Program Director: Pablo Piccato, 834 International Affairs Building
Student Affairs Coordinator: Eliza Kwon-Ahn, 830 International Affairs Building
The undergraduate major in Latin American and Caribbean Studies encompasses people, social and cultural phenomena that transcend physical boundaries. The new major has a focus on multidisciplinary training on politics, history, culture, economy and society—multidisciplinary dialogues that are transnational yet remain anchored in the common historical experience of Latin American societies.
Up to 12 credits for requirements 4 and 5 can be earned through study abroad. Students are strongly encouraged to explore study abroad options before their junior year. Upon return, they should submit syllabi and all coursework related to each course taken abroad for approval by the director of undergraduate studies.
The major requires a minimum of 31 points as follows:
A list of courses that can fulfill requirements is updated every year and includes any courses offered by faculty affiliated to ILAS or courses with substantive Latin American content in the departments of Spanish and Portuguese, History, Political Science, Anthropology, Sociology, Economics, or English and Comparative Literature; or in the centers for the Study of Ethnicity and Race or Comparative Literature and Society; or in the institutes for Research on Women's and Gender Studies and Latin American Studies.
Students are able to concentrate on one discipline from the departments listed above or a field of study defined in consultation with the director of undergraduate studies. Examples of these fields are gender, race and ethnicity, the environment, migration, crime and security, international relations.
Up to 6 credits for requirements 4 and 5 can be earned through study abroad. Students are strongly encouraged to explore study abroad options before their junior year. Upon return, they should submit syllabi and all coursework related to each course taken abroad for approval by the director of undergraduate studies.
The concentration requires a minimum of 18 points as follows:
The Institute of Latin American Studies coordinates the major and offers access to research support, study abroad options, and linkages and credits toward the new MA program in Latin American and Caribbean Studies.
The new Masters program in Latin American and Caribbean Studies begins Fall 2009.