HIST 210 History of Latin America
This course is a survey of Latin American history from the pre-Columbia era to the present day. Students will be able to describe the political, economic, cultural, and social development of Latin America and the emergence of a hybrid society that incorporates Iberian, Amerindian, and African cultures and traditions. The course will include the impact of European conquest and colonization on Latin America, the development of independent Latin American nation-states, relations between Latin America and the United States, revolutions in Mexico, Cuba, and Central America, and the challenges facing Latin American democracies.
Hours Weekly
3 hours weekly
Course Objectives
- Analyze the relationship between local and international events and/or systems and the way in which they have profoundly influenced the course of Latin American history.
- Describe the Spanish and Haitian Revolutions: their impetus, impact, and legacies from a global perspective.
- Understand the way in which Latin American experiences are shaped by cultural syncretism as evidenced by the fusion of global and indigenous cultures.
- Employ historical concepts, methods, and/or theories to understand behavior, institutions, and/or change over time.
- Apply introductory research skills that historians use to gather and interpret information.
Course Objectives
- Analyze the relationship between local and international events and/or systems and the way in which they have profoundly influenced the course of Latin American history.
Learning Activity Artifact
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Describe the Spanish and Haitian Revolutions: their impetus, impact, and legacies from a global perspective.
Learning Activity Artifact
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Understand the way in which Latin American experiences are shaped by cultural syncretism as evidenced by the fusion of global and indigenous cultures.
Learning Activity Artifact
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Employ historical concepts, methods, and/or theories to understand behavior, institutions, and/or change over time.
This objective is a course Goal Only
Learning Activity Artifact
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Research project
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Social science program rubric
Program Goal(s)
Degree: Social Sciences - A.A. Degree (Transfer)
1. Employ social science concepts, methods, and/or theories to understand behavior, institutions, and/or change over time.
- Apply introductory research skills that historians use to gather and interpret information.
This objective is a course Goal Only
Learning Activity Artifact
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Research paper
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Social Science Program Rubric
Program Goal(s)
Degree: Social Sciences - A.A. Degree (Transfer)
Apply introductory research skills that social scientists use to gather and interpret information.