Winter 07/Spring 08 Course Descriptions

All courses below are approved to be taught in Winter 2007 and Spring 2008; however, some (or all) may not be offered in either term.  The courses that are offered in Spring link to the Schedule of Classes.  Classes with alternative delivery modes (Web based, cable TV, correspondence, etc) are noted in the Schedule at the section level.  The complete list below is a good indicator of what may be offered over the next few years (contact department about offerings).  For explanations of course elements see the Key to Course Descriptions.

Latin American Studies (LA S)  Department Info

LA S 195A -- The U.S. -Mexico Border: From Separation to Integration in a Globalizing World  (1 unit)
Description:  This colloquium serves as an introduction to the complexities of the local border reality and prepares students to better appreciate the challenges and opportunities facing the region from a variety of perspectives. Though not exclusive, areas of concern include business, trade, health care, education, environment, tourism, migration and security. An interdisciplinary approach to the transnational dynamics of the borderlands provides wide appeal across programs and majors. Guest speakers representing the different border region constituencies will complement the class lectures and discussions. Participation in this colloquium prepares the student for an optional week-long field trip (LAS 295A) to the border region and into the neighboring state of Sonora during pre-session or early January (winter session).  This is a First-Year Colloquium Course.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LA S 207A -- Latin American Studies-Nahuatl Language  (3 units)
Description:  This course is intended to introduce the student to modern varieties of the Nahuatl language, especially although not exclusively represented by those spoken in the Balsas region in Mexico.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Summer.

LA S 248 -- Latin American Politics Through Film  (3 units)
Description:  In this course we will view a variety of films and television programs that portray central features of Latin American political life. The films will address a variety of contemporary political issues across Latin America. The goal when studying each film will be to address a series of questions as political scientists.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  POL 248; POL is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 251 -- World Regions: Comparative and Global Perspectives  (3 units)
Description:  Survey and comparison of major world regions with a foucs on how global processes, regional interconnections, and local geographic conditions create distinctive regions and landscapes.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 1 hour discussion.
Identical to:  GEOG 251; GEOG is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

LA S 301 -- Translation and Interpretation: Social Justice and Practice  (3 units)
Description:  Professional, social justice, sociolinguistic, & cognitive aspects of Translation & Interpretation. Includes language policy and social justice goals to providing language services for limited and non-English speaking populations, role of translators & interpreters, simultaneous & consecutive interpretation, role of norms in legal translation, meaning of translation, health care interpretation & translation, business & technical translation, observation of professional settings, translation and interpretation practice. This course is a prerequisite for the following courses: MAS 306, MAS 308, MAS 309, MAS 311, MAS 408, MAS 409.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  SPAN 251 or SPAN 253 or consent of department.
Identical to:  SPAN 301; SPAN is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 305A -- Portuguese for Spanish Speakers  (3 units)
Description:  Accelerated beginning Portuguese for speakers of Spanish. Taught by communicative approach and contrastive analysis.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  3 years of college Spanish, native proficiency, the equivalent, or consent of department.
Identical to:  PORT 305A; PORT is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

LA S 306 -- Beginning Simultaneous Interpretation  (3 units)
Description:  This course begins the in-depth study of simultaneous interpretation (continued in Advanced Simultaneous Interpretation). Its focus is (1) building conceptual knowledge in legal/medical/business contexts and (2) language and interpreting competence. Students are introduced to professional, nationally accepted standards of practice and performance using authentic materials and contextually meaningful situations.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MAS 301. MAS 309 and MAS 311 are recommended.
Identical to:  SPAN 306; SPAN is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

LA S 308 -- Beginning Consecutive Interpretation  (3 units)
Description:  This course begins the in-depth study of the theory & practice of consecutive interpretation & sight translation (continued in Advanced Consecutive Interpretation). It reviews legal and medical concepts and covers policy & law relevant to interpreter practice, theory, skill development, and special issues in legal, medical, and business settings using authentic materials & contextually meaningful situations.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MAS 301. MAS 309 and MAS 311 are recommended.
Identical to:  SPAN 308; SPAN is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

LA S 309 -- Medical/Business Translation  (3 units)
Description:  This course covers English/Spanish medical/business translation. It focuses on (1) building conceptual knowledge in the medical/business contexts and (2) language and translation competence in these settings. It introduces students to professional, nationally-accepted standards of translation practice and performance and uses authentic materials & contextually-meaningful situations.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MAS 301, SPAN 202, SPAN 253.
Identical to:  SPAN 309; SPAN is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

LA S 311 -- Legal/Business Translation  (3 units)
Description:  This course covers English/Spanish legal/business translation. It focuses on (1) building conceptual knowledge in the legal and business contexts and (2) language and translation competence in these settings. It introduces students to professional, nationally-accepted standards of translation practice and performance and uses authentic materials & contextually-meaningful situations.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MAS 301; SPAN 202 or SPAN 253 or consent of advisor.
Identical to:  SPAN 311; SPAN is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

