The Latin American Studies Program delivers interdisciplinary flexibility through core courses and a range of exciting electives. Delve into politics, literature, science, ecology, and other thought-provoking topics in courses such as Caribbean migrants in the Literary Imagination or the Cold War in Latin America.
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The University of Oregon course catalog offers degree plans and a complete list of courses in the Latin American Studies Program.
Featured Courses
LAS 211 Liberation Movements
Instructor: Jesús Sepúlveda
Comparative study of Latin American cultural and intellectual traditions. Introduces scholarship in the humanities about Latin American and U.S. Latinos. Fall 2024 is the first time this course has been offered in several years.
HIST 380 Latin America
Instructor: Reuben Zahler
Major economic, political, and cultural trends and continuities. Pre-Columbian and Iberian history, the colonial period up to 1750.
GLBL 280 Global Environmental Issues and Alternatives
Instructor: Derrick Hindery
Examines root causes of "environmental problems" at local, regional, national, and global scales. Critically compares approaches to addressing international environmental challenges.