HIST1400-01.Intro Latin American History.F16.Bjork,Katharine

Faculty Name

Katharine Bjork

Document Type

Syllabi

School

CLA

Department

HIST

Course Subject

HIST

Course Number

1400

Course Section

01

Course Title

Intro Latin American History

Academic Term and Year

Fall 2016

Credits

4.00

Hamline Plan Letter

D, O, S

Area of Study

HIST, LSTD

Course Description

Goals: To understand the key developments in the histories of the European, African, Asian, and Amerindian peoples whose interactions created the history of the New World after 1492 and resulted in the emergence of independent nations between 1812 and 1898. Content: Various topics such as the nature and legacies of the colonial encounter, the importance of geography in national development, the economic foundations of different regions, and Latin American relations with other hemispheric and international powers. Taught: Annually Note: Topics and time periods covered vary from year to year. Recent examples: Latin American History: Pre-Columbian to Modern; History of Cuba and Puerto Rico; History of Mexico. Credits: 4

Recommended Citation

Bjork, Katharine, "HIST1400-01.Intro Latin American History.F16.Bjork,Katharine" (2016). Historic Syllabi -- full text access limited to internal Hamline administrative staff only. 11533.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/syllabi/11533