 | | Course ID: | LACS 1000. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Latin America and the Caribbean | Course
Description: | The interdisciplinary study of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Examination of ethnic and cultural diversity and issues of
gender, race, class, and culture within Latin American and
Caribbean society. Consideration will also be given to the
historical, political, economic, geographic, and social
experiences of Latin American and Caribbean ethnic and cultural
groups with special attention to their diversity and unity. | | Athena Title: | Introduction to LACS | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in LACS 1000E, LACS 1000H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | LACS 1000H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Latin America and the Caribbean (Honors) | Course
Description: | The interdisciplinary study of Latin America and the Caribbean,
with a focus on student-directed learning. Examination of ethnic
and cultural diversity and issues of gender, race, class, and
culture within Latin American and Caribbean society.
Consideration will also be given to the historical, political,
economic, geographic, and social experiences of Latin American
and Caribbean ethnic and cultural groups, with special attention
to their diversity and unity. | | Athena Title: | Introduction to LACS Hon | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in LACS 1000, LACS 1000E | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | LACS 1000E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Latin America and the Caribbean | Course
Description: | The interdisciplinary study of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Examination of ethnic and cultural diversity and issues of
gender, race, class, and culture within Latin American and
Caribbean society. Consideration will also be given to the
historical, political, economic, geographic, and social
experiences of Latin American and Caribbean ethnic and cultural
groups with special attention to their diversity and unity. | | Athena Title: | Introduction to LACS | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in LACS 1000, LACS 1000H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | LACS 2002. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Latin American and Caribbean Studies II | Course
Description: | This continuation of Introduction to Latin American and Caribbean
Studies I serves as a basic introduction to Latin American and
Caribbean Studies. Faculty from various disciplines deliver
weekly lectures introducing students to issues related to the
cultures, languages, ecology, geography, history, linguistics,
political science, and the societies of Latin America and the
Caribbean. Advanced readings and discussions following the
weekly lectures. | | Athena Title: | Intro to LACS II | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | LACS 2010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Multidisciplinary Latino/a Studies | Course
Description: | Multidisciplinary study of the history, culture, and politics of
Latino/as in the United States. Topics include, but are not
limited to, barrio life, precarious labor, border policing,
citizenship, exile, Latinidad, stereotypes, the American Dream,
and empowerment. | | Athena Title: | Multidiscip Latino/a Studies | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | LACS 2020. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Multidisciplinary Caribbean Studies | Course
Description: | Multidisciplinary study of the history, culture, and politics of
the Caribbean and its diaspora in the U.S. Topics include, but
are not limited to, colonialism and slavery, revolution and
empowerment, color and caste, gender and sexuality, Afro-
Caribbean religions and music, national identity, and the
tourist economy. | | Athena Title: | Multidiscipl Caribbean Studies | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | LACS 2030. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Multidisciplinary Brazilian Studies | Course
Description: | Introduction to the real Brazil today, focusing on key issues
of contemporary relevance. Rather than emphasizing Brazil’s
problems, it explores the innovative ways Brazilians are solving
them. | | Athena Title: | Multidisc Brazilian Studies | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in LACS 2030I | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | LACS 2030I. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Multidisciplinary Brazilian Studies | Course
Description: | Introduction to the real Brazil today, focusing on key issues
of contemporary relevance. Rather than emphasizing Brazil’s
problems, it explores the innovative ways Brazilians are solving
them. | | Athena Title: | Multidisc Brazilian Studies | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in LACS 2030 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | LACS 2040. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Multidisciplinary Mexican Studies: A Transnational Perspective | Course
Description: | Multidisciplinary study of the history, culture, and politics of
Mexico. Though the focus is on understanding Mexico, the course
incorporates a transnational perspective through an appreciation
of the politics and effects of globalization and Mexico-U.S.
relations. Materials include scholarly texts and traditional
and new media. | | Athena Title: | Multidisc Mexican Studies | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in LACS 2040I | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | LACS 2040I. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Multidisciplinary Mexican Studies: A Transnational Perspective | Course
Description: | Multidisciplinary study of the history, culture, and politics of
Mexico. Though the focus is on understanding Mexico, the course
incorporates a transnational perspective through an appreciation
of the politics and effects of globalization and Mexico-U.S.
