LA Business Environment
Courses
The Master of Arts in Latin American Studies (MALAS) with a specialization in Business Environment gives students graduate level interdisciplinary training relevant for careers dealing with business and investment in Latin America. Candidates are required to have undergraduate majors or minors in business, finance or economics. Some Latin American coursework and background is desirable.
Requirements
Students in the Center for Latin American Studies MALAS
program with a Business Environment specialization must complete a total
of 30 course credits, write a thesis on an interdisciplinary topic relevant
to the specialization and demonstrate proficiency in one Latin American language.
Students must take at least 15 credits within the business concentration.
There are three required courses for seven credits, while the remaining
eight credits can be fulfilled from a list of optional courses selected
in consultation with the concentration coordinator.
The remaining 15 credits required for the MALAS degree will be selected
from the Center’s list of approved Latin American courses, in consultation
with the Center’s graduate coordinator and must include LAS 6938-Issues
and Perspectives in Latin American Studies, and LAS 6293 - Design + Methods of Research in Latin America
Required Courses
| LAS 6295 |
Latin
American Business Environment |
| FIN 6638 |
International Finance (2 credits) |
| FIN 6958 |
International Business Study Tour (2 credits) |
Elective Courses
Study Abroad Courses
| LAS 6905 |
Business in Brazil (4 week program; 3 transfer credits) |
| LAS 69XX |
FIPSE Business Graduate Courses at PUC-Rio/UFPR (up to 6 S/U credits) |
Master of Arts in International Business*
| ACG 6265 |
International Accounting & Taxation (2 credits) |
| BUL 6852 |
International Business Law (2 credits) |
| ECO 6571 |
Open Economy Macroeconomics (2 credits) |
| FIN 6608 |
Finance Management/Multinational Corporation (2 credits) |
| FIN 6638 |
International Finance (2 crdits) |
| FIN 6642 |
Globla Entrepreneurship (2 credits) |
| GEB 6366 |
International Business (2 credits) |
| MAN 6618 |
International Operation/Logistics (2 credits) |
| MAN 6635 |
International Humna Resource Management (2 credits) |
| MAN 6636 |
Global Strategic Management (2 credits) |
| MAR 6157 |
International Marketing (2 credits) |
* Students must have permission of the MAIB advisor to enroll in MAIB courses.
Please contact Ana I. Portocarrero,
352-273-0341.
College of Journalism and Communication
| ADV 6608 |
International Advertising (3 credits) |
| PUR 6608 |
Strategic Public Relations Management: International Perspective (3 credits) |
College of Law **
| LAW 6262 |
International Trade Law |
| LAW 6930 |
International Trade and Environment |
| LAW 6936 |
International Business Transactions |
| LAW 6930 |
Law of NAFTA |
| LAW 6936 |
Dispute Settlement under International Trade and Investment Agreements |
| LAW 6936 |
International Trade and Human Rights |
| LAW 6936 |
Trade, Labor and Environment |
LAW 6930 |
Law + Policy in the Americas (3 credits) |
** Law credit hours vary. Students must have the permission of the Dean
of Student Services to enroll in Law courses - Dean
Richard Ludwick, 352-392-0421.
Food and Resource Economics
| AEB 6645 |
Economic Development and Agriculture (3 credits) |
| AEB 6651 |
Agricultural Role in Latin America (3 credits) |
| AEB 6675 |
International Agribusiness Marketing (3 credits) |
Internships
| LAS 6905 |
Latin American Business Internships (1-4 credits) |
Political Science
| CPO 6905 |
Latin American Political Economy |
Business language
| SPN 3224 |
Business FLAC - Spanish (1 credit) |
| POR 3224 |
Business FLAC - Portuguese (1 credit) |
| SPN 3440 |
Commercial Spanish (3 credits) |
Business Courses Abroad
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LABEP offers Business in Brazil a summer study program in Rio de Janeiro in collaboration with the Pontifícia Universidade Católica (PUC) and the Instituto Brasil-Estados Unidos (IBEU). Credit hours are awarded in business and Portuguese language.
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International Business Management: Semester in Brazil This program allows students to earn credit for business classes at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica in Rio de Janeiro. Portuguese proficiency is required upon departure for semester of coursework.
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International Business and Financial Markets Study Tour This graduate course provides a small group of graduate-level business students with firsthand exposure to selected financial markets and business practices. The two credit course consists of a pre-trip component of four classes followed by site visits to key organizations and companies in Brazil, Chile, and Argentina (on a rotating basis).
