Below are the graduate courses offered by LAIS. To see which courses are being offered this and next quarter, search the UCSB course catalog.
LAIS Courses
LAIS 200. Latin American and Iberian Studies Colloquium
(1-2) Staff
Required for all graduate students in the program.
A year-long colloquium designed to acquaint students with current research on the main areas of Latin American and Iberian Studies as well as the faculty associated with the program. Students enroll in 1-2 units per quarter, accumulating 4 units after three quarters of enrollment.
LAIS 201. Interdisciplinary Approaches to the History and Societies of Latin America and Iberia
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Issues central to the study of Latin America and Iberia across the social sciences and history. Topics may include nationalism, revolution, politics and the state, economic development and international relations, labor, popular culture, race, gender, religion, migration, environment, imperialism, and colonialism.
LAIS 202. Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Cultures, Languages, and Literatures of Latin America and Iberia
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Issues pertinent to the diverse cultures, languages, and literatures of Latin America and Iberia; disciplines and approaches may include pre-Columbian studies; Spanish and Spanish American literatures; Portuguese and Brazilian literatures; translation studies; cultural, gender, and queer studies; Romance language and linguistics.
LAIS 203. Library and Archival Resources and Research in Latin American and Iberian Studies
(2) Staff
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Introduces students to digital and paper library and archival resources and research. Students will learn effective use of library and online research strategies from the instructor and the LAIS librarian.
LAIS 590. Teaching Assistant Practicum
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: TA appointment.
Units earned do not apply toward completion of advanced degrees. S/U grading only. Required of TAs in LAIS. Participation in occasional workshops related to the field of teaching is required.
Supervised teaching of LAIS discussion sessions at UCSB.
LAIS 596. Directed Reading and Research
(2-4) Staff
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Individual independent study which could include work with the Education Abroad Program. A written proposal for each tutorial must be approved by the student’s program advisor and by the department chair. The number of units that a student may take depends on the nature of the program and the consent of the advisor or the graduate committee.
LAIS 597. Individual Study for M.A. Comprehensive
(2-8) Staff
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
No unit credit allowed toward advanced degrees.
Individual study for M.A. comprehensive. Instructor should be the student’s major professor or chair of advisory committee.
LAIS 598. Master’s Thesis Research and Preparation
(1-6) Staff
Prerequisites: fulfillment of all graduate requirements except the thesis.
Only for research and writing of the thesis, under the direction of a faculty member in the program and with the approval of the program director.