Center for Latin American Studies

LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES COURSES AT OSU (Updated 9/10/08)

The following list of courses includes both those with Latin American content and those taught by faculty in non-area studies disciplines who are professionally engaged in Latin America. Contact individual departments for details.

* = Development and/or teaching subsidized by the Center for Latin American Studies

COLLEGES OF THE ARTS & SCIENCES

International Studies

240
   Introduction to Latin America
280
   Feast or Famine: The Global Business of Food
535
   Economic Development Processes in Developing Countries (Cross-listed as AEDE 535)
538
   Latin American Economic Development (Cross-listed as AEDE 535)
597.01
   Problems and Policies in World Population, Food, and Development (cross-listed with AEDE 597.01)
*640
   Globalization and Latin America: Multi-Disciplinary Approaches (Cross-listed with SPAN 640)

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN ECOLOGY

Human Nutrition

804
   Advanced Community and International Nutrition
  

Education: Teaching & Learning

706
   Teaching and Learning Language Arts for Middle Childhood
727.2
   Special Topics: Language, Literacy, and Culture
803
   Language and Society
878
   Infusing Global Perspectives in Education
881
   Theory and Practice in Multicultural Education
883D
   Teaching World Cultures and Global Issues in the P-12 Classroom
908
   The Development of Literary Understanding
925.56
   Bilingualism and Biliteracy

COLLEGE OF FOOD, AGRICULTURAL & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Agricultural, Environmental & Development Economics

535
   Economic Development Processes in Developing Countries (Cross-listed with IS 535)
538
   Latin American Economic Development (Cross-listed as IS 535)
597.01
   Problems and Policies in World Population, Food, and Environment (cross-listed with IS 597.01)
816
   Financial Markets & Rural Development
832
   International Agricultural Development
833
   Economic Development Theory and Policy
893.01
   Seminar in Development Economics
 

Horticulture and Crop Science

*294
   Group Studies: The Latino Workforce in Land-based Industries
 

Rural Sociology

378
   Social Groups in Developing Societies
678
   Women in Rural Society
693.03
   Rural Sociology in Foreign Areas
892
   Rural Sociology of Development and Social Change

COLLEGE OF THE HUMANITIES

Comparative Studies

202.01
Literature and Religion
275
Introduction to Visual Representation
306
The Quest in World Literature
322
Native American Religions
339
Transnationalism and Culture in the Americas
367.01
American Identity in the World
367.04
US Latino/a Identity
470
Folklore of the Americas
541
Myth and Ritual
542
Native American Identity
544
Latino/a Literature and Culture
651
Comparative Studies Topics
Mesoamerican Religions before the Encounter with the Spanish
* Mesoamerican Religions after the Encounter with the Spanish
677
Topics in Folk Culture
715
Theorizing America
792
Interdepartmental Topics
Contemporary Latino/a Fiction: Resistance, Revision, Transculturation
 

English

575
Special Topics Literature
578
Special Topics in Film
581
Special Topics US Ethnics
588
Latino/a Literature and Culture
750
Introduction to Literacy Studies
 

History

171
Latin American Civilizations to 1825
172
Latin American Civilizations since 1825
326
History of Modern Sexualities
*368.02
Native American Peoples of the Andes
533.01
Colonial Latin American History
533.02
South America since Independence
533.06
Women in Latin America
534.01
Central America and the Caribbean since Independence
534.02
History of Brazil
534.03
History of Mexico
534.04
History of Argentina
534.08
The Jewish Diaspora in Latin America
577.01
Chicano History, from the Spanish Colonial Period to 1900
577.02
Chicano History, from 1900 to the Present Era
598.01
Colloquium on Topics in Latin American Studies
598.02
Interdisciplinary Protocols: Identity and National Formation in Latin America: Perspectives from Literature, Culture, and History (Cross-listed with Spanish 590)
751
Latin American History
771
Themes in Recent US History
Race and Ethnicity in Historical Perspective
780
Interdisciplinary Colloquium on Sexuality
781
Studies in Women's History
791
Individual Studies: 500-level course + 791 = graduate credit
792
Interdepartmental Studies in the Humanities
850
Seminar in History
851.01
Seminar in Latin American History 1
851.02
Seminar in Latin American History 2
 

