The Master of Arts in Latin American Studies (MALAS) specialization in Andean Studies draws primarily upon area expertise in the disciplines of history, anthropology, art history, and political science. Core courses provide disciplinary knowledge about the Andean region. Optional courses permit further specialization.
Requirements
MALAS students must complete 30 credit hours of approved courses, write a thesis on a topic related to the specialization, and demonstrate intermediate-high proficiency in Spanish.
The course requirements are distributed as follows:
- 6 hours of gateway seminars (preferably in the first semester):
LAS 6220 Issues and Perspectives in Latin American Studies
LAS 6292/3 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
In addition, students must register for LAS 6971, Master's Research, in the semester of graduation—at least 3 credit hours for fall or spring, or 2 credit hours for summer.
Courses in the Specialization
The specialization in Andean studies comprises 15 credit hours. Students are required to complete three required courses (nine hours) and will select the other six hours (normally two courses) from a list of optional courses, in consultation with their faculty advisor.
Required Courses (three courses or nine credit hours)
ANG 5339 The Incas and Their Ancestors
ARH 5667 Colonial Andean Art
LAH 5527 Andean Nations
Optional Courses (two courses or 6 credit hours)
ANG 5334 Peoples of the Andes
ARH Ancient Andean Art
ANG 6292 Priestly/Imperial Societies
ANG 6086 Historical Ecology
CPO 6307 Latin American Politics
GEO 6419 Geography of South America
LAS 6938 Latin American Area Seminar
LAH 5934 Topics in Latin American History
REL 5195 Religion and Social Change
Language Recommendations
Intermediate knowledge of Spanish is currently the only language expectation. However, Andean Studies students are strongly encouraged to pursue training in Aymara and/or Quechua language, at another US university (e.g. Chicago, Cornell, UCLA or Wisconsin), or at one of the several centers of language instruction in the Andean region.
Faculty
Carmen Diana Deere (Economics, Development; Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru)
Florence Babb (Anthropology, Women's Studies; Peru)
Andrés Blanco (URP; Colombia)
Susan de France (Anthropology, Zooarchealogy; Andes)
Richard Kernaghan (Anthropology; Peru)
Martha J. Hardman de Bautista (Anthropology, Aymara language; Bolivia, Peru)
Bruce J. MacFadden (Florida Museum of Natural History, Natural Sciences; Bolivia)
Michael Moseley (Anthropology, Archaeology; Peru)
Augusto Oyuela-Caycedo (Anthropology, Archaeology; Colombia, Peru)
Francis Putz (Botany, Forestry; Ecuador)
Maya Stanfield-Mazzi (Art History)
Mark Thurner (History and Anthropology; Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia)
Philip Williams (Political Science; Chile, Peru)
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
Specialization Coordinator
Mark Thurner