Can serve as an elective in Latin American Studies Minor under advisement. A thematic and chronological approach to gender relations in Latin America from the conquest to the present. A social, economic and political history of Brazil from 1500 to the present. Mexican history from pre-conquest Indian cultures to the present. Research and writing of a formal paper on a topic developed by the student.
Students normally work under an instructor within the field of their choice.
Limited to declared history majors with junior status. Selected readings in Latin American history. Language development, including written composition, vocabulary building, analysis of grammatical problems and discussion of selected Spanish texts. Spanish 203 or equivalent. Development of speaking skills in communicative situations.