Is a major or concentrator allowed to take courses outside the Department of Latin American and Iberian Cultures?
Majors may take advanced electives outside the department provided they have content that is relevant to Hispanic or Lusophone culture, history, and society. Majors are allowed up to 3 such electives outside the department; concentrators are allowed 1. For instance, courses about Latin American history in the Department of History, about Spanish art in the Department of Art History, or about the economics of sustainable development in the Department of Economics can count toward the major or concentration. Keep in mind, though, that when you take courses outside the department you will gain in exposure to other disciplines but you lose in not studying materials in the original Spanish or Portuguese and in not improving your linguistic abilities through class discussion and writing. Overall, not more than 3 classes taken in English may count for the major, and 2 for the concentration.
