世界语言要求:
LAM minors are required to complete world language coursework equivalent to one-semester of university level classes in Spanish or Portuguese starting with the class indicated by a placement test administered by the Department of World Languages, 文献, 和BW的文化. Students interested in fulfilling the world language requirement with coursework in Portuguese are strongly encouraged to enroll in the 巴西ian Portuguese for Foreigners program at FAE Centro Universitário un Curitiba, 巴西. Students with native speaking ability are exempt from the language requirement. Students who complete university level language coursework elsewhere must show transcript that includes such a course. Students who are exempt from language requirement are strongly encouraged to take a 3-credit hour elective course in Spanish or Portuguese to complete the minimum requirement of the 19 credit hours.
Interdisciplinary Coursework in Latin America: (choose 2 courses from 2 disciplines)
In order to provide an interdisciplinary basis to understanding Latin America all LAM minors will choose two courses from two disciplines from among the courses listed below. These courses aim to provide LAM minors with a preliminary understanding of historical and current issues affecting Latin America as a region. Students are responsible for meeting any prerequisites which exist for the Spanish courses listed below.
特定领域课程:(6学分)
The aim of an area-specific course is to expose the LAM minor to particular issues and topics related to a specific region or country of Latin America. Students will have access to these area-specific courses as part of coursework embedded in a BW faculty-led study trip or at a BW-recommended, 在拉丁美洲的留学计划.
不像大多数其他机构的未成年人, LAM minors will be required to complete a study abroad trip either in the form of a faculty-led study trip or by studying at a BW-recommended, 在拉丁美洲国家的一个学期的海外计划. Only BW-recommended study abroad programs that automatically carry BW credit will count toward completion of the 6 credit hours requirement in area specific courses. 为教师主导的出国留学旅行, these area-specific courses will be included as part of the credits that students are required to complete for the study abroad experience. 参加bw批准的海外学期欧博allbet的学生, equivalency for the 6 credits of area-specific courses will be pre-approved by the LAM Advisory Committee.
综合/终极元素:(1-3学分)
This portion of the LAM minor entails the incorporation of a student’s coursework and the study abroad experience in Latin America into an integrative/culmination experience that allows the LAM student to engage in a rich learning opportunity that connects the LAM minor and the student’s own academic major or career goals. Below find a non-exhaustive list of how the LAM student can fulfill this portion of the minor:
—Service Learning Project —Internship/Experiential Learning
—Independent Study/Research —教师-Student Collaborative Project
—Presentation at Ovation —Research Paper/Capstone Seminar
Students can also complete this integrative/culmination element with coursework or an equivalent experience included in a BW faculty-led study abroad trip. 学生必须完成 the integrative culmination requirement of the LAM minor within six months after returning from the study abroad experience. For LAM minors who participate in a BW-recommended 在拉丁美洲的留学计划, the LAM 教师 Advisory Committee will assign a committee member who will serve as a mentor and assist the student to complete the integrative/culmination requirement. The LAM 教师 Advisory Committee will design guidelines to typify what sort of coursework students must complete given the variability in number of credit hours for this component of the minor.
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