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Curriculum Committee Form B:
Discipline Objectives and Requirements
All changes become effective the fall semester following
Campus Assembly approval.
Discipline/Division: Latin
American Area Studies
I. Introductory Statement:
This
is an interdisciplinary major under the authority of the vice chancellor for
academic affairs and dean. The program is administered by the coordinator of
Latin American Area Studies. Students must enroll through the LAAS coordinator.
II. Objectives:
To
provide a basic introduction to the cultures and societies of Latin America, to
provide the means essential to gain an understanding of Latin America and its
diverse peoples, and to place Latin America in a comparative perspective.
IV.
Requirements for a Major:
Proficiency in Spanish
equivalent to that required for the completion of Span 2002.
4 credits in Latin American
history (Hist 1601—Latin American History: A Basic Introduction or its
equivalent).
1 credit in LAAS 3201—Bibliographical
Tools and Journals in Latin American Area Studies.
1-4 credits in LAAS
4101—Senior Tutorial in Latin American Area Studies taken together
with Hist 3601
Hist 3601 – Great
Books in Latin American History
1 credit per semester, after
enrolling in the major and when in residence, in LAAS 3100—Contemporary
Latin America; no more than 4 credits can be applied to the LAAS major, and up
to 4 credits can be applied to the 20-credit elective requirement.
20 additional credits
selected from the courses listed below; these courses must come from at least
three different academic disciplines. Students are encouraged to use elective
credits to acquaint themselves with as many academic fields of Latin American
studies as possible. Any directed study course for which an instructor is
available is acceptable provided the subject matter is appropriate. Courses and directed studies not
listed below may be approved by the LAAS coordinator, provided the subject
matter is appropriate for the major.
These courses may be applied to the 20-credit elective requirement.
Students may have up to a two-course overlap with any other major. Additional
overlap is possible, but must be approved by the LAAS coordinator.
VI. Requirements
for Teacher Preparation:
VII.
Other heading (include heading title) :
Course Desriptions
Anth 2301s. Social Change and Development in Latin America. (IP; 4 cr; prereq 1111 or Soc 1101 or #) Same as
Soc 2301. Study of types of social change taking place in Latin American
countries, including economic, political, social, religious, and cultural
change. Problems faced, consequences of development, and other types of changes
are placed in their social and cultural contexts.
Anth 2302f. Women in Latin
America. (IP; 4 cr; prereq 1111 or
Soc 1101 or #)
Same as Soc 2302. Study of
social statuses of women in Latin American countries and the cultural norms
influencing these statuses. Topics include class differences and the varied
interests of women of different classes and ethnicities, women's movements,
economics and political conditions, religion and women, etc.
Anth 2302Hf. Honors:
Women in Latin America. (IP; 4
cr; prereq 1111 or Soc 1101, participation in Honors Program or #)
Same as Soc 2302H. In
addition to regular coursework, honors students are required to compose one
creative research paper and acquire pedagogical skills through leading
occasional class discussions.
Anth 1993f,s, 2993f,s,
3993f,s, 4993f,s. Directed Study.
(1-5 cr; repeatable; prereq @)
ArtH 3251s. Pre-Columbian Arts of the Americas. (FA; 4 cr; prereq any 1xxx ArtH class or jr status
or #; not offered 2003-04)
The pre-colonial arts of
the native peoples of Mexico, South America, and the southwestern United States
from 1000 B.C.E. to the 16th century C.E.
Econ 1993f,s, 2993f,s,
3993f,s 4993f,s. Directed Study.
(1-5 cr; repeatable; prereq @)
Engl 3301f. U.S.
Multicultural and Multiracial Literatures. (HDiv; 4 cr; prereq 1131, two from 2201, 2202, 2211, 2212)
Examination of literatures by
African American, Native American, Asian American, Chicana/o, U.S. Latino/a,
and other under-represented peoples.
Engl 3341. Chicana/o and
U.S. Latina/o Literatures. (HDiv; 4
cr; prereq 1131, two from 2201, 2202, 2211, 2212; not offered 2003-04 not
offered 2004-05)
Study of Chicana/o and U.S.
Latina/o literature from late 19th century to present and its historical and
cultural contexts. Particular attention given to themes of language, identity,
land, immigration/migration, and spirituality.
Engl 3342. Chicanas/os and
Latinas/os in Film and Literature. (HDiv; 4 cr.; prereq 1131, two from 2201, 2202, 2211, 2212 or #;
offered when feasible)
Focus on how Chicanas/os and
Latinas/os have been represented in Hollywood films and how Chicana/o and
Latina/o writers, actors, and filmmakers have portrayed their people, culture,
and various issues in films and writings.
