Required Capstone Course: 3 Credits All BLS majors and minors must complete this capstone course. It will be organized using three key components: (1) Academic coursework, (2) Fieldwork, and (3) Public Knowledge Research Projects. The capstone course themes will be determined by the instructor, such as by offering specialized focus on (1) race, history, culture or, (2) racial and social justice, public policy, and human rights. Upon completion students will have developed advanced skills in research methods, established fieldwork experience, and a public research project. |
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CourseNumber | 4900 |
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Discipline | BLS |
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Discipline | LTS |
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| Seminar in Black and Latino Studies | 3 credits |
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Required Core Elective Courses: 6 Credits Majors must take two interdisciplinary Core Elective courses, which will establish experience with the foundational methods and themes that inform Black, Latino, and Latinx Studies. |
- Take one of the following Core Electives in interdisciplinary, intersectional thinking about gender, race, and sexuality:
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CourseNumber | 3012 |
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Discipline | LTS |
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| Latinas: A Social and Cultural Survey Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3024 |
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Discipline | BLS |
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| Women of Color
- Take one of the following interdisciplinary Core Electives to develop complex thinking about empire and racial justice.
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CourseNumber | 3100 |
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Discipline | LTS |
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| Latino Communities in the U.S. Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3012 |
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Discipline | BLS |
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| Black Revolution and Political Thinking in the U.S. Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3050 |
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Discipline | BLS |
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CourseNumber | 3050 |
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Discipline | LTS |
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| Race and Global Inequity
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Additional Elective Courses in the Major (21 credits) The Elective Courses offered to support the major manifest the interdisciplinary practices that define Black, Latinx Studies, and AfroLatinx Studies. They represent a distribution of courses that support well-rounded knowledge within Black, Caribbean, and Latinx areas of interest. |
Black Studies (BLS) Elective Courses Offered by the Department of Black and Latino Studies |
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CourseNumber | 3002 |
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Discipline | BLS |
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| Contemporary Black Literatures | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3008 |
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Discipline | BLS |
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| Urban Economic Structure | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3010 |
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Discipline | BLS |
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| The Black Child and Adolescent in the United States | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3011 |
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Discipline | BLS |
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| The Black Family | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3012 |
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Discipline | BLS |
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| Black Revolution and Political Thinking in the U.S. * | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3013 |
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Discipline | BLS |
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| Mass Media and the Black America | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3014 |
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Discipline | BLS |
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| Civil Rights Legislation and Litigation | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3015 |
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Discipline | BLS |
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| Black Economic Development 1860-Present | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3018 |
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Discipline | BLS |
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| African Philosophy and Religion | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3024 |
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Discipline | BLS |
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| Women of Color * | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3050 |
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Discipline | BLS |
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| Race and Global Inequality * | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3085 |
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Discipline | BLS |
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| Special Topics in Black Studies | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 5000 |
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Discipline | BLS |
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| Independent Study I | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 5001 |
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Discipline | BLS |
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| Independent Study II | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 6001H |
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Discipline | BLS |
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| Honors Thesis I in Black Studies ** | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 6002H |
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Discipline | BLS |
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| Honors Thesis I in Black Studies ** | 3 credits |
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Latino Studies (LTS) Elective Courses Offered By the Department of Black and Latino Studies |
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CourseNumber | 3001 |
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Discipline | LTS |
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| The Puerto Rican Community | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3002 |
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Discipline | LTS |
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| Puerto Rican Political and Economic Development in the Twentieth Century | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3004 |
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Discipline | LTS |
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| Politics and Power in Puerto Rico | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3005 |
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Discipline | LTS |
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| Economic History of Puerto Rico | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3006 |
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Discipline | LTS |
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| Religions in the Caribbean | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3007 |
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Discipline | LTS |
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| Puerto Rican Culture | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3009 |
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Discipline | LTS |
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| Dominican Heritage: From Pre-Columbian Times to Present | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3012 |
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Discipline | LTS |
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| Latinas: A Social and Cultural Survey * | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3050 |
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Discipline | LTS |
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| Race and Global Inequality * | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3052 |
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Discipline | LTS |
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| Latinx Film and Media | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3085 |
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Discipline | LTS |
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| Special Topics in Hispanic/Latino Studies | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3100 |
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Discipline | LTS |
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| Latino Communities in the U.S. * | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3110 |
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Discipline | LTS |
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| Debates in Latin American Social Theory | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 5000 |
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Discipline | LTS |
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| Independent Study I | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 5001 |
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Discipline | LTS |
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| Independent Study II | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 6001H |
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Discipline | LTS |
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| Honors Thesis I in Black Studies ** | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 6002H |
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Discipline | LTS |
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| Honors Thesis I in Black Studies ** | 3 credits |
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NOTES: * These courses satisfy the Core Elective requirement. **The BLS/LTS 5000/5001 and BLS/LTS 6001H/6002H course sequences allow for independent study and advanced work. In these courses students will work on independent projects under mentorship and direction from a faculty advisor. These projects may include experiential learning or social justice work with community organizations. All projects in this course sequence will culminate in an advanced research project.
