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Program Requirements
The B.A.; Joint Honours Latin American and Caribbean Studies Component provides students with an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the Latin American and Caribbean region. Students wishing to study at the Honours level in two disciplines can combine Joint Honours programs in any two Arts disciplines. For a list of available Joint Honours programs, see "Overview of Programs Offered" and "Joint Honours Programs." Joint Honours students should consult an adviser in each department to discuss their course selection and their research project. Joint Honours students are expected to maintain a program GPA of 3.30 and, according to Faculty regulations, a minimum CGPA of 3.00 in general.
Program Requirements
At least 9 of the 36 credits must be at the 400 level or above.
Required Courses (21 credits)
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HISP 243 Survey of Latin American Literature and Culture 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : From the Colonial period to Modernism through a study of representative works.
Terms: Fall 2019
Instructors: Macchi, Maria (Fall)
Fall
Taught in Spanish
Prerequisite: successful completion of HISP 220D1/HISP 220D2, HISP 219 or equivalent
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HISP 244 Survey of Latin American Literature and Culture 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : From Modernism to the present through a study of representative works.
Terms: Winter 2020
Instructors: Holmes, Amanda (Winter)
Winter
Taught in Spanish
Prerequisite: HISP 220D1/HISP 220D2, HISP 219 or equivalent
- HIST 309 History of Latin America to 1825 (3 credits)
- HIST 360 Latin America since 1825 (3 credits)
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LACS 497 Research Seminar: Latin America and the Caribbean (3 credits)
Overview
Latin American & Caribbean St : An interdisciplinary research seminar on topics of common interest to staff and students of the Latin-American and Caribbean Studies Program.
Terms: Fall 2019
Instructors: Macchi, Maria (Fall)
Restriction: Open to Program students and to others with permission of the Program Adviser.
Ordinarily offered in alternate years
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LACS 498 Honours Thesis (3 credits)
Overview
Latin American & Caribbean St : This course is designed to allow students to pursue interdisciplinary research projects under close supervision.
Terms: Fall 2019, Winter 2020
Instructors: Balan, Manuel (Fall) Studnicki-Gizbert, Daviken; Nawrocki, Iwa (Winter)
Prerequisite: LACS 497 and permission of the Program Adviser
Restriction: This course is only available to Latin American and Caribbean Studies Honours program students.
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POLI 319 Politics of Latin America (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : This course will deal with the dynamics of political change in Latin America today.
Terms: Fall 2019
Instructors: Balan, Manuel (Fall)
Prerequisite: A basic course in Comparative Politics or a course on the region or written permission of the instructor
Note: The area in the field of Comparative Politics is Developing Areas.
Complementary Courses (15 credits)
No more than 9 courses in one field.
Anthropology
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ANTH 212 Anthropology of Development (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Processes of developmental change, as they affect small communities in the Third World and in unindustrialized parts of developed countries. Problems of technological change, political integration, population growth, industrialization, urban growth, social services, infrastructure and economic dependency.
Terms: Winter 2020, Summer 2020
Instructors: Fox, Graham (Winter) Fox, Graham (Summer)
Winter
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ANTH 307 Andean Prehistory (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Questions related to social inequality, ritual practice, monumental space, and urban landscapes within the context of the Pre-Columbian Andes and sections on the Inkas, as well as earlier groups, such as the Nazca, Wari, Moche, Tiwanaku, and Chimu.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2019-2020 academic year.
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ANTH 319 Inka Archaeology and Ethnohistory (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : In-depth study of material and symbolic manifestations of power and identity in the Pre-Columbian Inka state, drawing on both archaeological and ethnohistoric sources.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2019-2020 academic year.
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ANTH 326 Anthropology of Latin America (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Central themes in the anthropology of Latin America, including colonialism, religiosity, sexuality and gender, indigeneity, social movements, and transnationalism.
Terms: Fall 2019
Instructors: Norget, Kristin (Fall)
Fall
Prerequisite: ANTH 202 or 204 or 205 or 206 or 212 or permission of instructor
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ANTH 422 Contemporary Latin American Culture and Society (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Themes central to the culture and society of contemporary Latin America and the Caribbean, including globalization, questions of race and ethnicity, (post)modernity, social movements, constructions of gender and sexuality, and national and diasporic identities.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2019-2020 academic year.
