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Program Requirements
The Honours Latin-American and Caribbean Studies - Thematic option permits highly motivated students to combine the study of Latin America and the Caribbean with a theme or intellectual focus whose roots extend beyond the geographic confines of this area, and for which a high level of methodological and/or theoretical expertise is required.
Themes of study may include, but are not limited to: ethnography and ethnohistory; the age of European expansion; transnationalism; the concepts and practice of law and justice; nationalism and nation-building; ecology and the management of human and natural resources.
While the Faculty of Arts regulations require a minimum CGPA of 3.0 for Honours programs, in addition, students pursuing the Honours Latin-American and Caribbean Studies - Thematic option must normally maintain a B+ (3.30) average in all program courses. Students must also meet all additional Faculty of Arts requirements for graduation with Honours.
Required Courses (21 credits)
* Note: Successful completion of intermediate-level Spanish (HISP 220D1/D2 or HISP 219 or equivalent) is a prerequisite for the required courses HISP 243 and HISP 244.
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HISP 243 Survey of Spanish-American Literature 1 (3 credits) *
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : From the Colonial period to Modernism through a study of representative works.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Macchi, Maria (Fall)
Fall
Taught in Spanish
Prerequisite: successful completion of HISP 220D1/HISP 220D2, HISP 219 or equivalent
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HISP 244 Survey of Spanish-American Literature 2 (3 credits) *
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : From Modernism to the present through a study of representative works.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Holmes, Amanda (Winter)
Winter
Taught in Spanish
Prerequisite: HISP 220D1/HISP 220D2, HISP 219 or equivalent
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HIST 309 History of Latin America to 1825 (3 credits)
Overview
History : The social, cultural, and economic aspects of Latin America and the Caribbean in the colonial period. Topics include: pre-Columbian and hispanic cultures in conflict, plantation empires, and the transition to independence. The sequel to this course is HIST 360.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Studnicki-Gizbert, Daviken (Fall)
Fall
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HIST 360 Latin America since 1825 (3 credits)
Overview
History : Themes in the political, economic, and social development of Latin America since the wars of independence. Emphasis on the domestic history of the region, with some attention to relations with the United States and Europe.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: LeGrand, Catherine C (Fall)
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LACS 497 Research Seminar: Latin America and the Caribbean (3 credits)
Overview
Latin American & Caribbean St : An interdisciplinary research seminar on topics of common interest to staff and students of the Latin-American and Caribbean Studies Program.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Jouve-Martin, Jose (Winter)
Restriction: Open to Program students and to others with permission of the Program Adviser.
Ordinarily offered in alternate years
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LACS 498 Honours Thesis (3 credits)
Overview
Latin American & Caribbean St : This course is designed to allow students to pursue interdisciplinary research projects under close supervision.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013, Summer 2013
Instructors: Jouve-Martin, Jose (Fall) Jouve-Martin, Jose; Studnicki-Gizbert, Daviken (Summer)
Prerequisite: LACS 497 and permission of the Program Adviser
Restriction: This course is only available to Latin American and Caribbean Studies Honours program students.
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POLI 319 Politics of Latin America (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : This course will deal with the dynamics of political change in Latin America today.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Oxhorn, Philip (Fall)
Prerequisite: A basic course in Comparative Politics or a course on the region or written permission of the instructor
Note: The area in the field of Comparative Politics is Developing Areas.
Complementary Courses (39 credits)
39 credits selected in consultation with the Program Adviser with the following requirements.
1) 12 credits must be taken in Spanish or Portuguese (see the courses under the heading "Hispanic Studies" in the Complementary Course List).
2) 12 credits on Latin America and the Caribbean (exclusive of language courses) selected from the Complementary Course List.
3) 15 credits from outside the Complementary Course List, within a coherent theme of specialization.
Complementary Course List
Anthropology
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ANTH 212 Anthropology of Development (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Processes of developmental change, as they affect small communities in the Third World and in unindustrialized parts of developed countries. Problems of technological change, political integration, population growth, industrialization, urban growth, social services, infrastructure and economic dependency.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Winter
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ANTH 307 Andean Prehistory (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Questions related to social inequality, ritual practice, monumental space, and urban landscapes within the context of the Pre-Columbian Andes and sections on the Inkas, as well as earlier groups, such as the Nazca, Wari, Moche, Tiwanaku, and Chimu.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Fall
Prerequisites: ANTH 201 and 1 other course in Social/Cultural Anthropology or permission of instructor
Restriction: Students must be U2 or U3 standing.
