The Master of Arts in Latin American Studies (MALAS) with a specialization in Business Environment gives students graduate level interdisciplinary training 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
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 or Portuguese.
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 credits of courses within the specialization
- 9 credits of Latin American content courses outside of the specialization (approved by Graduate Coordinator)
In addition, students must register for LAS 6971, Master’s Research, in the semester of graduation—at least 3 credit hours in fall or spring, or 2 credit hours in summer.
Courses in the Specialization
Required (7 credits)
LAS 6295 Latin American Business Environment (fall, 2 credits combined with 1 credit of LAS 6296-Latin American Business Topics, McCoy)
FIN 6638 International Finance (fall, 2 credits, Naranjo)
FIN 6958 International Business Study Tour (spring, 2 credits, Naranjo and McCoy)
Electives
Study Abroad
LAS 6905 Business in Brazil, 4-Week Summer Program (Su A, 3 business transfer credits)
Master of Arts in International Business Courses*
ACG 6265 International Accounting and Taxation (2 credits)
BUL 6852 International Business Law (2 credits)
ECO 65715 Open Economy Macroeconomics (2 credits)
FIN 6608 Fin. Mgmt.-Multinational Corporation (2 credits)
FIN 6642 Global Entrepreneurship (2 credits)
GEB 6366 International Business (2 credits)
MAN6636 Global Strategic Mgmt.
MAN 6635 International Human Resource Management (2 credits)
MAN 6618 International Operation/Logistics (2 credits)
MAR 6157 International Marketing (2 credits)
*Students not in College of Business Administration may register for these courses on a space-available basis and must meet pre-requisites as published in the Graduate Catalog. In order to register, non-business students must come to 134 Bryan Hall. Please contact Herbenia Bowen at 392-7992 ext. 1319 or email
College of Journalism and Communication
ADV 6608 International Advertising (3 credits)
PUR 6608 Strategic Public Relations Management (3 credits)
College of Law**
LAW 6262 International Trade Law (3 credits)
LAW 6936 Dispute Settlement under International Trade Agreements Seminar
LAW 6936 International Trade Law Seminar
**Open to graduate students with approval of Dean of Student Services @ 392-0421.
Department of Food and Resource Economics
AEB 6645 Economic Development and Agriculture (3 credits)
AEB 6651 Agriculture’s Role in Latin America (3 credits)
AEB 6675 International Agribusiness Marketing (3 credits)
Internships
LAS 6905 Latin American Business Internship (1–4 credits)
Political Science
CPO 6905 Latin American Political Economy (3 credits)
Business Language
SPN 3440 Commercial Spanish (3 credits)
SPN 3224 Business FLAC-Spanish (1 credit)
POR 3224 Business FLAC-Portuguese (1 credit)
Faculty
David Denslow (Economics)
Carmen Diana Deere (Latin American Studies/Food and Resource Economics)
Ana Margheritis (Political Science)
Terry McCoy (Latin American Studies)
Juan-Carlos Molleda ( Public Relations)
Andy Naranjo (Finance)
Stephen Powell (Law)
Pilar Useche (Food and Resource Economics)
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
Terry McCoy