LA S 319 -- Mexican American Culture  (3 units)
Description:  Historical background, cultural institutions, identity problems, social relations, and expectations of people of Mexican ancestry in the United States.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MAS 265 and any 200-level MAS, LAS or ANTH course.
Identical to:  MAS 319; MAS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 322 -- Introduction to Prehispanic, Hispanic, and Chicano Art  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to Prehispanic, Hispanic, and Chicano Art. Survey of the native, prehispanic arts of Meso; Central and South America; art since the conquest of Mexico, Central and South America; and Hispanic Arts of the Southwest and contemporary Chicano art.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Arts.
Identical to:  ARH 322; ARH is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LA S 324 -- History of Puerto Rico  (3 units)
Description:  This course examines the history of the oldest colonial territory of the United States. We will study Puerto Rico as an example of U.S. foreign policy toward Latin America and as an island with a long history of confrontation with foreign occupiers.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  HIST 324; HIST is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LA S 330 -- Intermediate Conversation  (3 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  SPAN 325.
Identical to:  SPAN 330; SPAN is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 331 -- Anthropology and Development  (3 units)
Description:  The role of anthropology in interdisciplinary projects involving economic development and planned change on the national and international levels.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  3 units of anthropology.
Identical to:  ANTH 331; ANTH is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 335 -- Rap, Culture and God  (3 units)
Description:  Study of popular culture and religion in African-American and Latino/a communities, with a focus on the place of rap music in the cultural identity of these traditions.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Identical to:  RELI 335; RELI is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LA S 337 -- Survey of Mexican Folk Music  (3 units)
Description:  Examination of the traditional folk music of Mexico. Covers the history and evolution of the mariachi as well as the vast potpourri of Mexican music tradition. A working knowledge of Spanish is helpful but not required.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Arts.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Identical to:  MUS 337; MUS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

LA S 345 -- Caribbean Politics  (3 units)
Description:  This course provides an introduction to the politics of Caribbean states, from 1960 to the present. It will discuss major issues that effect the Caribbean region, namely, migration, poverty, regional economic cooperation and political integration, democratic institutions, and U. S. foreign policy towards the region.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  AFAS 345; AFAS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 350 -- Readings in the Literary Genres  (3 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  SPNV350
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: LA S 350 or SPNV 350
Prerequisite(s):  SPAN 330 or SPAN 333.
Identical to:  SPAN 350; SPAN is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 351 -- Race and Class in Latin America  (3 units)
Description:  The impact of commercial expansion, urbanization, industrialization, and ideological change on race and class relations in Latin America from the 16th to early 20th century.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  HIST 351; HIST is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LA S 352 -- Slavery in Latin America  (3 units)
Description:  A broadly comparative introduction to slavery in Latin America and the Caribbean. Exploration of slavery, the use of slave labor, and the daily lives of slaves and slave owners in different settings and different cultures.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  HIST 352; HIST is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 361 -- The U.S.-Mexico Border Region  (3 units)
Description:  Evolution of the borderlands since the mid-nineteenth century, with emphasis on bi-national interaction and interdependence.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  HSTV361
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: LA S 361 or HSTV 361
Identical to:  HIST 361; HIST is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 368 -- Colonial Mexico  (3 units)
Description:  From discovery through the War for Independence.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  HSTV368
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: LA S 368 or HSTV 368
Identical to:  HIST 368; HIST is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 369 -- Mexico Since Its Independence  (3 units)
Description:  Struggle for political, economic and social stability; international relations, cultural patterns.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  HSTV369
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: LA S 369 or HSTV 369
Identical to:  HIST 369; HIST is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LA S 371A -- Spanish for Business and Economics  (3 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  SPAN 251 or SPAN 253.
Identical to:  SPAN 371A; SPAN is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 371B -- Spanish for Business and Economics  (3 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  SPAN 251 or SPAN 253.
Identical to:  SPAN 371B; SPAN is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LA S 384 -- Sociology of Latin American Societies  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis of their social structures and institutions, including government, religion, family, education, stratification, urban and rural development, economics, migration.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  SOC 384; SOC is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LA S 388 -- Immigration and Refugee Policy  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis of constitutional, legal, historical and political consequences of U.S. immigration and refugee policy. Recent trends. Foreign and domestic policy effects of migration.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  POL 388; POL is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 399 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

LA S 399H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 400A -- Colony to Nation to the 21st Century: Politics and Culture in Chilean History  (3 units)
Description:  In this course the history of Chilean nation-building from the early colonial roots to the 21st Century will be analyzed. Focus is on political, social, and cultural histories of the country, giving attention to the unique characteristics of Chilean national developments. At the same time, connecting its historical idiosyncrasies to larger regional characteristics and to the trajectory that shaped Latin American developments from colonial encounters, to independence, to contemporary challenges.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  HIST 400A; HIST is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 500A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 401 -- Survey of Spanish-American Literature  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to Spanish-American literature from the colonial to the contemporary period.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Also see:  SPNV401
Prerequisite(s):  SPAN 350. Credit will be given for SPAN 401 or SPNV 401 but not for both.
Identical to:  SPAN 401; SPAN is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 402 -- Survey of Mexican Literature  (3 units)
Description:  Major works by Mexican writers. Offered in Guadalajara only.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  5 semesters of Spanish.
Identical to:  SPAN 402; SPAN is home department.
Usually offered:  Summer.

