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Introduction to Latin American Civilization III

Introduction to Latin American Civilization III


Course Status: Pre-College Application: Jan 2026

Applications for Pre-College courses will open in early January. We encourage you to review the courses offered below. Remember: you can select up to 3 in your application. We look forward to seeing you!

Course Code

LACS 16300 10

Cross Listed Course Code(s)

ANTH 23103, HIST 16103, CRES 16103, SOSC 26300

Course Description

This sequence introduces students to the history and cultures of Latin America, an area of the world that includes Mesoamerica (Mexico and Central America), South America, and the Caribbean. It focuses on the long twentieth century (1870+), with emphasis on how Latin American peoples and nations have grappled with the challenges of development, inequality, imperialism, revolution, authoritarianism, racial difference, migration, urbanization, citizenship, violence, and the environment.

Course Criteria

Taking these courses in chronological sequence is not required. This sequence meets the general education requirement in civilization studies and is open to first-year students.

This course is primarily comprised of undergraduate students. A select number of places are reserved for advanced high school students.

The cost of this course for pre-college students is $4,980

Instructor(s)

Mauricio Tenorio

Course Duration

Summer Online

Session

Session 2

Course Dates

July 6th - July 24th

Class Days

Mon, Wed, Fri

Class Time

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Eligibility

11th Grade, 12th Grade, Undergrad

Core Course

Part of UChicago Core Curriculum

Modality

Remote

Other Courses to Consider

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  • Mesoamerican Architecture
    Mesoamerican Architecture

    This course will examine the range of architectural expression in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and Belize from 1500 BCE to 1600 CE.

    Using a relatively simple vocabulary of elements (house, pyramid, plaza, ballcourt, and road), each Mesoamerican city constructed a distinctive visual identity, exquisitely attuned to the surrounding environment. Moving city by city over time, we will look closely at individual buildings as well as the spatial relationships between structures.

    At the end of the course, students will have honed their ability to analyze architectural space and its representations, and to write cogently about what they see.

    Remote