This is 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. Knowledge of Spanish is highly desirable.

No Prerequisites

1 - 2

Units

Letter

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

Graduate students only

Level Limit

Letters and science

College
COBO BETANCOU
Juan Cobo
3.7
15 reviews
BOSWELL A M
Alicia Boswell
2.9
23 reviews
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Fall 2025 . Cobo Betancou Boswell A M
ARTS 2622
F
12:00 PM - 13:50 PM
Winter 2026 . Cobo Betancou
ARTS 2622
F
12:00 PM - 14:50 PM
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LAIS 200 Mendez S C Fall 2020 Total: 6
LAIS 200 Mendez S C Winter 2019 Total: 4
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HIST8A . Cobo Betancou A Month Ago

lectures = most painfull densly packed hours of your life. So much information that's all over the place & extreamly overwhelming. 4-5 readings (textbook / other), 2 forum responses, one Canvas quiz per week. Lecture and sections are mandatory. three in class essays as tests - easy. This class is alot of work but isnt difficult in terms of grades.

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ARTHI6H . Boswell A M 2 Months Ago

Interesting lectures, but a lot of materials, try to learn definitions right away because you will need it for midterm

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ARTHI6H . Boswell A M 3 Months Ago

She assigns a lot of readings, but you can honestly get by without reading majority of the time. She covers most of it in lecture, but I would focus on the terms she doesn't go over in class because the midterm consists of a lot of memorization of terms and information. Both exams had very thorough review sheets that told you the essay prompts.

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ARTHI6H . Boswell A M 3 Months Ago

the lectures were sooooo boring and the midterm + final were not easy imo. i did so well in this class just because of all the extra credit opportunities.

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ARTHI6H . Boswell A M 4 Months Ago

Literally didn't attend a single lecture after the midterm and free balled the final by just studying on my own and i genuinely think i learned more on my own than with her

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ARTHI6H . Boswell A M 4 Months Ago

So boring and dreaded her lectures she genuinely sounded like a mom lecturing her kids about how she used to ride dinosaurs to school or something

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LAIS 165
0 / 5 Enrolled
Andean Literature, Music, and Culture
Myriam Gonzales Smith 3.2
W
14:00 PM - 16:50 PM
LAIS 189
0 / 5 Enrolled
Vanguard Poetry in Spanish America
Myriam Gonzales Smith 3.2
T R
15:30 PM - 16:45 PM
LAIS 195A
0 / 5 Enrolled
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T B A
LAIS 195B
0 / 5 Enrolled
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T B A
LAIS 199
0 / 5 Enrolled
Independent Studies
T B A
LAIS 203
4 / 10 Enrolled
Library and Archival Resources and Research in Latin American and Iberian Studies
Juan Cobo 3.7
W
14:00 PM - 15:50 PM