LA S 403 -- Mexican and Mexican-American Literature  (3 units)
Description:  Studies of major works by Mexican and Mexican-American writers. Taught in Spanish although a small portion of the readings may be in English.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Also see:  SPNV403
Prerequisite(s):  SPAN 350. Credit will be given for SPAN 403 or SPNV 403 but not for both.
Identical to:  SPAN 403; SPAN is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LA S 408 -- Advanced Consecutive Interpretation  (3 units)
Description:  This course continues the in-depth study (begun in "Translation and Interpretation: Social Justice and Practice") of the theory & practice of consecutive interpretation and sight translation. It focuses on a review of complex legal and medical concepts; policy and law relevant to interpreter practice; theory; skill development; and special issues in interpretation in legal, medical, and business settings—using authentic materials & contextually meaningful situations. Focus is on intensive skill development.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MAS 301, MAS 308.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Identical to:  SPAN 408; SPAN is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

LA S 409 -- Economic Anthropology  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis of production, exchange, distribution, consumption, property, economic surplus, inheritance, and types of economic structure.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  ANTV409
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: LA S 409 or ANTV 409
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); ANTH 200 or consent of instructor.
Identical to:  ANTH 409; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 509.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LA S 411 -- Middle America  (3 units)
Description:  Land, people, and culture in the major natural and cultural regions of Mexico, Central America, and West Indies.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE).
Identical to:  GEOG 411; GEOG is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 511.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LA S 412 -- South America  (3 units)
Description:  Physical and cultural bases of South America's geographic patterns, with emphasis on human settlement and problems of resource development.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE).
Identical to:  GEOG 412; GEOG is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 512.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 413 -- Advanced Simultaneous Interpretation  (3 units)
Description:  This course continues the in-depth study (begun in Beginning Simultaneous Interpretation) of simultaneous interpretation. Its focus is (1) building conceptual knowledge in legal/medical/business contexts and (2) advanced language & interpreting proficiency. Students will review of professional, nationally accepted standards of practice and performance using authentic materials & contextually meaningful situations. Focus is on intensive skill development.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MAS 306 or consent of advisor.
Identical to:  SPAN 413; SPAN is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

LA S 414 -- 24-Hour Knowledge Factory: Intl Management of Services in a Knowledge Economy  (3 units)
Description:  The course attempts to tie four important aspects together: Knowledge Economy; International Management of Services; Entrepreneurship and Innovation; and 24-Hour Knowledge Factory. The objective of the course is to look at several innovative and entrepreneurial aspects of the emerging Knowledge Economy, with special emphasis on how teams of individuals can work together in a seamless manner across national boundaries to render professional services of diverse types and varying sophistication.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Identical to:  ENTR 414; ENTR is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 514.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 417 -- Cultures of Ancient Mexico  (3 units)
Description:  Archaeological and ethnohistoric survey of the civilizations of ancient Mexico from earliest times to the period of the Spanish Conquest.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  ANTV417
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: LA S 417 or ANTV 417
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Identical to:  ANTH 417; ANTH is home department.
Usually offered:  Summer.

