Latin-American Studies A.A.

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Explore culture, languages, arts & history of Latin-America

Your Associate in Arts (A.A.) in Latin-American studies is a lower cost way to a bachelor’s degree. Take courses that give you a foundation in non-Western civilizations. Build your knowledge of the historical, societal and literary developments that shape Latin-American and Caribbean cultures.

What can you do with an A.A. in Latin-American Studies?

The Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree in Latin-American studies prepares you to transfer and complete a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology, International Relations or related fields, which prepares you for these careers: international trade and industry, international affairs, business, journalism, banking, education, government, immigration and social services.

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Study the origin, development, and behavior of human beings. May study the way of life, language, or physical characteristics of people in various parts of the world. May engage in systematic recovery and examination of material evidence, such as tools or pottery remaining from past human cultures, in order to determine the history, customs, and living habits of earlier civilizations.
- Salary Levels
  
  Take a look at the average annual or hourly earnings for this career in Lake and Cook Counties.
  
  Entry-Level
  
  $37,644
  
  Median
  
  $56,384
  
  Senior-Level
  
  $103,321
  
  Lightcast earnings figures are based on OES (Occupational Employment Statistics) data from the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) and include base rate, cost of living allowances, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay (including commissions and bonuses), on-call pay, and tips.
  
  Entry-Level
  
  $18.09
  
  Median
  
  $27.10
  
  Senior-Level
  
  $49.67
  
  Lightcast earnings figures are based on OES (Occupational Employment Statistics) data from the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) and include base rate, cost of living allowances, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay (including commissions and bonuses), on-call pay, and tips.
- Top entry-level education
  
  Here’s a quick look at the most common degree levels people have in this career.
  
  Some college
  
  5%
  
  Associate Degree
  
  5%
  
  Bachelor's Degree
  
  20%
  
  Master's Degree
  
  30%
  
  Doctorate
  
  40%
  
  Lightcast educational attainment levels are the educational attainment percentage breakdown for a career (e.g. the percentage of people in the career who hold a bachelor degree vs. an associate degree).
Teach courses pertaining to the culture and development of an area, an ethnic group, or any other group, such as Latin American studies, women's studies, or urban affairs. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
- Salary Levels
  
  Take a look at the average annual or hourly earnings for this career in Lake and Cook Counties.
  
  Entry-Level
  
  $43,188
  
  Median
  
  $74,639
  
  Senior-Level
  
  $148,555
  
  Lightcast earnings figures are based on OES (Occupational Employment Statistics) data from the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) and include base rate, cost of living allowances, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay (including commissions and bonuses), on-call pay, and tips.
  
  Entry-Level
  
  $20.76
  
  Median
  
  $35.88
  
  Senior-Level
  
  $71.42
  
  Lightcast earnings figures are based on OES (Occupational Employment Statistics) data from the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) and include base rate, cost of living allowances, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay (including commissions and bonuses), on-call pay, and tips.
- Top entry-level education
  
  Here’s a quick look at the most common degree levels people have in this career.
  
  High school diploma or less
  
  0.17%
  
  Master's Degree
  
  35.34%
  
  Doctorate
  
  64.49%
  
  Lightcast educational attainment levels are the educational attainment percentage breakdown for a career (e.g. the percentage of people in the career who hold a bachelor degree vs. an associate degree).
Study the nature and use of areas of the Earth's surface, relating and interpreting interactions of physical and cultural phenomena. Conduct research on physical aspects of a region, including land forms, climates, soils, plants, and animals, and conduct research on the spatial implications of human activities within a given area, including social characteristics, economic activities, and political organization, as well as researching interdependence between regions at scales ranging from local to global.
- Salary Levels
  
  Take a look at the average annual or hourly earnings for this career in Lake and Cook Counties.
  
  Entry-Level
  
  $58,447
  
  Median
  
  $93,624
  
  Senior-Level
  
  $142,919
  
  Lightcast earnings figures are based on OES (Occupational Employment Statistics) data from the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) and include base rate, cost of living allowances, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay (including commissions and bonuses), on-call pay, and tips.
  