Hist 1601s. Latin American
History: A Basic Introduction. (IP; 4
cr)
Methods, themes, and problems
in the study of Latin American history.
Hist 3600f. Variable
Topics in Latin American History.
(IP; 4 cr; repeatable when topic changes)
Political, economic,
social, cultural, and national history of Latin America. Possible topics
include Cuban or Mexican revolutions, dependence and underdevelopment, great
books on Latin America, and Brazil.
Hist 3601f. Great Books in
Latin American History. (IP; 4
cr)
A look at Latin American history
through great books.
Hist
3606f. Ancient Maya Civilization. (Hist; 4 cr)
Introduction
to Maya cultural traditions from earliest traces of settlement through Spanish
conquest in the 16th century.
Archaeological, ethnographical, and historical approaches used to
reconstruct ancient Maya civilization.
Hist 3993f,s, 4993f,s.
Directed Study. (1-5 cr;
repeatable; prereq @)
Opportunity to study
analytically a limited topic in Latin American history. Topic determined by the
student and instructor.
Hum 1550s. Variable
Topics in Hispanic Literature and Culture. (IP; 4 cr; repeatable with #; does not count
toward Spanish major or minor)
Topic to be announced.
Topics include women writers of Latin America, film in the Hispanic world,
origins of the Spanish character, Latin American novel in translation. Offered
as both regular and honors course. Taught in English.
Hum 1550Hs. Honors:
Variable Topics in Hispanic Literature and Culture. (IP; 4 cr; repeatable with #; does not count
toward Spanish major or minor; prereq participation in Honors Program or #)
Topic to be announced.
Topics include women writers of Latin America, film in the Hispanic world,
origins of the Spanish character, Latin American novel in translation. Offered
as both regular and honors course. Taught in English.
LAAS 3100f,s. Contemporary
Latin America. (1 cr; prereq LAAS
major; to be repeated each semester a student is in residence; only 4 cr
may apply to LAAS major)
Opportunity for LAAS majors
to read about and discuss in historical and cultural contexts the more
important contemporary developments in Latin America.
LAAS 3201. Bibliographical
Tools and Journals in Latin American Area Studies. (1 cr; prereq LAAS major; offered when feasible)
For the student new to the
major. Introduction to the standard bibliographical tools and journals in Latin
American area studies.
LAAS 4101. Senior Tutorial
in Latin American Area Studies. (1-4
cr; prereq 3201; prereq sr LAAS major; offered when feasible)
Individual reading in
subjects needing further development before completing the LAAS major. Subjects
determined by LAAS faculty in consultation with the senior LAAS major.
LAAS 1993f,s, 2993f,s,
3993f,s, 4993f,s. Directed Study.
(1-5 cr; repeatable; prereq @)
Individualized research
project related to Latin America. Topic determined by the student and instructor.
Individualized on- or
off-campus research project or other learning activity related to Latin America
not covered in the regular curriculum.
Topic determined by the student and instructor.
LAAS 4994f,s. Senior
Honors Project. (1-5 cr;
repeatable; prereq participation in Honors Program, @)
A substantial scholarly or
creative work (at the undergraduate level) within the discipline. Successful
completion of the senior honors project is one of the requirements for
graduating from UMM "with honors."
Mgmt 4500. Variable
Topics in Global Business. (IP;
2-4 cr; repeatable when topic changes; see specific topics for prereqs)
Epochal changes
surrounding structure, institutional dynamics, and organizational
adaptation/challenges of global business. Possible topics: globalization
process, skill formation and technological change, labor relations, oil and
energy, child labor, environmental standards, financial crises, sweatshops,
competitive struggle/strategy, business ethics.
Mgmt 4503.
Stabilization and Development in Latin America. (IP; 2 cr; prereq Econ 1111, Econ 1112 or #)
Macroeconomic instability
and the attempts to overcome it throughout the last century have been central
to the economic history of Latin Ameica (and arguably to its political and social
history as well). Review of some of that historical experience together with
the ideas about development which it generated. Latin America's peculiar
current insertion into the modern global economy, as well as some of its
idiosyncratic economic challenges and intellectual perspectives, studied in
this historical light.
Pol 3504s. Latin American
Politics. (IP; 4 cr; prereq 1301 or
#)
A comparative examination of
central issues in and components of Latin American political life, including
economic development, regimes and alliances, guerrilla wars, the armed forces,
human rights, and democratic consolidation. Countries may include Argentina,
Brazil, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, and Cuba.