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BLS and LTS Elective Courses Cross-Listed with Other Weissman Departments |
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CourseNumber | 3030 |
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Discipline | BLS |
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CourseNumber | 3030 |
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Discipline | LTS |
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CourseNumber | 3030 |
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Discipline | SOC |
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| The Changing Demographics of the City |
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CourseNumber | 3034 |
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Discipline | BLS |
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CourseNumber | 3034 |
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Discipline | ENG |
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| Survey of African American Literature | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3035 |
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Discipline | BLS |
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CourseNumber | 3035 |
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Discipline | LTS |
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CourseNumber | 3035 |
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Discipline | SOC |
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| The Remaking of New York: The Immigrant Experience | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3835 |
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Discipline | BLS |
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CourseNumber | 3835 |
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Discipline | ENG |
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| Black Women Writers | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3845 |
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Discipline | BLS |
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CourseNumber | 3845 |
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Discipline | ENG |
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| Genres of African Literature | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3038 |
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Discipline | BLS |
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CourseNumber | 3038 |
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Discipline | CMP |
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CourseNumber | 3038 |
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Discipline | ENG |
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| Survey of Caribbean Literature in English | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3060 |
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Discipline | BLS |
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CourseNumber | 3060 |
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Discipline | HIS |
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| African American History | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3061 |
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Discipline | BLS |
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CourseNumber | 3061 |
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Discipline | HIS |
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| Survey of African History | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3062 |
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Discipline | BLS |
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CourseNumber | 3062 |
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Discipline | HIS |
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| Women in African History | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3063 |
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Discipline | BLS |
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CourseNumber | 3063 |
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Discipline | HIS |
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| History of the African Diaspora | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3115 |
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Discipline | BLS |
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CourseNumber | 3115 |
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Discipline | ANT |
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CourseNumber | 3115 |
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Discipline | SOC |
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| People and Culture of Haiti | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3043 |
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Discipline | BLS |
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CourseNumber | 3043 |
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Discipline | THE |
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| Theater of Color in the United States | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3044 |
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Discipline | BLS |
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CourseNumber | 3044 |
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Discipline | LTS |
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CourseNumber | 3044 |
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Discipline | SOC |
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| Migration in the Americas | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3055 |
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Discipline | BLS |
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CourseNumber | 3055 |
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Discipline | LTS |
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CourseNumber | 3055 |
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Discipline | HIS |
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| The Sixties in America | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3056 |
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Discipline | BLS |
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CourseNumber | 3056 |
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Discipline | LTS |
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CourseNumber | 3056 |
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Discipline | HIS |
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| The Civil Rights Movement | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3125 |
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Discipline | BLS |
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CourseNumber | 3125 |
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Discipline | LTS |
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CourseNumber | 3125 |
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Discipline | ANT |
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CourseNumber | 3125 |
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Discipline | SOC |
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| Race and Ethnic Relations | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3010 |
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Discipline | LTS |
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CourseNumber | 3010 |
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Discipline | HIS |
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| Central America: A Regional Study | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3015 |
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Discipline | LTS |
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CourseNumber | 3015 |
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Discipline | ANT |
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CourseNumber | 3015 |
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Discipline | SOC |
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| Cuban Culture and Society | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3021 |
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Discipline | LTS |
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CourseNumber | 3021 |
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Discipline | ANT |
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CourseNumber | 3021 |
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Discipline | SOC |
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| The U.S. and Mexican Border | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3025 |
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Discipline | LTS |
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CourseNumber | 3025 |
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Discipline | HIS |
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| Race, Class, and Gender in Brazil | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3051 |
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Discipline | LTS |
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CourseNumber | 3051 |
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Discipline | CMP |
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CourseNumber | 3051 |
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Discipline | JWS |
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CourseNumber | 3051 |
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Discipline | LACS |
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| Latin American Jewish Women Writers | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3058 |
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Discipline | LTS |
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CourseNumber | 3058 |
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Discipline | CMP |
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CourseNumber | 3058 |
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Discipline | ENG |
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| Contemporary Latin American Fiction | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3059 |
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Discipline | LTS |
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CourseNumber | 3059 |
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Discipline | CMP |
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CourseNumber | 3059 |
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Discipline | ENG |
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| Latin American Literature in the U.S. | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3071 |
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Discipline | LTS |
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CourseNumber | 3071 |
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Discipline | HIS |
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| Colonial Latin America | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3073 |
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Discipline | LTS |
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CourseNumber | 3073 |
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Discipline | HIS |
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| History of US-Latin American Relations | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3074 |
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Discipline | LTS |
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CourseNumber | 3074 |
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Discipline | HIS |
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| From Silver to Cocaine: The Economic History of Latin America | 3 credits |