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ANTH 428 Saints and Mediation in Latin America (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : This course examines religion in Latin America by means of a focus on the cult of the saints, a phenomenon central to religious, cultural and social life across the continent and key to the endurance of the institutional Catholic Church. Material in the course addresses various interpretive frames (e.g., historical, political economic, psychoanalytic, semiotic) in exploring how worship of the saints has marked Latin American society and culture, shaping sensibilities, sociality, nationalism, race, class, gender, and sexuality. The course also enables a comprehensive examination of Catholicism as both 'lived religion' and as shaped by the institutional Catholic Church.
Terms: Winter 2020
Instructors: Norget, Kristin (Winter)
Canadian Studies
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CANS 412 Canada and Americas Seminar (3 credits)
Overview
Canadian Studies : Canada and the Americas.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Prerequisites: Cans 200 or permission of the Instructor
Economics
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ECON 313 Economic Development 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Economics (Arts) : Microeconomic theories of economic development and empirical evidence on population, labour, firms, poverty. Inequality and environment.
Terms: Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Summer 2020
Instructors: Chemin, Matthieu; Sen Choudhury, Eesha (Fall) Sen Choudhury, Eesha (Winter) Sen Choudhury, Eesha (Summer)
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ECON 314 Economic Development 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Economics (Arts) : Macroeconomic development issues, including theories of growth, public finance, debt, currency crises, corruption, structural adjustment, democracy and global economic organization.
Terms: Fall 2019, Winter 2020
Instructors: Sen Choudhury, Eesha (Fall) Grimard, Franque (Winter)
Prerequisite: ECON 313
English
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ENGL 431 Studies in Drama (3 credits) *
Overview
English (Arts) : A study of a period or genre of drama. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Winter 2020
Instructors: Deeley, Corinne (Winter)
For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .
Fall
* When given under a topic related to Latin American and Caribbean studies.
Geography
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GEOG 310 Development and Livelihoods (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : Geographical dimensions of rural/urban livelihoods in the face of socioeconomic and environmental change in developing regions. Emphasis on household natural resource use, survival strategies and vulnerability, decision-making, formal and informal institutions, migration, and development experience in contrasting global environments.
Terms: Winter 2020
Instructors: Turner, Sarah; le Polain de Waroux, Yann (Winter)
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GEOG 404 Environmental Management 2 (3 credits) **
Overview
Geography : Practical application of environmental planning, analysis and management techniques with reference to the needs and problems of developing areas. Special challenges posed by cultural differences and traditional resource systems are discussed. This course involves practical field work in a developing area (Kenya or Panama).
Terms: Winter 2020
Instructors: Meredith, Thomas C (Winter)
Winter
3 hours
Prerequisite: GEOG 302 or permission of instructor
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GEOG 408 Geography of Development (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : Examines the geographical dimensions of development policy, specifically the relationships between the process of development and human-induced environmental change. Focuses on environmental sustainability, struggles over resource control, population and poverty, and levels of governance (the role of the state, non-governmental organizations, and local communities).
Terms: Fall 2019
Instructors: Unruh, Jon (Fall)
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GEOG 410 Geography of Underdevelopment: Current Problems (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : An examination of the cultural, political, and economic mechanisms and manifestations of contemporary underdevelopment and the response to it from different regional and national peripheral societies within the dominant world economic system.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Winter
3 hours
Prerequisite: GEOG 216 or permission of instructor
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GEOG 498 Humans in Tropical Environments (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : Focus on understanding of inter-relations between humans and neotropical environments represented in Panama. Study of contemporary rural landscapes, their origins, development and change. Impacts of economic growth and inequality, social organization, and politics on natural resource use and environmental degradation. Site visits and field exercises in peasant/colonist, Amerindian, and plantation communities.
