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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course examines from a theoretical and historical perspective the context and character of politics and political participation in major Latin American urban cities. May not be offered in 2008-2009.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of international development issues, focusing on the impact of economic growth, population growth, and increased consumption of natural resources on global and local environments. This course focuses primarily on the poorer countries of the world, and particularly on tropical environments. It discusses issues of deforestation, desertification, and increased vulnerability to man-made and natural hazards. Prerequisite(s): A Gog 101 or 102 or 102Z, or permission of instructor. May not be offered in 2008-2009.
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3.00 Credits
The course will examine the current process and societies in the hemisphere. Emphasis will be on Latin America and the Caribbean with implications of globalization for all workers and societies of the Americas. Prerequisite(s): A Lcs 100 or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the trajectories of the processes of globalization since the European colonial expansion in the Americas to the present. An emphasis is placed on the concepts of culture and identity, relations of power and domination in a postcolonial world, racism, international migration, and transnational social movements. Prerequisite(s): A Lcs 100 or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the following questions: How is "globalization" changing the lives of male and female workers in Latin America and the Caribbean? What links the expansion of global markets and global production networks, to the restructuring of workplaces, households and communities throughout Latin American and the Caribbean? What types of strategies are Latin American workers using to defend living standards and assert their rights in the emerging context of globalization?
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3.00 Credits
An intensive evaluation of political and economic forces as they have shaped the Caribbean region during the 20th century to the present.?particularly the period since World War II. Special attention given to social conflicts and political movements, population growth and migration, urbanization, problems of industry and agriculture, economic planning, education, and superpower confrontations. Prerequisite(s): A Lcs 269. May not be offered in 2008-2009.
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3.00 Credits
Economic change in Latin American societies. Comparative study of the growth of various Latin American countries emphasizing the variables associated with development: population, technology, capital formation, output, resources, and income distribution. Only one of A Lcs 361 & A Eco 361 may be taken for credit. Prerequisite(s): A Eco 110 and 111. May not be offered in 2008-2009.
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3.00 Credits
The circum-Caribbean lands and islands in the 19th and 20th centuries; independence; independent nations and colonies; foreign intrusions and interventions; social and economic change; revolutions; comparative Caribbean studies. A His 369Z is the writing intensive version of A His 369 & A Lcs 369; only one of the three courses may be taken for credit. Prerequisite(s): junior or senior class standing, or 3 credits in history.
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3.00 Credits
The political, economic, social. and cultural evolution of the South American nations from the winning of independence to the present. with emphasis on Argentina. Brazil, and Chile. Among topics studied will be dictatorship, democratic government, economic change, modern revolution, and social trends. A His 371Z is the writing intensive version of A His 371 and A Lcs 371Z is the writing intensive version of A Lcs 371; only one of the the four courses may be taken for credit. Prerequisite(s): junior or senior class standing. or three credits in history.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
An in-depth survey of Mexico since Independence, this course emphasizes agrarian change and peasant rebellion; foreign intervention and U.S.-Mexican relations; indigenous and mestizo identities; gender and culture; political stability and economic development; authoritarianism, democratization, and globalization; and Latinos in the U.S. Writing intensive sections: A His 373Z is the writing intensive version of A His 373 and A Lcs 373Z is the writing intensive version of A Lcs 373; only one may be taken for credit. Prerequisite(s): three credits of A His or A Lcs course work, or junior or senior class standing.
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