 3240, 3250, 3260, 4200/6200, 4210/6210, 4211/6211, 4214/6214, 4220/6220

HORT 3440, 4930/6930, 4931/6931

INTB 4800

INTL 4380, 4820, 4960, 4960H, 4990H

INTS 4990

LEGL 4900

LING 3050, 4650, 6850

MARK 5000

MGMT 5560

MUSI 3020

POLS 4960, 4960H, 4990H, 5000, 5010, 5020, 5100, 5101, 5102, 5110, 5111, 5112, 5120, 5121, 5122, 5130, 5131, 5132, 5500, 5510, 5520

PORT 2950, 2960, 2970, 4010/6010, 4040/6040, 4050/6050, 4060/6060, 4070/6070, 4080/6080, 4950, 4960H, 4970H, 4980H, 4990H

ROML 2550, 3000, 4860/6860

SOCI 2400, 4280

SOWK 5757, 5767, 5835, 5845, 5908, 5908H, 6104

SPAN 2550, 2950, 2960, 2970, 3030, 3030H, 3050, 4010, 4060, 4070, 4080,   4082, 4120/6120, 4150, 4190, 4250, 4650, 4960H - 4990H, 6850

TXMI 4550, 4960H - 4990H

WMST 4130/6130, 4250/6250

Many University of Georgia departments offer directed reading, study,   research, projects, special topics, internships, honors thesis, internships   and study abroad for academic credit. LACSI certificate credit may   be acquired WHEN the chosen topic or geographic region focuses on   Latin America and the Caribbean or Latinos in the United States.

LACSI strongly encourages certificate students to pursue study abroad opportunities in the Latin America/Caribbean region and will serve   as an informational resource to assist students interested in pursuing   this experience.

In lieu of study abroad, certificate students are encouraged to carry   out volunteer work with the Hispanic/Latino community of Athens-Clarke   County. There are numerous non-profit organizations and units of the   University of Georgia working with this community and LACSI will assist   you in finding a volunteer experience that will enrich your life. See   here -Community Outreach - for a list of organizations and programs that need volunteers   to work with the Latino community.

Please contact individual departments for up-to-date information on   specific courses listed and other departmental offerings