13 courses with the subject LAS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
LAS 110Topics in Inter-American Affairs (3 cr.)
As the curriculum core of the North Country High School Model Organization of American States, this course will examine the broad range of problems and issues currently facing the nations and peoples of the Americas. It will involve interdisciplinary, participatory, cooperative learning for high school and college students, including representing a country at a simulated model assembly on campus at the end of May or 1st of June. May be taken twice as different countries are represented. Liberal arts Semester(s) Offered: Spring
A survey of Latin America from the perspectives of its past, its present and its external relations, including history, geography, social structure and groupings, politics, economy and artistic culture. Liberal arts Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: World Cultures SUNY Framework: World History and Global Awareness Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Project individually arranged by student and faculty sponsor. Requires completion of the Independent Study form and approval by the Faculty Sponsor, Academic Advisor, Department Chair and Academic Dean.
Project individually arranged by student and faculty sponsor. Requires completion of the Independent Study form and approval by the Faculty Sponsor, Academic Advisor, Department Chair and Academic Dean.
LAS 330The Drug War, Narco-Trafficking & Human Rights in the Americas (3 cr.)
An examination of drug trade in the Americas from production and trafficking to dealing, consumption, violence and corruption; looking at drug trafficking and the War on Drugs from historical, comparative and contemporary angles, and the way that international drug policy has shaped drug trade and civil society. In addition to political policy, students will analyze the effect that the Drug War has had on human rights, migration, trade, poverty, political power, militarization and the environment. Liberal arts
Sophomore standing or POI. Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: World Cultures SUNY Framework: World History and Global Awareness Semester(s) Offered: Spring
LAS 344Latin American Studies Seminar (3 cr.)
This course enhances students’ understanding of the diverse populations originating in Latin American and residing in the U. S. in relation to global economic changes, the immigration process, assimilation patterns, ethnic mobilization, and their needs in the areas of education, health, and social services. Liberal Arts
LAS 111 or POI Meets Advanced Writing Requirement Semester(s) Offered: Varies
LAS 350The Global Economy in Latin America: Industry, Labor and the Environment (3 cr.)
An exploration of the global economic forces that are shaping the contemporary living and labor conditions of Latin Americans. Case studies from Central and South America provide students with a critical understanding of international economic relationships and the extractive, manufacturing and agricultural industries currently operating in Latin American countries. The course will consider the social, cultural, political, and environmental contexts in which these industries occur, as well as the complex socio-cultural and political changes associated with the drastic economic restructuring of a society. Liberal arts
Junior standing or ANT 102 , BUS 203 , CAS 111 , ECO 101 , ENV 101 , HIS 132 , HIS 162 , or PSC 220 . Semester(s) Offered: Fall
LAS 399Independent Study (1 to 15 cr.)
Project individually arranged by student and faculty sponsor. Requires completion of the Independent Study form and approval by the Faculty Sponsor, Academic Advisor, Department Chair and Academic Dean.
A multidisciplinary review of the twentieth-century problems and preoccupations of Latin America, the course is the capstone of the Latin American Studies curriculum and brings into final focus the political, social, cultural, economic and historical realities of the region. Liberal arts
ENG 101 , 15 hours of Latin American Studies or equivalent or POI. Semester(s) Offered: Spring
LAS 459Field Study - Organization of American States (1 to 4 cr.)
Preparation includes learning the foreign policy of a Latin American-Caribbean nation and the structure/operation of the OAS, creating resolutions, verbal argumentation, reading and abstracting documents, questioning diplomatic representatives. May be repeated. Liberal arts
Six credits of LAS content courses or POI. Felony Questionnaire Required Semester(s) Offered: Spring
LAS 498Internship (3 to 15 cr.)
Advanced field work under academic supervision. The course is open to any student in the SUNY study abroad programs in Chile. Participation in the work of the Chilean Congress, the presidency, government agencies, businesses, schools, clinics, service agencies, newspapers and embassies. Liberal arts
Intermediate-level Spanish and by written application once enrolled in the Latin American Southern Cone Programs. Felony Questionnaire Required
LAS 499Independent Study (1 to 15 cr.)
Project individually arranged by student and faculty sponsor. Requires completion of the Independent Study form and approval by the Faculty Sponsor, Academic Advisor, Department Chair and Academic Dean.
Project individually arranged by student and faculty sponsor. Requires completion of the Independent Study form and approval by the Faculty Sponsor, Academic Advisor, Department Chair and Academic Dean.