  Entry-Level
  
  $28.10
  
  Median
  
  $45.00
  
  Senior-Level
  
  $68.71
  
  Lightcast earnings figures are based on OES (Occupational Employment Statistics) data from the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) and include base rate, cost of living allowances, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay (including commissions and bonuses), on-call pay, and tips.
- Top entry-level education
  
  Here’s a quick look at the most common degree levels people have in this career.
  
  Associate Degree
  
  5%
  
  Bachelor's Degree
  
  45%
  
  Master's Degree
  
  20%
  
  Doctorate
  
  30%
  
  Lightcast educational attainment levels are the educational attainment percentage breakdown for a career (e.g. the percentage of people in the career who hold a bachelor degree vs. an associate degree).
Research, analyze, record, and interpret the past as recorded in sources, such as government and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, electronic media, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.
- Salary Levels
  
  Take a look at the average annual or hourly earnings for this career in Lake and Cook Counties.
  
  Entry-Level
  
  $38,043
  
  Median
  
  $79,436
  
  Senior-Level
  
  $152,067
  
  Lightcast earnings figures are based on OES (Occupational Employment Statistics) data from the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) and include base rate, cost of living allowances, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay (including commissions and bonuses), on-call pay, and tips.
  
  Entry-Level
  
  $18.28
  
  Median
  
  $38.19
  
  Senior-Level
  
  $73.10
  
  Lightcast earnings figures are based on OES (Occupational Employment Statistics) data from the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) and include base rate, cost of living allowances, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay (including commissions and bonuses), on-call pay, and tips.
- Top entry-level education
  
  Here’s a quick look at the most common degree levels people have in this career.
  
  High school diploma or less
  
  10.18%
  
  Certificate
  
  0.46%
  
  Some college
  
  8.17%
  
  Bachelor's Degree
  
  10.19%
  
  Master's Degree
  
  64.48%
  
  Doctorate
  
  6.52%
  
  Lightcast educational attainment levels are the educational attainment percentage breakdown for a career (e.g. the percentage of people in the career who hold a bachelor degree vs. an associate degree).
Interpret oral or sign language, or translate written text from one language into another.
- Salary Levels
  
  Take a look at the average annual or hourly earnings for this career in Lake and Cook Counties.
  
  Entry-Level
  
  $34,148
  
  Median
  
  $58,640
  
  Senior-Level
  
  $121,232
  
  Lightcast earnings figures are based on OES (Occupational Employment Statistics) data from the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) and include base rate, cost of living allowances, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay (including commissions and bonuses), on-call pay, and tips.
  
  Entry-Level
  
  $16.42
  
  Median
  
  $28.19
  
  Senior-Level
  
  $58.28
  
  Lightcast earnings figures are based on OES (Occupational Employment Statistics) data from the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) and include base rate, cost of living allowances, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay (including commissions and bonuses), on-call pay, and tips.
- Top entry-level education
  
  Here’s a quick look at the most common degree levels people have in this career.
  
  High school diploma or less
  
  8.02%
  
  Certificate
  
  1.27%
  
  Associate Degree
  
  4.42%
  
  Bachelor's Degree
  
  54.72%
  
  Master's Degree
  
  31.57%
  
  Lightcast educational attainment levels are the educational attainment percentage breakdown for a career (e.g. the percentage of people in the career who hold a bachelor degree vs. an associate degree).
Research conditions in local, regional, national, or online markets. Gather information to determine potential sales of a product or service, or plan a marketing or advertising campaign. May gather information on competitors, prices, sales, and methods of marketing and distribution. May employ search marketing tactics, analyze web metrics, and develop recommendations to increase search engine ranking and visibility to target markets.
- Salary Levels
  
  Take a look at the average annual or hourly earnings for this career in Lake and Cook Counties.
  
  Entry-Level
  
  $45,176
  
  Median
  
  $78,471
  
  Senior-Level
  
  $147,920
  
  Lightcast earnings figures are based on OES (Occupational Employment Statistics) data from the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) and include base rate, cost of living allowances, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay (including commissions and bonuses), on-call pay, and tips.
  
