General Information

Graduate work in Latin American Studies provides interdisciplinary preparation for students planning a career that requires specialized knowledge of Latin American people and countries. The institute's basic academic framework comprises the courses offered by the cooperating university units in anthropology, art and art history, business administration, communication, community and regional planning, economics, education, ethnomusicology, fine arts, folklore, geography, government, history, public affairs, sociology, and Spanish and Portuguese.

Note: The Latin American Studies program is a highly flexible plan; students must take care to plan a cohesive program to focus their interests. They should take special pains to design programs of study that will incorporate basic theory and methodology courses relevant to the discipline. The student's program must be arranged in consultation with the LLILAS graduate adviser.

The LLILAS doctoral program is dedicated to providing a flexible yet rigorous course of study for a very limited number of students who need to achieve real competence in more than one discipline. The LLILAS Graduate Studies Committee (GSC) must approve requests for admission to the doctoral program. The doctorate is regarded primarily as a research degree and, since Latin American Studies has no methodology specific to it, the reason for a doctoral degree must be made obvious to the committee. Applicants must provide a convincing rationale that a doctoral program in a more traditional department or college will not fulfill their needs.

View the video Lozano Long Student Awards Reception, Spring 2011.