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ANTH 319 Inka Archaeology & Ethnohistory (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : In-depth study of material and symbolic manifestations of power and identity in the Pre-Columbian Inka state, drawing on both archaeological and ethnohistoric sources.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Couture, Nicole (Fall)
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ANTH 326 Anthropology of Latin America (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Central themes in the anthropology of Latin America, including colonialism, religiosity, sexuality and gender, indigeneity, social movements, and transnationalism.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: MacDougall, Jennifer Paige (Fall)
Fall
Prerequisite: ANTH 202 or 204 or 205 or 206 or 212 or permission of instructor
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ANTH 422 Contemporary Latin American Culture & Society (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Themes central to the culture and society of contemporary Latin America and the Caribbean, including globalization, questions of race and ethnicity, (post)modernity, social movements, constructions of gender and sexuality, and national and diasporic identities.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Norget, Kristin (Winter)
Economics
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ECON 313 Economic Development 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Economics (Arts) : Microeconomic theories of economic development and empirical evidence on population, labour, firms, poverty. Inequality and environment.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013, Summer 2013
Instructors: Laszlo, Sonia; Chemin, Matthieu (Fall) Kurien, John C (Winter) Sen Choudhury, Eesha (Summer)
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ECON 314 Economic Development 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Economics (Arts) : Macroeconomic development issues, including theories of growth, public finance, debt, currency crises, corruption, structural adjustment, democracy and global economic organization.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013, Summer 2013
Instructors: Rakovski, Tzvetana (Fall) Sen Choudhury, Eesha; Rakovski, Tzvetana (Winter) Sen Choudhury, Eesha (Summer)
Prerequisite: ECON 313
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken 154-313D
Geography
* Note: GEOG 404 may only count toward the requirements for this program when the topic is related to Panama.
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GEOG 310 Development and Livelihoods (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : Geographical dimensions of rural/urban livelihoods in the face of socioeconomic and environmental change in developing regions. Emphasis on household natural resource use, survival strategies and vulnerability, decision-making, formal and informal institutions, migration, and development experience in contrasting global environments.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Coomes, Oliver T; Wenzel, George; Unruh, Jon (Winter)
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GEOG 404 Environmental Management 2 (3 credits) *
Overview
Geography : Practical application of environmental planning, analysis and management techniques with reference to the needs and problems of developing areas. Special challenges posed by cultural differences and traditional resource systems are discussed. This course involves practical field work in a developing area (Kenya or Panama).
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Meredith, Thomas C; Blair, Alec (Winter)
Winter
3 hours
Prerequisite: GEOG 302 or permission of instructor
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GEOG 408 Geography of Development (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : Examines the geographical dimensions of development policy, specifically the relationships between the process of development and human-induced environmental change. Focuses on environmental sustainability, struggles over resource control, population and poverty, and levels of governance (the role of the state, non-governmental organizations, and local communities).
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Unruh, Jon (Fall)
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GEOG 410 Geography of Underdevelopment: Current Problems (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : An examination of the cultural, political, and economic mechanisms and manifestations of contemporary underdevelopment and the response to it from different regional and national peripheral societies within the dominant world economic system.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Akman, Geraldine (Winter)
Winter
3 hours
Prerequisite: GEOG 216 or permission of instructor
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GEOG 498 Humans in Tropical Environments (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : Focus on understanding of inter-relations between humans and neotropical environments represented in Panama. Study of contemporary rural landscapes, their origins, development and change. Impacts of economic growth and inequality, social organization, and politics on natural resource use and environmental degradation. Site visits and field exercises in peasant/colonist, Amerindian, and plantation communities.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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GEOG 510 Humid Tropical Environments (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : Focus on the environmental and human spatial relationships in tropical rain forest and savanna landscapes. Human adaptation to variations within these landscapes through time and space. Biophysical constraints upon "development" in the modern era.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Fall
3 hours
Prerequisite: GEOG 203 or equivalent and written permission of the instructor
Hispanic Studies
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HISP 210D1 Spanish Language: Beginners (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A comprehensive first-level course focusing on all oral and written skills. An introduction to the fundamentals of Spanish grammar and syntax and to Hispanic culture.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Bautista Ruiz, Rene; Aldana D'Costa, Ximena; Kobek, Patricio; Richard, Meredith; Monette, Marie-Eve; Eskildsen Torres, Lilia (Fall)
Fall, Winter
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken HISP 218 or equivalent
Students must register for both HISP 210D1 and HISP 210D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both HISP 210D1 and HISP 210D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
HISP 210D1 and HISP 210D2 together are equivalent to HISP 210
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HISP 210D2 Spanish Language: Beginners (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : See HISP 210D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Eskildsen Torres, Lilia; Chamanadjian, Lucia; Aldana D'Costa, Ximena; Mascaro, Maria Teresa; Monette, Marie-Eve (Winter)
Prerequisite: HISP 210D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both HISP 210D1 and HISP 210D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
HISP 210D1 and HISP 210D2 together are equivalent to HISP 210
