HIST 3507 - History of Modern Mexico

(3) Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 and any two of the following: HIST 1111, HIST 1112, HIST 1121, HIST 1122, HIST 2111, HIST 2112. All courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
The course examines the history of Mexico from the Independence wars to the recent past. Themes of the course will include Mexico’s struggles to unify and develop; its history of dictatorship under Porfírio Díaz in the nineteenth century, and under the PRI party in the twentieth century; its history of protest and revolution, and its interconnections with the United States and the world.