relations. Materials include scholarly texts and traditional
and new media. | | Athena Title: | Multidisc Mexican Studies | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in LACS 2040 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | LACS 2050. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Indigenous Peoples in the Americas | Course
Description: | An overview of the histories, struggles, and current conditions
of indigenous peoples in the Americas from pre-Columbian times to
the present. Emphasis on the political, technological, and social
organization and achievements of indigenous cultures and
struggles over territories, rights, and resources during the
Colonial period and after. | | Athena Title: | Indigenous Peoples in Americas | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HIST(LACS) 3140. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The Other Americans: U.S. Hispanic/Latinx History from 1565 to the Present | Course
Description: | A survey of the history of the Hispanic/Latinx people of the
United States from the Spanish conquest to the present, examining
the U.S. occupation of the Southwest and the successive waves of
Hispanic immigration through issues of segregation, integration,
gender equality, and identity formation. | | Athena Title: | U.S. Hispanic/Latinx History | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HIST 3140H, LACS 3140H | | Pre or Corequisite: | Any HIST or LACS course or POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101S or POLS 1105H or [(ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1101E or ENGL 1101S) and (ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E)] | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HIST(LACS) 3140H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The Other Americans: U.S. Hispanic/Latinx History from 1565 to the Present (Honors) | Course
Description: | A survey of the history of the Hispanic/Latinx people of the
United States from the Spanish conquest to the present, examining
the U.S. occupation of the Southwest and the successive waves of
Hispanic immigration through issues of segregation, integration,
gender equality, and identity formation. | | Athena Title: | U.S. Hispanic/Latinx History H | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HIST 3140, LACS 3140 | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors | | Pre or Corequisite: | Any HIST or LACS course or POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101S or POLS 1105H or [(ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1101E or ENGL 1101S) and (ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E)] | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HIST(LACS) 3210. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Race and Slavery in the Americas | Course
Description: | Examination of the history of race and slavery in the Americas
from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries. We analyze the
enslaved experience, with an emphasis on outlining similarities
and differences among slavery in North American, Caribbean, and
Latin American societies, and how slavery influenced post-
abolition racial inequalities. | | Athena Title: | Race and Slavery in Americas | | Pre or Corequisite: | Any course in HIST or INTL or POLS or LACS | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HIST(LACS) 3220H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | History of Mexico (Honors) | Course
Description: | Mexican history from pre-Aztec times to the modern era. Pre- Columbian Mexico, the era of Spain's colonial rule (1519-1810), the struggle for independence, and the turbulent years of post- independence chaos will be covered. Also, the Juárez years (1855-1872), the long reign of Porfírio Díaz, and the epic Mexican Revolution, its effects and aftermath leading up to the present day. | | Athena Title: | HISTORY OF MEXICO | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HIST 3220 | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HIST(LACS) 3220. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | History of Mexico | Course
Description: | Mexican history and culture from pre-Columbian times to the present. | | Athena Title: | HISTORY OF MEXICO | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HIST(LACS) 3230. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | History of Brazil | Course
Description: | Brazilian history and culture from pre-Columbian times to the present. | | Athena Title: | History of Brazil | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HIST 3230I, LACS 3230I | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HIST(LACS) 3230I. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | History of Brazil | Course
Description: | Brazilian history and culture from pre-Columbian times to the
present. How Brazil and its people have been shaped by
colonialism, economic cycles of boom and bust, slavery, regional
cleavages, shifts from monarchical to republican to dictatorial
to democratic forms of government, and incomplete attempts to
expand access to prosperity and political power. | | Athena Title: | History of Brazil | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HIST 3230, LACS 3230 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENGL(LACS) 3250. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Latinx Literature | Course
Description: | A survey of Latinx literature and key topics in Latinx literary
studies. Students will explore how Latino/as have imaginatively
dramatized issues such as barrio life, exilic nostalgia, internal
colonialism, historic traumas, border crossings, Spanglish,
