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Valparaíso and Viña del Mar

January Spanish Language and Culture Program - January 2009
Social & Political Issues in Modern Chile

45
Language Level: Advanced
Placement Exam Required
Social & Political Issues in Modern Chile
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Course taken with: ISA Students Only
Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso (Valparaíso and Viña del Mar, Chile)
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Course Description

Area of Study

Language and Culture

Hours & Credits

45

Hours of Instruction

3

Semester Credit Units

4

Quarter Credit Units

Prerequisites and Language Level

Note: A placement exam will be required when you arrive on site.

Advanced
This course is designed for students who have completed or tested out of a minimum of four semesters (or six quarters) of college-level Spanish. However, students must take a placement exam to determine the course level into which they will be able to enroll.

Overview

Course Contents:

1. Introduction. Space and men.

2. The process of Independence.

3. The construction of the National State.

4. The crisis of the Oligarchic order to the Democracy of the masses.

5. The crisis of Democracy and the military regime.

6. Transition and democratic consolidation.


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