Latin
American Studies Academic Programs Information
Roxanne Farkas, Student Affairs Officer
(858) 534-7967 rfarkas@ucsd.edu
UCSD's program in Latin American Studies has attained national
and international distinction for its excellence in teaching,
research, and public service. Each year its faculty offers approximately
100 Latin America-related courses in twelve academic departments,
and the Latin American Studies program now offers three interdisciplinary
degrees supervised by an interdisciplinary faculty group under
the chairmanship of the Director of Latin American Studies:
Latin
American Studies at UCSD offers distinct advantages:
- Latin
American Studies integrates teaching, research, and policy
analysis, encouraging students to develop interdisciplinary
perspectives and to work actively with faculty on research
projects and conferences.
- Students
participate in the activities of an outstanding array of
research and teaching organizations, including the Center
for Iberian and Latin American Studies, the Center for U.S.-Mexican
Studies, the Graduate School of International Relations
and Pacific Studies, and the Institute of the Americas.
- A
collaborative graduate student exchange program with San
Diego State University, allowing UCSD students to take courses
as guests at SDSU and transfer them back to USCD, for application
towards the UCSD masters degree.
- Students
are encouraged to interact with visiting Latin American
scholars and to participate in Latin America-related internships,
seminars, clubs, foreign exchange programs, and other extracurricular
activities.
- Students
in Latin American Studies are encouraged to participate
in the Education Abroad Program (EAP) in Argentina, Brazil,
Chile, Costa Rica, or Mexico;
- Students
at UCSD have access to one of the largest and fastest-growing
library collections on Latin America in the United States.
In reflection of its prominence, the UCSD program receives external
funding from such prestigious institutions as the Ford Foundation,
the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett
Foundation, the Tinker Foundation, and the Department of Education.
Center
for Iberian and Latin American Studies ©1999
University of California, San Diego
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