Current Courses: Spring 2011
LALS 102: Introduction to Latinos Studies
Course Information: 3 hours. US Society, and World Cultures course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture.
Catalog Description: Introduction to the major concepts, issues, and debates in the field of U.S. Latina/o Studies. Overview of the history, cultures, and issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and class among Latinos in the United States. US Society, and World Cultures course.
LALS 104: Introduction to Puerto Rican Studies
Course Information: 3 hours.
Catalog Description: Analysis of contemporary cultural, political, social and economic issues of Puerto Rico: the political status of Puerto Rico, problems of cultural identity, migration and economic dependence. World Cultures course.
LALS 105: Introduction to Mexican Studies
Course Information: 3 hours. US Society, and World Cultures course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture.
Catalog Description: Introduction to major issues in the formation of modern Mexico (conquest, Revolution of 1910) and to major literary works which depict and interpret the Mexican and Mexico. World Cultures course.
LALS 108: Indigenous Culture Change in Latin America
Course Information: 3 hours.
Catalog Description: Overview of Latin American indigenous societies from the Precolumbian era to the present, using archaeological, historical, and anthropological findings to analyze the changes and adaptations of native cultures from Latin America. World Cultures course.
LALS 127: Latin American Music
Course Information: 3 hours. Same as MUS 127. Creative Arts, and World Cultures course. Instructor Approval Required Music Lab Fee 30.
Catalog Description: Survey class that introduces students to the rich repertoire of music in Latin America. It explores the history of genres, their development, instruments and representative artists in their geographical, social and cultural contexts. Creative Arts, and World Cultures course.
LALS 130: Introduction to Comparative Politics
Course Information: 3 hours. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture-Discussion.
Catalog Description: Comparative study of political institutions, political culture, and political processes in selected major countries of the world. Same as POLS 130 and INST 130. Individual and Society, and World Cultures course.
LALS 192: From the Convent to the Streets: Latin American Women Writers in Translation
Course Information: 3 hours. Same as GWS 192, and SPAN 192. No credit toward any major or minor program in Spanish. Taught in English. Individual and Society, and World Cultures course.
Catalog Description: Introduction to literature by Latin American women from the seventeenth century to the present. Focus on the role literature has played in the negotiation of gender identities in the private and the public spheres. Individual and Society, and World Cultures course.
LALS 200: Expository Writing on Latin American and Latino Topics
Course Information: 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
Catalog Description: Perfecting writing and expository skills in English.
LALS 228: Spain Since 1808
Course Information: 3 hours. Same as HIST 228.
Catalog Description: Loss of the colonies, liquidation of the Ancien Regime, national integration, sociopolitical polarization, the Civil War, and the Franco regime. Same as HIST 228. Individual and Society, and Past course.
LALS 240: Pre-Columbian Art of Mesoamerica
Course Information: 3 hours. Same as AH 274. Prerequisite(s): Three hours of art history at the 100 level or consent of the instructor.
Catalog Description: The art and architecture of prehispanic peoples of Mexico and northern Central America, including Olmec, Teotihuacan, Maya, Zapotec, and Aztec cultures. Same as AH 274. Prerequisite(s): Three hours of art history at the 100 level or consent of the instructor. World Cultures course.
LALS 255: South American Indians
Course Information: 3 hours. Same as ANTH 275.
Catalog Description: Social and cultural practices of the native peoples of the Amazonian tropical forest and the Andes. Same as ANTH 275. Individual and Society, and World Cultures course.
LALS 257: Archaeology of North America
Course Information: 3 hours. Same as ANTH 226. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 102 or consent of the instructor.
Catalog Description: Introduction to the prehistoric cultures of North America from earliest times until the arrival of Europeans. Same as ANTH 226. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 102 or consent of the instructor.
LALS 261: Latin America to 1850
Course Information: 3 hours. Same as HIST 261. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture-Discussion.
Catalog Description: A survey of the pre-Columbian and early national periods. Same as HIST 261. Past, and World Cultures course.
LALS 266: Mexico Since 1850
Course Information: 3 hours. Same as HIST 266. Past, and World Cultures course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture-Discussion.
