Courses

Through internships, this course provides students with the opportunity to gain supervised work experience in an agency or organization that is relevant to the study of language and culture. Credit hours are based on the following scale: 45 work hours per semester=1 course credit hour; 90 work hours per semester=2 credit hours; 135 work hours per semester=3 credit hours . The course can be repeated for up to 3 credit hours. It cannot be used to replace FORL 4586.

Through internships, this course provides students with the opportunity to gain supervised work experience in an agency or organization that is relevant to the study of language and culture. Credit hours are based on the following scale: 45 work hours per semester=1 course credit hour; 90 work hours per semester=2 credit hours; 135 work hours per semester=3 credit hours . The course can be repeated for up to 3 credit hours. It cannot be used to replace FORL 4586.

Provides opportunities for students to develop skill in the setup and operation of metal cutting lathes. Topics include: safety, lathes parts and controls, lathe tooling and tool bit grinding, lathe calculations, lathe setup and operations.

This course provides further instruction for students to develop skill in the use of lathes. Topics include lathes, lathe setup, lathe operations, and safety.

A systematic study of ancient and modern history, culture, and contemporary lifestyle in the Americas.

A detailed study of early and contemporary Spanish-American novels. Students will study contemporary ideas in Art and expression as well as social and economic issues, illustrated these texts. Readings will vary, but might include works by Lizardi, Azuela, Asturias, Cortazar, Fuentes, Carpenter, Garcia Marquez and others.

An introduction to some of the major poetry produced in Spanish-America. A complete study of major trends in Spanish-American poetry from Spanish 'Modernism' to 'Postmodernism'. Analysis of representative works by David Mistral, Vallejo, Huidobro, Guillen, Neruda, Paz and others.

This is an examination of the government and politics of Latin America. The course analyzes political culture and socialization, party and interest group activity, government structures and public policy formation, issues of political and economic development.

A study of the Short Story in Spanish America with representative readings from different countries and different literary periods.

This class examines the lives and experiences of Latin American women through the sub-themes of sexuality, religion, labor, social movements, populism, liberalism, race, and class in order to debunk traditional misconceptions and stereotypes about Latin American women and focus on their influence and contribution to an otherwise commonly perceived male-dominated culture and society.