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COURSE SYLLABUS: Colonial Latin America

Course Title:	LA370 – Colonial Latin America
Department:	Latin American Studies
Instructor:	Michele Beshears MA - E-Mail - Vita

Course Description:
The course describes the Colonial Period of the Spanish and Portuguese possessions in Latin America.

Required book: Online Bookstore

Lockhart, James; Schwartz, Stuart; and Knight, Alan. (1991). Early Latin America: A History of Colonial Spanish America and Brazil. Cambridge. Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge.
ISBN: 0521299292

Course Requirements:

1. Mid-term Exam. Essay. 2-4 pages. The student must contact the professor to arrange for the topic. 25%

2. Final Exam. Essay. 2-4 pages. The student must contact the professor to arrange for the topic. 25%

3. Term Paper. The topic will be selected by the student. APA Style. Minimum eight references. 50%

Grading Scale:

90 - 100% 80 - 89.99% 70 - 79.99% 60 - 69.99% below 60%

A B C D F

Grading:
Your grade in this course will be based on the following:

Mid-term Exam Final Exam Term Paper

25% 25% 50%

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Week #1
The Iberian ways
The indigenous ways.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Week #2
From islands to mainland: the Caribbean phase and subsequent conquests.
Conquest society: central areas

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Week #3
Maturity in the Spanish Indies.
Brazilian beginnings

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Week #4
Brazil in the sugar age

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Mid-term Examination

Week #5
The fringes

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #6
The colonial times in the Spanish Indies

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #7
Brazil in the age of gold and absolutism

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #8
The coming of independence

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Submit Final Exam
Submit the Term Paper