Course Details in 2023/24 Session

Module Title	LC Unity, Diversity and the Re-shaping of the New World: Latin America since 1900
School	Lan, Cult, Art Hist & Music
Department	Modern Languages
Module Code	09 34908
Module Lead	Antonio Sánchez
Level	Certificate Level
Credits	10
Semester	Semester 2
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Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-10 hours Seminar-5 hours Guided independent study-85 hours Total: 100 hours
Exclusions
Description	The module will develop students’ understanding of the main historical developments relating to the incorporation of Latin American countries to global markets, the emergence of mass politics and the effects of the geopolitics of the Cold War in the region until the end of the twentieth century.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: demonstrate a thorough understanding of the key issues that stake out the history of Latin American countries throughout the twentieth century as well as of their historical processes and social formations; Analyse and assess these processes and events from the perspective of dependence and modernisation theories; Apply a variety of analytical and argumentative skills in order to produce reasoned, well-informed critical arguments about contemporary Latin America.
Assessment	34908-01 : Essay (2,000 words) in English : Coursework (70%) 34908-02 : 10 minute video presentation : Presentation (30%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: Essay (2,000 words) in English (70%); Video presentation (10 minutes) in English on Canvas (30%). Reassessment: Resubmission of failed element(s) in the Supplementary session.
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