LA S 418 -- Southwest Land and Society  (3 units)
Description:  The course encompasses the greater Southwest, including northern Mexico from preColumbian times to the present. Evidence from archaeology, ethnology, linguistics, and biological anthropology is integrated. Emphasis is placed on the interaction of Indian, Hispanic, and Euroamerican peoples and their adaptation to and exploitation of the natural environment through time.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  ANTV418
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: LA S 418 or ANTV 418
Identical to:  ANTH 418; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 518.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LA S 422A -- Pre-Hispanic Art  (3 units)
Description:  Art of the high cultures of Mesoamerica, with the focus on architecture, sculpture, painting and crafts prior to European contact.   This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); ARH 422A is not prerequisite to ARH 422B, etc.
Identical to:  ARH 422A; ARH is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 522A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 422B -- Pre-Hispanic Art  (3 units)
Description:  Pre-Columbian art of Central and South America with particular attention to the Andean area.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); ARH 422A is not prerequisite to ARH 422B, etc.
Identical to:  ARH 422B; ARH is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 522B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LA S 423 -- Anthropology of Rural Mexico  (3 units)
Description:  Historical and cultural background, and contemporary economic, political and social organization of indigenous and non-indigenous groups in rural Mexico. Primarily concerned with the people of the countryside, and the Mexican revolution.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  ANTV423
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: LA S 423 or ANTV 423
Prerequisite(s):  Previous coursework in Latin American Studies preferred.
Identical to:  ANTH 423; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 523.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 425 -- Advanced Grammar and Composition  (3 units)
Description:  Advanced themes of grammar with emphasis on the syntax of verbs and the acquisition of terminology and skills to facilitate analysis.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  SPAN 325.
Identical to:  SPAN 425; SPAN is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 429 -- The U.S.-Mexican Borderlands in Comparative Perspective  (3 units)
Description:  Describes and analyzes the Mexican-United States Borderlands emphasizing several elements of the Borderlands culture, society, economy, and policy, as well as the evolution of borderlands in comparative perspective.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  POLV429
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: LA S 429 or POLV 429
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); POL 204.
Identical to:  POL 429; POL is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 529.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LA S 430 -- Brazilian Civilization  (3 units)
Description:  Broad survey of Brazilian culture. Thematic examination of some of the major cultural developments. Topics include: Brazilian music, Afro-Brazilian culture, the role of women in Brazilian society, Brazilian popular culture.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PORT 325A or equivalent.
Identical to:  PORT 430; PORT is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 433 -- Mexican and Mexican-American Civilization Through Literature  (3 units)
Description:  Study of the culture, history, literature and oral tradition (corridos, legends) of the Mexican and Mexican American.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Also see:  SPNV433
Prerequisite(s):  SPAN 330 or SPAN 333. Credit will be given for SPAN 433 or SPNV 433 but not for both.
Identical to:  SPAN 433; SPAN is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 439 -- Ethics and the News Media  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis of ethical theory and how it relates to journalists' roles and responsibilities in a democratic society. Case studies involve questions of bias, accuracy, privacy and national security.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  JOUR students: Grade of "B" in each semester of First-Year English composition; grade of "B" in one semester of math; overall GPA of 2.5; sophomore standing; acceptance into major; or consent of Journalism Department.
Identical to:  JOUR 439; JOUR is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 539.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LA S 441 -- Children's Literature in Spanish  (3 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  SPNV441
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: LA S 441 or SPNV 441
Identical to:  SPAN 441; SPAN is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 445 -- Novel of the Mexican Revolution  (3 units)
Description:  The revolution of 1910 as portrayed by Mexico's leading writers.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  SPAN 350.
Identical to:  SPAN 445; SPAN is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 446 -- Mexican and Mexican-American Theater  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to Mexican and Mexican American Theatre with emphasis on the contemporary period.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  SPAN 350.
Identical to:  SPAN 446; SPAN is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 447 -- Latin-American Political Development  (3 units)
Description:  Presentation of strategies for development in Latin America; examination of case studies from Cuba, Brazil, Chile, Guatemala, and other countries.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  POL 204.
Identical to:  POL 447; POL is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 547.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LA S 448 -- Government and Politics of Mexico  (3 units)
Description:  Description and analysis of Mexico's political economy, its political system, and its foreign policy, with emphasis on Mexican-U.S. relations.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  POLV448
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: LA S 448 or POLV 448
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); POL 204.
Identical to:  POL 448; POL is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 548.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 449 -- Brazilian Literature in Film  (3 units)
Description:  Presentation of the masterpieces of Brazilian literature and the great films based upon them.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PORT 325A or equivalent.
Identical to:  PORT 449; PORT is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 549.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 453A -- Mesoamerican Archaeology  (3 units)
Description:  Development of culture in Mexico and Central America from the origins of agriculture through the Spanish Conquest. Course focuses on Maya culture.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  ANTV453A
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: LA S 453A or ANTV 453A
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE).
Identical to:  ANTH 453A; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 553A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 453B -- Mesoamerican Archaeology  (3 units)
Description:  Development of culture in Mexico and Central America from the origins of agriculture through the Spanish Conquest. Course focuses on the culture of Mexico north of the Maya area.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  ANTV453B
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: LA S 453B or ANTV 453B
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); ANTH 453A is not prerequisite for ANTH 453B.
Identical to:  ANTH 453B; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 553B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LA S 454 -- Andean Archaeology  (3 units)
Description:  Development of culture in the Andean countries of South America from hunters and gatherers of the terminal Pleistocene through Inca civilization.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ANTH 454; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 554.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 457 -- Inter-American Politics  (3 units)
Description:  Survey and analysis of the leading political and economic issues at controversy between the United States and Latin America.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); POL 204.
Identical to:  POL 457; POL is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 557.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 461 -- Environmental and Resource Geography  (3 units)
Description:  Examines physical resources (e.g. distribution, quantities, and availability) and the human factors which may contribute to their completion and deterioration as well as protection and maintenance.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE).
Identical to:  GEOG 461; GEOG is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LA S 462 -- Special Topics in Contemporary Latin America  (2-3 units)
Description:  This course will acquaint students with key dynamics and problems in contemporary Latin America. It examines the relationships between these trends, the consequences, and looks towards Latin America's future.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  LASV462
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: LA S 462 or LASV 462
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
May be convened with:  LA S 562.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 463 -- Topics in Luso-Brazilian Literature  (3 units)
Description:  Representative topics include: major works, authors and tendencies in the literature of the Portuguese speaking countries (Brazil, Portugal, Angola, Cape Verde, Mozamabique, Guin-Bissau, Porto Principe).
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PORT 325A.
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
Identical to:  PORT 463; PORT is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 563.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 464 -- History of Argentina  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of Argentine history and culture from the colonial era to the present.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  junior or senior status, 3 units of any lower-division Latin-American history course.
Identical to:  HIST 464; HIST is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 564.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 465Z -- History of Central America  (3 units)
Description:  A survey of the history of Central American from the Spanish conquest to the present, focusing on regional economies, ethnic and class conflict, and the politics of state formation.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  HIST 465Z; HIST is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 565Z.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LA S 467 -- Contemporary Latin America  (3 units)
Description:  Revolution, social change and reaction in Latin America from 1930 to the present.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  HSTV467
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: LA S 467 or HSTV 467
Prerequisite(s):  Junior or Senior status.
Identical to:  HIST 467; HIST is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 567.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 468 -- Studies in Latin American Music  (3 units)
Description:  Studies of selected topics in Latin American music in social context, with emphasis on shared patterns of transmission, development and reception. Case studies of musical genres, styles and historical periods, from pre-conquest to contemporary pop and folkloric to classical.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Identical to:  MUS 468; MUS is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 568.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 469 -- History of Women in Latin America  (3 units)
Description:  Women's history in Latin America from the Conquest to the present.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  junior or senior status; 3 units of any lower-division Latin-American history or women's studies course.
Identical to:  HIST 469; HIST is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 569.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LA S 477 -- Comparative History of World Revolutions  (3 units)
Description:  This course examines the historical context against the theoretical, cultural, political, social, and economic elements of sudden revolutionary upheaval. Revolutions from the French Revolution of 1789 to the Cuban Revolution of 1959 will be studied.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  HIST 477; HIST is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 577.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 488 -- Reporting on Latin America  (5 units)
Description:  The course will explore the history, economy and culture of a Latin American country. Students will spend two weeks in the country researching a major story to be prepared for print, TV or radio.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Students must be fluent in Spanish. Open only to upper-division. Course open to all majors.
Identical to:  JOUR 488; JOUR is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 588.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 489 -- Research on Professional Outsourcing:Analysis of Strategic, Economic, Technical  (3 units)
Description:  The objective of the course is to make students aware of Economical, Technological, Managerial and Organizational aspects associated with offshoring of knowledge-based professional services. The course will achieve this through case discussions of different delivery models (captive center, joint venture, 3rd party), value addition models (low-end, mid-range, high-end), and the impact of business and policy environments to each of these models.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Identical to:  ENTR 489; ENTR is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 589.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 493 -- Internship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

