HIST 140 History of Latin America

(IAI: S2 920N)
Prerequisite: Placement into ENG 099 or higher
3 lectures per week: 3 hrs transfer credit
Students will examine the political, social, and economic history of principal Latin American nations, including the origins and development of the region’s peoples and cultures to the present. Equal emphasis will be placed on evaluating the contribution of First Peoples, Africans, and Europeans to early Latin American history, and assessing more recent historical events that have affected change in modern Latin America.