mestizaje, machismo, and new notions of the American Dream. | | Athena Title: | Latinx Literature | | Prerequisite: | ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E or ENGL 1103 or ENGL 1050H or ENGL 1060H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ANTH(NAMS)(LACS) 3270. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | New World Archaeology | Course
Description: | Cultural variation in the Americas from the end of the Pleistocene to the time of intensive European contact, with emphasis on human/environmental interactions. | | Athena Title: | NEW WORLD ARCH | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | LACS 3400. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Latin American Ethnobotanical Garden Internship | Course
Description: | Field-based course held at the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute (LACSI) Latin American Ethnobotanical Garden (LAEG) on UGA’s north campus. Students will carry out garden and/or greenhouse work under the supervision of the garden’s part-time curator and work on occasion with garden volunteers. | | Athena Title: | LAEG Internship | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HORT 3920, HORT 3930 | | Nontraditional Format: | Work at the Latin American Ethnobotanical Garden during the fall or spring semester. Work will be coordinated with the LAE Garden part-time curator, but students will be expected to work independently on occasion. | | Prerequisite: | HORT 2000 or HORT 2000E or HORT 3300E or HORT 3300S or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST(LACS) 3500. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Women in the Caribbean | Course
Description: | This course covers a range of issues affecting women in the various parts of the Caribbean region. It examines the meaning of feminism within the Caribbean context. It considers the ways in which race, gender, class, ethnicity, language, sexuality, and other factors affect the formation of Caribbean women's identities in the modern world. | | Athena Title: | Women in the Caribbean | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in WMST 3500W, LACS 3500W | | Prerequisite: | WMST 1110 or WMST 1110E or WMST 1110H or WMST 2010 or WMST 2010H or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST(LACS) 3500W. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Women in the Caribbean | Course
Description: | Examination of the meaning of feminism within the Caribbean
context. The ways in which race, gender, class, ethnicity,
language, sexuality, and other factors affect the formation of
Caribbean women's identities in the modern world. | | Athena Title: | WOMEN IN CARIBBEAN | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in WMST(LACS) 3500 | | Nontraditional Format: | This version of the course will be taught as writing intensive,
which means that the course will include substantial and
ongoing writing assignments that a) relate clearly to course
learning; b) teach the communication values of a discipline-
for example, its practices of argument, evidence, credibility,
and format; and c) prepare students for further writing in
their academic work, in graduate school, and in professional
life. The written assignments will result in a significant and
diverse body of written work (the equivalent of 6000 words or
25 pages) and the instructor (and/or the teaching assistant
assigned to the course) will be closely involved in student
writing, providing opportunities for feedback and substantive
revision. | | Prerequisite: | WMST 1110 or WMST 2010 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HIST(GLOB)(LACS) 3770. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Pandemic! Infectious Disease in Global History | Course
Description: | Centers the lived experiences of different individuals and cultures during infectious disease epidemics in modern global history, particularly in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Based on the history of medicine, the course emphasizes both historical context and anthropological, epidemiological, sociological, and cultural issues surrounding infectious disease both past and present. | | Athena Title: | Pandemic History | | Pre or Corequisite: | Any course in HIST, LACS, AFST, AFAM, HIST, ECOL, BIOL, CBIO, BHSI, BCMB, EHSC, DMAN, GLOB, HONS, IDIS, or PBHL | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ALDR(AFST)(LACS) 3820E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Reflections on Fighting Hunger | Course
Description: | Exploration of world hunger using an interdisciplinary approach. Analysis of natural resource-related, political, and cultural causes of hunger; its health and socioeconomic effects; and current proposed solutions, with an emphasis on education. Group discussions will be emphasized in this course. | | Athena Title: | Reflections on Fighting Hunger | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ALDR 3820, ALDR 3820H, AFST 3820, LACS 3820 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ALDR(AFST)(LACS) 3820. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Reflections on Fighting Hunger | Course
Description: | Exploration of world hunger using an interdisciplinary approach.
Analysis of natural resource-related, political, and cultural
causes of hunger; its health and socioeconomic effects; and
current proposed solutions, with an emphasis on education. Group
discussions will be emphasized in this course. | | Athena Title: | Reflections on Fighting Hunger | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ALDR 3820E, AFST 3820E, LACS 3820E, ALDR 3820H | | Prerequisite: | Second-year student standing | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | LACS 4010. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Latin American Indigenous Languages I | Course
Description: | Students will study a less-commonly taught Latin American
indigenous language either in the country of origin or at UGA.
