Program of Study - Research Project Option (30 credits, minimum)

1. Core requirements (15 credits minimum): Lcs 500; 502; 503; 504; and 505.
2. Supporting courses (9 credits), including a minimum one course will be required from each of three categories: Culture, History and Society (Lcs 506, 507, 508, 585, 592, or 696); Public Policy and International Relations (Lcs 509, 510, 551, or 696); and Language (Lcs 514, 515, or 696).  Only 3 credits of Lcs 695 can be counted toward the degree.
3. Lcs 691 Directed Readings (3 credits)
4. Lcs 697 Directed Master's Project (3 credits)
5. A proficiency language exam in Spanish, Portuguese or French equivalent to a third year undergraduate level.

Program of Study - Comprehensive Exam Option (30 credits, minimum)

1. Core requirements (15 credits minimum): Lcs 500; 502; 503; 504; and 505.
2. Supporting courses (12 credits), including a minimum one course will be required from each of three categories: Culture, History and Society (Lcs 506, 507, 508, 585, 592, or 696); Public Policy and International Relations (Lcs 509, 510, 551, or 696); and Language (Lcs 514, 515, or 696).  The remaining 3 credits are to be chosen from the approved list of supporting LCS elective courses in consultation with a LACS advisor.  Only 3 credits of Lcs 695 can be counted toward the degree.
3. Lcs 691 Directed Readings (3 credits)
4. Satisfactory completion of a comprehensive examination in Latin American and Caribbean Studies 
5. A proficiency language exam in Spanish, Portuguese or French equivalent to a third year undergraduate level.

The Department also offers a twelve credit Graduate Certificate Program in Latin American and Caribbean Studies.  The Certificate Program requires the successful completion of twelve credits in four required courses:

Lcs 502 and 503 Latin American Cultures and Societies I, II;
Lcs 504 Seminar: Latin America;
Lcs 505 Seminar: The Caribbean
 Or
Lcs 508 Seminar: U.S. Latinos

The Department provides graduate students with opportunities for field work abroad. In particular, the University supports the Anthropology Field School in Costa Rica and linkage agreements that may facilitate graduate student's independent field work with the Universidad del Sagrado Corazon in Puerto Rico, The University of Puerto Rico, and institutions of higher education in Brazil and Costa Rica.

Students may apply directly for admissions to the Certificate Program. The Certificate will complement degree work for students in any of the Social Sciences or Humanities disciplines, Business, Criminal Justice, Education, Public Affairs and Policy, and Social Welfare, or who have research, service and/or teaching interests in Latin America and/or the Caribbean.

Supporting Courses in Required Categories:

Culture, History, and Society:

Lcs 599 Special Topics in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Spn 512 Cultural Foundations of Latin American Literature:
        Colonial Age
Spn 513 Cultural Foundations of Latin American Literature:
        Since Independence
Ant 533 Mesoamerican Archeology
Ant 633 Seminar in Mesoamerican Archeology
Ant 641 Seminar in Mesoamerican Ethnology
Ant 666 Seminar in Ethnohistory *
Ant 667 (Pln 672) Housing Problems and Policies in 
        Third World Cities
His 569 History of Mexico
His 570 History of the West Indies and Central America
His 572 History of Brazil
His 665 Readings in Latin American History
His 667 Seminar in Latin American History

Public Policy and International Relations:

His 573 The United States and Latin America
His 568 Latin America in Conflict
Eco 541 Theory and Problems of Economic Development *
Eco 741 Economics of Development *
Pos 556 Political Authoritarianism in Latin America
Pos 593 International Relations of Latin America
Lcs 599 Special Topics in Latin American and
        Caribbean Studies
Lcs 550 Minorities in U.S. Schools
Aas 612 Race Theory and Social Thought
Gog 526 (Pln 502) Regional Planning *
Gog 540 Political Geography *
Gog 617 Energy Resources *
Pln 573 Comparative Metropolitan Planning *
Pln 671 (Lcs 671) Urban Poverty an Labor in the Americas
Pln 672 (Ant 667) Housing Problems and Policies in 
        Third World Cities
Soc 575 Ethnicity and Race *
Soc 640 Gender Inequality *
Tbi 627 Perspectives in Education: Bilingual Education
Wss 590 Research Seminar in Women's Studies *
Wss 599 Topics in Women's Studies *
Aps 766 Education and Social Change in Developing Nations *
E Soc 700 Seminar on the Impact of Immigration
          and Education *

Language

Spn 500A,B Varieties of Contemporary Spanish
Spn 502 The Linguistic Structure of Modern Spanish
Spn 505 History of the Spanish Language
Spn 517 Spanish American Theater
Spn 518 Spanish American Short-Story
Spn 522 The Twentieth Century Spanish American Essay
Spn 523 Spanish American Colonial Prose
Spn 525 Spanish American Colonial Poetry
Spn 526 Spanish American Poetry of the Modernist Period
Spn 527 Spanish American Poetry since Modernism
Spn 586 Spanish American Novel from 1910 to 1950
Spn 587 Contemporary Spanish American Novel
Lcs 514 (Spn 519) Literature of the Hispanic Caribbean
Por 502 Linguistic Structure of Modern Portuguese
Por 505 History of the Portuguese Language
Por 512 Survey of Brazilian Literature
Por 612 Studies in Brazilian Literature
Ant 528 Middle American Linguistics

* In order to receive credit for this course toward the M.A. degree, students must work on Latin American or Caribbean-related topics.