2003-2004 - The University of Scranton

Elective Courses (choose four)
ENGL 431 Dante’s Divine Comedy
ITAL 207 Italian Women Writers
ITAL 208 Envisioning Italy from Novel to
Film: The Case of Neorealism
ITAL 209 Italian Cinema: From Origins
to Present
ARTH 214 Renaissance Art and Architecture:
1250-1500
ARTH 216 Michelangelo and His World
ARTH 217 Leonardo Da Vinci
ARTH 218 The Age of Rembrandt
ARTH 384 Special Topics in Art History
(if applicable)
MUS 217 Opera
MUS 284 Special Topics in Music History
(if applicable)
HIST 240 Modern Italy
HIST 323 The Renaissance
PHIL 221 Medieval Philosophy
PHIL 222 Modern Philosophy I
NSCI 103 The Ascent of Man
Latin American Studies
Concentration
Lee M. Penyak, Ph.D., Director
The Latin American Studies Concentration
is designed to advance students’ awareness
and understanding of Latin America. It seeks
to provide both broad, general knowledge of
the entire Latin American region, and indepth
knowledge of specific countries,
regional groupings of countries, and cultures
both dominant and marginal. The concentration
is open to all majors and it consists of
courses from a variety of disciplines with a
primary focus on Latin America. These
courses fulfill general education requirements
in the Humanities area (Foreign Languages
and History), the Social Sciences area (Political
Science), and some of them also carry cultural
diversity and writing intensive credit.
Supporting courses may fulfill general education
requirements in other areas as well.
The Latin American Studies Concentration
is an attractive complement to many existing
majors. Related fields include foreign languages,
international business, international
language/business, international studies, history,
political science, theology, philosophy
* At this level or higher; intermediate Spanish (211-212) is a prerequisite for 311.
† Elementary Portuguese is taught intensively; only 4.5 credits are required.
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and sociology. Some related professions or
careers include law, government, non-governmental
organizations, non-profit organizations,
banking and teaching.
Core and supporting courses are listed
below. Others will be added as they are
developed.
Language (4.5-6 credits)
SPAN 311-312* or PORT 210†
History (6 credits)
HIST 125-126 Latin American History
HIST 213 Gender and Family in
Latin America
HIST 215 Church & Society in
Latin America
HIST 327 The African Experience
in Latin America
Politics (6 credits)
PS 219 Survey of Latin American Politics
PS 3XX Topical or country-specific courses
Supporting Courses (6 credits)
SPAN 320 Introduction to Literature
SPAN 314 Topics in Latin American
Culture & Civilization
SPAN 331 Spanish American Literature
SPAN/PS 295 Contemporary Mexican
Culture and Language
T/RS XXX Liberation Theologies
PHIL XXX Latin American Thought
Peace and Justice Studies Program
Stephen J. Casey, M.A., Coordinator
The Synod of Bishops of the Roman
Catholic Church (1971) reported that “actions
on behalf of justice and participation in the
transformation of the world fully appear to us
as a constitutive dimension of the preaching of
the Gospel…” The 32nd General Congregation
of the Society of Jesus (1974-75) established
a pedagogical norm for its own institutions
of higher education when it determined
that the practice of faith was inextricably
linked to the promotion of justice. In this vein
the University’s Peace and Justice Program was
instituted to bring academic studies, including
classes, community service and interdisciplinary
research, into the process of building a
more just and thus more peaceful society.