The course will focus on developing students' cultural and
linguistic knowledge of the target language. | | Athena Title: | Latin Amer Indigenous Lan I | | Nontraditional Format: | May be used for transfer credit or as a one-course stand alone
offering at UGA. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | LACS 4020. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Latin American Indigenous Languages II | Course
Description: | Students will continue studing a less-commonly taught Latin
American indigenous language either in the country of origin or
at UGA. The course will focus on developing students' cultural
and linguistic knowledge of the target language. | | Athena Title: | Latin Amer Indigenous Lan II | | Nontraditional Format: | Directed study. | | Corequisite: | LACS 4010 or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PORT(LACS) 4040/6040. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Topics in Cinema, Culture, and Literature in the Portuguese-Speaking World | Course
Description: | Specific aspects of cinema, culture, and literature of the Portuguese-speaking world. Topics to be selected according to the needs and interests of the students. Taught in seminar fashion with extensive outside readings of primary and secondary sources. Given in English. | | Athena Title: | TOPICS IN PORT | | Nontraditional Format: | Course will be offered approximately every two years. | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | LACS 4050/6050. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Current Topics in Latin American Research | Course
Description: | Topics of current interest in Latin American Studies based on
individual study, readings, or projects under the supervision of
a project director. Students will develop a paper or project
based upon a specific aspect of the region. | | Athena Title: | Topics in LA Research | | Nontraditional Format: | Directed study. | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | SOCI(LACS)(POLS) 4055/6055. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Social Policy Storytelling: In and Around Athens | Course
Description: | Examination of local and national politics through the lived
experience of local Athens area residents, social policymaking
processes, and the role of research and storytelling for policy.
Students will conduct fieldwork and create policy-relevant
digital stories. Students will present their findings to
community stakeholders in the Athens area. | | Athena Title: | Social Policy Storytelling | | Pre or Corequisite: | LACS 1000 or LACS 1000E or LACS 1000H or LACS 2010 or SOCI 1101 or SOCI 1101E or SOCI 1101H or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | SPAN(LACS) 4090S. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Practicum in Service Learning | Course
Description: | Practical use of language skills and cultural awareness through
community involvement. Students will work directly with approved
study abroad providers or the Latino community of Athens in
planned and systematic activities coordinated with a variety of
community organizations. Each student will organize, manage, and
track his/her community service. | | Athena Title: | Practicum in Service Learning | | Nontraditional Format: | Students enroll in the credit hours they need (one, two, or
three). They are required to attend 1 hour of class per week (15
total) in addition to service in the community for an
additional 15 hours (1 credit), 30 hours (2 credits), or 45
hours (3 credits). Only three hours of credit taken during the
same semester will count for the Spanish or Romance Languages
minor or major (the course can only be counted toward the major
or minor if the three hours are all taken at once during the
same semester). Course includes a service-learning project
during the semester that either employs skills or knowledge
learned in the course or teaches new skills or knowledge related
to course objectives. Students will work on a comprehensive
project(s) and may be required to spend considerable time
outside the classroom. Students will be engaged in the service-
learning component for approximately 50-75% of overall
instructional time. | | Pre or Corequisite: | SPAN 3010 or SPAN 3010H or SPAN 3011 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | LACS 4091S. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Practicum in Latin American and Caribbean Studies | Course
Description: | Practical use of sociopolitical, geographical, and cultural
knowledge of Latin America will be put to use through community
involvement or with a locally relevant LACSI project. Students
will work on planned and systematic activities coordinated by
the instructor of record. | | Athena Title: | LACS Practicum | | Nontraditional Format: | Course includes a service-learning project during the semester
that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course or
teaches new skills or knowledge related to course objectives.
