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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits Pivotal current issues of citywide importance in our potentially explosive communities are critically examined. Specific attention will be given to areas of public education, justice and the poor, unemployment, family structure and social disorganization, health and welfare in the physical work and the human environment, economic dimensions of poverty, the poor, housing, police and community relations, politics and the ghetto, and media and disorders. Prerequisite: HSP 1000 or 1004 or departmental permission.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course gives students a general view of the development of political parties in Puerto Rico from the time of self-government under Spanish sovereignty to the present. It examines the political setting in which those parties emerged. A comparative study of different party systems (Latin American countries, the U.S., and England) and the Puerto Rican experience will also be considered. Prerequisite: HSP 1000, HSP 1003, HSP 1004, HIS 1005, HIS 2090, or POL 2260, or departmental permission.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course is a survey of the Puerto Rican economy under Spain and the United States. It explores the relations of economic structures to political institutions and class formations from the colonial past to the present. This course considers whether social-economic processes in Puerto Rico can be studied as a model for economic growth and/or development for Third World countries. Prerequisite: HSP 1000, HSP 1003, HSP 1004, ECO 1001, ECO 1002, SOC 1005, or ANT 1001, or departmental permission.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course examines the various religious expressions in Puerto Rico, Cuba, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic using a comparative approach to elements of Santeria, Espirtismo, Christianity, and voodoo. Jamaica, Trinidad, and other islands will be looked at. Prerequisite: HSP 1000, HSP 1003, HSP 1004, BLS 1000, BLS 1019, REL 1001, or SOC 1005, or departmental permission.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits The principal varieties of Puerto Rican cultural expression, both on the island and in the U.S., are examined in detail. Special attention is given to folk culture, including traditional beliefs, legends, customs, festivals, religious rites, artistic productions, popular poetry, dance and folk medicine, and typical music. Prerequisite: HSP 1000, HSP 1003, HSP 1004, HIS 3070, HIS 3075, SOC 1005, or ANT 1001, or departmental permission.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course is an intensive study of cultural history of Puerto Rico from the Spanish-American War to the present. Special attention is given to cultural conflicts and assimilative influences, as well as the existing relations between Puerto Rico and the United States. Prerequisite: HSP 1000, HSP 1003, HSP 1004, HIS 1005, or SOC 1005, or departmental permission.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course is a study of the cultural heritage of the Dominican Republic from pre-Columbian times to the present. It includes the Indian, African, and Hispanic sources of the Dominican culture, as well as other diverse sociocultural contributions. Prerequisite: HSP 1000, HSP 1003, HSP 1004, HIS 1003, or SOC 1005, or departmental permission.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits The many complex problems and varied cultural elements of this area of nation-states are studied. The goal is to study representative examples or general trends while also explaining the major political, social, and economic events that have shaped and continue to shape the region's history. (This course is cross-listed as HIS 3010. Students may receive credit for HSP 3010 or HIS 3010, not both.) Prerequisites: One of the following: HSP 1000, HSP 1003, HSP 1004, HIS 1001, HIS 1003, or SOC 1005; and ENG 2100 or equivalent; or departmental permission.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course is a study of the dynamics of change in the present Puerto Rican family structure from the early colonial setting to the present urban family. The legal and social structure from the Law of the Indies to the present legislation stressing morals, ethics, values, religion, education, and the disorganization and other aspects of the Puerto Rican family structure are studied. Students conduct research on these topics, utilizing current research journals and primary sources. Prerequisite: HSP 1000, HSP 1003, HSP 1004, SOC 1005, or ANT 1001, or departmental permission.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course addresses the social and economic condition of Latinas in the United States. We will discuss questions of gender and sexuality, language, politics, labor relations, family relationships, literary and artistic expression, and the construction of identities as they manifest themselves in the experiences of contemporary Hispanic/Latina women. Prerequisite: HSP 1000, 1003, or 1004, or departmental permission.
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