{"id":238,"date":"2023-03-07T18:26:18","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T18:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/latin-american-and-iberian-cultures\/?page_id=238"},"modified":"2023-05-09T09:51:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T16:51:01","slug":"requirements-for-the-b-a-in-latin-american-cultures-media-and-politics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/latin-american-and-iberian-cultures\/requirements-for-the-b-a-in-latin-american-cultures-media-and-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Requirements for the B.A. in Latin American Cultures, Media and Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Mercado La Paloma, Los Angeles, California. LAIC photo contest 2021. Photo credit: Student Christine Vu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The major in Latin American and Iberian Cultures, Media and Politics underscores the global reach and import of the nations in the Americas, Europe and Africa in which Spanish and Portuguese are spoken. By focusing on the study of language, literature and cinema as well other disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, students learn to think critically about the cultural, political, and historical questions involved in the study of Latin American and Iberian societies.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Lower Division Courses<\/strong><\/p>\n

Majors and minors may request a waiver of\u00a0SPAN 260<\/a>\u00a0if they meet one of the following prerequisites: a) a score of 5 on the Spanish language or literature advanced placement (AP) exam; b) a score of 6 or 7 on the Spanish International Baccalaureate Higher-Level exam (IBHL); c) a score of 800 in the Spanish SAT subject exam; or d) they can demonstrate advanced proficiency in spoken and written Spanish. Departmental approval is required in every case. Majors and minors to whom a waiver of\u00a0SPAN 260<\/a>\u00a0has been granted take five upper division courses (see below).<\/p>\n