Students pursuing the Master of Arts in Latin American Studies (MALAS) specialization in Political Science must have completed Introduction to Latin American Politics (CPO 3303). An equivalent course 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):
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
Required Courses
CPO 6307 Latin American Politics
POS 6933 Inter-American Relations
Optional Courses
CPO 5935 Contemporary Problems in Latin American Politics
CPO 6091 Introduction to Comparative Political Analysis
CPO 6732 Democratic Regime Transition
INR 5935 Rich and Poor Nations in the International System
INR 6039 International Political Economy
INR 6607 International Relations Theory
PAL 6865 Development Administration
POS 6737 Political Data Analysis
POS 6736 Conduct of Inquiry
STA 6126 Statistical Methods in Social Research 1
Faculty
Leslie P. Anderson (Peasant studies, electoral studies; Central America, Argentina)
Leann Brown (Political economy, international relations; General)
Ana Margheritis (International Relations, Inter-American Relations, Political Economy; General)
Terry McCoy (Inter-American relations, Latin American business environment; General)
Philip Williams (Political processes and institutions; Central America, 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
Ana Margheritis