LA S 493L -- Legislative Internship  (1-12 units)
Description:  Working experience at the Arizona State Legislature; responsibilities draw upon student's area of major expertise and include preparing written and oral reports, summarizing legislative proposals, and providing information to legislators and legislative committees.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

LA S 495A -- Latin American Studies  (3 units)
Description:  The exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Spanish or Portuguese proficiency.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
May be convened with:  LA S 595A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 495C -- Contemporary Issues in Latin America  (3 units)
Description:  This course examines public policymaking in Latin American countries in light of the political and socioeconomic transformations that took place in the region following regime democratization.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
May be convened with:  LA S 595C.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 495E -- Contemporary Latin American Economy  (3 units)
Description:  This is an introductory study of the global economy and its implications for Latin America. The course offers multiple perspectives on the socio-political context of Latin America's economic and business development utilizing a broad approach to international political economy.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  LA S 595E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LA S 495F -- Colloquium in Latin American Studies  (1-3 units)
Description:  The exchange of scholarly information and/or research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may be required of course registrants.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
May be convened with:  LA S 595F.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 495G -- Topics in Latin American History  (3 units)
Description:  A colloquium or small lecture class intended for majors and upperclassmen; topics vary by instructor
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Equivalent to:  HSTV495G
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: LA S 495G or HSTV 495G
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
Identical to:  HIST 495G; HIST is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 496H -- Interamerican Trade Public Policy Relations  (3 units)
Description:  This course is designed to analyze the effects of trade policies in Latin American countries on Social and Economic aspects, as well as their interaction with the US in the International arena.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Identical to:  PA 496H; PA is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 498 -- Senior Capstone  (1-3 units)
Description:  A culminating experience for majors involving a substantive project that demonstrates a synthesis of learning accumulated in the major, including broadly comprehensive knowledge of the discipline and its methodologies. Senior standing required.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 498H -- Honors Thesis  (3 units)
Description:  An honors thesis is required of all the students graduating with honors. Students ordinarily sign up for this course as a two-semester sequence. The first semester the student performs research under the supervision of a faculty member; the second semester the student writes an honors thesis.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 9 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 499 -- Independent Study  (1-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

