Upper Division GE Theme I
This theme is designed to provide you with a well-integrated set of courses which will enrich your understanding of our unique and complex southern neighbors in Mexico and Central America. We will examine social and political institutions, as well as development of the area's natural resources to learn to understand the future and how the United States, particularly California, can interrelate. The history, politics, diverse social structure, and rich artistic traditions of Mexico and Central America are all expressions of a region that the United States, and particularly California, needs to understand and appreciate.
Students who select this theme have the option of spending the last six weeks of the semester on an experiential-living program in Merida, Mexico. Please see the Latin American Studies Coordinator for more information.
Two courses required:
- LAST 352 Mex: Art/Music/Lit 3.0 FS *NW This course is the same as LAST 352M which may be substituted.
- LAST 351 Nat History/Ecology Middle Amer 3.0 FS *NW Prerequisites: Completion of the GE Breadth Area B requirement or faculty permission. This course is the same as LAST 351M which may be substituted.
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One course selected from:
Mexico
- GEOG 354 Mexico: Land and People 3.0 FA *NW This course is the same as LAST 354
- HIST 382 Mexico: History and Politics 3.0 FS *NW This course is the same as LAST 350 and LAST 350M which may be substituted.
- LAST 350 Mexico: History and Politics 3.0 FS *NW This course is the same as HIST 382 and LAST 350M which may be substituted.
Central America
- LAST 321 Central Amer: History/Politics 3.0 SP *NW This course is the same as POLS 321 which may be substituted.
- POLS 321 Central Amer: History/Politics 3.0 SP *NW This course is the same as LAST 321 which may be substituted.
- GEOG 355 Central Amer/Carib: Land/People 3.0 Inq *NW This course is the same as LAST 355 which may be substituted.
- LAST 355 Central Amer/Carib: Land/Peoples 3.0 SP *NW This course is the same as GEOG 355 which may be substituted.