Latin American Studies and Women’s Studies Courses

Latin American Studies and Women’s Studies (LA/W/S)

Courses

Latin American Studies and Women’s Studies

• LA/WS 395 - (S,D) Women and Development in Latin America

  3 cr.

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  (Prerequisite: At least one of the following: PS 219 ; SOC 220 ; HIST 125 , HIST 126  or HIST 213 ; PHIL 218 , PHIL 231 ; WOMN 215 /SOC 315  or have permission of the instructors.)

  This travel course takes students to visit one or more women’s economic cooperatives in Latin America. Through reading, reflection, and site visits, students will be challenged to understand the burdens placed on women in Latin America as well as the roles that women have played in that region’s development. 

• LAS 295 - (S,D) Mexican Culture and Language

  3 cr.

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  An intersession travel course to Mexico. Team taught by University of Scranton faculty with assistance from local Mexican faculty. Taught in conjunction with SPAN 295 . During three weeks, the student will learn an approximate conception of the principle events of Mexican history from the time of the Pre-Hispanic era to our current times with a comparative look to the United States.