LA S 499H -- Honors Independent Study  (3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 500 -- Introduction to Latin American Studies  (3 units)
Description:  Interdisciplinary introduction to graduate work and research in Latin American Studies.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  graduate students in Latin American Studies, M.A. or Ph.D. minor, or consent of instructor.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 500A -- Colony to Nation to the 21st Century: Politics and Culture in Chilean History  (3 units)
Description:  In this course the history of Chilean nation-building from the early colonial roots to the 21st Century will be analyzed. Focus is on political, social, and cultural histories of the country, giving attention to the unique characteristics of Chilean national developments. At the same time, connecting its historical idiosyncrasies to larger regional characteristics and to the trajectory that shaped Latin American developments from colonial encounters, to independence, to contemporary challenges. Graduate-level requirements include bi-weekly meetings to discuss additional readings. Graduate students don't write short papers but will take the exams with the undergraduates. Their grades consist of different components. Please see syllabus.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  HIST 500A; HIST is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 400A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 508 -- The Mexican-American: A Cultural Perspective  (3 units)
Description:  A critical examination of Mexican American culture as portrayed in the social sciences. An assessment of the social, political, and economic factors influencing representations of Mexican Americans.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  MAS 508; MAS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 509 -- Economic Anthropology  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis of production, exchange, distribution, consumption, property, economic surplus, inheritance, and types of economic structure. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  ANTV509
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: LA S 509 or ANTV 509
Identical to:  ANTH 509; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 409.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LA S 511 -- Middle America  (3 units)
Description:  Land, people, and culture in the major natural and cultural regions of Mexico, Central America, and West Indies. Graduate-level requirements include three tutorial sessions and a research-review paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  GEOG 511; GEOG is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 411.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LA S 512 -- South America  (3 units)
Description:  Physical and cultural bases of South America's geographic patterns, with emphasis on human settlement and problems of resource development. Graduate-level requirements include three tutorial sessions and a research-review paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  GEOG 512; GEOG is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 412.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 514 -- 24-Hour Knowledge Factory: Intl Management of Services in a Knowledge Economy  (3 units)
Description:  The course attempts to tie four important aspects together: Knowledge Economy; International Management of Services; Entrepreneurship and Innovation; and 24-Hour Knowledge Factory. The objective of the course is to look at several innovative and entrepreneurial aspects of the emerging Knowledge Economy, with special emphasis on how teams of individuals can work together in a seamless manner across national boundaries to render professional services of diverse types and varying sophistication. Graduate-level requirements include an additional 10-15 pages mid-term paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Identical to:  ENTR 514; ENTR is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 414.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 518 -- Southwest Land and Society  (3 units)
Description:  The course encompasses the greater Southwest, including northern Mexico from preColumbian times to the present. Evidence from archaeology, ethnology, linguistics, and biological anthropology is integrated. Emphasis is placed on the interaction of Indian, Hispanic, and Euroamerican peoples and their adaptation to and exploitation of the natural environment through time. Graduate-level requirements inclulde an in-depth familiarity with a subfield of choice through preparation of a substantial research paper (15-25 pages) and submission of weekly critical memos on required readings.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  ANTV518
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: LA S 518 or ANTV 518
Identical to:  ANTH 518; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 418.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LA S 522A -- Pre-Hispanic Art  (3 units)
Description:  Art of the high cultures of Mesoamerica, with the focus on architecture, sculpture, painting and crafts prior to European contact. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a single aspect of current scholarly interest.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ARH 522A; ARH is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 422A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 522B -- Pre-Hispanic Art  (3 units)
Description:  Pre-Columbian art of Central and South America with particular attention to the Andean area. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a single aspect of current scholarly interest.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ARH 522B; ARH is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 422B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LA S 523 -- Anthropology of Rural Mexico  (3 units)
Description:  Historical and cultural background, and contemporary economic, political and social organization of indigenous and non-indigenous groups in rural Mexico. Primarily concerned with the people of the countryside, and the Mexican revolution. Graduate-level requirements include graduate students to read and critique graduate readings as well as 10 ethnohistories/ethnographies of Mexico of their choice (approved by instructor) as par of their biweekly memo readings.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ANTH 523; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 423.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 529 -- The U.S.-Mexican Borderlands in Comparative Perspective  (3 units)
Description:  Describes and analyzes the Mexican-United States Borderlands emphasizing several elements of the Borderlands culture, society, economy, and policy, as well as the evolution of borderlands in comparative perspective. Graduate-level students are required to do an additional research paper and reading.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  POL 529; POL is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 429.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LA S 530 -- Development of Spanish-American Literature: Pre-Columbian Period to Independence  (3 units)
Description:  Spanish-American literature from the Pre-Columbian period to independence (prose, poetry and drama).
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
Identical to:  SPAN 530; SPAN is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 539 -- Ethics and the News Media  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis of ethical theory and how it relates to journalists' roles and responsibilities in a democratic society. Case studies involve questions of bias, accuracy, privacy and national security. Graduate-level requirements include a research paper examining a major ethical issue and providing a critique regarding how the media covered the issue.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  JOUR 539; JOUR is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 439.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 540 -- Development of Spanish American Nineteenth through Twenty First Cent. Literature  (3 units)
Description:  Spanish American nineteenth and twentieth-century literature (short fiction, poetry, novel and drama). May be repeated up to three times, when the topic varies.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
Identical to:  SPAN 540; SPAN is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 547 -- Latin-American Political Development  (3 units)
Description:  Presentation of strategies for development in Latin America; examination of case studies from Cuba, Brazil, Chile, Guatemala, and other countries. Graduate-level requirements include additional course readings.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  POL 547; POL is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 447.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LA S 548 -- Government and Politics of Mexico  (3 units)
