History
Prerequisites
Students pursuing the Master of Arts in Latin American Studies (MALAS) specialization in History must have completed courses in Emergence of Latin American Nations (LAH 3100), Colonial Latin America (LAH 3130), and Contemporary Latin America (LAH 3300). Equivalent courses may qualify if approved by the specialization coordinator.
Requirements
MALAS students must complete 33 credit hours of approved courses, write a thesis on a topic related to the specialization, and demonstrate intermediate-high proficiency in Spanish, Portuguese or Haitian Creole.
The course requirements are distributed as follows:
• 6 hours of gateway seminars (preferably in the
first semester):
* Issues and Perspectives in Latin American Studies
* Research Design and Methods in Latin American Studies
• 15 hours of courses in the specialization (see below)
• 9 hours of courses with Latin American content outside the specialization, selected in consultation with the Graduate Coordinator, Dr. Richmond Brown
• 3 hours of LAS 6971, Master's Research
Required Courses (One of the following)
LAH 6934 Colonial Spanish America
LAH 6936 History of Brazil
LAH 6938 Postcolonial Spanish America
HIS 5450 Slavery in the New World
Optional Courses
LAH 5475 The Caribbean, 19th & 20th Century
LAH 5476 Caribbean History to 1800
LAH 5527 Andean Nations
LAH 5637 Brazil after 1750
LAH 5934 Selected Topics
EUH 5317 Spain and Portugal
Faculty
Ida Altman (Colonial Spanish America; Mexico and Spain)
Juliana Barr (Colonial American history, Native American history; Borderlands)
David Geggus (Colonial; Caribbean)
Jeffrey Needell (National period; Brazil)
Maria Portuondo (Early modern history of science, science and exploration;
General) Mark Thurner (National period; Andes)
Contact Information
319 Grinter Hall
P.O. Box 115530
Gainesville, FL 32611-5530
USA Tel: (352) 392-0375
Fax: (352) 392-7682
Graduate Advisor
Richmond F. Brown
rfbrown@latam.ufl.edu
Specialization Coordinator
Jeffrey Needell
jneedell@history.ufl.edu