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Fall 2026 Undergraduate Courses (Expand) The following courses qualify as 100% Latin American Studies content for the purposes of the undergraduate minor/certificate. The table shows the undergraduate LAS course offerings for Spring 2026. Course name, number, instructor, and a link to the syllabus are included. Course # Course title Instructor Syllabus CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES LAS 4935 Creative Narratives Luis Felipe Lomelí Pending LAS 2001 Introduction to Latin American Studies Luis Felipe Lomelí Pending LAS 4935 Politics of Housing in Latin America Carlos Suárez Pending LAS 4935 Foundations of Art & Tech Yucef Merhi Pending LAS 4935 Politics of the Caribbean Carlos Suárez Pending LAS 4935 / LAH 3931 Riots and Insurrections Carlos de la Torre Pending LAS 4935 Oral Histories, Testimonios, and Pláticas Rafael Solórzano Pending LAS 4935 Latinx Politics & Social Movements Rafael Solórzano Pending LAS 4935 / LAH 3931 Populisms Carlos de la Torre Pending LAS 4935 Children & Youth in the Global South Renata Serra Pending LAS 4935 Climate Change & Environmental Justice Susan Paulson Pending LAS 4935 Venezuela: From Puntofijismo to Chavismo Rebecca Hanson Pending QUEST COURSES IDS 2935 Brazil's Greatest Hits Mariana Oliveira SPT 1320 Las Americas: Comida y Conflicto (Certificate Only) Ariadna Tenorio Pending SPT 2520 Fiction vs. Reality Antonio López Sajid Pending ONLINE COURSES LAS 3930 / MUH 3541 Latin American Music Welson Tremura GEA 3405 Geography of Latin America Cynthia Simmons LATIN AMERICAN TOPICS OFFERED IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS AMH 3421 Florida to 1845 Jack Davis AML 3285 Variable Surveys of American Literatures: Queer Latinx Cultures Thomas Conners ARH 2613 Introduction to Latin American Art Derek Burdette ARH 3653 Mesoamerican Art Derek Burdette CPO 3303 Introduction to Latin American Politics TBA CPO 4034 Politics in Developing Nations TBA INR 4244 International Politics of Latin America Andrew Janusz JOU 4951 Noticias Dania Alexandrino Borges LAH 2020 Introduction to Latin American History Austin Nelsen LAH 3100 Emergence of Latin American Nations Thomas Miller LAH 3931 Cuban Revolution Lillian Guerra LAH 3931 Argentina Other Promised Land Raanan Rein LAH 4472 The Caribbean, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Helio de Souza Alves LAH 4730 Science and Technology in Latin American, 1492-Present Heather Vrana LIT 3400 Caribbean History and Literature Leah Rosenberg LIT 4192 Caribbean Literature in English: Intro to Caribbean Literature Leah Rosenberg POW 4700 Race and Gender in Machado de Assis Libby Ginway PRT 1515 Soccer Explains the World Quinn Hansen PRT 3391 Brazilian Cinema Libby Ginway SPN 3930 Reggaeton: From the Streets of Puerto Rico to the Super Bowl Gregory Moreland SPN 4930 Language, Identity, and Power Diego Pascual Cabo SPN 3948 Spanish in the Community Antonio Lopez Mendez SPW 4780 Women's Voices Rising Emily Hind SPW 4930 Revolving Topics in Literature and Culture Martin Sorbille REL 3381 Religion in Latin America Jeyoul Choi LIT 4192 Caribbean Literature in English: Tourism, Caribbean, Literature Leah Rosenberg The following courses qualify as 25% Latin American Studies content for the purposes of the undergraduate minor/certificate. Course # Course title Instructor ADV 4400 International and Cross Cultural Advertising Aqsa Bashir AEB 4282 International Humanitarian Assistance Caleb Stair AMH 3670 African Diaspora in the Americas Olivia Barnard ANT 2000 General Anthropology TBA ANT 2410 Cultural Anthropology Moodjalin Sudcharoen BOT 2800C Plants in Human Affairs Norman Douglas CPO 2001 Comparative Politics Introduction Amie Kreppel GEO 2315 Hungry Planet: Global Geographies of Food TBA INR 2001 Introduction to International Relations Zachary Selden PUR 4404C International Public Relations Liudmila Khalitova REL 2300 Introduction to World Religions Vasudha Narayanan ANT 4930 Rivers & Their