Undergraduate Catalogue - UPRM

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
HIST 3202. MODERN WORLD HISTORY II.
Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per
week.
The contemporary world from the Congress of
Vienna to the present, with emphasis on the First
and Second World Wars, the Cold War and the
Third World.
HIST 3211. HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA.
Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per
week.
The historical development of Latin America from
its origins to the wars of independence, with
emphasis on the Spanish Conquest and the
development of the colonial society.
HIST 3212. HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA.
Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per
week.
History of Latin America from the national period
to the present, with emphasis on its economic,
social and political development.
HIST 3221. HISTORY OF THE ANTILLES.
Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per
week.
A comparative study of the historical development
in the Antilles of Spanish, English, French and
Dutch colonial institutions through the 18th
century.
HIST 3222. HISTORY OF THE ANTILLES.
Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per
week.
A comparative study of the social, economic and
political development of the Antilles in the 19th
and 20th centuries.
HIST 3241. HISTORY OF PUERTO RICO.
Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per
week.
History of Puerto Rico from the discovery and
colonization to the middle of the nineteenth
century.
HIST 3242. HISTORY OF PUERTO RICO.
Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per
week.
History of Puerto Rico from the second half of the
nineteenth century to the present.
HIST 4005. HISTORY OF MEXICO. Three
credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week.
History of Mexico from Pre-Colombian times to
the present; the political, social, cultural, and
economic development of the country.
HIST 4055. THEMES IN EUROPEAN
HISTORY. Three credit hours. Three hours of
lecture per week. Prerequisite: HIST 4222.
Advanced study of the most significant movements
in modern European History. Readings, research,
and report writing.
HIST 4066. THEMES IN THE HISTORY OF
THE AMERICAS. Three credit hours. Three
hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: HIST
4222.
Advanced study of the most significant movements
in the historical development of the Americas.
Readings, research, and report writing.
HIST 4075. SPECIAL PROBLEMS. Three credit
hours. Three hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisite: Authorization of the Director of the
Department.
Under the guidance of a member of the staff, the
student will be required to organize and carry out a
project of historical research.
HIST 4111-4112. SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Three credit
hours per semester. Three hours of lecture per week
each semester.
A history of the development of the American
people from early colonial days to the present. The
expansion and changes in the general patterns of
living, thinking and culture will be covered, with
emphasis on economic and political factors.
HIST 4117. HISTORY OF LABOR IN THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Three credit
hours. Three hours of lecture per week.
The development of the patterns and institutions of
labor in the United States of America from colonial
times to the present, with emphasis on the post-
Civil War period. Includes discussions on
indentured servitude, slavery and the development
of free labor, the origins and development of
unionism, and the labor-oriented theories of social
reform.
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