Degree-seeking undergraduates at UMass Boston may take Latin American Studies as a program, which appears on their transcripts as such, or they may major in it -- alone, or as part of a double major.
Non-degree-seeking students receive a certificate upon successful completion of the program.
Latin American Studies offers a general and comprehensive consideration of the literary, economic, historical, anthropological, artistic and political currents in Latin America; and an overview of the living conditions of the 24 million Hispanics currently living in the United States.
Our course of study prepares students for jobs in government and in both private and public agencies, as well as providing a solid foundation for graduate study. Many students enroll in the Latin American Studies Program to gain richer and fuller understanding of their own life experiences or of those of the people around them.
The program also offers mini-courses on such topics as "The Mayan World;" "Multinational Corporations;" "Social Aspects of Caribbean Literature;" "Comparative Caribbean Economics;" "Venezuelan, Peruvian and Chilean Political Change;" and "Central American Revolutions." The Latin American Studies Program provides students with the opportunity to immerse themselves in the mores and culture of Latin American and Caribbean people by sponsoring numerous lectures and cultural events. These offerings help introduce students to one another and give them group experiences with others interested in the same field of study.