Territories Richard Kernaghan Spring 2026 Undergraduate Courses (Expand) The following courses qualify as 100% Latin American Studies content for the purposes of the undergraduate minor/certificate. The table shows the undergraduate LAS course offerings for Spring 2026. Course name, number, instructor, and a link to the syllabus are included. Course # Course title Instructor Syllabus CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES LAS 2001 Intro to Latin American Studies Ariadna Tenorio Syllabus LAS 4935 Coffee Culture Catherine Tucker Syllabus LAS 4935 Law & Order in Latin America Rebecca Hanson Syllabus LAS 4935 Reproduction and Reproductive Justice in the Americas Meg Weeks Syllabus LAS 3930 Latinx Gulf Vibes: Mapping Latinx History Across the Gulf Coast Rafael Ramírez Solórzano Syllabus LAS 4935 Brazilian History Through Literature & Film Meg Weeks Syllabus LAS 4935 Latinx Geographies Rafael Ramírez Solórzano Syllabus LAS 4935 Latin American Thought Luis Felipe Lomelí Syllabus LAS 4935 Politics of Puerto Rico Carlos Suárez Carrasquillo Syllabus LAS 4935 Politics of U.S. Housing Carlos Suárez Carrasquillo Syllabus LAS 4935 Music and Brazilian Identity Welson Tremura Syllabus LAS 4935 Social Innovation in the Global South Jairo Baquero-Melo Syllabus QUEST COURSES LAS 1141 Human Rights in Latin America (Quest 1) Carmen Martínez Novo Syllabus IDS 2334 Chemistry in the Cocina Latina (Quest 1) Valeria Kleiman SPT 2520 Fiction vs Reality (Latin American Pop Culture) (Quest 2) Antonio López Méndez LATIN AMERICAN TOPICS OFFERED IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS LAH 3470 Intro to Caribbean History Fernanda Bretones Lane LAH 3931 Afro-Latin America Fernanda Bretones Lane LAS 4935 Cuba and Puerto Rico: Colony, Nation & Diaspora Lillian Guerra LAH 4433 Modern Mexico Heather Vrana LAH 3931 Central American Revolutions and Counterrevolutions Heather Vrana LAS 3930 Nazi Fugitives in Latin America: Escape, Exile, and Justice Raanan Rein LAH 3941 Transnational US History since 1877 Paige Glotzer HAI 1131 Haitian Creole (online) Benjamin Hebblethwaite LAS 4935 Argentina and the Politics of Memory Leslie Anderson LAS 4935 Qualitative Methods Leslie Anderson LAS 4935 Género, Derechos Humanos y Política en América Latina Juliana Restrepo Sanín LAS 4935 Political Theory and Public Affairs Cristian Pérez Muñoz SPN 3435 Creative Writing in Spanish Victor Jordan SPN 3520 Culture and Civilization of Spanish America Martin Sorbille SPN 3930 Women in Latin Music Gregory Moreland SPN 6902 Literary Theory (Needs instructor permission) Ariadna Tenorio SPT 3930 Topics in Latin America and Spanish Culture and Civilization: Health and Healing Humanities Paola Uparela SPN 3938 Spanish in the Community Jenny Paola Hincapie Marin SPW 4930 Topics in Literature and Culture: Globalization in film Martin Sorbille LAS 4935 Is Latinidad Cancelled? Thomas Conners AML 4685 Race and Ethnicity: Contemporary Latinx Literature Tace Hedrick AML 4170 Latinx Science Fiction Tace Hedrick ARH 3665 Colonial Andean Art Maya Stanfield-Mazzi LAS 4935 Andean Econ & Environment: Past and Present Oscar Prieto PCO 4270 Latinx Psychology Teresa Vázquez REL 3381 Religion in Latin America Jeyoul Choi LIT 4192 Caribbean Literature in English: Tourism, Caribbean, Literature Leah Rosenberg STUDY ABROAD EGN 4932 Infrastructure Impacts on Society, Economy, and Environment ( Spring break study abroad in Panamá Program info SPN 3573 & SPN 3520 SPN 3573 Immersion in a Hispanic Community & SPN 3520 Spanish American Culture and Civilization ( Summer A - UF in Costa Rica) Program info Fall 2025 Undergraduate Courses (Expand) Course # Course title Instructor Syllabus LAS 4935 Afro-Caribbean American Politics Sharon Austin Syllabus LAS 4935 Art & Pedagogy in Latin America Nicolás Paris Syllabus LAS 4935 Crime and Violence in Latin America Rebecca Hanson Syllabus LAS 4935 Critical Indigenous Studies Carmen Martínez Novo Syllabus LAS 4935 Influencers, Cumbia and Superfoods: Consumption and