Linguistics

*203
Introduction to American Indigenous Languages
375
Language across Cultures
 

Spanish and Portuguese: Spanish Language Program

101.01
Elementary Spanish I
102.01
Elementary Spanish II
102.66
Intensive Spanish for Review I
103.01
Intermediate Spanish I
103.66
Intensive Spanish for Review II
104
Intermediate Spanish II
111
Intensive Intermediate Spanish
240
Comprehension: A Listening Course in Spanish
250
Fact and Fiction: A Reading Course in Spanish
401
Advanced Grammar
403
Intermediate Spanish Composition
406
Intermediate Business Spanish
603
Advanced Spanish Composition
613
Advanced Spanish Composition for Native Speakers
606
Advanced Business Spanish
 

Spanish and Portuguese: Hispanic Linguistics

404
Spanish Pronunciation
430
Introduction to Spanish Linguistics
H530
Honors Introduction to Spanish Linguistics
536
Language Change in Spanish
537
Spanish Psycholinguistics
538
Language Variation in Spanish
601
Modern Spanish Syntax
604
Spanish Phonetics
610
Contrastive Structures of Spanish and English
630
Senior Seminar in Spanish Linguistics
732
Spanish Syntax and Semantics
734
Spanish Phonology and Morphology
736
History of the Spanish Language
738
Spanish Sociolinguistics
830
Hispanic Linguistics Colloquium
833
Studies in Spanish Synchronic Linguistics
834
Studies in Synchronic Spanish Phonetics, Phonology, and Morphology
836
Studies in Spanish Historical Linguistics
838
Studies in Spanish Sociolinguistics
839
Seminar in Spanish Linguistics
 

Spanish & Portuguese: Romance Linguistics

831
Seminar
894
Group Studies
 

Spanish & Portuguese: Latin American Literatures & Cultures

151
Introduction to Latin American Culture and Literature (GEC, in English)
330
Reinventing America (GEC, in English)
331
Caribbean Cultures (GEC, in English)
367
The US Experience: Hispanics, Language, and Literacy (GEC, in Spanish)
*380
Introduction to Latin American Film (GEC, in English)
450
Introduction to the Study of Literature and Culture in Spanish: Reading Texts
*506
Latin American Culture in a Business Context (In English)
510
Mexican Studies
520
Latin American Literature (in Translation): Fictions & Realities (GEC, in English)
555
Indigenous & Colonial Literatures of Spanish America
556
Modern Spanish American Literature
557
Survey of Latino/a Literature in the US
560
Introducton to Spanish American Culture
H565
Latin American Indigenous Literatures & Cultures
580
Latin American Film
589
Latino Ohio: A Culture Course for Educators & Other Professionals (In English)
590
Interdisciplinary Protocols - Identity & National Formation in Latin Am: Perspectives from Literature, Culture, & History
595
Special Topics in Foreign Study
*640
Globalization & Latin America: Multi-Disciplinary Approaches (cross-listed with IS 640, in English)
650
Senior Seminar in Latin American Literature
660
Senior Seminar in Hispanic Culture
680
Honors Seminar
689
Spanish in Ohio: An Experiential Course for Selected Majors
694
Group Studies
697
Study at a Foreign Institution
702
Introduction to Literary Analysis
755
Studies in Indigenous & Colonial Spanish American Literature
757
Studies in Modern Spanish American Literature
758
Studies in Contemporary Spanish American Literature
759
Comparative Topics in Iberian & Latin American Literature
*Slavery & Discourses of Indentity in Cuba & Brazil
*Anthropophagy in Brazil & Spanish America
*Representing the African Diaspora of Colonial Spanish America & Brazil
760
Topics in Spanish American Culture & Civilization
780
Latin American Film
790
Foundations of Contemporary Critical Theory
792
Interdepartmental Studies in the Humanities
801
Teaching Spanish at the College Level
803
Research Methods and Design
840
Hispanic Literatures & Cultures Colloquium
855
Seminar in Indigenous & Colonial Spanish American Literature
856
Seminar in Independence & 19th C. Spanish American Literature
857
Seminar in Modern Spanish American Literature
858
Seminar Contemporary Spanish American Literature
859
Seminar in Comparative Iberian & Latin American Literature
865
Seminar Latin American Cultures
880
Foundations of Modern Literary Theory
881
Literary Theory since Formalism
882
Seminar in Literary Theory
894
Group Studies
899
Interdepartmental Seminar
 

