LACS 421 - Interdisciplinary Research

Credits: 1
Planned Offering: Offered in fall or winter when interest is expressed and faculty resources permit.

Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing, and consent of the instructor. Independent research into a topic centered within Latin America or the Caribbean, directed by two or more faculty representing at least two disciplines. Students are expected to share their work with the public through a public presentation.

Winter 2013 topic:

LACS 421: Directed Interdisciplinary Research: Medicine & Healing in Guatemala (1). Weekly student-led conversations, in Spanish, about medical terminology, Guatemalan culture and history, and health practices in Latin America. Mayock. Barnett.