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Course Description
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Course Name
Peru in Modern Times
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Host University
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
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Location
Lima, Peru
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Area of Study
History, Latin American Studies
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Language Level
High Advanced
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Course Level Recommendations
Lower
ISA offers course level recommendations in an effort to facilitate the determination of course levels by credential evaluators.We advice each institution to have their own credentials evaluator make the final decision regrading course levels.
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Credits
4 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits4
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units0
Hours & Credits
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Overview
The course examines the principal socio-political and cultural transformations in Peruvian history since the Independence to current days. It will emphasize in the political history of Peru, the construction of the Peruvian state and the transformations associated to the social and cultural diversity of Peru in this process. Therefore, the course will explore issues such as national identity, the formation of the state, the relation between the Andean and the Amazonian population with the Peruvian state, the European and Asian immigration, among others. These social and cultural processes will be analyzed from a historical perspective.
Course Disclaimer
Please note that there are no beginning level courses offered in this program.
Credits earned vary according to the policies of the students' home institutions. According to ISA policy and possible visa requirements, students must maintain full-time enrollment status, as determined by their home institutions, for the duration of the program.