Social Change in Latin America Jairo Baquero Melo Syllabus LAS 4935 International Politics of Latin America Andrew Janusz Syllabus LAS 3930 Intro to Latin American Politics Juliana Restrepo Sanín Syllabus LAS 2001 Introduction to Latin American Studies Luis Felipe Lomelí Syllabus LAS 4935 Knowledge, Conflict and Environmental Peacebuilding Jairo Baquero Melo Syllabus LAS 3930 Latin American Music Welson Tremura Syllabus LAS 4935 Latinx Migration, Refugees, and Citizenship in the U.S. Rafael Ramírez Solórzano Syllabus LAS 4935 Politics of Latin American Housing Carlos Suárez Carrasquillo Syllabus LAS 4935 Politics of the Caribbean Carlos Suárez Carrasquillo Syllabus LAS 4935 Queer and Trans Expressions in the Americas Rafael Ramírez Solórzano Syllabus LAS 4935 Social Movements and Gender: A View from Latin America Meg Weeks Syllabus Spring 2025 Undergraduate Courses (Expand) Course # Course title Instructor Syllabus LAS 4935 Brazilian History Through Literature and Film Meg Weeks Syllabus LAS 3040 Drug Wars and Oil Fortunes in Latin America Luis Felipe Lomelí Syllabus LAS 4935 Environmental Justice & Development in Latin America: Afro-descendants, Peasants + Indigenous Peoples' Rights Jairo Baquero-Melo Pending LAS 4935 Ethnographic Storytelling, Subjectivity, and the Visual in Latin America Clate Korsant Syllabus LAS 4935 Fictions and the Archive Ariadna Tenorio Pending LAS 3930 Food and Gastronomy in Latin America Rick Stepp Pending LAS 4935 Global Forests Karen Kainer Pending LAS 2001 Introduction to Latin American Studies Luis Felipe Lomelí Pending LAS 3930 Labor & Ecologies: Latin America in Comparative Perspective Jairo Baquero-Melo Pending LAS 3930 Latin American Music Welson Tremura Pending LAS 4935 Latinx Oral Histories Rafael Ramírez Solórzano Syllabus LAS 4935 Latinx Politics and Social Movements Rafael Ramírez Solórzano Syllabus LAS 4935 Politics of Puerto Rico Carlos Suárez Pending LAS 4935 Politics of Sports & Stadiums in Latin America Carlos Suárez Pending LAS 4935 Politics of U.S. Housing Carlos Suárez Pending LAS 4935 Populism and Fascism Carlos de la Torre Pending LAS 4935 Reproduction and Reproductive Justice in the Americas Meg Weeks Syllabus LAS 4935 The Politics and Poetics of Memory Carmen Martínez Novo Syllabus Graduate Courses Expand the menu below to browse through the graduate level LAS courses offered this semester. Fall 2026 Graduate Courses (Expand) Course # Course title Instructor Syllabus LAS 6938 Children & Youth in the Global South Renata Serra Pending LAS 6938 Climate Change & Environmental Justice Susan Paulson Pending LAS 6291 Communication & Leadership Skills Jon Dain Pending LAS 6290 Community Forest Management Karen Kainer Pending LAS 6047 Conservation & Development Practicum Glenn Galloway, Jazmín Gonzales Tovar Pending LAS 6938 Creative Narratives Luis Felipe Lomelí Pending LAS 6046 Development Administration Glenn Galloway Pending LAS 6943 Development Theory & Practice Jazmín Gonzales Tovar Pending LAS 6938 Foundations of Art & Tech: Exploring the History of New Media Yucef Merhi (Kislak Scholar) Pending LAS 6938 Global Baroque Art Maya Stanfield-Mazzi LAS 6220 Latin American Issues and Perspectives Ariadna Tenorio Pending LAS 6938 Latin American Politics Leslie Anderson LAS 6938 Oral Histories, Testimonios, and Pláticas: Voices of Latin American, Latinx, and Indigenous Communities Rafael Solórzano Pending LAS 6938 Populisms Carlos de la Torre Pending LAS 6938 Riots and Insurrections Carlos de la Torre Pending LAS 6938 Venezuela: From Puntofijismo to Chavismo Rebecca Hanson Pending Spring 2026 Graduate Courses (Expand) Course # Course title Instructor Syllabus LAS 6938 Andean Economy: Past and Present Gabriel Oscar Prieto Syllabus LAS 6938 Anthropology of Biodiversity Rick Stepp, Kim Valenta, Michelle Lefebvre Pending LAS 6938 Brazilian History Through Literature and Film Meg Weeks Pending LAS 6938 Coffee Culture Catherine Tucker Syllabus LAS 6292 Data Collection and Management Emilio Bruna Syllabus