Graduate Programs
Latin American Studies Graduate Certificate
The Graduate Certificate in Latin American Studies requires 12-15 credit hours of Latin American area studies courses. The Certificate is available to M.A./M.S./PhD. students in the Colleges of Agricultural and Life Sciences; Business Administration; Design, Construction and Planning; Education; Fine Arts; Journalism and Communications; and Liberal Arts and Sciences.
PhD and Master's Degree with Thesis
For a degree with a thesis or dissertation, 12 credit hours of Latin American coursework are distributed as follows:
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3 credit hours of LAS 6938 Graduate Seminar in Latin American Studies
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6 credit hours of Latin American coursework within the major department (to the extent possible)
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At least 3 credit hours of Latin American coursework in at least one department outside the major
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Thesis or dissertation on a Latin American Studies topic
Graduate Certificate students are required to have intermediate-high proficiency in Spanish, Portuguese, or Haitian Creole. Language courses at the 3000 level or higher count toward the Certificate.
Non-Thesis Master's Degree
For a Master’s degree without thesis, 15 credit hours of Latin American coursework are distributed as follows:
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3 credit hours of LAS 6938 Graduate Seminar in Latin American Studies
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6 credit hours of Latin American coursework within the major department (to the extent possible)
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At least 6 credit hours of Latin American coursework in 2 departments outside the major
Graduate Certificate students are required to have intermediate-high proficiency in Spanish, Portuguese, or Haitian Creole. Language courses at the 3000 level or higher count toward the Certificate.
A list of Latin American Studies classes is available online.