Spanish & Portuguese: Portuguese

101.01
Elementary Portuguese I
*101.51
Elementary Portuguese I, Individualized
102.01
Elementary Portuguese II
*102.51
Elementary Portuguese II, Individualized
103.01
Intermediate Portuguese I
*103.51
Intermediate Portuguese I, Individualized
104.01
Intermediate Portuguese II
*104.51
Intermediate Portuguese II, Individualized
330
Introduction to Brazilian Culture (GEC)
401
Advanced Portuguese Grammar
402
Portuguese Reading and Listening
403
Portuguese Conversation and Composition
450
Introduction to the Study of Literatures and Cultures of the Portuguese-speaking World
501
Portuguese for Spanish-speakers 1
502
Portuguese for Spanish-speakers 2
*510
Portuguese Translation
511
Advanced Portuguese Composition
*530
Cannibalism in Brazilian Literature and Culture
551
Survey of Portuguese & Brazilian Literature from the Middle Ages to Neoclassicism
552
Modern Lusophone Literature
561
Cultural Expressions of Brazil
606
Business Culture and Communication in Portuguese
611
The Portuguese Language
650
Studies in the Literatures and Cultures of the Portuguese-speaking World
611
The Portuguese Language
694
Group Studies
730
Studies in Portuguese Linguistics
750
Studies in the Literatures & Cultures of the Portuguese-speaking World
Adapting to the Times: Strategies of Cinematic Adaptation in Brazil
 

Women's Studies

340
Latina Experience in the US
367.02
Latina Writers: Text and Context
505
Feminist Analysis in Global Perspective
520
Women of Color & Social Activism
540
Studies in Women of Culture Writing Culture
*576
Women & Visual Culture in Latin America
620
Topics in Feminist Studies
624
Women & Social Change in Latin America
760
Survey of Feminist Methodologies
820
Topics in Gender, Power, & Social Change
860
Topics in Feminist Studies: Global/Transnational Feminisms

COLLEGE OF SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Anthropology

302
Introduction to Medical Anthropology
421.06
Latin American Cultures and Migration in Global Perspective
553.01
The Aztecs and Their Predecessors
553.04
Ancient Maya Civilization
597.01
Cultural Conflict in Developing Nations
597.02
Women, Cutlure, and Development
601.01
Biosocial Aspects of Health
601.04
Women's Health in Global Perspective
620.02
The Anthropology of Women
620.03
Peasant Society & Culture
620.05
Cultural Ecology
620.08
The Anthropology of Food: Culture, Society and Eating
620.11
The Anthropology of Religion
620.15
Economic Anthropology
630
Language & Culture in Education
702
Theories in Cultural Anthropology
 

Geography

200
World Regional Geography
505
Introduction to the Geography of Latin America
605
Special Problems in the Geography of Latin America
630
Environmental Conservation
640
Economies, Space, and Society
642
Geography of Development
643
Geographies of Governmentalities
650
Urban Geography
655
Theories and Methods of Regional Analysis
670
Population Geography
800.01
Theories of Regional Development
800.02
Problems in Regional Development
820.01
Problems in Climatology
840.03
Approaches and Issues in Economic Geography
860.01
Theory of Political Geography
 

Political Science

540.01
Latin American Government & Politics: An Overview
540.02
Politics of Brazil
541
Politics in the Developing World
580
State and Economy
597.02
Political Problems of the Contemporary World
725
Basic Theories in the Study of Comparative Politics
735
Comparative Political Economy
740
Problems in Latin American Politics
 

Sociology

608
Gender, Race, and Class in Mass Communication
754
Demographic Analysis

FISHER COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

Accounting & Management Information Services

894.32
International Accounting
 

Business Administration

555
Introduction to International Business
H657
Establishing Import-Export Firms
798
International Business Policy & Strategy
856
The Environment of International Business
857
International Business Policy & Strategy
 

Business Administration: Finance

825
International Finance
 

Business Administration: Management & Human Resources

763
Employment Relationships around the World
765
International Human Resource Management
802
Managerial Negotiations
858
International Human Resources
894
International Managerial Negotiations
925.01
International Management Seminars
925.02
Selected Issues in International Business
 

Business Administration: Management Sciences

837
Global Sourcing
 
Business Administration: Marketing and Logistics
845
International Marketing Strategy
 

Master of Business Administration

808
International Field Study: Emerging Markets
820
Global Macroeconomics


KNOWLTON SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

City and Regional Planning

741
   Urban Sector & Project Planning for Developing Countries
749
   Developing Countries Studio
753
   Outlines of Regional Planning


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