LLAS Course Descriptions
LLAS 101 Introduction to Latino and Latin American Studies
An introduction to Latino and Latin American Studies and exploration of the diverse origins and conditions of the multiple groups encompassed by the terms "Latino" and/or "Hispanic." The course traces connections with ancestral Latin America in terms of its pre-Hispanic and colonial past, as well as its post-colonial present. This course fulfills a Gen Ed Social/Behavioral Sciences requirement.
LLAS 201 WIP: Culture and History of Latinos
This course examines the religious, social, economic and political aspects of Latino groups. It explores their roles and conditions in the new demographic context of the United States as its largest ethnic minority. This course fulfills Improving Human Relations graduation requirement.
LLAS 224 The Chicano Movement
An analytical overview of stories and histories of and about people of Mexican ancestry or origin in the United States of America. The course examines involvements, events, and conditions directly affecting the fates and opportunities of this constituency through time. The course focuses on regional, class, and gender particularities as well as symbolic and epistemological characteristics.
LLAS 225 Puerto Ricans and the Caribbean
An overview of people in the Caribbean and/or in the U.S. with ancestral or migratory ties to the Caribbean.
LLAS 290 Research Methods in Latino and Latin American Studies
This course provides an introduction to the theories and processes of critical inquiry in the social sciences and humanities. Each student conducts a focused review of the literature in response to a specific, identified issue and is introduced to the elements of scholarly writing.
LLAS 301 Field Seminar in Latino and Latin American Studies
LLAS 312 Introduction to the Barrio
Students do research on their residential neighborhoods using historical and demographic data, along with political and theoretical insights from the social sciences and the students’ experiences.
LLAS 345 Race, Class, Gender and Latinos
This course is an analytical overview of the complexity of Latino community/ies focusing on race, class and gender.
LLAS 351 IMMIGRATION AND LATINOS
LLAS 391 Internship in Latino Studies
This capstone course for the major is an opportunity for students to culminate their Latin American studies concentration with an internship tailored to enhance their understanding of social and political life of Latinos. The internship will be an intense course that will give students the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills developed over the course of their undergraduate career to an actual work setting. Students should expect to work closely with site supervisor, others at internship site, seminar classmates, and Professor. Prereqs: LLAS 101, LLAS 201, LLAS 290
LLAS 392 Internship in Latin American Studies
This capstone course for the major is an opportunity for students to culminate their Latin American studies concentration with an internship tailored to enhance their understanding of social and political life of Latin Americans. The internship will be an intense course that will give students the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills developed over the course of their undergraduate career to an actual work setting. Students should expect to work closely with site supervisor, others at internship site, seminar classmates, and Professor. Prereqs: LLAS 101, LLAS 201, LLAS 290
LLAS 393 Independent Study in Latino and Latin American Studies
Academic credit for special research project student conducts with individual guidance from a faculty member. Student submits project proposal to the faculty member in the semester prior to the one in which the project is to be conducted. Independent Study requires approval of instructor, coordinator of program, department chair and college dean. Prereqs: LLAS 101, LLAS 201, LLAS 290
Cross Listed Courses/electives
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ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 221 Peoples of South America
ANTH 225 Peoples of Mexico, Central America & the
Caribbean
ANTH 250 Latin American Archaeology
ANTH 373 Urban Anthropology*
ANTH 374 The Maya
ANTH 380 Archaeological Field School
ART
ART 305 Art & Architecture of the Ancient Americas
ART 306 Andean Art and Architecture
ART 307 Art of Latin America
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS
EDFN 205 Social Foundations of Education
EDFN 314L Gender, Race & Class Issues in Education
ENGLISH
ENGL 365 Caribbean Literature
ENGL 369 U.S. Latina/o Literature and Culture
ENGL 382 Chicano/a Literature
GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
GES 302G Regional Geography: Caribbean
GES 302X Regional Geography: Latin America
GES 347 Gentrification and Urban Redevelopment*
GES 348 Latino Metropolis
HISTORY
HIST 111D World History: Latin America
HIST 332B U.S. Foreign Relations 1914 – Present
HIST 333 American Ethnic History
HIST 350 History of Brazil
HIST 351 History of Central America & the Caribbean
HIST 352 History of Puerto Rico
HIST 353 History of Mexico
HIST 354 History of Contemporary Latin America
HIST 392 Problems in History (depending on topic)*
JUSTICE STUDIES
JUST 319 Latinos/as and the Criminal Justice System
JUST 346 Intro to Oral History for Communities (also listed as LLAS 346)
JUST 370 Immigration in Global Perspective
JUST 371 U.S. Immigration Policy and Human Rights in the Americas
LATINA/O & LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
LLAS 224 The Chicano Movement
LLAS 225 Puerto Ricans and the Caribbean
LLAS 290 Research Methods in LLAS
LLAS 301 Field Seminar in LLAS
LLAS 312 Introduction to the Barrio
LLAS 345 Race, Class, Gender and Latinos
LLAS 351 Latinos and Immigration
LLAS 353 Latino Diversities
LLAS 361 Queer Latin American Narrative & Film
LLAS 391 Internship in LLAS
LLAS 393 Independent Study in Latino and Latin
American Studies
PHILOSOPHY
PHIL 364 Critical Race Theory
PHIL 367 Postcolonialism
POLITICAL SCIENCE
PSCI 329 Minority Politics in the U.S.
PSCI 331 Latinos and Public Policy
PSCI 332 Latinos and the Law
PSCI 333 Immigration, Ethnicity & Citizenship
PSCI 365 Politics & Governments in Mexico, Central
America & the Caribbean
PSCI 366 Politics and Governments of South America
PSCI 386 Globalization and Politics
PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 317 Latino Psychology: Mental Health & the Latino Experience in the U.S.A.
SOCIAL WORK
SWK 203 Analysis of Cross-Cultural Interaction*
SWK 308 Social Work Practice with Immigrants and Refugees
SWK 324 Social Work with Latino Communities
SOCIOLOGY
SOC 270 Sociology of Latinas
SOC 314 Urban Sociology*
SOC 316 Race and Ethnic Relations*
SPANISH
SPAN 314 Latin American Culture
SPAN 321 Latin American Literature I
SPAN 323 Latin American Literature II
SPAN 352 Puerto Rican Literature
SPAN 356 Realism and Naturalism in Spanish American Literature
SPAN 358 El Modernismo
SPAN 362 Contemporary Spanish American Poetry
SPAN 364 Chicago Latin@ Literature & Culture
SPAN 368 Latin American Cinema
SPAN 371 Seminar: Jose Marti
SPAN 372 Alejo Carpentier
SPAN 373 Spanish American Short Story
SPAN 374 Isabel Allende
SPAN 376 Gabriel Garcia Marguez
SPAN 377 Caribbean Literature
SPAN 378 Mexican Literature
SPAN 379 Latin American Theatre
SPAN 381 Contemporary Latin American Narrative
TEACHER EDUCATION
BLBC 338 Bilingualism and Education
BLBC 342 Assessment in the Bilingual Classroom
ELED 315 Teaching in the Inner City Elem School
SCED 303F Teaching Modern Foreign Languages in the Secondary School
TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
TESL 320K Language and Culture: Latin America
WORLD LANGUAGES AND CULTURES
WLC 200L Introduction to Latin American Cultures
WLC 361 Latin American Novel in Translation
* Requires approval of LLAS Advisor to count toward LLAS Major/Minor
