printer friendly pageOSPSANTG 62: Topics in Chilean History
Independent study topics concerning any aspect of Chilean history such as independence and nation building, social and economic development, ideas and culture, dictatorship and democracy. Research paper based on primary and secondary sources.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 4-5
Instructors:
Jaksic, I. (PI)
OSPSANTG 68: The Emergence of Nations in Latin America
Major themes of 19th-century Latin American history, including independence from Spain, the emergence of nation states, and the development of a new social, political, and economic order.
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Jaksic, I. (PI)
OSPSANTG 71: Santiago: Urban Planning, Public Policy, and the Built Environment
Santiago's growth and development over time and in comparison to other mega cities in the world; impact of urban highways on the built environment; shopping malls and the development of new urban sub-centers. Topics: brief history of the city, from 1541 to1940; urban development since 1940; the 1960 Inter-communal Urban Plan; planning and the configuration of modern Santiago; housing policy as an instrument to combat poverty; social housing policy and Santiago's built environment.
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 4-5
Instructors:
Galetovic, A. (PI)
OSPSANTG 78: Chile and South America's Response to Climate Change
Climate and energy policy in the context of Chile and its neighbors. Current status of international climate negotiations; specific roles and responsibilities of Chile and South American nations in negotiations. Review and analysis of the projected impacts of climate change. Analysis of climate action plans, such as Chile¿s ¿Plan of Action for Climate Change.¿ Current status and development of local, sub-national climate action plans. Evolution and role of environment ministries and departments, including that recently created in Chile.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
Instructors:
Nation, J. (PI)
OSPSANTG 85: Marine Ecology of Chile and the South Pacific
Relationships among physical processes in the ocean, biological productivity, and the exploitation of resources by high-thropic-level predators including human beings. Characterization of ecological patterns; identification of processes operating on marine systems. Open ocean ecosystems, intertidal and benthic regions of the world's oceans, and ecological research developed along coastal regions, focusing on Chile's 4,000 km coastline.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci
OSPSANTG 102S: Composition and Writing Workshop for Students in Santiago
Advanced. Writing as craft and process: brainstorming, planning, outlining, drafting, revising, style, diction, and editing. Non-Spanish majors or minors may choose topics related to their studies. Prerequisite:
SPANLANG 13C, 13R, 13S, 23B, or equivalent.
Terms: Aut, Spr, Sum
| Units: 3-5
Instructors:
Bobbert, A. (PI)
OSPSANTG 116X: Modernization and its Discontents: Chilean Politics at the Turn of the Century
Chile's strides towards becoming a developed country have engendered high levels of alienation and disaffection among significant sectors of the population. The roots of this apparent paradox of modernization, focusing on newly emerging actors in the Chilean political scene: Mapuche organizations, women's groups, the environmental movement, and new features of the established ones like trade unions and human rights activists.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Correa, G. (PI)
OSPSANTG 118X: Artistic Expression in Latin America
Elite, mass-media, and popular cultural changes in Chile under conditions of economic and political liberalization. The reception of cultural meanings from the center of the world social system (U.S., EU, and Japan), reformulation to respond to local conditions, and export in the shape of cultural artifacts. Innovative elements rooted in the regional and local culture.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-EDP
Instructors:
Albornoz, C. (PI)
OSPSANTG 119X: The Chilean Economy: History, International Relations, and Development Strategies
The Chilean economy in five stages, taking into account: the international economic position of Chile; internal economic structures closely related to the inherited historical conditions and to the changing international economic position of the country; and the economic strategies prevalent during the period and the concrete development policies conducted by government authorities.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Luders, R. (PI)
OSPSANTG 129X: Latin America in the International System
Latin America's role in world politics, with emphasis on the history of and models for explaining U.S.-Latin American relations. Latin America's evolving relationship in the international system.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
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