LAS334 Contemporary Issues in Chile and Latin America (Signature Seminar; Fall, Spring)

Taught in Spanish at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica and may not be offered every semester. The course shall examine the evolution of the concept of security and the main actors responsible for safekeeping. In particular, it will review the threats currently facing individuals in the contemporary world (poverty, underdevelopment, climate change, crime, etc.) and analyze how they can cope. For SU/IR majors, it counts for the ISD topic concentration; for GSS minors, it counts toward List B (environmental and human securities). (ICP 0335)

Taught in Spanish at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica and may not be offered every semester. Create conditions for the development of dialogue and informed debate among students of different academic units on permanent foundations of the theory of human rights as universal consensus on the critical issues of the current discussion, opening the opportunity for each one of them to develop the foundations of a personal view on these; it can be incorporated into the actual implementation of their social responsibility. (UC code: TSL 583)

Taught in Spanish at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica and may not be offered every semester. This course is based on the study of Asia from an ample perspective, focusing on the history of the region (political and economic processes that it encountered). It also takes a look at oriental culture from literature and distinct artistic expressions and spirits that are found in the Asian continent. (UC code: ICP 0307)

Taught in Spanish at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica and may not be offered every semester. This course will analyze the diplomatic function, the design of foreign policy and research in the discipline of international relations. This knowledge will be applied to a look at the functioning of the United Nations, evaluating the challenges presented by an increasingly complex international system. Prerequisite: Introduction to international relations course. (UC code: ICP 0304)

Taught in Spanish at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica and may not be offered every semester. This course studies the economic and political mechanisms that have formed the economic relations of the 20th and 21st centuries, with a focus on the post-World War II period. Diverse analytical and theoretical perspectives will be examined in light of their value in explaining the development and operation of the international economy and its interaction with national economies. (UC code: ICP0327)

This traveling* Signature Seminar features on-site lectures and activities (Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay comprise a typical itinerary) and introduces important political, sociological, and historical issues in the Southern Cone region. This course is taught in Spanish, with optional tutorials offered in English for students who need extra language support. Students who attend English tutorials or complete assignments in English are not eligible for SPA credit.

May also be registered as LAS/SPA 334/HST 406/PSC 428, and may be available for enrollment at the graduate level by petition to the Maxwell School.

This is a required Signature Seminar for all undergraduate students in the Syracuse Santiago program.

* Note that the itinerary is subject to any official travel restrictions issued by local and/or national authorities.