International Year One (1-Semester Pathway) Transfer to Bachelor of Arts - Latin American Studies

The International Year program will provide students with the solid foundation they need to be successful in their university degree. Offered as a one, two, or three quarter program, students will study a range of subjects to develop your language and study skills, while focusing on their chosen field. After successfully completing the International Year, students will be able to progress to their undergraduate degree at Western.

Latin American Studies major is designed to expand the students’ knowledge and experiences related to Latin America’s histories, societies, politics, political economies, racial relations, class formations, and social movements.

The United States and the different countries of Latin America have shared a critical history since the nineteenth century. Currently, close to 60 million Latino/a/x people are part of the U.S. society. Latino/a/x constitute 18 percent of the nation’s total population. The histories of Latin America are part of the histories of the United States and the histories of the United States are indeed part of the histories of Latin America. Courses in this major help students to develop analytical, interpretive, and evaluative skills. Divided in two concentrations this major seeks to address important themes that pertain to linguistic and cultural diversity, as well as the impact of the ensuing and continued contact among indigenous people, Africans, and Europeans as a result of the encounter, slavery, displacement, and immigration.