| 190. Perspectives on Latin
America
Either semester. Three credits.
A multidisciplinary course including geography, indigenous peoples,
colonization and nation formation; society, politics, economy, and culture
of contemporary Latin America and its place in today's world. |
| 190W. Perspectives
on Latin America |
| 193. Foreign Study
Either or both semesters. Credits and hours by arrangement. May be repeated
for credit (to a maximum of 15). Consent of Director of Latin American
and Caribbean Studies required before departure.
Course work undertaken within approved Study Abroad programs, usually
focussing on the history, culture, and society of a particular Latin American
or Carribean country or countries. |
| 270. Latin American
Popular Culture
Second semester, alternate years. Three credits. Mahan
Culture, subcultures, and culture industries in Latin America. Conditions
that affect the mass production, dissemination and reception of entertainment
products. |
| 275. Cinema
and Society in Latin America
Either or both semester. Variable credit up to a maximum of three credits.
Hours by arrangement. With a change in content, this course may be repeated
once
for credit.
The aesthetic, social, and political significance of Latin American
film. |
| 284. Latin America
Either semester. Credits and hours by arrangement. Open only with consent
of instructor and director of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean
Studies. This number covers courses in Latin American Studies taken at
other Universities by special arrangement for University of Connecticut
credit. |
| 290.
Latin American Studies Research Seminar
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Capstone course in which majors and minors in Latin American Studies
design, execute and write up original, library-based research on Latin
America. Some readings may be in Spanish or Portuguese. |
| 293. Foreign Study
Either or both semesters. Credits (to a maximum of 17) and hours by
arrangement. Consent of Director of Latin American and Caribbean Studies
required before departure. May count toward the major with consent of advisor.
Special topics taken in a foreign study program. |
| 295. Variable Topics
Either semester. Three credits. With a change in topic, may be repeated
for credit. Prerequisites and recommended preparation vary. |
| 298. Special Topics
Either or both semesters. With a change in topic, may be repeated for
credit. |
| 299. Independent Study
Either semester. Credits and hours by arrangement. Open only with consent
of instructor. May be repeated for credit. Sponsored by the Center for
Latin American and Caribbean Studies. |
Study Abroad
The University sponsors academic programs in Mexico at the Universidad
de las Américas, Puebla; in the Dominican Republic, at the Pontificia
Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, Santiago de los Caballeros;
at the University of Costa Rica, in San José, Costa Rica; at the
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and the Universidad de
Chile, in Santiago, Chile; and at the Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Students may go for either a semester or a full academic year. The University
also sponsors an academic year and a one-semester program in Brazil at
the Universidade de São Paulo. For further information, contact
the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies or the Study Abroad
Office. |