NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

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Latin American &Latino Studies

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

LALS            102
         Introduction to Latino Studies
       3 hours.   US Society, and World Cultures course.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture.

LALS            103
         Introduction to Latino Urban Studies
       3 hours.   US Society course.  

LALS            105
         Introduction to Mexican Studies
       3 hours.   World Cultures course.  

LALS            109
         Introduction to Latin American and Latino Cultural Studies
       3 hours.  Prerequisite(s): Open only to freshmen and sophomores or consent of the instructor. US Society, and World Cultures course.  

LALS            127
         Latin American Music
       3 hours.  Same as MUS 127. World Cultures course.  

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

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            228
         Spain Since 1808
       3 hours.  Same as HIST 228. Individual and Society, and Past course.  

LALS            233
         Latinos in Chicago
       3 hours.  Prerequisite(s): LALS 102 or consent of the instructor.  

LALS            261
         Latin America to 1850
       3 hours.  Same as HIST 261. Past, and World Cultures course.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture-Discussion.

LALS            262
         Latin America Since 1850
       3 hours.  Same as HIST 262. Past, and World Cultures course.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture-Discussion.

LALS            270
         Ethnography of Meso-America
       3 hours.  Same as ANTH 277. Individual and Society, and World Cultures course.  

LALS            272
         Brazil: A Multi-Ethnic Society
       3 hours.  Same as ANTH 278. Individual and Society, and World Cultures course.  

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

LALS            276
         Latinas in the United States
       3 hours.  Same as GWS 276, and SOC 226.  

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

LALS            283
         Latinos and Politics
       3 hours.  Same as POLS 209. Restricted to Undergrad - Chicago. US Society course.  

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

LALS            288
         History of Modern Puerto Rico
       3 hours.  Same as HIST 288.  

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. Instructor Approval Required This course counts toward the limited number of independent study hours accepted toward the degree and the major.

LALS            301
         Research Methods in Latin America and Latino Studies
       3 hours.  Prerequisite(s): Two 200-level LALS courses; LALS major or minor or consent of the instructor; junior standing or above or consent of the instructor.  

LALS            385
         Latino Social Movements in the United States
       3 hours.  Prerequisite(s): LALS 102.  

LALS            391
         Seminar in Latin American Studies
       3 hours.  May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Prerequisite(s): Two 200-level LALS courses; junior standing or above or consent of the instructor.  

LALS            409
         Ancient Maya Writing, Language and Culture
       3 OR 4 hours.  Same as ANTH 409. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above; and consent of the instructor.  

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. Departmental Approval Required 

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. Instructor Approval Required 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. Instructor Approval Required