Description:  Description and analysis of Mexico's political economy, its political system, and its foreign policy, with emphasis on Mexican-U.S. relations. Graduate-level requirements include a book review and related discussion with the instructor.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  POL 548; POL is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 448.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 549 -- Brazilian Literature in Film  (3 units)
Description:  Presentation of the masterpieces of Brazilian literature and the great films based upon them. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PORT 549; PORT is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 449.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 553A -- Mesoamerican Archaeology  (3 units)
Description:  Development of culture in Mexico and Central America from the origins of agriculture through the Spanish Conquest. Course focuses on Maya culture. Graduate-level requirements include an additional research paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ANTH 553A; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 453A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 553B -- Mesoamerican Archaeology  (3 units)
Description:  Development of culture in Mexico and Central America from the origins of agriculture through the Spanish Conquest. Course focuses on the culture of Mexico north of the Maya area. Graduate-level requirements include an additional research paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  ANTV553B
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: LA S 553B or ANTV 553B
Identical to:  ANTH 553B; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 453B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LA S 554 -- Andean Archaeology  (3 units)
Description:  Development of culture in the Andean countries of South America from hunters and gatherers of the terminal Pleistocene through Inca civilization. Graduate-level requirements include two five page critiques of articles on a topic on Andean archaeology of their choosing. Grad students WILL NOT prepare web site reviews.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ANTH 554; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 454.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 557 -- Inter-American Politics  (3 units)
Description:  Survey and analysis of the leading political and economic issues at controversy between the United States and Latin America. Graduate-level requirements include a book review and related discussion with the instructor.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  POL 557; POL is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 457.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 562 -- Special Topics in Contemporary Latin America  (2-3 units)
Description:  This course will acquaint students with key dynamics and problems in contemporary Latin America. It examines the relationships between these trends, the consequences, and looks towards Latin America's future. Graduate-level requirements include a 10-page research paper and more indepth readings.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
May be convened with:  LA S 462.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 563 -- Topics in Luso-Brazilian Literature  (3 units)
Description:  Representative topics include: major works, authors and tendencies in the literature of the Portuguese speaking countries (Brazil, Portugal, Angola, Cape Verde, Mozamabique, Guin-Bissau, Porto Principe). Graduate-level requirements include additional research and reports.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
Identical to:  PORT 563; PORT is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 463.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 564 -- History of Argentina  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of Argentine history and culture from the colonial era to the present. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on an approved topic.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  HIST 564; HIST is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 464.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 565Z -- History of Central America  (3 units)
Description:  A survey of the history of Central American from the Spanish conquest to the present, focusing on regional economies, ethnic and class conflict, and the politics of state formation. Graduate-level requirements include an 8 to 10-page historiographic essay, additional readings, mid-term and final exam.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  HIST 565Z; HIST is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 465Z.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LA S 567 -- Contemporary Latin America  (3 units)
Description:  Revolution, social change and reaction in Latin America from 1930 to the present. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth paper on a topic approved by the instructor.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  HIST 567; HIST is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 467.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 568 -- Studies in Latin American Music  (3 units)
Description:  Studies of selected topics in Latin American music in social context, with emphasis on shared patterns of transmission, development and reception. Case studies of musical genres, styles and historical periods, from pre-conquest to contemporary pop and folkloric to classical. Graduate-level requirements include reading additional scholarly literature, as necessary, and will deliver a conference-style presentation of their final project.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  MUS 568; MUS is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 468.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 569 -- History of Women in Latin America  (3 units)
Description:  Women's history in Latin America from the Conquest to the present. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a topic approved by the instructor.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  HIST 569; HIST is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 469.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LA S 577 -- Comparative History of World Revolutions  (3 units)
Description:  This course examines the historical context against the theoretical, cultural, political, social, and economic elements of sudden revolutionary upheaval. Revolutions from the French Revolution of 1789 to the Cuban Revolution of 1959 will be studied. Graduate-level requirements include additional reading material, some in the original language; additional writing; meeting separately with the instructor for more level appropriate discussion and analysis.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  HIST 577; HIST is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 477.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 588 -- Reporting on Latin America  (5 units)
Description:  The course will explore the history, economy and culture of a Latin American country. Students will spend two weeks in the country researching a major story to be prepared for print, TV or radio. Graduate-level requirements include one or more additional articles or sidebars, totaling at least 900 words. In addition, graduate students will have to have gotten at least one national publication to accept one of the articles -- or at least submit rejection letters from the publications.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Students must be fluent in Spanish. Open only to graduate students. Course open to all majors.
Identical to:  JOUR 588; JOUR is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 589 -- Research on Professional Outsourcing:Analysis of Strategic, Economic, Technical  (3 units)
Description:  The objective of the course is to make students aware of Economical, Technological, Managerial and Organizational aspects associated with offshoring of knowledge-based professional services. The course will achieve this through case discussions of different delivery models (captive center, joint venture, 3rd party), value addition models (low-end, mid-range, high-end), and the impact of business and policy environments to each of these models. Graduate-level requirements include a mid-term exam and/or a presentation in class.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ENTR 589; ENTR is home department.
May be convened with:  LA S 489.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 593 -- Internship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

