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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
Juan Cobo
3.7
14 reviews
Fall 2025 . Cobo Betancou Boswell A M
ARTS 2622
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12:00 PM - 13:50 PM
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LAIS 200 Mendez S C Fall 2020 Total: 6
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3.7
HIST8A . 5 Months Ago

He was a good professor and this class is fascinating. However, it is hard. Like there is a tonnnn of content and lots of papers and writing.

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HIST8A . 8 Months Ago

He was a very nice and understanding professor. He would speak quickly in lectures but he always made an attempt to slow down when asked. The content was manageable and was broken down easily.

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HIST8A . 11 Months Ago

A lot of reading and lectures move quickly. It can be hard to grasp everything shared in lecture bc a lot is covered in the class. only 2 papers, midterm and final. Theres 1 quiz and 1 discussion every week but those are pretty simple. theres multiple attempts on quizzes. He is really nice and willing to help. very passionate about his work

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HIST8A . 11 Months Ago

You have to write 3 essays that were kinda easy. Lots of reading but I didn't read almost anything and I think I'll get an A. I guess its good for a gen ed but it was so painfully boring, each lecture all I did was play wordle. Cobo was cool but his accent was hard to understand (british). If you like history you'll probably like this class.

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HIST8A . A Year Ago

The grade is mainly based on weekly quizzes you can retake and 3 essays; one of them being the final exam essay and two of them being collaborative essays. He's very passionate and always willing to help.

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HIST8A . A Year Ago

A lot of reading and work but he's a really nice professor!! Very good at teaching.

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