Pol 3505f. Military and
Political Development. (IP; 4 cr;
prereq 1301 or #)
Explores military
intervention in government and the influence of the military on social and
economic policies in a variety of regions.
Pol 4507s. Political
Violence. (IP; 4 cr; prereq 1301 or
#; not offered 2004-05 2006-07)
Examination of causes,
processes, and outcomes of violent social conflict, including repression, mass
political protests, riot revolt, terrorism, and revolution.
Pol 1993f,s, 2993f,s,
3993f,s, 4993f,s. Directed Study. (1-5
cr; repeatable; prereq pol sci major or @)
Latin American political science.
Soc 2301f s.
Social Change and Development in Latin America. (IP; 4 cr; prereq 1101 or Anth 1111 or #)
Same as Anth 2301. Study
of types of social change taking place in Latin American countries, including
economic, political, social, religious and cultural change. Problems faced,
consequences of development, and other types of changes will be placed in their
social and cultural contexts.
Soc 2302s f. Women in Latin America. (IP; 4 cr; prereq 1101 or Anth 1111 or #)
Same as Anth 2302. Study
of the social statuses of women in Latin American countries and the cultural
norms influencing these statuses. Topics include class differences and the
varied interests of women of different classes and ethnicities, women.s
movements, economic and political conditions, religion and women, etc.
Soc 2302Hs. Honors: Women in Latin America. (IP; 4 cr; prereq 1101 or Anth 1111, participation
in Honors Program or #)
Same as Anth 2302H. In
addition to regular course work, honors students are required to compose one
creative research paper and acquire pedagogical skills through leading
occasional class discussions.
Soc 1993f,s, 2993f,s,
3993f,s, 4993f,s. Directed Study.
(1-5 cr; repeatable; prereq @)
Literature of Latin
American sociology.
Span 1001f. Beginning
Spanish I. (FL; 4 cr)
Study of basic skills of
Spanish (reading, speaking, writing, listening) and cultural contexts of Latin
America and Spain. Students should demonstrate the ability to read and
comprehend materials such as ads and instructions; engage in simple
conversations in Spanish, to speak about themselves and express their basic
needs; construct sentences and questions in Spanish in order to write
accurately at the short paragraph level; comprehend short conversations.
Span 1002s. Beginning
Spanish II. (FL; 4 cr; prereq 1001 or
placement or #)
Second course in the sequence
beginning with 1001.
Span 1050. Variable
Topics in Associated Languages.
(IP; 1-4 cr; offered when feasible)
Introduction to a number
of languages and culture of the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America, (e.g.,
Portuguese, Nahuatl).
Span 1121. Associated
Languages: Beginning Nahuatl I. (FL; 4.0 cr)
An introduction to the Aztec language, Nahuatl. Emphasis is on written
language.
Span 1122. Associated
Languages: Beginning Nahuatl II. (FL; 4.0 cr; Prereq-1052 1121)
Continuation of 1121.
Span 2001f. Intermediate
Spanish I. (IP; 4 cr; prereq 1002 or
placement or #)
Review and building of skills
with a focus on basic Spanish language structures and tenses. Students should
demonstrate the ability to read critically and understand the context of
literary and cultural items; respond to simple questions, avoid basic
pronunciation errors, engage in short conversations, discuss assigned themes at
some length; write accurately at the paragraph level, avoiding common
grammatical errors; comprehend conversations.
Span 2002s. Intermediate
Spanish II or equivalent. (IP;
4 cr; prereq 2001 or placement or #)
Review and building of skills
in more complex language structures, tenses, and moods. Students should
demonstrate the ability to read with some basic literary analysis and analyze
cultural differences; read out loud with understanding, speak in emotive and
persuasive language contexts, hold conversations, speak extemporaneously on
assigned topics; write analytically and accurately at the short paper level;
comprehend short dialogues and paragraphs.
Span 2101. Associated
Languages: Intensive Portuguese. (IP; 4 cr; Prereq: Span 2002, Fren 2002 or
instructor's permission)
Intensive,
accelerated study of the basic skills of Brazilian Portuguese (reading,
writing, listening and speaking) with the emphasis being on oral competency.
Span 3001f. Advanced
Spanish I. Spanish Composition
and Conversation I. (IP; 4 cr;
prereq 2002 or #)
Study of complex language
structures, expansion and reinforcement of grammar constructions, and analysis
of literary and/or cultural readings. Students should demonstrate the ability
to carefully read, comprehend, and analyze literary works and/or cultural
readings; discuss motives and themes in such works, read out loud with
proficiency and meaning, hold sustained conversations; use correct grammar to
write and present compositions analyzing the works; comprehend main points in
Scola televised presentations and materials.
