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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of History, Classics and Archaeology : History

Undergraduate Course: The United States and Latin America, 1952-2004 (HIST10175)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of History, Classics and Archaeology CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaHistory Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThe course provides an overview of US foreign policy in Latin America, 1952-2004, and the experience of Latin American communities in the United States over the same period. From a practical perspective, topics to be covered would include: Cold War counterinsurgency, the War on Drugs, Latin American groups in Florida, California and elsewhere, and the impact of multinational entities, from religious organisations to corporations and political institutions. From a theoretical perspective, students will be expected to think imaginatively about traditional categories of foreign and domestic history. In addition, students will be exposed to new currents in the practice of history, revolving around deconstruction, interdisciplinarity, and transnationalism.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements A pass or passes in 40 credits of first level historical courses or equivalent and a pass or passes in 40 credits of second level historical courses or equivalent.
Before enrolling students on this course, Directors are asked to contact the History Honours Admission Secretary to ensure that a place is available (Tel: 503783).
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will gain an appreciation of the history of the Americas in the later twentieth century, and the foreign policy of the United States in particular.

Students should expect to develop a variety of transferable skills - research, analysis, evaluation, methods of criticism, argument and presentation and gain experience with differing approaches to historical and historiographical understanding.

They will, moreover, be exposed to material directly relevant to global politics and society today, and should by the end of the course be able to apply their learning to contemporary political events.
Assessment Information
One 3000 word essay worth one third of overall assessment and one two-hour examination worth two thirds of overall assessment.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiser Course secretaryMs Marie-Therese Rafferty
Tel: (0131 6)50 3780
Email: M.T.Rafferty@ed.ac.uk
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