  Entry-Level
  
  $21.72
  
  Median
  
  $37.72
  
  Senior-Level
  
  $71.11
  
  Lightcast earnings figures are based on OES (Occupational Employment Statistics) data from the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) and include base rate, cost of living allowances, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay (including commissions and bonuses), on-call pay, and tips.
- Top entry-level education
  
  Here’s a quick look at the most common degree levels people have in this career.
  
  Bachelor's Degree
  
  60.87%
  
  Master's Degree
  
  39.13%
  
  Lightcast educational attainment levels are the educational attainment percentage breakdown for a career (e.g. the percentage of people in the career who hold a bachelor degree vs. an associate degree).
Restore, maintain, or prepare objects in museum collections for storage, research, or exhibit. May work with specimens such as fossils, skeletal parts, or botanicals; or artifacts, textiles, or art. May identify and record objects or install and arrange them in exhibits. Includes book or document conservators.
- Salary Levels
  
  Take a look at the average annual or hourly earnings for this career in Lake and Cook Counties.
  
  Entry-Level
  
  $33,140
  
  Median
  
  $46,430
  
  Senior-Level
  
  $66,401
  
  Lightcast earnings figures are based on OES (Occupational Employment Statistics) data from the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) and include base rate, cost of living allowances, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay (including commissions and bonuses), on-call pay, and tips.
  
  Entry-Level
  
  $15.93
  
  Median
  
  $22.31
  
  Senior-Level
  
  $31.92
  
  Lightcast earnings figures are based on OES (Occupational Employment Statistics) data from the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) and include base rate, cost of living allowances, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay (including commissions and bonuses), on-call pay, and tips.
- Top entry-level education
  
  Here’s a quick look at the most common degree levels people have in this career.
  
  High school diploma or less
  
  1.29%
  
  Certificate
  
  20.32%
  
  Associate Degree
  
  7.18%
  
  Bachelor's Degree
  
  24.11%
  
  Master's Degree
  
  47.09%
  
  Lightcast educational attainment levels are the educational attainment percentage breakdown for a career (e.g. the percentage of people in the career who hold a bachelor degree vs. an associate degree).

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Course Code	Course Title	Credits	Course Highlights
CLC 120	CLC 120 College Success Seminar Class Description This course is designed to teach students attitudes and skills valuable for college success. Topics may include: growth mindset, self-advocacy skills, college resources, college culture, financial literacy, and academic success strategies, such as study skills, time management, and goal setting. Throughout this course, students will develop skills necessary for promoting positive human relations in a diverse society.	2	Dual credit options available Online/Virtual options available
ENG 121	ENG 121 English Composition I Class Description This course is designed to help students develop their competence in college-level writing and in the analysis of texts so they can enter the dialogue of the academic community. This course includes the analysis and practice of argument and the use of critical thinking to read, analyze, and produce college-level texts.	3	Credit for prior learning available Dual credit options available Online/Virtual options available
LAT 121	LAT 121 Introduction to Latin American Studies Class Description This course will provide an overview of the Latin American and Caribbean people and their countries, from their origins to the present. Some of the areas examined are the political, cultural, historical, and ethnicity issues that affect these civilizations.	3	Global citizenship Online/Virtual options available
MTH 140	MTH 140 Contemporary Mathematics Class Description This course is to develop competency in analytical reasoning, problem solving, and multi-step decision making as well as exposing students to some current trends in mathematical thought. The emphasis is on mathematical reasoning and the solving of real-life problems involving mathematics. The course covers three or four of the following topics in depth: graph theory, counting techniques and probability, topics in geometry, logic/set theory, linear programming, and game theory. NOTE: A specific graphing calculator is required for this course. Contact EMPS division office for details. This course does not meet the math requirement in the Associate of Science and Associate of Engineering Science, but may be used as elective credits.	3	Credit for prior learning available Online/Virtual options available
HUM 140	HUM 140 Introduction to International Film Class Description This is a survey course on the history and aesthetic appreciation of film as an international medium of entertainment, communication and persuasion. Through viewing and analysis of classic and contemporary films from Europe, Central and South America, Asia, the Middle East and Australia, the student will gain a global understanding of film. Films shown will be mostly narrative features by internationally recognized directors, but may also include avant-garde, documentary, animated and North American foreign-language films.	3	Online/Virtual options available

