HIST 240 - Latin American History

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 100 or ENGL 200

Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

This course examines the political, economic, social, and cultural history of Latin America, from its pre-European origins and continuing to the present day. We will cover topics such as race and slavery, the role of religion, colonialism, independence, the role of class, foreign intervention, and revolution.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Knowledge of the development of the distinctive features of the history, institutions, economy, society and culture of Western Civilization; and
relate the development of Western civilization to that of other regions of the world