Nov 22, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2020-21

INST 1600 - Interdisciplinary Survey of Latin America


Introduction to Latin America through geography, politics, sociology, economics, literature, and art. Special emphasis given to 20th-century issues, problems, and developments.

Credit Hours: 3
General Education Code: 2CP
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Course Transferability: OTM Course: TMSBS Social & Behavioral Sciences
College Credit Plus: Level 1
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students display familiarity with the region’s diverse cultural, physical and environmental constructs.
  • Students will apply their mastery of analytical frameworks for interpreting interdisciplinary texts within the intellectual, popular and sociopolitical context of Spanish America.
  • Students will be able to appreciate the reciprocal relationship between the colonial past and the place of Latin America in a globalized world.
  • Students will demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the social, economic, and political histories of Latin America.


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