LAS 6293 Design and Methods of Research in Latin American Studies Jairo Baquero-Melo Syllabus LAS 6049 Design and Methods of Sustainable Development Practice Glenn Galloway Syllabus LAS 6938 Ethnographic Methods Rebecca Hanson Syllabus LAS 6938 Ethnographic Field Methods in Latin American Studies Catherine Tucker Syllabus LAS 6291 Facilitation Skills Jonathan Dain Pending INR 6708 / AFS 6307 Foundations of Economics for Sustainable Development Renata Serra Syllabus LAS 6045 Gender and Empowerment in Development Jazmín Gonzales Tovar Syllabus LAS 6295 Latin American Business Environment Mary Risner Syllabus LAS 6938 Latin American Thought Luis Felipe Lomelí Syllabus LAS 6295 Latinx Geographies Rafael Ramírez Solórzano Syllabus LAS 6938 Law and Order in the Americas Rebecca Hanson Syllabus LAS 6938 Maya Civilization Whittaker Schroder Syllabus LAS 6938 Music and Brazilian Identity Welson Tremura Syllabus LAS 6938 Reproduction and Reproductive Justice in the Americas Meg Weeks Pending LAS 6938 Social-Ecological Tipping Points in Amazonia Ane Alencar Syllabus LAS 6938 Social Innovation in Latin America Jairo Baquero-Melo Syllabus Fall 2025 Graduate Courses (Expand) Course # Course title Instructor Syllabus LAS 6938 Art & Pedagogy in Latin America Nicolás Paris Syllabus LAS 6290 Community Forest Management Karen Kainer Syllabus LAS6291 Conservation and Development Skills: Conservation Media Gabby Salazar Syllabus LAS 6291 Conservation & Development Leadership Skills Jon Dain Syllabus LAS 6047 Conservation and Development Practicum Glenn Galloway Syllabus LAS 6938 Crime and Violence in Latin America Rebecca Hanson Syllabus LAS 6938 Critical Indigenous Studies Carmen Martínez Novo Syllabus LAS 6046 Development Administration Glenn Galloway Syllabus LAS 6943 Development Theory and Practice Jazmín Gonzales Tovar Syllabus LAS 6938 Environmental Governance Catherine Tucker Syllabus LAS 6938 Influencers, Cumbia and Superfoods: Consumption and Social Change in Latin America Jairo Baquero Melo Syllabus LAS 6938 Knowledge, Conflict and Environmental Peacebuilding Jairo Baquero Melo Syllabus LAS 6938 Latin American Issues and Perspectives Ariadna Tenorio Syllabus LAS 6938 Latinx Migration, Refugees, and Citizenship in the U.S. Rafael Ramírez Solórzano Syllabus LAS 6938 Queer and Trans Expressions in the Americas Rafael Ramírez Solórzano Syllabus LAS 6938 Social Movements and Gender: A View from Latin America Meg Weeks Syllabus Spring 2025 Graduate Courses (Expand) Course # Course title Instructor Syllabus LAS 6938 Brazilian History Through Literature and Film Meg Weeks Syllabus LAS 6938 Climate Change and Environmental Justice Susan Paulson Syllabus LAS 6291 Conflict Management Jonathan Dain Pending LAS 6293 Design and Methods of Research in Latin American Studies Catherine Tucker Syllabus LAS 6049 Design and Methods of Sustainable Development Practice Glenn Galloway and July Nelson Pending LAS  6938 Environmental Justice & Development in Latin America: Afro-descendants, Peasants + Indigenous Peoples' Rights Jairo Baquero-Melo Pending LAS  6938 Ethnographic Storytelling, Subjectivity, and the Visual in Latin America Clate Korsant Syllabus LAS  6938 Fictions and the Archive Ariadna Tenorio Pending LAS 6295 Latin American Business Environment Mary Risner Pending LAS  6938 Latinx Oral Histories Rafael Solórzano Syllabus LAS  6938 Populism and Fascism Carlos de la Torre Pending LAS  6938 Reproduction and Reproductive Justice in the Americas Meg Weeks Syllabus LAS  6938 The Politics and Poetics of Memory Carmen Martínez Novo Syllabus Grinter 376 class schedule Fall 2025 Grinter 376 Schedule Apply Now Make A Gift Events University of Florida University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611 UF Operator: (352) 392-3261 Resources UF Home ONE.UF Webmail MyUFL E-Learning Directory Campus Weather Campus Map Student Tours Academic Calendar Campus Events Disability Services Quick Links Apply to the Program LAS Faculty Directory Student Funding LAS Courses