LA S 595A -- Latin American Studies  (3 units)
Description:  The exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
May be convened with:  LA S 495A.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LA S 595C -- Contemporary Issues in Latin America  (3 units)
Description:  This course examines public policymaking in Latin American countries in light of the political and socioeconomic transformations that took place in the region following regime democratization. Graduate-level requirements include three short papers and two oral presentations.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
May be convened with:  LA S 495C.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 595D -- Latin American Studies Special Topics  (3 units)
Description:  The exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Spring.

LA S 595E -- Contemporary Latin American Economy  (3 units)
Description:  This is an introductory study of the global economy and its implications for Latin America. The course offers multiple perspectives on the socio-political context of Latin America's economic and business development utilizing a broad approach to international political economy. Graduate-level requirements include production of a 16-page paper, using Spanish and Portuguese primary sources and defence of findings in an oral examination.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  LA S 495E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LA S 595F -- Colloquium in Latin American Studies  (1-3 units)
Description:  The exchange of scholarly information and/or research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may be required of course registrants. Graduate-level requirements include review work of 2 speakers, provide the introduction/thanks for 1 speaker, and write 2 summary reviews for publication in LAS newsletter or Website.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
May be convened with:  LA S 495F.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 595I -- Environmental Activism in Latin America  (3 units)
Description:  This course examines the problems that have prompted environmental activism in Latin America, and the political contexts in which the movement operates. It is based on two literatures, political ecology and social movement theory, and covers indigenous environmental activism, concepts of nature, comparative environmental organizations, urban environmental issues, alliances and coalitions, the state and environmentalism, and mobilization on the US-Mexico border.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  POL 595I.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LA S 596A -- Latin American Studies  (3 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Spanish or Portuguese proficiency.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 596B -- Special Topics in Caribbean Studies  (3 units)
Description:  The Caribbean along with other Spanish and Portuguese territories have been heavily influenced by the English, Dutch and French. This course looks at the settlement of the Caribbean with reference to those processes which frame contemporary society and public issues.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Identical to:  ANTH 596B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 596H -- U. S. Press Coverage of Latin America  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  JOUR 596H; JOUR is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 599 -- Independent Study  (1-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 604 -- Power and Violence in Central America and Mexico  (3 units)
Description:  This course examines recent approaches to politics, culture, and power in Central America and southern Mexico from the perspective of sociocultural anthropology and history.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  ANTH 608A.
Identical to:  ANTH 604; ANTH is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 631 -- Anthropology and Development  (3 units)
Description:  The role of anthropology in interdisciplinary projects involving economic development and planned change on the national and international levels.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ANTH 631; ANTH is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LA S 659 -- International Human Rights  (2-3 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  LAW 659; LAW is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 666 -- NAFTA and Regional Trade Agreements  (2-3 units)
Description:  To provide the basic fundamentals of both legal systems of the European Union and NAFTA and examine certain areas, such as the institutions, mechanisms for achieving intra-regional free trade and dispute settlement, in a detailed comparative fashion.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  LAW 666; LAW is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 670 -- Public International Law  (2-3 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  LAW 670; LAW is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 693 -- Internship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

LA S 695B -- Advanced Studies in Latin American History  (3 units)
Description:  The exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 10 times (maximum 11 enrollments).
Identical to:  HIST 695B; HIST is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 696E -- Issues Along Borders  (3 units)
Description:  Seminar on the key planning issues which affect international borders, particularly between Arizona and the Mexican state of Sonora. Seminar topics will be enhanced by invited experts on key issues of migration, growth and change, social issues and political realities. Each student will select a related border region to study in parallel with the structure of the seminar.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  graduate status.
Identical to:  PLNN 696E; PLNN is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

LA S 696J -- Latin America: Modern Period  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 10 times (maximum 11 enrollments).
Identical to:  HIST 696J; HIST is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 696K -- Development and the Latin American Experience  (3 units)
Description:  The aims of this course are to 1) introduce students to general theories of development from development studies, anthropology, geography and related fields, 2) introduce students to critiques of development practices that have emerged from the Latin American experience, and 3)provide an opportunity for students to compare experiences from their own work (within or outside of Latin America) with the general theories and case studies offered in class.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  GEOG 696K.
Usually offered:  Spring.

LA S 696L -- International Trade Law  (2-3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  LAW 696L; LAW is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

LA S 699 -- Independent Study  (1-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

LA S 900 -- Research  (2-4 units)
Description:  Individual research, not related to thesis or dissertation preparation, by graduate students.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

LA S 910 -- Thesis  (1-6 units)
Description:  Research for the master's thesis (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or thesis writing). Maximum total credit permitted varies with the major department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

LA S 930 -- Supplementary Registration  (1-9 units)
Description:  For students who have completed all course requirements for their advanced degree programs. May be used concurrently with other enrollments to bring to total number of units to the required minimum.
Grading:  Grade of K is awarded for this course except for the final term.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.