University Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Program in Latin American Studies
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Program in Latin American Studies
King Hall 3006
Phone: (323) 343-2298, 323-343-2290
Website: http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/las/
E-mail: las@calstatela.edu
Chair/Director
Erica Verba
The Program and Its Mission
Latin American Studies is an interdisciplinary program that bridges the social sciences, arts, and letters to provide students with a broad understanding of the historical, cultural, political, economic, and social conditions that shape Latin America and its connections to the rest of the world. A degree in Latin American Studies prepares students for a wide range of career opportunities, both in the United States and abroad, including government, teaching, business, social services, community organizing, academia, and the arts. The program draws upon the expertise of over 40 Cal State L.A. faculty members whose work focuses on Latin America and Latin American populations in the US.
The program is committed to working with local Latin American populations and community organizations. Southern California is home to the largest Mexican population outside of Mexico, the largest Central American populations outside of Central America, and substantial settlements of South Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and Dominicans. This makes Cal State L.A. an ideal place to explore the diversity of Latin American cultures and their increasingly complex transnational ties to the United States.
The program offers: a Bachelor of Arts degree in Latin American Studies, a Masters of Arts degree in Latin American Studies, a minor in Latin American Studies, and a minor in Central American Studies.
The Faculty
Instruction for the Latin American Studies Program is provided by members of the faculty who are experts on Latin America and Latin American populations in the United States drawn from relevant departments and programs. These include: Anthropology, Art, Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies, Economics and Statistics, Education, English, History, Geosciences and Environment, Liberal Studies, Modern Languages and Literatures, Music, Political Science, Sociology, Social Work, Television, Film and Media Studies, and Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies.
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