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HISP 218 Spanish Language Intensive - Elementary (6 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A comprehensive first-level course focusing upon all oral and written skills. An introduction to the fundamentals of Spanish grammar and syntax and to Hispanic culture.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: Chamanadjian, Lucia (Fall) Guimont, Anny (Winter)
Fall or Winter
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken HISP 210 or 210D1/D2 or equivalent
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HISP 219 Spanish Language Intensive - Intermediate (6 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A thorough review of Spanish grammar with emphasis upon current usage. Enrichment of all language skills, with a goal of proficiency in written and oral communication, through readings in the literature and civilization of Spain and Spanish America.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013, Summer 2013
Instructors: Mascaro, Maria Teresa (Fall) Mascaro, Maria Teresa (Winter) Mascaro, Maria Teresa; Escobar-Trujillo, Maria (Summer)
Fall or Winter
Prerequisite: HISP 210 or 210D1/D2 or HISP 218 or equivalent
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken HISP 220D1/D2 or equivalent
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HISP 220D1 Spanish Language: Intermediate (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A thorough review of Spanish grammar with emphasis upon current usage. Enrichment of all language skills, with a goal of proficiency in written and oral communication, through readings in the literature and civilization of Spain and Spanish America.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Escobar-Trujillo, Maria; Chamanadjian, Lucia; Barriales Bouche, Alejandra (Fall)
Fall, Winter
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken HISP 219 or equivalent
Students must register for both HISP 220D1 and HISP 220D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both HISP 220D1 and HISP 220D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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HISP 220D2 Spanish Language: Intermediate (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : See HISP 220D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Chamanadjian, Lucia; Barriales Bouche, Alejandra; Guimont, Anny; Escobar-Trujillo, Maria (Winter)
Winter
Prerequisite: HISP 220D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both HISP 220D1 and HISP 220D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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HISP 225 Hispanic Civilization 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A survey of historical and cultural elements which constitute the background of the Hispanic world up to the 18th century; a survey of the pre-Columbian indigenous civilizations (Aztec, Maya and Inca) and the conquest of America.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Sibbald, Kathleen M (Fall)
Fall
Taught in English
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HISP 226 Hispanic Civilization 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A survey of the constitution of the ideological and political structures of the Spanish Empire in both Europe and America until the Wars of Independence; a survey of the culture and history of the Hispanic people from the early 19th Century to the present.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Sibbald, Kathleen M (Winter)
Winter
Taught in English
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HISP 243 Survey of Spanish-American Literature 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : From the Colonial period to Modernism through a study of representative works.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Macchi, Maria (Fall)
Fall
Taught in Spanish
Prerequisite: successful completion of HISP 220D1/HISP 220D2, HISP 219 or equivalent
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HISP 244 Survey of Spanish-American Literature 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : From Modernism to the present through a study of representative works.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Holmes, Amanda (Winter)
Winter
Taught in Spanish
Prerequisite: HISP 220D1/HISP 220D2, HISP 219 or equivalent
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HISP 302 Hispanic Literature - English Translation 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts)
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Boruchoff, David A (Winter)
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HISP 328 Literature of Ideas: Spanish America (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : Critical reading and discussion of works of outstanding thinkers as a key to understanding the cultural development of a continent.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Jouve-Martin, Jose (Winter)
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HISP 332 Spanish-American Literature of 19th Century (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : An intensive study of representative authors from the period of Independence to the advent of Modernism.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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HISP 333 Spanish-American Drama (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A study of the outstanding works of the theatre from the colonial period to the present, including pre-Columbian works.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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HISP 351 Spanish-American Novel 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : Critical reading and discussion of 20th century Spanish-American fiction writers.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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HISP 352 Spanish-American Novel 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : Critical reading and discussion of contemporary Spanish-American fiction writers.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Macchi, Maria (Fall)
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HISP 356 Spanish-American Short Story (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : Study of style, tendencies and types as reflected in the evolution of this genre, and seen against the background of a developing continent.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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HISP 358 Women Writers Fiction Spanish-America (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : Social movements and literary tendencies, as reflected in the novels and short stories of representative authors of the 19th and 20th centuries, such as Gómez de Avellaneda, Matto de Turner, Brunet, Bombal, Levinson, and others.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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HISP 437 Viceregal Spanish America (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : Selected topics in the historiography, literature and culture of Spanish America prior to Independence.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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HISP 453 20th Century Spanish-American Poetry (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A study of representative trends and authors (DarÃo, MartÃ, Huidobro, Mistral, Vallejo, Neruda, Paz).
