Courses
Undergraduate Courses
A list of courses for the LAS degree in each of the three topical groups (Historical Context; Literary, Artistic & Cultural Context; and Contemporary Context) as well as the requirements for honors in the major may be found in the CAS Bulletin: https://www.bu.edu/academics/cas/programs/latin-american-studies/ba/.
View SPRING 2024 undergraduate courses (Google Doc).
Graduate Courses
The five issue areas within the LAS program are detailed below.
Globalization & Development
History
CAS HI 582 Social Movements in 20th Century Latin America
CAS HI 886 Modern Latin American History
International Relations
CAS IR 566 (PO 567) Democracy in Latin America and its Challenges
CAS IR 568 (PO 565) U.S. – Latin American Relations
CAS IR 590 (PO 562) Political Economy of Latin America
CAS IR 597 (GE 597) Development & Environment in Latin America
GRS IR 825 (SO 820) Women and Social Change in the Developing World
Sociology
GRS SO 720 Development and Underdevelopment
Global Health
GMS MA 670 Power and Health in Latin America and the Caribbean
SPH IH 704 Organization, Delivery, and Financing of Medical Care Services: An International Perspective
SPH IH 720 Social and Behavior Sciences in International Public Health
SPH IH 781 Nutrition and Public Health in Low Income Countries
SPH IH 880 Confronting Non-Communicable Diseases in the Developing World
Urban Affairs
MET UA 590 International Comparative Urbanization & Planning
Politics & Civil Society
African American Studies
CAS AA 514 (HI 584) Labor, Sexuality, and Resistance in the Afro-Atlantic World
History
CAS HI 582 Social Movements in 20th Century Latin America
International Relations
CAS IR 480/680 Political Economy of Human Development
CAS IR 502 (PO 561) Latin American Political Parties
CAS IR 529 Cuba in Transition
CAS IR 566 (PO 567) Democracy in Latin America and its Challenges
CAS IR 590 (PO 562) Political Economy of Latin America
CAS IR 597 (GE 597) Development and Environment in Latin America
GRS IR 825 (SO 820) Women and Social Change in the Developing World
Sociology
GRS SO 720 Development and Underdevelopment
Urban Affairs
MET UA 590 International Comparative Urbanization & Planning
U.S. Policy & Inter-American Relations
History
CAS HI 587 U.S. – Mexico Borders
International Relations
CAS IR 524 The Cold War in Latin America
CAS IR 529 Cuba in Transition
CAS IR 568 (PO 565) U.S. – Latin American Relations
CAS IR 597 (GE 597) Development and Environment in Latin America
Political Science
CAS PO 566 Conflict & Conflict Resolution in Latin America
History & Archaeology
African American Studies
CAS AA 514 (HI 584) Labor, Sexuality, and Resistance in the Afro-Atlantic World
Archaeology
CAS AR 503 Archaeological Field Methods: Survey & Excavation*
CAS AR 551 Studies in Mesoamerican Archaeology*
CAS AR 552 South American Archaeology
CAS AR 556 Archaeological Field Work (8 cr.)*
GRS AR 722 Aztec & Inca Civilization
GRS AR 751 Mesoamerican Archaeology
History
CAS HI 582 Social Movements in 20th Century Latin America
CAS HI 587 U.S. – Mexico Borders
GRS HI 886 Modern Latin American History
International Relations
CAS IR 524 The Cold War in Latin America
Spanish
CAS LS 572 Spanish – American Colonial Experience
*AR 503, AR 551, and AR 556 are taken as part of the Guatemala Archaeology Program, which is an on location field work program that runs during Spring terms.
Literature, Art & Culture
Art History
CAS AH 527 Art & Society: Images & Power Relations in Latin America
CAS AH 542 Topics in Latin American Art
CAS AH 543 Latin American Art & the Cold War
GRS AH 742 Latin American Art Colloquium
Music
CFA MH 561 World Music Ensemble
Spanish
CAS LS 554 Borges
CAS LS 556 Contemporary Spanish-American Novel
CAS LS 569 19th Century Spanish-American Literature
CAS LS 572 Spanish – American Colonial Experience
CAS LS 573 Spanish American Literary Modernismo and Modernization
CAS LS 576 Topics in Spanish-American Literature
CAS LS 577 Topics in Hispanic Thought & Criticism
CAS LS 579 Topics in Hispanic Cinemas
CAS LS 580 Mexico City in Literature and Film
GRS LS 850 Seminar: Topics in Hispanic Literature
GRS LS 851 Writing in the Americas I
GRS LS 852 Writing in the Americas II
Most classes are taught once per year but some may be taught less frequently.
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