ANTHR 326 : Guatemalan Society and Culture.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | History, culture, society, and life (economic, familial, religious) among peoples of Guatemala. Guatemala as exemplar of colonial, cultural, and global processes evident throughout Latin America. |
ANTHR 355 : Mesoamerican Archaeology.
(3:2:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Cultural and environmental bases of ancient civilizations in Mexico and Central America. Olmec, Maya, Toltec, and Aztec cultures. |
HIST 251 : Conquest and Colonization of Latin America.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Pre-Columbian civilizations, Iberian exploration and conquest of the New World, and colonial development of Hispanic and Portuguese America from 1492 to 1823. |
HIST 252 : Modern Latin America.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| DESCRIPTION:  | National period (1810 to present): independence, institutional development, culture, and inter-American relations. |
HIST 355 : History of Argentina.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter Odd Yrs. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Rise of modern Argentina from colonial times, focusing on the dynamic political, economic, social, and cultural developments since independence. |
HIST 356 : Brazil.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall Odd Yrs. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | From 1500 to present, emphasizing relationship between colonial patterns and twentieth-century reality and dilatory transformation of Brazil's political and economic culture. |
HIST 357 : The Indian in Latin American History.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter Even Yrs. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | History of Latin American Indians from preconquest days to the present; achievements, contributions, and problems. |
HIST 359 : Inter-American Relations.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Decline of Europe's American empires, legacies bequeathed to the new republics by their European heritage, and how those legacies have affected relations among the various American republics. |
HIST 363 : The Spanish Frontier in North America.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| DESCRIPTION:  | Spanish exploration, occupation, and institutions of northern Mexico, the American southwest, and Florida, 1521-1821; Mexican period to 1848. |
HIST 385 : Latinos in the United States.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall Odd Yrs. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | The place of Latin Americans within the context of U.S. history. The growth and development of the largest Latino communities from pre-colonial times to present day and how Latinos may influence future policies within the U.S. |
HIST 411R : Advanced Southern European and Latin American Family, Local, and Social History Research.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Advanced research methods utilizing the reconstruction of individual families in the development of demographic and family history studies in Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Latin America, Quebec, and Spanish United States. |
HUM 260 : Humanities of Latin America.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Achievements of Latin American culture regarding art, philosophy, literature, and music from the pre-Columbian era to the present. |
| NOTE: | Being changed to Interdisciplinary Humanities (IHum) effective Fall 2011. |
IAS 399R : Academic Internship: International.
(.5-9:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | Acceptance into program. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Individualized work or volunteer experience in an international setting. |
| NOTE: | Class must be coordinated through International Study Programs. |
LT AM 495 : Senior Seminar in Latin American Studies.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | Instructor's consent for minors. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Sources, materials, and methods of research and writing; critical analysis of a research project. |
| NOTE: | Required for all Latin American Studies majors their senior year. |
PL SC 358 : Politics and Society in Latin America.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | PL SC 200; or LT AM 211 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Conceptual and contemporary issues in Latin America's search for political order and economic development. |
PL SC 380 : International Relations of Latin America.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | PL SC 200; or LT AM 211 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Factors that affect foreign relations of Latin American countries, including the U.S. role, emphasizing intervention, democracy, development, and trade. |
PORT 339 : Introduction to Portuguese and Brazilian Literature.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring On Demand |
| PREREQUISITE: | Port 321 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Readings in modern literature; formal literary analysis. |
PORT 451 : Survey of Brazilian Literature.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter On Demand |
| PREREQUISITE: | Port 339 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Literary periods, genres, and great writers of Brazil. |
SOC 345 : World Populations.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Fertility, mortality, and migration patterns of world populations as they relate to current social, economic, political, and religious issues. |
SOC 445 : Labor Markets in Developing Countries.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | SOC 300 & SOC 307 & SOC 311 |
| RECOMMENDED: | Soc 404 or 405 or concurrent enrollment. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Individual, national, and global forces reshaping labor markets and employment opportunities in developing countries. |
SPAN 339 : Introduction to Spanish Literature.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring On Demand; Summer On Demand |
| PREREQUISITE: | Span 321 or concurrent enrollment. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Readings in modern Hispanic literatures, focusing on formal literary analysis. |
| NOTE: | Course is prerequisite to 400-level literature courses. |
SPAN 365 : Mexican-American Culture.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | Span 202, 301; or equivalents. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Contemporary culture (education, popular and fine arts, worldview, attitudes, etc.) of the Mexican-American in the U.S. |
SPAN 395R : Contemporary Culture.
(.5-3:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | On Demand |
| PREREQUISITE: | Span 205 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Contemporary Spanish (or Spanish- American) culture: the people and their customs and institutions. |
| NOTE: | For Study Abroad programs only. |
SPAN 423 : Border Spanish.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | Span 321 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Mexican-American speech patterns, including language contact and bilingualism. |
| NOTE: | Previous course in linguistics strongly recommended. |
SPAN 438 : Hispanic Cinema.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | On Demand |
| PREREQUISITE: | Span 339 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Introduction to study of film; background in appreciating best of motion picture art in Spain and Spanish America. |
| NOTE: | Previous experience with film useful but not required. |
SPAN 450R : Early Spanish-American Literature.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | On Demand; Winter Even Yrs. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Span 451 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Indigenous literature (Maya, Nahuatl, etc.) and other texts written in Spanish Colonial America through eighteenth century. |
SPAN 451 : Survey of Hispanic-American Literature.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring On Demand; Summer On Demand |
| PREREQUISITE: | SPAN 339 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Literary masterpieces of Spanish America. |
SPAN 454R : The Spanish American Novel.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | On Demand |
| PREREQUISITE: | Span 451 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Selected Spanish-American novelists such as Juan Rulfo, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Alejo Carpentier, Mario Vargas-Llosa, etc. |
SPAN 455R : Spanish-American Poetry.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | On Demand |
| PREREQUISITE: | Span 451 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Selected Spanish-American poets, movements, and national traditions. |
SPAN 459R : Special Topics in Spanish American Literature.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | On Demand; Spring Even Yrs. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Span 451 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Specific topics in Latin American literature. Course content will vary each semester to offer optimum exposure to all areas of Latin American literature. |
SPAN 461 : Spanish-Speaking American (Mexican-American) Literature.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall On Demand; Winter Even Yrs.; Spring On Demand; Summer On Demand |
| PREREQUISITE: | Span 339 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Spanish-English literature of the Mexican-American within the United States. |