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Cultures & Flavours of Latin America (LTAM20001)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5Not available in 2020
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Overview
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Cultures and Flavours of Latin America is a subject designed for students interested in a general cultural introduction to the field of Latin American Studies.
In this subject students will learn about the history and politics of Latin American countries, their food, wine production, cultural expressions such as music and film, and their relationship with the rest of the world.
This subject uses a discipline-based methodology involving experts from diverse fields of study such as Cultural studies, Film Studies, Music Studies, Economics, Agriculture and Food studies.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to
- L01 identify historical and cultural realities which have shaped Latin America through time;
- L02 develop their own criteria to understand Latin American reality in the contemporary world by relating this subject to their own disciplines and fields of study
- L03 produce original guided research on multidisciplinary projects about Latin American issues
- L04 connect Latin American to Australian and Asian realities in the global sphere.
Generic skills
On successful completion of this subject, students should:
- develop an understanding of social, political, historical and cultural contexts;
- acquire an international awareness/openness to the contemporary and historical Latin American culture;
- learn how to contextualise judgments and knowledge;
- learn how to communicate knowledge intelligibly and economically through assignments, tutorial discussions and class presentations; and
- gain skills in public speaking and confidence in self-expression through tutorial participation and class presentations.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Annotated bibliography
| Week 3 | 25% |
Report
| Week 6 | 10% |
Report
| Week 7 | 10% |
Report
| Week 9 | 15% |
In-class written task
| Week 11 | 15% |
Essay
| Week 12 | 25% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
Not available in 2020
Time commitment details
Total expected time commitment is 170 hours across the semester, including class time.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022