SPAN 477 - Drug Culture in Latin America

Credit(s): 3

DRUG CULTURE IN LATIN AMERICA
Component: Lecture
Drug production, trafficking, and consumption has had an enormous impact on Latin American Culture, affecting regional politics, everyday life, art and literature. The course examines the highs and lows built on drug commerce, from the psychodelic experiments of the 1960s to Pablo Escobar’s Colombian cocaine empire in the 1980s, to the wave of today’s Mexican drug trade violence.
Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option

PREREQ: SPAN 307 or SPAN 308 or SPAN 325 or SPAN 326.

College of Engineering Breadth: College of Engineering Breadth Requirement

General Education Objectives:
GE1A: Read Critically GE1B: Analyze Arguments and Information GE2A: Communicate Effectively in Writing GE2B: Communicate Orally GE3A: Work Collaboratively Across a Variety of Cultures GE3B: Work Individually Across a Variety of Cultures GE4: Critically Evaluate Ethical Implications