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Prior to enrolling in courses at this language level, students must have completed or tested out of a minimum of four semesters (or six quarters) of college-level Spanish at their home university in the U.S.

A characterization of the political systems of distinct Latin American countries; forms of government,typology and analysis of operations. Analysis of each country's political processes with a focus on region and area studies. The problems of integration as a political process. The Southern Cone, Mercosur, and other intergration processes.