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Major: 6211
Effective Term: 2010 Fall   

Award: AC  
Total Credits: 36
CIP Code: 30.2001

Instructional Council: Anthropology (70), Geography (30), Humanities (35)
GPA: 2.0
SOC Code:


Description: The Academic Certificate (AC) in International Studies: Latin America is designed to provide 1) a foundation in general education courses relevant to international studies; 2) a specialization in international education for teaching faculty; 3) a foundation in Latin American studies courses for people in government agencies or in local businesses and industries with international interests in Latin America; and 4) a wide offering of Latin American studies courses for more meaningful experiences for international travelers.



Required Courses
Students must complete the following courses
Business and Communications: Credits: 3
COM263 Intercultural Communications (3) OR
IBS109 Cultural Dimensions of International Trade (3) 3
Humanities: Credits: 6
Art History:
ARH101 Pre-historic through Gothic Art 3
Religion:
REL243 World Religions 3
Social Sciences: Credits: 9
Geography:
GCU122 World Regional Geography Western Hemisphere 3
History:
HIS110 World History to 1500 3
HIS111 World History 1500 to the Present 3
Credits: 18

Program Competencies
1. Explain how people of other cultures may be motivated by historical forces, religious beliefs, cultural values and political/economic realities. (IBS109)
2. Identify changes in the national and global environments which necessitates the student of intercultural communication. (COM263)
3. Describe the aesthetical and cultural development of Latin America within the context of world civilization. (ARH101)
4. Describe philosophical and religious ideas of Latin America within the context of world civilization. (REL243)
5. Describe the various cultural, historical, economic and political groups of Europe and the western hemisphere and their complex interrelationships with Latin America. (GCU122)
6. Analyze the origins of "Europe" circa 1000 C.E. and explain the factors in its development. (HIS110)
7. Describe the social, political and economic evolution that contributed to the rise and decline of imperialism and colonization. (HIS111)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected.
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: June 22, 2010

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.





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