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COURSE SYLLABUS: Higher Education in Latin America

Course Title: Department: Instructor:

LA435 - Higher Education in Latin America Latin American Studies Dr. John D. Theodore, Ph.D., D.B.A., CMC - E-Mail - Vita

Course Description:
The course examines and the development and current state of higher education in Latin America and presents the slow entrance of private higher education and the competition it creates against state controlled universities.

Required book: Online Bookstore

DeWitt, Hans, et all. (2005). Higher Education in Latin America. The International Dimension. Danvers, MA. Office of the Publisher, the World Bank.
ISBN: 0821362097

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
Chapter 1. An Internationalization Model: Responding to New Relations and Challenges.
Chapter 2. Regional and International Challenges in Higher Education in Latin America.

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

Week #2
Chapter 3. Internationalization of Higher Education in Argentina.
Chapter 4. Internationalization of Higher Education in Brazil.

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

Week #3
Chapter 5. Internationalization of Higher Education in Chile.
Chapter 6. Internationalization of Higher Education in Colombia.

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

Week #4
Chapter 7. Internationalization of Higher Education in Cuba.

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

Mid-term Examination

Week #5
Chapter 8. Internationalization of Higher Education in Mexico

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

Week #6
Chapter 9. Internationalization of Higher Education in Peru.

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

Week #7
Chapter 10. Key Actors and Programs

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

Week #8
Chapter 11. The Latin American Way: Trends, Issues, and Directions.

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

Submit Final Exam
Submit the Term Paper