Undergraduate Catalog 2002 - 2003

Latin American Studies (LAMS)

Director, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies: Professor Elizabeth Mahan
Office: Room 4, Human Development Center
For major requirements, see the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences section of this Catalog. For information about courses on Latin America in other departments consult the list published by the Center before pre-registration each semester.
 
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.