The
course uses service-learning as the primary pedagogical tool for
teaching course objectives. Students will work on a
comprehensive
project(s) and may be required to send considerable time outside
the classroom. Students will be engaged in the service-learning
component for approximately 75-100% of overall instructional
time. Students will be earning up to 3 hours of credit for
service learning projects in a Latin American community or for a
LACSI relevant project. Students will be enhancing their
knowledge of Latin American culture, and the practicum will be
monitored by an instructor of record. Short reaction essays, an
experience journal, and final paper may be required. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | FREN(LACS) 4170. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Francophone Film, Literature, and Culture | Course
Description: | Introduction to various Francophone regions of the world
through the study of film and literature. | | Athena Title: | Francophone Film Lit Culture | | Prerequisite: | FREN 3030 or FREN 3030H or FREN 3030E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HIST(LACS) 4200/6200. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Studies in Latin American History | Course
Description: | Special issues or topics in Latin American history not covered in a regular history course. Topics, methodology, and instructor vary from semester to semester. Representative topics include the Latin American revolutionary tradition, the wars of independence in the Americas, and Latin American wars. | | Athena Title: | STUDIES LAT AMER | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HIST(LACS) 4230/6230. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Supernatural Latin America: Readings on Witchcraft, Shamanism, and Popular Religion | Course
Description: | Exploration of the history of popular religions in Latin America
since Pre-Columbian times. Readings include issues such as
religion in the Andes, witchcraft and cult of the saints, African
religions in Brazil, and shamanism in the Amazon. Analysis of the
social, political, and gender dimensions of the religious experience. | | Athena Title: | SUPERNATL LAT AMERI | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HIST(LACS) 4240/6240. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Citizenship and Social Movements in Latin America and the Caribbean | Course
Description: | Examination of struggles surrounding assertions of citizenship
rights in Latin America and the Caribbean since the eighteenth
century. The readings trace moments in which women, migrants,
and indigenous and colonized peoples transformed dominant
understandings of the nation-state and political agency. | | Athena Title: | Citizenship in Latin America | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HIST(LACS) 4250/6250. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Race, Nation, and Popular Culture in Latin America | Course
Description: | Exploration of how Latin Americans see themselves through the
lens of popular culture. Studying festivals, dances, theater,
and a variety of forms of public performance serves the purpose
of reflecting on the specific way Latin Americans have
constructed race, gender, class, and nation. In addition, the
course pursues the goal of introducing the students to
different concepts and methodologies developed in the
humanities and social sciences and applying them to specific
Latin American cases. | | Athena Title: | POP CULT IN LAT AM | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CMLT(AFAM)(AFST)(GEOG)(LACS) 4260/6260. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The Black and Green Atlantic: Crosscurrents of the African and Irish Diasporas | Course
Description: | An exploration of the comparative dimensions of Black and Irish
experiences in the Atlantic world through the study of cultural
production from the United States, Africa, Britain, the
Caribbean, and Ireland. Special emphasis will be placed on the
relevance of the texts under discussion to contemporary society
around the world. | | Athena Title: | The Black and Green Atlantic | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | INTL(LACS) 4270. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Inter-American Relations | Course
Description: | Introduction to and analysis of changes in Latin American and
United States foreign policy. | | Athena Title: | INT-AMER RELATIONS | | Prerequisite: | INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | SOCI(WMST)(LACS) 4280. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Global Perspectives on Gender | Course
Description: | The diverse social and cultural manifestations of gender located within an economic, social, and political context. Case studies drawn from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and the Caribbean. | | Athena Title: | Global Perspectives on Gender | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in SOCI 4280W, WMST 4280W, LACS 4280W | | Prerequisite: | SOCI 1101 or SOCI 1101H or SOCI 2600 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | SOCI(WMST)(LACS) 4280W. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Global Perspectives on Gender | Course
Description: | The diverse social and cultural manifestations of gender located
within an economic, social, and political context. Case studies
drawn from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and the
Caribbean. | | Athena Title: | Global Perspectives on Gender | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in SOCI 4280, WMST 4280, LACS 4280 | | Prerequisite: | SOCI 1101 or SOCI 1101H or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | SOCI(LACS) 4290. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Sociology of Latin America | Course
Description: | Exploration of the social history and contemporary questions of
race, class, gender, and nation in Latin America. Case studies
drawn from throughout the region. Topics may include
socioeconomic development, poverty and inequality, social
movements, institutions, and change. Latin America in
transnational context. | | Athena Title: | LATIN AMERICAN SO | | Prerequisite: | SOCI 1101 or SOCI 1101H or SOCI 2600 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | INTL(LACS) 4380. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Latin American Politics | Course
Description: | The factors leading to democratic transitions in the region and
the problems associated with the consolidation of democratic rule. | | Athena Title: | Latin American Politics | | Prerequisite: | INTL 3200 or INTL 3200E or INTL 3300 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ANTH(NAMS)(LACS) 4460/6460. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The Aztecs and the Maya | Course
Description: | Two indigenous urban societies of the Americas, from farming village beginnings to the Spanish conquest, and their lasting impact on modern middle American culture. Topics include ecology, economy, political organization, urbanism, militarism, beliefs, art, architecture, and literature. | | Athena Title: | AZTECS & MAYA | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ANTH 3260 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | THEA(LACS) 4490/6490. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Latin American and Caribbean Theatre and Performance | Course
Description: | Theatre and performance from several Latin American and Caribbean
countries. Study of the history of theatre and performance in the
region and a selection of plays by some of the best artists.
