NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

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Latin American &Latino Studies

Location: 1525 UH; Phone: (312) 996-2445.

LALS     101            Introduction to Latin American Studies
         3 hours.
          Cultural Diversity course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture. 

LALS     104            Introduction to Puerto Rican Studies
         3 hours.
           

LALS     105            Introduction to Mexican Studies
         3 hours.
           

LALS     127            Latin American Music
         3 hours.
        Same as MUS 127.   

LALS     130            Introduction to Comparative Politics
         3 hours.
        Same as POLS 130.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture-Discussion. 

LALS     161            Introduction to Latin American History
         3 hours.
        Same as HIST 161.  Cultural Diversity course. Departmental Approval Required 

LALS     192            From the Convent to the Streets: Latin American Women Writers in Translation
         3 hours.
        Same as GWS 192, and SPAN 192. No credit toward any major or minor program in Spanish. Taught in English.  Cultural Diversity course.  

LALS     200            Expository Writing on Latin American and Latino Topics
         1 hours.
        Must be taken concurrently with the first or second 200-level Latin American and Latino Studies course taken after declaration of the major. For Latin American and Latino Studies majors only.  Instructor Approval Required 

LALS     225            Racial and Ethnic Groups
         3 hours.
        Same as SOC 225. Prerequisite(s): SOC 100; or consent of the instructor.  Cultural Diversity course.  

LALS     227            Spain: 1469 to 1808
         3 hours.
        Same as HIST 227.   

LALS     228            Spain Since 1808
         3 hours.
        Same as HIST 228.   

LALS     240            Pre-Columbian Art of Mesoamerica
         3 hours.
        Same as AH 274. Prerequisite(s): Three hours of art history at the 100 level or consent of the instructor.   

LALS     255            South American Indians
         3 hours.
        Same as ANTH 275.  Cultural Diversity course.  

LALS     258            Ancient Civilizations of Mexico and Central America
         3 hours.
        Same as ANTH 227, and GEOG 207. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 102; or sophomore standing or above; or consent of the instructor.   

LALS     275            Gender in Latin America
         3 hours.
        Same as GWS 275, and POLS 275.  Cultural Diversity course.  

LALS     278            Latin American/Latino Film Studies
         3 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): LALS 101 or LALS 102 or LALS 109.   

LALS     286            Issues in Latino Identity
         3 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): LALS 102.   

LALS     290            Mexican-American History
         3 hours.
        Same as HIST 290.   

LALS     299            Independent Study
         3 TO 6 hours.
        May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): A 2.50 grade point average. Open to undergraduate students with consent of the appropriate instructor and the Latin American and Latino Studies director.  This course counts toward the limited number of independent study hours accepted toward the degree and the major. 

LALS     382            Race and Citizenship in the Americas
         3 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Two 200-level LALS courses; junior standing or above or consent of the instructor.  Instructor Approval Required 

LALS     491            Interdisciplinary Seminar in Latin American Studies.
         3 OR 4 hours.
        3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated if topics vary. Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level Latin American and Latino Studies courses or consent of the instructor.   

LALS     495            Interdisciplinary Seminar in Latino Studies
         3 OR 4 hours.
        3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated if topics vary. Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level Latin American and Latino Studies courses or consent of the instructor.   

LALS     499            Advanced Independent Study
         1 TO 4 hours.
        May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Open, with consent of the instructor, to graduate students and Latin American and Latino studies majors with at least a 3.00 grade point average. Students in other programs or with lower than a 3.00 grade point average are admitted at the instructor's discretion only.  This course counts toward the limited number of independent study hours accepted toward the undergraduate degree and the major. 

LALS     502            Topics in Latin American and Latino Studies
         4 hours.
        May be repeated if topics vary. Prerequisite(s): Graduate or professional standing; or consent of the instructor.   

LALS     596            Independent Study
         1 TO 4 hours.
        May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.