Latin American Studies (12)

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Certificate of Graduate Study

Coordinator: Christina D. Abreu (Center for Latino and Latin American Studies)

This graduate certificate is designed to enhance students’ knowledge of Latin American history, literature, and culture. The graduate certificate is recommended for students who want to demonstrate, whether to a scholarly or professional audience, an advanced, interdisciplinary understanding of Latin America. The interdisciplinary approach exposes them to diverse texts, different ways of analyzing evidence, and comparative perspectives.

Since the Center for Latino and Latin American Studies is not a degree-offering unit, all graduate degrees are obtained through the student’s major department, whose specific requirements must be met. The certificate is available to students in good standing in any graduate program in the university. Students-at-large in good standing may also pursue the certificate. Faculty who regularly teach courses which contribute to the certificate come from a variety of departments.

Students who wish to pursue this certificate should consult early in their graduate studies with both their major department faculty advisor and the director of the Center for Latino and Latin American Studies. Students may earn transcript credit for the certificate by completing 12 hours of coursework. Students must take courses from at least two disciplines to earn the graduate certificate in Latin American Studies. In addition to the courses listed, students can enroll in any graduate-level special topics course or directed study focused on Latin America with the approval of the director of the Center for Latino and Latin American Studies.

Requirements (12)

One of the following (3)

ANTH 504 - Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean Credits: 3
FLSP 556 - Colonial Latin American Literature Credits: 3
FLSP 562 - Seminar on the Cultures of Latin America Credits: 3
HIST 586 - Inequality in Latin America Credits: 3
HIST 620 - Reading Seminar in Latin American History Credits: 3
HIST 720 - Research Seminar in Latin American History Credits: 3

Three of the following (9)

ANTH 504 - Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean Credits: 3
ANTH 514 - Aztecs, Olmec, and Maya: The Archaeology of Mesoamerica Credits: 3
ANTH 515 - Archaeology of the American Southwest Credits: 3
ANTH 517 - Archaeology of South America Credits: 3
ARTH 580 - Studies in African, Oceanian, Native American, Pre-Columbian, and Latin-American Art Credits: 3
ARTH 658 - Topics in African, Oceanian, Native American, Pre-Columbian, and Latin-American Art Credits: 3
ENGL 671 - Postcolonial Literatures in English Credits: 3
ENGL 693 - Ethnic American Literature Credits: 3
C. Latina/Latino American Literature
EPFE 505 - Foundations of Language-Minority Education Credits: 3
FLPO 561 - Brazilian Civilization Credits: 3
FLSP 539 - Women Authors in Hispanic Literature Credits: 3
FLSP 540 - Spanish American Poetry and Theater Credits: 3
FLSP 541 - Spanish American Novel Credits: 3
FLSP 552 - Literature of the Caribbean Credits: 3
FLSP 554 - Mexican Literature, Culture, and Film Credits: 3
FLSP 555 - Spanish-American Short Story Credits: 3
FLSP 556 - Colonial Latin American Literature Credits: 3
FLSP 557 - 19th Century Spanish American Literature Credits: 3
FLSP 558 - Spanish American Modernismo and Vanguardias: 1880-1945 Credits: 3
FLSP 559 - Spanish American Historical Novels Credits: 3
FLSP 560 - Contemporary Spanish American Literature Credits: 3
FLSP 562 - Seminar on the Cultures of Latin America Credits: 3
FLSP 591 - History of the Spanish Language Credits: 3
HIST 541 - The African Diaspora Credits: 3
HIST 559 - The Atlantic World, 1492-1860s Credits: 3
HIST 581 - Indigenous Mexico Credits: 3
HIST 582 - Mexico Since 1810 Credits: 3
HIST 583 - Africans in Colonial Latin America Credits: 3
HIST 584 - History of Brazil Credits: 3
HIST 585 - Modern Latin American Revolutions Credits: 3
HIST 586 - Inequality in Latin America Credits: 3
HIST 587 - The Latin American City Credits: 3
HIST 620 - Reading Seminar in Latin American History Credits: 3
HIST 720 - Research Seminar in Latin American History Credits: 3
LATS 597 - Independent Study in Latino and/or Latin American Studies Credits: 1-3
MUHL 626 - Survey of World Music Credits: 3
MUSP 641 - Study of Caribbean Instruments Credits: 1
MUSP 644 - Afro-Cuban Percussion Credits: 1
POLS 673 - Foreign Area Politics Credits: 3
K. Latin America