Emphasis will be placed on theatre’s cultural influences and its
sociopolitical role. | | Athena Title: | Latin Amer Carib Thea and Perf | | Nontraditional Format: | This course includes experiential learning through such
activities as Creole storytelling, Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the
Oppressed, and Caribbean dance. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WMST(LACS) 4500/6500. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Latina Studies | Course
Description: | The study of Latina lives from a feminist perspective.
Examination of research and writing about the lives of Latina
women with a particular focus on the dynamics of communities in
the United States, immigration, cultural values regarding
gender, and effects of poverty and violence. | | Athena Title: | LATINA STUDIES | | Prerequisite: | WMST 4010/6010 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AFST(RELI)(LACS) 4620/6620. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | African Religion in Diaspora | Course
Description: | Diasporic movement, sustainability, modifications, syncretic
tendencies of African Derived Religions in the Americas,
especially Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, and North America. | | Athena Title: | AFRCN RELI DIASPORA | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FILM(LACS) 4640/6640. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Latin American Film and Media | Course
Description: | A historical survey of cinema and related audio(visual) media,
including radio, television, and digital media, in Latin
America. The course traces the role played by cinema and media
in nation-building in Latin American countries as well as the
relationship between film aesthetics, politics, and
globalization. | | Athena Title: | Lat Am Film/Med | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FILM 4640I, LACS 4640I or FILM 6640I, LACS 6640I | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FILM(LACS) 4640I/6640I. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Latin American Film and Media | Course
Description: | A historical survey of cinema and related audio(visual) media,
including radio, television, and digital media, in Latin
America. The course traces the role played by cinema and media
in nation-building in Latin American countries as well as the
relationship between film aesthetics, politics, and
globalization. | | Athena Title: | Lat Am Film/Med | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FILM 4640, LACS 4640 or FILM 6640, LACS 6640 | | Nontraditional Format: | Students enrolled in the I-suffix version of the course will
complete a list of primary and secondary readings in Spanish,
which total at least 25 percent of the number of total readings
assigned, in lieu of the English-language material assigned for
those class meetings. These students will also write their term
papers (7-9 pages) in Spanish and meet once a month with the
instructor and their fellow I-suffix classmates for a required
fifty-minute discussion section in Spanish, to be scheduled
outside of class/lab hours by agreement with the instructor. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECHD(LACS) 4660/6660. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | U.S. Latino/a Mental Health: An Introduction | Course
Description: | An overview of Latino/a mental health issues in the United
States from the perspective of well-being, cultural strengths,
and empowerment. Students will examine the strengths and
resiliency of U.S. Latinos/as and critically examine structural
and societal barriers in the U.S. that result in stress and
mental illness in this population. | | Athena Title: | US Latino/a Mental Health Intr | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | LACS(CMLT) 4700/6700. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics in Latin American and Caribbean Transnational Comparative Studies | Course
Description: | Focuses on two or more Latin American and/or Caribbean
countries (e.g., Peru and Bolivia) or at least one Latin
American county and another country outside of Latin America
(e.g., Brazil and Angola). The approach could be discipline-
specific (e.g., literature) or interdisciplinary (e.g.,
anthropology and linguistics). | | Athena Title: | LACS Comparative Studies | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ALDR(AFST)(LACS) 4710E/6710E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | International Agricultural Development | Course
Description: | Analysis of international development programs, stressing the
developing world's perspective. Study of issues affecting
international cooperation, agricultural development and
sustainability, technology transfer, and extension education. | | Athena Title: | International Ag Development | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ALDR 4710, AFST 4710, LACS 4710 or ALDR 6710, AFST 6710, LACS 6710 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ALDR(AFST)(LACS) 4710/6710. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | International Agricultural Development | Course
Description: | Analysis of international development programs, stressing the
developing world's perspective. Study of issues affecting
international cooperation, agricultural development and
sustainability, technology transfer, and extension education. | | Athena Title: | International Ag Development | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ALDR 4710E, AFST 4710E, LACS 4710E or ALDR 6710E, AFST 6710E, LACS 6710E | | Nontraditional Format: | Course dynamics emphasize case studies, discussions, and group
