这门人文、艺术、社会与科学科目分散课程/沟通密集课程(HASS-D/CI)是麻省理工学院大学部拉丁美洲政治和社会入门课程，不需具备当地背景。全部课程（包括阅读、撰写报告、课堂参与和测验），与其他人文、艺术、社会与科学科目分散课程相似。这里大多数主题会在其他课程详细描述，包括∶21F.020 J（新大陆文学），21F.716（当代拉丁文学导论），21F.730（二十世纪拉丁美洲文学），21F.735（拉丁文学和电影进阶主题），21A.220（征服美洲），21H.802（现代拉丁美洲），3.982（古安地斯世界），3.983（中美洲古文明），17.508（政体交替）及17.554（拉丁美洲政治经济学）。

This HASS-D/CI course is designed as an introduction to Latin American politics and society for undergraduates at MIT. No background on the region is required. Overall workload (reading, writing, class participation, and examinations) is similar to that of other HASS-D courses. Many of the themes raised here are covered in greater detail in other courses: 21F.020J (New World Literature), 21F.716 (Introduction to Contemporary Hispanic Literature), 21F.730 (Twentieth-Century Hispanic American Literature), 21F.735 (Advanced Topics in Hispanic Literature and Film), 21A.220 (The Conquest of America), 21H.802 (Modern Latin America), 3.982 (The Ancient Andean World), 3.983 (Ancient Mesoamerican Civilization), 17.508 (Regime Change), and 17.554 (Political Economy of Latin America).