Span 3002s. Advanced
Spanish II. Spanish Composition
and Conversation II. (IP; 4 cr;
prereq 3001)
Second course in the sequence
beginning with 3001.
Span 3101s. Introduction
to Spanish Hispanic Literature. (Hum; 4 cr, prereq 3001, prereq or coreq 3002)
Study of a variety of
literary genres representing the literature of Spain and Latin America;
rudiments of literary analysis and interpretation. Students should demonstrate
the ability to read and comprehend the literary works studied, analyze works
critically while developing a sensitivity toward certain cultural aspects and
literary nuances expressed therein; participate in and comprehend sustained
class discussion with respect to certain topics or themes; write with accuracy
in Spanish and show some degree of analytical proficiency at the short paper
level.
Span 3201f.
Masterpieces of Spanish Peninsular Literature I. (Hum; 4 cr; prereq 3001, 3002, 3101)
Masterpieces from the
Generation of 1898 and the contemporary period. Students should demonstrate the
ability to analyze literary texts, using the text as well as the aesthetic,
political, historical, and philosophical context in which the work was
produced. Students must demonstrate the ability to discuss in class the ideas
of the texts and the context, and write papers with grammatical precision and
rigorous research.
Span 3202s.
Masterpieces of Spanish Peninsular Literature II. (Hum; 4 cr; prereq 3201)
Masterpieces from
medieval, Renaissance, Golden Age, 18th century, and 19th century. Students
should demonstrate the ability to analyze literary texts, using the text as
well as the aesthetic, political, historical, and philosophical context in
which the work was produced. Students must also demonstrate the ability to discuss
in class the ideas of the texts and the context, and they must write papers
with grammatical precision and rigorous research.
Span 3211. Literature
and Culture of Latin America. (HUM; 4cr; prereq 3002, 3101)
A study of important exemplary works of Latin American
literary and cultural production through major historical periods. Texts will
be examined in light of multiple contexts, such as artistic, political,
historical and philosophical.
Span 3212. Literature
and Culture of Spain.(Hum;
4cr; prereq 3002, 3101)
A study of important
exemplary works of Spanish (peninsular) literary and cultural production
through major historical periods. Texts will be examined in light of multiple
contexts, such as artistic, political, historical and philosophical.
Span 3301f.
Masterpieces of Latin American Literature I. (Hum; 4 cr; prereq 3002, 3101)
Masterpieces from Latin
America in the 20th century. Students should demonstrate the ability to analyze
literary texts, using the text as well as the aesthetic, political, historical,
and philosophical context in which the work was produced. Students must also
demonstrate the ability to discuss in class the ideas of the texts and the
context, and they must write papers with grammatical precision and rigorous
research.
Span 3302s.
Masterpieces of Latin American Literature II. (Hum; 4 cr; prereq 3002, 3101)
Masterpieces from Latin
America from 1492 to 1900. Students should demonstrate the ability to analyze
literary texts, using the text as well as the aesthetic, political, historical,
and philosophical context in which the work was produced. Students must also
demonstrate the ability to discuss in class the ideas of the texts and the
context, and they must write papers with grammatical precision and rigorous
research.
Span 3400s. Variable
Topics in Latin American Literature.
(Hum; 4 cr; repeatable when topic changes; prereq 3002, 3101)
Topic to be announced.
Students should demonstrate the ability to analyze literary texts, using the
text as well as aesthetic, political, historical, and philosophical context in
which the work was produced. Students must also demonstrate the ability to
discuss in class the ideas of the texts and the context, and they must write
papers with grammatical precision and rigorous research.
Span 1993f,s, 2993f,s,
3993f,s, 4993f,s. Directed Study.
(1-5 cr; repeatable; prereq @)
Span 3601 Seminar: Reality Born on Paper in
Colonial Latin American Literature.
(Hum; 4cr; prereq 3002,
3101; offered when feasible)
This course analyzes the
multiple roles of writing during the conquest, the colonial period and the era
of independence and nation-building, as well as its vital importance in the
shaping of Latin American ÒidentityÓ and in the perception of the people and
geography of the region
Span 3602 Seminar:Contemporary (Re-)Visions of
Colonial Latin America: Revenge or Re-Match?
(Hum; 4cr; prereq 3002,
3101; offered when feasible)
A study of the re-reading
and re-writing of the Conquest and Colonial periods in Latin America, focusing
on how these periods are approached, or fictionally reversed, by contemporary
authors. Readings include narrative, poetry and theater written during the
twentieth century, but based on or inspired by colonial texts.