Catalog Description: Revolution and evolution in the making of modern Mexican society. Past, and World Cultures course.
LALS 270: Ethongraphy of Meso-America
Course Information: 3 hours. Same as ANTH 277.
Catalog Description: Survey of the contemporary indigenous cultures of Meso-America, studied against their pre-conquest history and in their development since the Spanish Conquest. Same as ANTH 277.Individual and Society, and World Cultures course.
LALS 275: Gender In Latin America
Course Information: 3 hours. Same as GWS 275, and POLS 275. World Cultures course.
Catalog Description: Latin American women in historical perspective from pre-Columbian and Iberian societies to the present. World Cultures course.
LALS 283: Latinos and Politics
Course Information: 3 hours. Same as POLS 209. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Discussion.
Catalog Description: Latino politics and politicians in the context of the American political system. The political system, Latino participation, experience, and research on political processes. Same as POLS 209.US Society course.
LALS 295: Latino Literary Studies
Course Information: 3 hours. Same as ENGL 295 and SPAN 295. US Society course.
Catalog Description: Major trends, genres, works, themes, and writers related to Latino history and culture, mainstream and minority U.S., Latin American and third world literatures. US Society course.
LALS 301: Research Methods in Latin America and Latino Studies
Course Information: 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.
Catalog Description: An examination of various research methods used in Latin America and Latino Studies. Qualitative research methods used in the humanities and social sciences with emphasis on how to formulate ideas, develop them, and carry out a research project.
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 391: Seminar in Latin American Studies
Course Information: 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.
Catalog Description: Diverse aspects of modern Latin American society, politics, culture and economics from the wars of independence to contemporary times. 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 461: Topics in Latin American History
Course Information: 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.
Catalog Description: Specific topics are announced each term. 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
Course Information: 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.
Catalog Description: Specific topics as announced each semester. In-depth study of selected topics such as: process of state formation, education, populism, the family, democratization, industrialization and ideological currents. 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
Course Information: 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.
Catalog Description: In-depth study of Latino communities and current issues from an interdisciplinary perspective, with emphasis on the learning and use of investigative methodologies. 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 497: Community Research Internship
Course Information: 3 or 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above and consent of the instructor. Concurrent registration in LALS 498. Recommended Background: LALS 403.
Catalog Description: Work in community-based organizations and cultural institutions to develop experiential knowledge about social, political and cultural issues facing Latinos and Latin Americans. Placements introduce issues of ethnicity, identity, and transnationalism. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above and consent of the instructor. Concurrent registration in LALS 498. Recommended Background: LALS 403.
LALS 498: Community Research
Course Information: 3 or 4 hours. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above and consent of the instructor. Concurrent registration in LALS 497. Recommended Background: LALS 403.
Catalog Description: Community-based internship and development of a research proposal. Students are introduced to policy papers, research memos and research grant proposals, and are expected to develop their own research proposals.
LALS 499: Advanced Independent Research
Course Information: 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.
Catalog Description: Individual advanced reading or research project in Latin American or U.S. Latino studies, with instructor's consent and supervision.
LALS 501: Latinos and Latin America in Transnational Context
Course Information: 4 hours.
Catalog Description: Analysis of transnational processes linking Latin America and Latinos in the U.S. The impact of globalization on migration, culture, identity, work, health, education, family, politics.
LALS 504: Proseminar in Latin American and Latino Studies
Course Information: 1 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatifactory grading only. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): Credit or cocurrent registration in LALS 501 or Credit or concurrent registration in LALS 502. Instructor Approval Required
Registration Restriction: Restricted to Graduate College.
Catalog Description: Introduction to the profession, discussion of lectures, course work, readings, and student research. Students attend various lectures, conferences, and community events relating to Latin America and/or Latinos/as, and share their own work.
LALS 590: Directed Research
Course Information: 1 to 4 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatifactory grading only. May be repeated.Prerequisite(s): LALS 501 and LALS 502.
Catalog Description: Students complete research and composition of the final paper project under the direction of a supervising professor.
LALS 596: Independent Study
Course Information: 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
Catalog Description: Investigation of special problems under the direction of a faculty member.