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 America in a World Context
         3 hours.
          Cultural Diversity course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture. 

LALS     102            Introduction to Latino Cultural Studies
         3 hours.
           

LALS     103            Introduction to the Barrio
         3 hours.
           

LALS     105            Introduction to Mexican Studies
         3 hours.
           

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     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     234            Latinos in Chicago II
         3 hours.
           

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

LALS     265            Mexico: 1400 to 1850
         3 hours.
        Same as HIST 265.   Cultural Diversity course. Departmental Approval Required 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.   Cultural Diversity course.  

LALS     274            Caribbean Cultural and Literary Studies
         3 hours.
        Same as AAST 274, and ENGL 274.   Cultural Diversity course.  

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

LALS     290            History of the Mexican People in the United States
         3 hours.
        Same as HIST 290.    

LALS     295            Latino Literary Studies
         3 hours.
        Same as ENGL 295.   Cultural Diversity course.  

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 RequiredThis course counts toward the limited number of independent study hours accepted toward the degree and the major. 

LALS     461            Topics in Latin American History
         3 OR 4 hours.
        Same as HIST 461. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of history, Latin American and Latino studies, or 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): Latin American and Latino studies major or consent of the instructor.    

LALS     495            Topics in Latino Community Studies
         3 OR 4 hours.
        3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated if topics vary. Prerequisite(s): Latin American and Latino studies major 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.   Instructor Approval RequiredThis course counts toward the limited number of independent study hours accepted toward the undergraduate degree and the major. 

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