Course Highlights
Course Code	CLC 120
Course Title	CLC 120 College Success Seminar Class Description This course is designed to teach students attitudes and skills valuable for college success. Topics may include: growth mindset, self-advocacy skills, college resources, college culture, financial literacy, and academic success strategies, such as study skills, time management, and goal setting. Throughout this course, students will develop skills necessary for promoting positive human relations in a diverse society.
Credits	2
Dual credit options available
Online/Virtual options available

Course Highlights
Course Code	ENG 121
Course Title	ENG 121 English Composition I Class Description This course is designed to help students develop their competence in college-level writing and in the analysis of texts so they can enter the dialogue of the academic community. This course includes the analysis and practice of argument and the use of critical thinking to read, analyze, and produce college-level texts.
Credits	3
Credit for prior learning available
Dual credit options available
Online/Virtual options available

Course Highlights
Course Code	LAT 121
Course Title	LAT 121 Introduction to Latin American Studies Class Description This course will provide an overview of the Latin American and Caribbean people and their countries, from their origins to the present. Some of the areas examined are the political, cultural, historical, and ethnicity issues that affect these civilizations.
Credits	3
Global citizenship
Online/Virtual options available

Course Highlights
Course Code	MTH 140
Course Title	MTH 140 Contemporary Mathematics Class Description This course is to develop competency in analytical reasoning, problem solving, and multi-step decision making as well as exposing students to some current trends in mathematical thought. The emphasis is on mathematical reasoning and the solving of real-life problems involving mathematics. The course covers three or four of the following topics in depth: graph theory, counting techniques and probability, topics in geometry, logic/set theory, linear programming, and game theory. NOTE: A specific graphing calculator is required for this course. Contact EMPS division office for details. This course does not meet the math requirement in the Associate of Science and Associate of Engineering Science, but may be used as elective credits.
Credits	3
Credit for prior learning available
Online/Virtual options available

Course Highlights
Course Code	HUM 140
Course Title	HUM 140 Introduction to International Film Class Description This is a survey course on the history and aesthetic appreciation of film as an international medium of entertainment, communication and persuasion. Through viewing and analysis of classic and contemporary films from Europe, Central and South America, Asia, the Middle East and Australia, the student will gain a global understanding of film. Films shown will be mostly narrative features by internationally recognized directors, but may also include avant-garde, documentary, animated and North American foreign-language films.
Credits	3
Online/Virtual options available

Course options: Students can choose other Humanities courses instead of LAT 121, other Math courses instead of MTH 140, and other Fine Arts courses instead of HUM 140.

Course Code	Course Title	Credits	Course Highlights
ENG 122	ENG 122 English Composition II Class Description This course furthers the work done in English Composition I by providing students more experience as academic writers, readers, researchers and critical thinkers. To help students construct their own meaning while engaging with the texts of others, they will develop the ability to collect, evaluate, and incorporate varied sources in thoughtfully-written analyses and arguments. Students' work should demonstrate the ability to position themselves within the context of academic and societal conversations using a variety of texts, which may include literature, arguments on various issues, news articles, films, advertisements, and websites.	3	Credit for prior learning available Dual credit options available Online/Virtual options available
HUM 141	HUM 141 World Humanities of 20/21 Century Class Description This is an interdisciplinary and multicultural course which introduces students to the visual art, architecture, literature, philosophy/religion/myth, music, dance, and history of various non-Western cultures through selected works and a comparative examination of their values, motifs and aesthetics with those of Western cultural expression during the 20th and 21st centuries.	3	Global citizenship Online/Virtual options available
GEG 121	GEG 121 Physical Geography Class Description This introductory physical science course examines the processes and agents that help to shape and change the environment in which humans live. Emphasis is placed on the interrelationships that exist between the earth's heat and energy systems and the weather, climate, soils, vegetation, streams, oceans, landforms, and human activities.	3	Online/Virtual options available
SOC 121	SOC 121 Introduction to Sociology Class Description This course introduces the basic concepts and perspectives for understanding sociology. The course examines how society influences and shapes human behavior. Topics of analysis include, but are not limited to, the development of sociology, theoretical perspectives and research methodologies, culture, social institutions, social change, and social inequality on the basis of class, gender, race and ethnicity, and sexuality.	3	Credit for prior learning available Dual credit options available Online/Virtual options available
SPA 121	SPA 121 Beginning Conversational Spanish I Class Description This course introduces the fundamentals of language necessary for understanding, speaking, reading, and writing of Spanish. It will include practice in pronunciation from dialogues and pattern practices. This is the college level course.	4	Credit for prior learning available Online/Virtual options available