Span 3621
Seminar:Confessions and Letters in Latin American Fiction. (Hum; 4cr; prereq 3002, 3101; offered when
feasible) Study of confessions and letters in Latin American Fiction. Fiction
is seen as a combination of texts within other texts. The combination becomes
part of the fictional game which imitates and enhances reality.
Span 3622 Seminar:Exile and Emigration in Latin
American Fiction. (Hum; 4cr; prereq 3002, 3101; offered when
feasible)
Study of Contemporary
Latin American literary texts where characters face forms of exile, abandonment
and displacement as a result of emigration to Europe and USA.
Span 3623 Seminar:Ecology and Nature in Latin
American Literature. (Envt; 4cr; prereq 3101; offered when feasible)
Study of Latin American
texts where authors create character that read or misread Nature and its
preservation or extinction. And how globalization is making this issue more
relevant in the Latin American context.
Span 3651 Seminar:Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraÕs El
ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha. (Hum; 4cr; prereq 3002, 3101; offered when
feasible)
Study of Miguel de
Cervantes SaavedraÕs novel El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha in
light of its socio-historical context.
Span
3652 Seminar:Literary Minorities
in Early Modern Spain. (Hum;
4cr; prereq 3002, 3101; offered when feasible) Study of the representative
literary works written by or about Spanish Jewish and Muslim minorities from
the middle ages to the seventeenth-century in light of their respective
socio-historical contexts.
Span 3653 Seminar:Mar’a de Zayas: Literary
Violence in Golden Age Spain. (Hum;
4cr; prereq 3002, 3101; offered when feasible)
Study of the major works of seventeenth-century writer Mar’a
de Zayas y Sotomayor, The Enchantments of Love (1637) and The Disenchantments
of Love (1647) in light of their socio-historical contexts and the political
issues surrounding the formation of literary canons.
Span 3654 Seminar:Sex,
Love and Marriage in Golden Age Spanish Literature. (Hum; 4 cr; prereq 3002, 3101; offered when
feasible)
The theme of sex, love,
and marriage in Golden Age Spanish Literature through prose, poetry, and
theatre of the Golden Age (XVI-XVII centuries) Spain. Consideration of the
gender relations and gender politics reflected in the works and the
socio-historical context in which these works were produced.
Span 3671 Seminar:Origins of the Spanish
Character. (Hum; 4cr; prereq
3002, 3101; offered when feasible) This course analyzes the Medieval and Golden
Age roots of many of the beliefs and attitudes of contemporary Spain. Themes
common to Spain, explored in both traditional and modern contexts, may include
honor, patriotism, religion, idealism, individuality, satire, love, pride, etc.
Span 3672 Seminar:Reform in Spain: The Saint and the Journalist. (Hum; 4cr; prereq 3002, 3101; offered when
feasible) This course analyzes, compares, and contrasts the lives and writings
of St. Teresa of Avila (XVI Century) and Mariano JosŽ de Larra (XIX Century) as
they worked toward a better Spain. Difficulties of religious and cultural reform
as well as differences in traditional and enlightenment values are explored.
Span 3681 Seminar:Romanticism and Revolution in
19th Century Spain. (Hum; 4cr;
prereq 3002, 3101; offered when feasible) Study of representative texts (prose
and poetry) from the first half of the nineteenth century in Spain, with
emphasis on the expression of the Romantic vision within the particular
political context of the period, marked by tensions between liberal reform and
traditional conservatism.
Span 3682 Seminar:Realism and Reform in 19th
Century Spain. (Hum; 4cr; prereq 3002, 3101; offered when
feasible) Study of representative texts (novels, stories and essays) from the
second half of the nineteenth century in Spain, with emphasis on the rise of
realism as an exploration of the socio-political reality of the era and the
need for reform. The focus will be on general trends in Western cultures (eg.,
industrialization, positivism, secularization).
Span 3683 Seminar:Modernity
and Identity in Spain: 1900-1930 (Hum;
4 cr; prereq 3002, 3101)
Study of representative
texts (prose and poetry) from the early decades of the 20th century in Spain
with particular emphasis on their responses to changes brought by modernity:
advancing technology, modern psychology, political experimentation, spiritual
exploration, and artistic innovation.
Span 4001 Research Symposium. (Hum; 4cr; prereq #) A capstone experience for majors, consisting of
an introduction to research methods and critical approaches to literature, as
well as development of an independent research project and presentation.
Spch 3411f. Intercultural Communication Theory and Research. (HDiv; 4 cr; prereq 2101 or #)
Study of intercultural
communication from an interpersonal and group perspective.