Students are encouraged to browse through the Latin American Studies (LAS) course guides to learn about current and upcoming LAS courses. Syllabi for upcoming courses will be uploaded as we near the start of the semester. If you need assistance registering for a course, please contact the Academic Assistant III, Po Echeguren, at secheguren@latam.ufl.edu.
LAS Course Guide
Course material information is subject to change. Please check back periodically for updates.
LAS Graduate Course Schedule
- Spring 2022 Schedule of LAS Core Faculty Graduate Courses
- Fall 2021 Schedule of LAS Core Faculty Graduate Courses
- Fall 2021 Course Syllabi (Expand)
Here are the syllabi currently available for the Fall 2021 LAS courses.
- Design and Research Methods - Hanson syllabus
- Urban Design Across Latin America - Murtha syllabus
- Power and Environment - Paulson syllabus
- Masculinities, Gender, Environment - Paulson syllabus
- Indigenous Ontologies - Martinez Novo syllabus
- Conservation and Development Practicum - Galloway syllabus
- Development Administration - Galloway syllabus
- Foundations of Economics for Sustainable Development - Serra syllabus
- Latin American Music - Tumblin syllabus
- Jews in the Americas - Rac syllabus
- Film, Image & Revolution in Cuba - Guerra syllabus
- Race & Revolution in the Caribbean - Guerra syllabus
Spring 2022 Graduate Core Faculty Courses
The courses listed below are offered for graduate credits, taught by core faculty of the Center for Latin American Studies. Undergraduate courses can be found here.
Afro-descendent and Indigenous anti-colonial struggles in Abya Yala
Autoritarismo en los gobiernos de Maduro
Black Diaspora and Intellectual Thought Across the Americas
Conservation and Development Strategies for Biocultural Conservation in the Amazon
Crime and Violence in Latin America
Cultura, Identidad Nacional y Raza en la Sociedad Venezolana
Data Collection and Management
Design+Methods for Sustainable Development
Economic Development in Latin America
Environmental Catastrophes, Tipping Points, and Challenges
Environmental Governance
Ethnographies of State in Latin America
Facilitation Skills for Adaptive Management
Fundamentals of Latin American Workplace
Issues and Perspectives in Latin American Studies
Latin American and Latinx Migration in the U.S.
Latin American Business Environments
The Construction of Brazilian Identity, History, Music, and Culture
Spring 2022 Undergraduate LAS Courses
The courses listed below are offered for undergraduate credits, taught by core faculty of the Center for Latin American Studies.
Afro-descendent and Indigenous anti-colonial struggles in Abya Yala
Autoritarismo en los gobiernos de Maduro
Crime and Violence in Latin America
Cultura, Identidad Nacional y Raza en la Sociedad Venezolana
Environmental Catastrophes, Tipping Points, and Challenges
Ethnographies of State in Latin America
Food & Gastronomy in Latin America
Intro to Latin American Studies
Introduction to Latinx Studies
Kichwa (Quechua) Culture Through Language
Latin American and Latinx Migration in the U.S.
Politics of Puerto Rico
The Construction of Brazilian Identity, History, Music, and Culture