Terms: Winter 2020
Instructors: Coomes, Oliver T (Winter)
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GEOG 510 Humid Tropical Environments (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : Focus on the environmental and human spatial relationships in tropical rain forest and savanna landscapes. Human adaptation to variations within these landscapes through time and space. Biophysical constraints upon "development" in the modern era.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Fall
3 hours
Prerequisite: GEOG 203 or equivalent and written permission of the instructor
** When the topic is related to Panama.
Hispanic Studies
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HISP 219 Spanish Language Intensive - Intermediate (6 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A thorough review of Spanish grammar with emphasis upon current usage. Enrichment of all language skills, with a goal of proficiency in written and oral communication, through readings in the literature and civilization of Spain and Spanish America.
Terms: Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Summer 2020
Instructors: Mascaro, Maria Teresa; Chamanadjian, Lucia (Fall) Mascaro, Maria Teresa; Chamanadjian, Lucia (Winter) Mascaro, Maria Teresa; Chamanadjian, Lucia; Barriales Bouche, Alejandra (Summer)
Fall or Winter
Prerequisite: HISP 210 or 210D1/D2 or HISP 218 or equivalent
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken HISP 220D1/D2 or equivalent
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HISP 220 Spanish Language: Intermediate (6 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A thorough review of Spanish grammar with emphasis upon current usage. Enrichment of all language skills, with a goal of proficiency in written and oral communication, through readings in the literature and cultural aspects of Spain and Spanish America.
Terms: Fall 2019, Winter 2020
Instructors: Chamanadjian, Lucia; Barriales Bouche, Alejandra; Ponce de la Vega, Lidia; Oviedo, Mary; Kobek, Patricio (Fall) Barriales Bouche, Alejandra; Chamanadjian, Lucia; Ponce de la Vega, Lidia; Oviedo, Mary; Kobek, Patricio (Winter)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken HISP 219 or equivalent
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HISP 225 Hispanic Civilization 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A survey of historical and cultural elements which constitute the background of the Hispanic world up to the 18th century; a survey of the pre-Columbian indigenous civilizations (Aztec, Maya and Inca) and the conquest of America.
Terms: Fall 2019
Instructors: Jouve-Martin, Jose (Fall)
Fall
Taught in English
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HISP 226 Hispanic Civilization 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A survey of the constitution of the ideological and political structures of the Spanish Empire in both Europe and America until the Wars of Independence; a survey of the culture and history of the Hispanic people from the early 19th Century to the present.
Terms: Winter 2020
Instructors: Jouve-Martin, Jose (Winter)
Winter
Taught in English
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HISP 301 Hispanic Literature and Culture in English 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A topic in the literatures and/or cultures of the Hispanic world will be studied, with all readings and discussion in English.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Fall
Taught in English
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HISP 302 Hispanic Literature and Culture in English 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A topic in the literatures and/or cultures of the Hispanic world will be studied, with all readings and discussion in English.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Taught in English
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HISP 320 Contemporary Brazilian Literature and Film (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : This course introduces students to Brazilian literature and film from the early 20th century to the present day. Students will examine literary works and films from a historical perspective, studying the social, political and regional processes in which they are embedded. From the barren Northeast, to an analysis of gender and race, to urban violence and its manifestations to the contemporary cityscape, this course covers a range of visual and textual material. Students will engage works from major Brazilian authors and filmmakers in conjunction with theoretical texts to better understand some of the main developments in contemporary cultural production.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Course taught in English.
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HISP 328 Literature of Ideas: Latin America (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : Critical reading and discussion of works of outstanding thinkers as a key to understanding the cultural development of a continent.
Terms: Winter 2020
Instructors: Jouve-Martin, Jose (Winter)
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HISP 332 Latin American Literature of 19th Century (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : An intensive study of representative authors from the period of Independence to the advent of Modernism.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2019-2020 academic year.
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HISP 333 Theatre, Performance and Politics in Latin America (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A study of the outstanding works of the theatre from the colonial period to the present, including pre-Columbian works.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2019-2020 academic year.
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HISP 352 Latin American Novel (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : Critical reading and discussion of contemporary Spanish-American fiction writers.