projects. Students in AFST and LACS will focus their term
assignments in their region of interest. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG(LACS) 4720/6720. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Geography of Latin America | Course
Description: | The geography of Latin America, including physical, cultural, and economic characteristics of different regions. Prospects for expansion of settlement, development of resources, and growth of industries. | | Athena Title: | Geography of Latin America | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | LACS 4800. 3-9 hours. | | Course Title: | Latin American and Caribbean Studies Internship | Course
Description: | Students are permitted to enter an organization to obtain
practical and applied experience. Work is conducted in a Latin
American or Caribbean language. A scholarly research paper
relating this experience to academic work is required. | | Athena Title: | LACS Internship | | Nontraditional Format: | This course is designed for undergraduate internship and does
not meet formally. The hours of credit will be determined by
the faculty supervisor and will reflect the time involved at
the internship site, along with the required research paper.
Typically students would earn three hours of academic credit
for 240 hours of work during the semester. A scholarly research
paper relating this experience to academic work is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | LACS 4900. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics in Latin American and Caribbean Studies | Course
Description: | Current topics in Latin America and/or the Caribbean. | | Athena Title: | SPEC TOPICS LACS | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | LACS 4960R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 16 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research I | | Nontraditional Format: | This course belongs to a progressive research course sequence to
promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
This course requires the close supervision of a faculty member
as the student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | LACS 4970R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research II | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | LACS 4980R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research III | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | LACS 4990R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project) | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data.
Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional
capstone product, such as a report or portfolio that describes
their systematic and in-depth inquiry. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Thesis | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a capstone course under the direct supervision of a
faculty member. This course may be the culmination of the 4960R-
4980R sequence. Students will write a thesis or other
professional capstone product, such as a report or portfolio,
that describes their systematic and in-depth inquiry into an
unknown, fundamental, or applied problem. The thesis or capstone
product is written in close collaboration with the faculty
member and must be approved by that faculty member and/or the
department. The student will apply understanding of the
discipline to identify or shape the research question and apply
skills and techniques learned to complete the research project.
The student will have gathered data, synthesized relevant
literature and materials, analyzed, and interpreted data. The
student will demonstrate in writing the contribution of their
work to the discovery and interpretation of knowledge
significant to their field of study. The student will have
presented results in the form of a properly formatted,
professionally rigorous thesis document or other appropriate
professional capstone product and through the formal
presentation of the thesis or product to faculty and peers
during an approved event. The student will receive feedback from
the faculty member on the overall execution of their thesis
project, the written thesis, and their presentation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JRLC(LACS) 5060. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Telenovelas, Culture, and Society | Course
Description: | Examination of the connections between media, culture, and
society as participants study the world's most watched television
genre: the Latin American telenovela. The class focuses on the
genre's contexts of production, consumption, regulation, and
globalization, and analyzes telenovelas as a public forum for the
negotiation of sociocultural issues. | | Athena Title: | TELENOVELAS & SOC | | Prerequisite: | SPAN 2002 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | EDUC(LACS) 5710/7710. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Issues in Latino Education | Course
Description: | An overview of important patterns and issues in education
relating to Hispanic/Latino students K-12 and post-secondary,
statewide and nationally. Includes history, cultural context,
policy issues and trends, challenges faced by Latinos in
school, implications for practice, and current research. | | Athena Title: | Issues in Latino Education | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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