Advanced Studies in Latin American History and Culture
Undergraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 10
- Teaching semesters
- Spring
- Course code
- SPLA209
- Number of semesters
- 1
- Teaching language
- Spanish
- Resources
- Schedule
- Reading list
Course description
Objectives and Content
SPLA209 is an advanced course in Latin American cultural studies. The aim of the course is to provide a deeper knowledge of a spesific topic.
The course topic can vary from semester to semester but will always be within the field of Latin American cultural studies. The topic may in one semester feature specialisation in for example a historical period, a spesific country or a spesific theme.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:
The candidate
- has knowledge about a topic in Latin American historical and cultural studies
- has an understanding of how the course topic shapes the Latin American reality
- can explain how the course topic fits in with general characteristics in Latin American historical and cultural studies
Skills:
The candidate
- has developed the ability to use relevant analytical tools to interpret different issues in Latin American historical and cultural studies
- has developed their language competence, especially with regard to interpreting different Spanish language texts from Latin American historical and cultural studies
General Competence:
The candidate
- has the ability to continue with a Master's program in Spanish language and Latin American studies (after also having completed other required or elective courses)
Full-time/Part-time
ECTS Credits
Level of Study
Semester of Instruction
Place of Instruction
Required Previous Knowledge
Recommended Previous Knowledge
Credit Reduction due to Course Overlap
Teaching and learning methods
If fewer than five students register for a course, instruction will be tailored to the number of students. If this is the case, students will be informed of alternate instruction arrangements at the beginning of the semester prior to the registration deadline of Feb 1/Sept 1.
Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
Students must attend at least 70% of the classes in order to be allowed to take the final course assessment.
The compulsory course assignments are valid for one semester after the semester the course was taken.
Forms of Assessment
In the course, the following forms of assessment will be used:
The form of assessment in the course is a four-hour written examination in Spanish. The grade will be based on content and language. The exam may be administered digitally.
Grading Scale
Assessment Semester
Reading List
The required course reading (in total 550 pages) includes a selection of historical source texts and scholarly articles/essays, and more general overview texts related to these.
As a rule, students are to adhere to the course reading list given the semester the course is taken. However, one may, in special cases, get permission to replace the reading list with that of an earlier semester. This requires an application at the beginning of the semester. Contact the Department of Foreign Languages.