Course Highlights
Course Code	ENG 122
Course Title	ENG 122 English Composition II Class Description This course furthers the work done in English Composition I by providing students more experience as academic writers, readers, researchers and critical thinkers. To help students construct their own meaning while engaging with the texts of others, they will develop the ability to collect, evaluate, and incorporate varied sources in thoughtfully-written analyses and arguments. Students' work should demonstrate the ability to position themselves within the context of academic and societal conversations using a variety of texts, which may include literature, arguments on various issues, news articles, films, advertisements, and websites.
Credits	3
Credit for prior learning available
Dual credit options available
Online/Virtual options available

Course Highlights
Course Code	HUM 141
Course Title	HUM 141 World Humanities of 20/21 Century Class Description This is an interdisciplinary and multicultural course which introduces students to the visual art, architecture, literature, philosophy/religion/myth, music, dance, and history of various non-Western cultures through selected works and a comparative examination of their values, motifs and aesthetics with those of Western cultural expression during the 20th and 21st centuries.
Credits	3
Global citizenship
Online/Virtual options available

Course Highlights
Course Code	GEG 121
Course Title	GEG 121 Physical Geography Class Description This introductory physical science course examines the processes and agents that help to shape and change the environment in which humans live. Emphasis is placed on the interrelationships that exist between the earth's heat and energy systems and the weather, climate, soils, vegetation, streams, oceans, landforms, and human activities.
Credits	3
Online/Virtual options available

Course Highlights
Course Code	SOC 121
Course Title	SOC 121 Introduction to Sociology Class Description This course introduces the basic concepts and perspectives for understanding sociology. The course examines how society influences and shapes human behavior. Topics of analysis include, but are not limited to, the development of sociology, theoretical perspectives and research methodologies, culture, social institutions, social change, and social inequality on the basis of class, gender, race and ethnicity, and sexuality.
Credits	3
Credit for prior learning available
Dual credit options available
Online/Virtual options available

Course Highlights
Course Code	SPA 121
Course Title	SPA 121 Beginning Conversational Spanish I Class Description This course introduces the fundamentals of language necessary for understanding, speaking, reading, and writing of Spanish. It will include practice in pronunciation from dialogues and pattern practices. This is the college level course.
Credits	4
Credit for prior learning available
Online/Virtual options available

Course options: Students can choose ENG 126 instead of ENG 122, other Humanities courses instead of HUM 141, other Physical Sciences courses instead of GEG 121, other Social and Behavioral Science courses instead of SOC 121, and World Language or other courses instead of SPA 121.