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Holmes, Amanda (Fall)
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HISP 505 Seminar in Hispanic Studies 01 (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A team-taught seminar examining major issues in Hispanic letters that transcend national literatures and historical periods. Although the specific topics will vary, each will address broad questions of a diachronic nature, thereby permitting an understanding of literary schools and movements, genres or ideologies present throughout the Hispanic world.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Winter
Taught in Spanish
History
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HIST 197 FYS: Race in Latin America (3 credits)
Overview
History : This seminar explores what it meant to be native, black, or white in Latin America from the colonial period to the present. It explores how conceptualisations of race and ethnicity shaped colonialism, social organisation, opportunities for mobility, visions of nationhood, and social movements.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Restriction: Open only to newly admitted students in U0 or U1, who may take only one FYS. Students who register for more than one will be obliged to withdraw from all but one of them.
Maximum 25 students
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HIST 223 Natives of the Americas (3 credits)
Overview
History : The history of the indigenous peoples of the Americas on the eve of contact with Europeans and through the period of colonization.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Greer, Allan (Fall)
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HIST 309 History of Latin America to 1825 (3 credits)
Overview
History : The social, cultural, and economic aspects of Latin America and the Caribbean in the colonial period. Topics include: pre-Columbian and hispanic cultures in conflict, plantation empires, and the transition to independence. The sequel to this course is HIST 360.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Studnicki-Gizbert, Daviken (Fall)
Fall
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HIST 360 Latin America since 1825 (3 credits)
Overview
History : Themes in the political, economic, and social development of Latin America since the wars of independence. Emphasis on the domestic history of the region, with some attention to relations with the United States and Europe.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: LeGrand, Catherine C (Fall)
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HIST 366 Themes in Latin American History 1 (3 credits)
Overview
History : Exploration of a specific topic in the history of Latin America and the Caribbean, 1492 to the present.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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HIST 409 Themes in Latin American History 2 (3 credits)
Overview
History : In-depth discussion and research on a circumscribed topic in the history of Latin America and the Caribbean, 1492 to the present.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Studnicki-Gizbert, Daviken (Fall)
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HIST 419 Central America (3 credits)
Overview
History : The study of historical roots of the regional crisis of the 1980s, with particular attention to Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: LeGrand, Catherine C (Fall)
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HIST 464D1 Topics: Latin American History (3 credits)
Overview
History : This seminar counts as part of the North American concentration for Honours students.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: HIST 309 or consent of instructor
Students must register for both HIST 464D1 and HIST 464D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both HIST 464D1 and HIST 464D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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HIST 464D2 Topics: Latin American History (3 credits)
Overview
History : See HIST 464D1 for course description.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: HIST 464D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both HIST 464D1 and HIST 464D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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HIST 580D1 European and Native-American Encounters (3 credits)
Overview
History : This seminar will examine European and Native encounters throughout the Americas, from the late 15th century to the mid-nineteenth century. The aim is to introduce students to key primary sources related to contact, and to the methods used to interpret them.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Greer, Allan (Fall)
Prerequisite (Undergraduate): Permission of instructor. Priority is given to Graduate students
Students must register for both HIST 580D1 and HIST 580D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both HIST 580D1 and HIST 580D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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HIST 580D2 European and Native-American Encounters (3 credits)
Overview
History : See HIST 580D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Greer, Allan (Winter)
Prerequisite: HIST 580D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both HIST 580D1 and HIST 580D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
Political Science
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POLI 227 Developing Areas/Introduction (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : An introduction to Third World politics. A comparative examination of the legacies of colonialism, the achievement of independence, and contemporary dynamics of political and socio-economic development in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Topics include modernization, dependency, state-building and national integration, revolution, the role of the military, and democratization.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Brynen, Rex J (Winter)
Note: The area in the field of Comparative Politics is Developing Areas.
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POLI 319 Politics of Latin America (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : This course will deal with the dynamics of political change in Latin America today.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Oxhorn, Philip (Fall)
Prerequisite: A basic course in Comparative Politics or a course on the region or written permission of the instructor
Note: The area in the field of Comparative Politics is Developing Areas.
Faculty of Arts—2012-2013 (last updated Dec. 20, 2012) (disclaimer)
