HIST251

Latin America Since Independence

Cross-listed with HIST251. Credit only granted for: HIST251 or LASC251. Introductory survey of the history of Latin America from the era of independence (c. 1810-1825) through the early 1980s. Major themes include independence and sovereignty, postcolonialism and neocolonialism, nation- and state-building, liberalism, citizenship, economic development and modernization, social organization and stratification, race and ethnicity, gender relations, identity politics, reform and revolution, authoritarianism and democratization, and inter-American relations. Cross-listed with LASC251. Credit granted for HIST251 or LASC251.

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 2.81 between 446 students*

HIST251 Grade Distribution+-0510152025303540% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 16.59%
A: 15.7%
A+: 3.36%
B-: 7.4%
B: 14.57%
B+: 12.78%
C-: 2.91%
C: 4.26%
C+: 5.83%
D: 0.22%
D+: 0.45%
F: 4.04%
W: 8.52%
other: 3.36%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.