Course Code	Course Title	Credits	Course Highlights
CMM 121	CMM 121 Fundamentals of Speech Class Description For students interested in improving their oral communication competency. This course combines a theoretical basis with practical verbal and nonverbal skills to enhance public speaking effectiveness. Students learn how to develop, research, organize, adapt, deliver and critique messages.	3	Dual credit options available Online/Virtual options available
BIO 120	BIO 120 Environmental Biology Class Description This course focuses on the relationships between humans and the environment. Topics include ecology, population biology, modification of our environment, resource use, land use planning, pollution, and energy. The goal is to better understand the biological and social problems that human use and misuse of the environment cause. Students may not receive credit for both BIO 120 and BIO 140. NOTE: Required, local field trips are scheduled during several (approximate1/2) of the lab periods. Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from field sites. This course is recommended for non-science majors needing a one-semester lab science course.	4	Credit for prior learning available
HST 245	HST 245 History of Latin America to 1825 Class Description This course provides an introduction to the formation of Latin American society during the colonial period, from the European conquest to the independence of the Iberian colonies. It examines the processes of conquest and colonization, the organization of the Spanish and Portuguese empires in America, and Indian and African resistance and accommodation, in comparative perspective.	3	Global citizenship Online/Virtual options available
ENG 246	ENG 246 Latin American Writers Class Description This course introduces students to significant Latin American writers. Drawing upon poetry, short fiction, novels and memoirs in English, the course will present and discuss the significant conditions and contributions of people of this underrepresented culture. The assigned readings will be in English and will exemplify trends in Latin American literature.	3	Global citizenship
SPA 221	SPA 221 Intermediate Spanish I Class Description This course covers the continued development of oral comprehension and accurate control of sound system and syntax. It includes selected examples of cultural and contemporary writing to elicit an awareness of the similarities and differences of each culture (English-Spanish) and a fuller understanding of the value systems of the Hispanic societies.	4	Credit for prior learning available Online/Virtual options available

Course Highlights
Course Code	CMM 121
Course Title	CMM 121 Fundamentals of Speech Class Description For students interested in improving their oral communication competency. This course combines a theoretical basis with practical verbal and nonverbal skills to enhance public speaking effectiveness. Students learn how to develop, research, organize, adapt, deliver and critique messages.
Credits	3
Dual credit options available
Online/Virtual options available

Course Highlights
Course Code	BIO 120
Course Title	BIO 120 Environmental Biology Class Description This course focuses on the relationships between humans and the environment. Topics include ecology, population biology, modification of our environment, resource use, land use planning, pollution, and energy. The goal is to better understand the biological and social problems that human use and misuse of the environment cause. Students may not receive credit for both BIO 120 and BIO 140. NOTE: Required, local field trips are scheduled during several (approximate1/2) of the lab periods. Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from field sites. This course is recommended for non-science majors needing a one-semester lab science course.
Credits	4
Credit for prior learning available

Course Highlights
Course Code	HST 245
Course Title	HST 245 History of Latin America to 1825 Class Description This course provides an introduction to the formation of Latin American society during the colonial period, from the European conquest to the independence of the Iberian colonies. It examines the processes of conquest and colonization, the organization of the Spanish and Portuguese empires in America, and Indian and African resistance and accommodation, in comparative perspective.
Credits	3
Global citizenship
Online/Virtual options available

Course Highlights
Course Code	ENG 246
Course Title	ENG 246 Latin American Writers Class Description This course introduces students to significant Latin American writers. Drawing upon poetry, short fiction, novels and memoirs in English, the course will present and discuss the significant conditions and contributions of people of this underrepresented culture. The assigned readings will be in English and will exemplify trends in Latin American literature.
Credits	3
Global citizenship

Course Highlights
Course Code	SPA 221
Course Title	SPA 221 Intermediate Spanish I Class Description This course covers the continued development of oral comprehension and accurate control of sound system and syntax. It includes selected examples of cultural and contemporary writing to elicit an awareness of the similarities and differences of each culture (English-Spanish) and a fuller understanding of the value systems of the Hispanic societies.
Credits	4
Credit for prior learning available
Online/Virtual options available

Course options: Students can choose other Life Sciences courses instead of BIO 120, other Social and Behavioral Science courses instead of HST 245, other Humanities courses instead of ENG 246, and World Language or other courses instead of SPA 221.

