| Course |
Prerequisites |
Description |
| LAS 2301 |
none |
An interdisciplinary introduction to Latin America |
| LAS 3390 |
none |
Special studies in Latin America |
| LAS 4350 |
none |
An interdisciplinary seminar to focus on topics related to Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Central America, and developing Latin American nations. This course can be taken more than once since its content is different every year. |
| LAS 4390 |
none |
Advance reading and research in Latin American studies. the content and methodology of this course should be approved by the Latin American Studies Committee. |
| Course |
Prerequisites |
Description |
| SPA 1401 |
None |
Introduction to the Spanish language and culture: pronunciation, grammer, reading of simple texts, and conversation. |
| SPA 1402 |
SPA 1401 |
Continuation of SPA 1401. |
| SPA 1403 |
2 units of high school Spanish |
Review of the basic Spanish language and culture: pronunciation, grammer, reading of simple texts, and conversation. Intended for the experienced beginner. |
| SPA 2310 |
SPA 1401 and 1402, or 1403, or three units of high school Spanish |
Conversation, composition, cultural readings, and grammer review. |
| SPA 2320 |
SPA 2310, or four units of high school Spanish |
Continuation of SPA 2310 |
| SPA 3311 |
SPA 2320, or consent of division director |
Study of Spanish-American history and culture. |
| SPA 3354 |
SPA 3300 or consent of division director |
Study of Literary selections from the Spanish conquest to 1880; readings, lectures, and reports. |
| SPA 3356 |
SPA 3300 or consent of division director |
Study of Literary selections from 1880 to the present; readings, lectures, and reports. |
| SPA 4375 |
SPA 3300 or consent of division director |
Major trends of Spanish American theater as reflected in the works of major contemporary playwrights. Readings, lectures, and reports. |
| SPA 4376 |
SPA 3300 or consent of division director |
A study of the origins and development of the Spanish-American novel (from 1816 to 1915). A study of the main literary movements as reflected or found in the novel, culminating in an approved paper or project. |
| SPA 4378 |
SPA 3300 or consent of division director |
An overview of poetic trends in Latin American literature from pre-Hispanic times to the twentieth century. |
| SPA 4388 |
SPA 3300 or consent of division director |
A study of an author, work, period, genre, or current of Hispanic literature or of an aspect of Spanish language. Topic changes from semester to semester. May be repeated for credit if topics is different. |
| Course |
Prerequisites |
Description |
| POR 1401 |
None |
Introduction to the Portuguese language and culture: pronunciation, grammer, reading of simple texts, and conversation. |
| POR 1402 |
POR 1401 |
Continuation of POR 1401. |
| POR 1403 |
2 units of high school Portuguese |
Review of the basic Portuguese language and culture: pronunciation, grammer, reading of simple texts, and conversation. Intended for the experienced beginner. |
| POR 2301 |
POR 1401 and 1402, or 1403, or three units of high school Portuguese |
Conversation, composition, cultural readings, and grammer review. |
| POR 2302 |
POR 2301, or four units of high school Portuguese |
Continuation of POR 2301 |
| Course |
Prerequisites |
Description |
| HIS 3353 |
Six semester hours of history or consent of the instructor |
A survey of pre-Colombian civilizations in the Americas and an examination of Spanish and Portuguese colonies. Emphasis will be given to Meso-American and Andean civilizations, the creation of colonial society, and the forces leading to the end of political colonialism in Latin America.
|
| HIS 3355 |
Six semester hours of history or consent of the instructor |
A survey of the evolution of Latin American countries since Independence. Emphasis will be placed on economic and social factors influencing national development and cotemporary issues such as narcoterrorism, the debt crises, liberation theology, the rights of indigenous peoples, the ecology, and hyper-urbanization. |
| HIS 4350 |
Nine semester hours of history, or the consent of the instructor |
The changing status of women from pre-Colombian societies to modern Latin America, with emphasis on the last century, emphasizing class and racial stratifications, and culture as well as regional differences. |
| HIS 4357 |
Nine semester hours of history, or the consent of the instructor |
A history of the evolution of Inter-American relations from colonization to the contemporary development of regional ecvonomic blocs. Topics will include relations among the American colonies, efforts at unification after independence, the expanding role of the United States in hemispheric relations and the Latin-American reaction, and the evolution of regionalism in the hemisphere. |
| Course
|
Prerequisites |
Description |
| ANT 3340 |
ANT 1305, 3305, or permission of the instructor |
Cultural traits and social structures of Mexico and the nations of Central America. Attention will be given to the interaction between traditional societies and emerging national cultures. |
| ANT 3351 |
None |
A survey of the archeological evidence for the development in Mexico and Guatemala of native states from the earliest occupation of the Americas to A.D. 1520. The course includes a detailed examination of the cultures of the Mayas, Toltecs, Aztecs, and others of Mexico. |
| ANT 4680 |
Consent of Instructor |
Residence for five to six weeks in a selected area to observe and analyze social, economic, and environmental systems. |
| ECO
4332 |
ECO 2306 and 2307, or 1305, and junior standing |
Evolution of the economies of Latin America with particular emphasis on present structures and policies. |
| ENV 4310 |
None |
A seminar approach with emphasis on the various causes of malnutrition including the ecological basis for food production, the impact of economics and politics on food production and distribution, and the consequences of malnutrition. |
| ENV 4350 |
ANT 1305, SOC 1305, or permission of instructor |
The role of cities in the economic development and cultural change occuring in the Third World. |
| PHI 4331 |
Consent of instructor |
Philosophical and intellectual movements in Latin America from the colonial times to the present. These movements include scholasticism, eclecticism, utilitarianism, romanticism, positivism, vitalism, phenomenology, and existentialism and philosophies of liberation. Works of major representatives of these movements including such men as Bello, Mora, Sierra, Varona, Deustua, Caso, Korn, Vasconcelos, Farias Brito, Vaz Ferreira, and Romero are studied.
|
| PSC 4304 |
None |
Forms of organization, functions, and operations of governments in Latin America, with emphasis on contemporary conditions, trends, and distinctive types of Latin American institutions and policies.
|
| PSC 4314 |
None |
Constitutional development and political processes in the Mexican federal system. Emphasis will be placed on twentieth-century constitutional and political change, with special attention given to the current scene. |
| REL 2345 |
None |
An area study of the cultural, political and religious background of Latin America with emphasis on the role of the Christian as a religious community as well as a creative minority. |
