Quechua
Quechua
Quechua Course Descriptions
QUEC 10.100 - 3 s.h.
Modern Descendants of the Incas: Quechua Language, Culture, and History
(Prerequisite: SPAN 05.101, minimum grade of C-; or waiver)
This course explores the language, culture, and history of the Quechua people, the modern descendants of the Incas. Students will gain a basic knowledge and command of the Quechua language, the most widely used Native American language today, which is still spoken by an estimated eight million people living throughout southern Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, northern Chile and northern Argentina.
