BA in Latin American Studies Undergraduate Programme By University of Miami |TopUniversities
Main Subject Area

Modern LanguagesMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Modern Languages

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

The major in Latin American Studies is designed for the student who wants to acquire background knowledge about the area or who is interested in some aspect of Latin American and Caribbean affairs, such as government, law, business, research, journalism, or education. The goal of the BA in Latin American Studies is to acquire, advance and disseminate knowledge of the history, literature, culture, politics, economics, and natural and social sciences of the regions within an interdisciplinary framework, while at the same time emphasizing the languages and cultures of Hispanophone, Francophone and Lusophone, Americas, including the transnational study of Latin Americans, Caribbeans and their descendants in the United States. Students should leave the program with the following: the analytical and methodological tools needed to conduct interdisciplinary research; the ability to read, write and think critically about primary and secondary sources; a general knowledge of the different regions that comprise Latin America, the Caribbean and their Diaspora as well as a critical understanding that the geographic, political, and cultural boundaries that have traditionally defined the area as an object of study are not isomorphic and are connected to the interests of European and North American powers; a critical understanding of the competing ways in which Latin American and Caribbean peoples have represented themselves paying particular attention to race/ethnicity, class, gender and sexuality, language, religion, migration, transculturation, and other historical, social, economic, and political factors; a language competency in French, Spanish, Portuguese, or Haitian Creole at an intermediate level and a beginning competency in a language other than the above or in an indigenous language of Latin America and the Caribbean; a Beyond the Books experience that will bridge the gap between the university and the surrounding communities, and will help solidify a long-term interest in and commitment to the regions.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Modern Languages

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

The major in Latin American Studies is designed for the student who wants to acquire background knowledge about the area or who is interested in some aspect of Latin American and Caribbean affairs, such as government, law, business, research, journalism, or education. The goal of the BA in Latin American Studies is to acquire, advance and disseminate knowledge of the history, literature, culture, politics, economics, and natural and social sciences of the regions within an interdisciplinary framework, while at the same time emphasizing the languages and cultures of Hispanophone, Francophone and Lusophone, Americas, including the transnational study of Latin Americans, Caribbeans and their descendants in the United States. Students should leave the program with the following: the analytical and methodological tools needed to conduct interdisciplinary research; the ability to read, write and think critically about primary and secondary sources; a general knowledge of the different regions that comprise Latin America, the Caribbean and their Diaspora as well as a critical understanding that the geographic, political, and cultural boundaries that have traditionally defined the area as an object of study are not isomorphic and are connected to the interests of European and North American powers; a critical understanding of the competing ways in which Latin American and Caribbean peoples have represented themselves paying particular attention to race/ethnicity, class, gender and sexuality, language, religion, migration, transculturation, and other historical, social, economic, and political factors; a language competency in French, Spanish, Portuguese, or Haitian Creole at an intermediate level and a beginning competency in a language other than the above or in an indigenous language of Latin America and the Caribbean; a Beyond the Books experience that will bridge the gap between the university and the surrounding communities, and will help solidify a long-term interest in and commitment to the regions.

Admission Requirements

6.5+
Other English Language Requirements: Paper-based TOEFL score of 550. Those who have score below 500 should have 55 in Listening or 55 in Reading and 55 in Writing for the concurrent enrollment (Intensive English Program and 6 Academic Credits).

Jan-2000

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