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This course examines the role of knowledge and technical skill in human society. It looks at the concepts of technology and science; knowledge and worldviews; scientific culture, and technological culture and knowledge. The course covers the following topics: social, axiological and epistemic problems of science, technology, and technoscience from an information society to a knowledge society, as well as reflections and challenges for Mexico and Latin America.

The course analyzes the concepts and models of urban systems from the perspectives of geography, sociology, architecture, spatial economics, and location theory. It then delves into the current dynamics of urban problems and the potential solutions proposed for these processes. Furthermore, readings will be offered on the relationship between the city and the regional, global, and local contexts. The course concludes with the study of advanced contemporary topics such as territory and power, and the social construction of the city.

This course prepares students to engage ethically and effectively with underserved communities in the Dominican Republic, bridging theoretical understanding of the local health system with applied community engagement through collaborative health-focused community partnerships. Working alongside local organizations in different socioeconomic settings, students will apply public health theories and frameworks to collaboratively address community-identified health challenges. Students will co-design and implement interventions that foster health literacy, evaluate their impact through community-based assessments, and engage in critical reflection. Emphasis is placed on ethical and reciprocal engagement, cross-cultural communication, and problem-solving skills to advance health equity and community empowerment. Students will have 30 classroom hours + 45 hours of community engagement.  

The program offers a historical overview of the various stages the political system has undergone. The purpose of this overview is to identify the main points of continuity and rupture that have shaped national political life around its institutions, while simultaneously establishing comparative empirical and conceptual links that place this system within common regional trends, as well as highlighting its contrasts. The program will examine the main institutions, actors, and political processes that characterize the system, employing both a comparative perspective to better appreciate its distinctive features and a historical perspective to facilitate understanding of long-term trends.

This course undertakes cartography—a visual, panoramic, and critical survey—of selected themes and issues within modern Mexican art. Drawing upon artistic objects and images produced from 1940 onward, the course poses questions designed to establish transatlantic connections, as well as intersections with other nations across the Americas, thereby complementing conceptual discussions regarding the shaping of modernity in the Global South. This mapping will not be strictly chronological but rather thematic, allowing for the exploration of mediations from various angles: the history of science and technology, print media, and gender perspectives, among others. In turn, this approach will be complemented by the acquisition of analytical tools for examining the plastic arts, architecture, artistic objects, and images—tools that will prove invaluable in your professional practice as historians.

The course delves into the stages of the history of the ancient West in which ties were forged not only with the rest of Mesoamerica but also with distant regions such as South America and the Southwest of the present-day United States. It addresses historiographical issues such as the centralist biases that have influenced and continue to influence the study of the West, as well as methodological issues by exploring how the study of works of art can be an important tool for addressing topics as difficult to document as oceanic contacts, extensive trade routes, and migrations. 

This is a special studies course involving an internship with a corporate, public, governmental, or private organization, arranged with the Study Center Director or Liaison Officer. Specific internships vary each term and are described on a special study project form for each student. A substantial paper or series of reports is required. Units vary depending on the contact hours and method of assessment. The internship may be take taken during one or more terms but the units cannot exceed a total of 12.0 for the year.

This course emphasizes the identification of the main researchers and institutions created for the study of the indigenous past of Mexico as well as the explanation of the development and cultural characteristics of the peoples who inhabited the different cultural areas between the Epiclassic and Late Postclassic periods. This elective is offered to first-semester students so that the historical overview also allows them to make the best use of the courses Historiography of Mexico II, other electives in the area of Ancient Mexico, and seminars (general, specialized, or research) that focus on indigenous peoples.

The purpose of the course is to introduce students to the issues, problems, and debates of the realm of political philosophy. It seeks to account for the origin and development of its main concepts and traditions, in the context of the respective historical and cultural frameworks in which these concepts and traditions take place.

This class provides an overview and analysis of the socio-political history of Latin American countries during the 19th century.  The course explores how domestic social movements and civil wars; international conflicts based in Europe, as well as how the United States and neighboring countries laid the foundation for these nations in their foundational century.