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Program Details

Graduate Program: Latin American Studies (MA)

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Program/Degree
Latin American Studies (MA)  
Program Description

The Center for Latin American Studies offers an interdisciplinary M.A. program combining two fields of study, Spanish and Portuguese language skills, three core LAS courses, optional electives or thesis.

Graduate Coursework

During their first semester of study, all LAS graduate students are required to take a 3- credit seminar (LAS 500) designed to introduce them to Latin American studies and research."A research methods course and a LAS interdisciplinary research seminar (such as LAS 596a) are also required at some point during subsequent semesters.

Students select a primary field of concentration and complete 12 graduate units in this field including at least one research seminar."The fields of study available for areas of primary concentration include the thematic areas of Borders of the Americas, Environment and Development, History and Culture, and Power and Inequality, as well as regional studies focusing on Mexico, Central America or Brazil. Disciplinary areas available for primary areas of concentration are Anthropology, Geography and Regional Development, History, and Latin American Literature (Spanish and Portuguese).

Students also choose a secondary area of concentration, requiring nine graduate units."The secondary area can have a thematic or regional focus or can be selected from one of the disciplinary areas listed above in addition to Art History, Journalism, Language, Reading and Culture, Political Science, and Women's Studies.


Language Requirements

Because of the interdisciplinary nature and regional emphasis of the Latin American Studies program, both Spanish and Portuguese skills are required, details are listed below.
 

 
Department/Academic Unit(s)

Center for Latin-American Studies

Major Description

Latin American Studies hosts an outstanding interdisciplinary faculty with particular regional strengths in Mexico, Central America and Brazil, and in thematic areas focusing on Borders of the Americas and Immigration, Environment and Development, History and Culture, and Power and Inequality. The program is administered by the Center for Latin American Studies, which coordinates a broad range of instructional, research and outreach activities relating to Latin America. The Center offers Dual Degree programs with Law (J.D.), Public Administration (M.P.A.), Public Health (M.P.H.) and Journalism (M.A.). For complete and updated information please contact the Center for Latin American Studies and/or consult the LAS web page http://las.arizona.edu .

The program's excellence was recently recognized in 2010 with an instructional and outreach grant under the U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center (NRC) and Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Program, placing it in a favorable position in relation to the nation's top Latin American Studies programs. This grant enables the University of Arizona to expand curriculum offerings and research programs and provide additional outreach to schools, businesses and the public in the region. In 2007 CLAS also received a Title VI-B grant for its proposal on “Undergraduate International Studies: An Integrative and Multidisciplinary Approach Engaging Students and Faculty with a Local Resource-The Mexican Borderlands”.

 

 
College

College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

 
Campus where offered

University of Arizona - Main - Tucson

 
Contacts
Admissions Contact
Colin M Deeds
520-626-7242
Graduate Program Coordinator
Colin M Deeds
520-626-7242
Director of Graduate Studies
Colin M Deeds
520-626-7242
Graduate College Degree Counselor
Annie Prisbrey
520-621-0119
 
Tuition and Fees
Please refer to the UA Bursar's Office Tuition and Fees Calculator for up-to-date information about tuition and fees. 
Please refer to the UA Registrar's's Office Special Course Fees for up-to-date information about special course fees. 

Admissions Information

Admissions Requirements

We will start accepting graduate applications for Fall admissions beginning October 1st:
2 letters of recommendation (submit through online application)
1 Statement of purpose (Two pages; submit through online application)
1 Resume or curriculum vitae (submit through online application)
Transcripts: mail Official Transcripts directly to the center
For more detailed information please refer to Language Requirements and Admission Requirements described above
If you have a special case or need, please don't hesitate to contact the Graduate Program Coordinator or the Director of Graduate Studies.

 
Standardized Tests

For international students the University requires TOEFL Exam:
Minimum TOEFL: 550
Minimum IELTS: 7

 
Funding Opportunities

Teaching Assistantships
Research Assistantships
Graduate College Fellowships
Tuition and Registration Scholarships
FLAS Fellowships

 
Admissions Deadlines

Domestic Applicants:

  • Fall: February 1

International Applicants:

  • Fall: January 5
 
International Conditional Admission

International applicants will not be considered for conditional admission by this program.

Other Information
The GRE Institution Code for The University of Arizona is 4832

ETS Major Field Code(s) for this program: 4832

Completion Requirements

Minimum Credit Units

36 

Core Coursework Requirements

Minumum credits: 36


Core coursework: LAS 500 (first semester); LAS 550 (Methods Seminar); LAS 596A or equivalent (Research Seminar - discuss options with Advisor).


Language requirements: Because of the interdisciplinary nature and regional emphasis of the Latin American Studies program, both Spanish and Portuguese skills are required; one at the level of competence demonstrated by completing Portuguese 305a or Spanish 251 with a minimum grade of B or by an equivalency exam; the other at the level of proficiency demonstrated by the completion of Portuguese 325 or Spanish 330 with a minimum grade of B or by an equivalency exam. Students accepted into the program who do not meet one or both of the language requirements need to satisfy this deficiency during the course of their graduate studies."Portuguese 305a is specifically designed as an intensive course for those fluent in Spanish. All incoming students are evaluated for language ability at the beginning of their first semester. An indigenous language of Latin America may be substituted with the approval of the LAS Graduate Advisor.


Other requirements:

Students select a primary field of concentration and complete 12 graduate units in this field including at least one research seminar."The fields of study available for areas of primary concentration include the thematic areas of Borders of the Americas, Environment and Development, History and Culture, and Power and Inequality, as well as regional studies focusing on Mexico, Central America or Brazil. Disciplinary areas available for primary areas of concentration are Anthropology, Geography and Regional Development, History, and Latin American Literature (Spanish and Portuguese).

Students also choose a secondary area of concentration, requiring nine graduate units."The secondary area can have a thematic or regional focus or can be selected from one of the disciplinary areas listed above in addition to Art History, Journalism, Language, Reading and Culture, Political Science, and Women's Studies.

 
Elective Coursework

NA

 
Additional Requirements

NA

 
Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

 

Program StatisticsInformation about these numbers

Program-level Information
Application Acceptance Rate 93.75%
Med. Time-to-degree (years) 3.00
 
Department-level Information
Enrollment Percent Male 23.08%
Enrollment Percent Female 76.92%
Enrollment Percent International 15.38%
Enrollment Percent URM 46.15%

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  • All application, admit, and enrollment data are from Fall 2020.
  • Median Time to Degree calculates how long graduates in the last 5 years (2015-2019) took to complete their degrees, counting back to the first semester entering their program. This measure uses the methodology established in the 2011 Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs by the National Research Council.
  • Underrepresented Minorities (URM) includes domestic students of ethnic groups traditionally underrepresented in higher education: African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders.

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Last revised 01 Dec 2020
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