Course Code	Course Title	Credits	Course Highlights
HST 246	HST 246 History of Latin America from 1825 Class Description This course provides an introduction to Latin American history after independence, from the consolidation of the national states to the 1980s. By focusing on the cases of Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, and Mexico, within the broader regional context, it examines significant social, political, and economic developments of modern Latin America.	3	Global citizenship
SOC 225	SOC 225 Class, Race, and Gender Class Description This course uses various sociological perspectives to examine how class, race, and gender structure individual and group access to power, resources, opportunities, and prestige. It examines how these socially constructed categories provide identity and meaning that shape social interaction and institutional structure and practice. Classical and contemporary theoretical and empirical models demonstrate how the intersection of these major dimensions of inequality represent a source of opportunity and privilege, while simultaneously contributing to the reproduction of social inequality.	3	Global citizenship
ANT 228	ANT 228 Applied Anthropology Class Description Applied anthropology emphasizes the use of anthropological theories, methods, concepts, techniques, and information to understand and solve real world problems. Specifically, this course explores the relevance of Anthropology to development issues and to address its use in various career fields. Applied anthropology will explore problems affecting local communities both here and abroad that are a result of globalization and cultural change.	3	Global citizenship
GEG 223	GEG 223 Geography of Latin America Class Description This introductory social science course is a survey of Latin America's cultural, economic, physical, political, and social geographies. It emphasizes problems and potentials of regional development and land use. GEG 223 is offered for elective credits.	3
SPA 222	SPA 222 Intermediate Spanish II Class Description This course continues to expand the knowledge of Spanish grammar, with emphasis in verbal and written communication. Films, short videos, readings and materials from newspapers, magazines, and media are utilized so students explore the Spanish speaking world and cultures based on authentic materials.	4	Dual credit options available Global citizenship

Course Highlights
Course Code	HST 246
Course Title	HST 246 History of Latin America from 1825 Class Description This course provides an introduction to Latin American history after independence, from the consolidation of the national states to the 1980s. By focusing on the cases of Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, and Mexico, within the broader regional context, it examines significant social, political, and economic developments of modern Latin America.
Credits	3
Global citizenship

Course Highlights
Course Code	SOC 225
Course Title	SOC 225 Class, Race, and Gender Class Description This course uses various sociological perspectives to examine how class, race, and gender structure individual and group access to power, resources, opportunities, and prestige. It examines how these socially constructed categories provide identity and meaning that shape social interaction and institutional structure and practice. Classical and contemporary theoretical and empirical models demonstrate how the intersection of these major dimensions of inequality represent a source of opportunity and privilege, while simultaneously contributing to the reproduction of social inequality.
Credits	3
Global citizenship

Course Highlights
Course Code	ANT 228
Course Title	ANT 228 Applied Anthropology Class Description Applied anthropology emphasizes the use of anthropological theories, methods, concepts, techniques, and information to understand and solve real world problems. Specifically, this course explores the relevance of Anthropology to development issues and to address its use in various career fields. Applied anthropology will explore problems affecting local communities both here and abroad that are a result of globalization and cultural change.
Credits	3
Global citizenship

Course Highlights
Course Code	GEG 223
Course Title	GEG 223 Geography of Latin America Class Description This introductory social science course is a survey of Latin America's cultural, economic, physical, political, and social geographies. It emphasizes problems and potentials of regional development and land use. GEG 223 is offered for elective credits.
Credits	3

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Course Code	SPA 222
Course Title	SPA 222 Intermediate Spanish II Class Description This course continues to expand the knowledge of Spanish grammar, with emphasis in verbal and written communication. Films, short videos, readings and materials from newspapers, magazines, and media are utilized so students explore the Spanish speaking world and cultures based on authentic materials.
Credits	4
Dual credit options available
Global citizenship

Course options: Students can choose other Social and Behavioral Science courses instead of HST 246, and other elective courses instead of SOC 225, ANT 228 and GEG 223. Students can also choose World Language or other courses instead of SPA 222.

Total Credit Hours

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- researching, collecting data, synthesizing and analyzing large amounts of information
- speaking in fluent Spanish and/or Portuguese
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- In-person: Keep your degree on track with classes that meet face-to-face, providing you with opportunities to interact in person with faculty and peers.
Yes. There’s a distinct advantage to earning your associate degree—a 30% advantage. The Brookings Institution reports that employees with associate degrees earn 30% more on average than those with high school diplomas. Over a lifetime, the earnings of an associate degree recipient are roughly $170,000 higher than those of a high school graduate.
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Program Length: 2 Years

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Anthropologists and Archeologists

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Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

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Semester 1 14 Credits

Semester 2 16 Credits

Semester 3 17 Credits

Semester 4 15 Credits

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