Center for Latin American Studies

 

Recommended Course of Study

Fall Semester, 4th Undergraduate (or Senior) Year

• LAS 6220 Issues and Perspectives (3 credits)*
• LAS 6293 Research Design and Methods (3 credits)*

Spring Semester, 4th Undergraduate (or Senior) Year

• 6 credits of courses approved for MA in Latin American Studies. Normally this means graduate level (5000–6000) courses with at least 25% Latin American content.*

Summer between Year 4 and 5

• 3 credits of LAS 6905 (Individual Study or Internship)
• Conduct research for thesis

Fall Semester, 5th Year

• 9 credits of courses approved for MA in Latin American Studies

Spring Semester, 5th Year

• 9 credits of courses approved for MA in Latin American Studies
(including 3 credits of LAS 6971, MA Thesis Research)

*Double counts toward BA/BS and MA degrees