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Course Requirements

The student must take 5 graduate courses in Latin American and Latino Studies, including the required LALS 200 and LALS 297. The remainder can be selected from appropriate graduate courses taught in any department by core, participating or affiliated LALS faculty.

Graduate coursework in Latin American and Latino Studies is available both in the LALS Department and in other UCSC departments. Graduate courses to date in the LALS Department include:

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  • LALS 200, Bridging Latin American and Latino Studies
  • LALS 210, Latina Feminisms: Theory and Practice
  • LALS 212, Latina/o Ethnographic Practice
  • LALS 215, Latina Cultural Studies: Transborder Feminist Imaginaries
  • LALS 297, Independent Studies (Note: Submittal of the Petition for Independent Studies is needed before enrolling in LALS 297 )