Terms: Fall 2019
Instructors: Holmes, Amanda (Fall)
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HISP 356 Latin American Short Story (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : Study of style, tendencies and types as reflected in the evolution of this genre, and seen against the background of a developing continent.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2019-2020 academic year.
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HISP 358 Gender and Textualities (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : Historical development and literary tendencies regarding gender and sexuality in Hispanic literature, film, and culture.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2019-2020 academic year.
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HISP 437 Colonial / Postcolonial Latin America (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A study of the dialogue between colonial and postcolonial Latin American texts and theories.
Terms: Winter 2020
Instructors: Macchi, Maria (Winter)
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HISP 439 Topics: Latin American Literature (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : Specific topics of interest in Spanish-American literature.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2019-2020 academic year.
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HISP 453 20th Century Latin American Poetry (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A study of representative trends and authors (DarÃo, MartÃ, Huidobro, Mistral, Vallejo, Neruda, Paz).
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2019-2020 academic year.
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HISP 505 Seminar in Hispanic Studies 01 (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A team-taught seminar examining major issues in Hispanic letters that transcend national literatures and historical periods. Although the specific topics will vary, each will address broad questions of a diachronic nature, thereby permitting an understanding of literary schools and movements, genres or ideologies present throughout the Hispanic world.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Winter
Taught in Spanish
History
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HIST 197 FYS: Race in Latin America (3 credits)
Overview
History : This seminar explores what it meant to be native, black, or white in Latin America from the colonial period to the present. It explores how conceptualisations of race and ethnicity shaped colonialism, social organisation, opportunities for mobility, visions of nationhood, and social movements.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Restriction: Open only to newly admitted students in U0 or U1, who may take only one FYS. Students who register for more than one will be obliged to withdraw from all but one of them.
Maximum 25 students
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HIST 223 Indigenous Peoples and Empires (3 credits)
Overview
History : History of Indigenous Peoples of North and South America and their early experiences of European conquest and colonization, c. 1400 - 1800.
Terms: Fall 2019
Instructors: Greer, Allan; Hocevar, Casarina; Derksen, Samuel; Tozer, Angela (Fall)
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HIST 366 Themes in Latin American History (3 credits)
Overview
History : Exploration of a specific topic in the history of Latin America and the Caribbean, 1492 to the present.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2019-2020 academic year.
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HIST 409 Topics in Latin American History (3 credits)
Overview
History : In-depth discussion and research on a circumscribed topic in the history of Latin America and the Caribbean, 1492 to the present.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2019-2020 academic year.
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HIST 419 Central America (3 credits)
Overview
History : The study of historical roots of the regional crisis of the 1980s, with particular attention to Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2019-2020 academic year.
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HIST 580D1 European and Native-American Encounters (3 credits)
Overview
History : This seminar will examine European and Native encounters throughout the Americas, from the late 15th century to the mid-nineteenth century. The aim is to introduce students to key primary sources related to contact, and to the methods used to interpret them.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Prerequisite (Undergraduate): Permission of instructor. Priority is given to Graduate students
Students must register for both HIST 580D1 and HIST 580D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both HIST 580D1 and HIST 580D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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HIST 580D2 European and Native-American Encounters (3 credits)
Overview
History : See HIST 580D1 for course description.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Prerequisite: HIST 580D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both HIST 580D1 and HIST 580D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
Political Science
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POLI 227 Developing Areas/Introduction (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : An introduction to Third World politics. A comparative examination of the legacies of colonialism, the achievement of independence, and contemporary dynamics of political and socio-economic development in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Topics include modernization, dependency, state-building and national integration, revolution, the role of the military, and democratization.
Terms: Winter 2020
Instructors: Douek, Daniel (Winter)
Note: The area in the field of Comparative Politics is Developing Areas.
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POLI 473 Democracy and the Market (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : The course examines the relationship between economic and political change by focusing on dual processes of economic reform and democratization. The inter-play of societal, state-level and international actors, and the possible trade-offs involved, are explored using examples from Latin America, the former Soviet bloc, and other developing areas.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Prerequisite: A course in Comparative Politics or written permission of the instructor
Note: The area in the field of Comparative Politics is Developing Areas.
