Core Courses

Concentration in Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies

American Studies
MALS 73100 American Culture and Values, 3 credits
MALS 73200 American Social Institutions, 3 credits

Approaches to Modernity
MALS 70700 The Shaping of Modernity, 1789-1914, 3 credits
MALS 70800 Transformations of Modernity, 1914-present, 3 credits

Bioethics, Science, and Society
MALS 74100 The Conceptual Structure of Science, 3 credits
MALS 74200 The Practice of Science and Medicine, 3 credits
MALS 74300 Bioethics: Policies and Cases, 3 credits

Biography, Autobiography, and Memoir
MALS 70900  Biography, Autobiography, and Memoir I:
Biography: Theories, History, and Kinds, 3 credits
MALS 71000  Biography, Autobiography, and Memoir II:
Life Writing: Autobiography, Memoir, and the "Minor" Genres, 3 credits

Film Studies
MALS 77100  Aesthetics of Film, 3 credits
MALS 77200  History of the Cinema I, 1895-1930, 3 credits
MALS 77300  History of the Cinema II, 1930-Present, 3 credits

International Studies
MALS 71400 Introduction to International Studies, 3 credits
MALS 71500 Critical Issues in International Studies, 3 credits

Landmarks in Western Thought
MALS 70500  Classical, Medieval, or Renaissance Culture, 3 credits
MALS 70600  Enlightenment and Critique, 3 credits

Urban Education
MALS 78100 Issues in Urban Education, 3 credits
MALS 78200 The Politics of Contemporary Urban Education, 3 credits

Women’s Studies
MALS 72100 Major Feminist Texts, 3 credits
MALS 72200 Contemporary Feminist Thought, 3 credits