LAST101
Societies of Latin America and the Caribbean
Interdepartmental
College of Liberal Arts
Course Subject Code
LAST
Course Number
101
Status
Active
Course Attributes
BINT: GenEd-Breadth/Interdisciplinar, CEA: ProgCLA-CEA and Au Pair, DVIT: GenEd-Diversity International, ENLA: Minor-Latin Amer Stud Elective, NLAS: Minor-Latin American Studies
Course Short Title
Societies of Latin America
Course Long Title
Societies of Latin America and the Caribbean
Course Description
From Patagonia to the Rio Grande, from the Andean Altiplano to the Islands of the Antilles, Latin America and the Caribbean is a culturally heterogeneous and diverse region that is of vital economic, political and environmental importance to the hemisphere and globally. Serves as a survey of the cultural traditions and societies of Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America as they have evolved since the 16th century with an emphasis on social change, political authority, the role of the state, race, ethnicity and gender.
Min
4
Repeatable
-
Course Restrictions
Class: 2 (I), 3 (I), 4 (I),
Equivalent Course(s)
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