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ACADEMIC PROGRAMS of the CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS of the CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES. 2004-05. The Academic Programs of Latin American Studies. Graduate Certificate Graduate Certificate in Latin American Social and Public Policy Undergraduate Certificate Undergraduate Related Concentration.

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ACADEMIC PROGRAMS of the CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

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  1. ACADEMIC PROGRAMS of the CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES 2004-05

  2. The Academic Programs of Latin American Studies • Graduate Certificate • Graduate Certificate in Latin American Social and Public Policy • Undergraduate Certificate • Undergraduate Related Concentration

  3. Graduate Certificate Requirements Six area courses in at least three disciplines Sufficient language skills to conduct field research in Spanish, Portuguese, or another language of the area Interdisciplinary research paper

  4. Undergraduate Requirements Certificate 7 area courses in at least three disciplines 6 terms of college-level language courses (Spanish, Portuguese, or an Amerindian language) Study in Latin America of at least six weeks’ duration Related Concentration 5 area courses in at least three disciplines 4 terms of college-level language courses (Spanish, Portuguese, or an Amerindian language)

  5. STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES CLAS UNDERGRADUATE SEMINAR AND FIELD TRIP • Undergraduates are taught research methodology • Use knowledge to design and carry out a field research project; live with a host family • Produce a major research paper **Academically challenging program that is affordable UNIVERSIDAD DEL PACIFICO – Lima, Peru TECNOLOGICO DE MONTERREY – Monterrey, Mexico

  6. Current Enrollment Graduate Certificate……………….. 130 Graduate Certificate in Social & Public Policy …………. 20 Total graduate students 150 Undergraduate Certificate………,,, 174 Undergrad Related Concentration 18 Total undergraduates 192 Students currently enrolled in CLAS: 342

  7. Academic Resources FACULTY 74 Latin American specialists – our “Core” faculty 60 faculty members whose courses or research include Latin America -- our “Related” faculty AREA & LANGUAGE COURSES offerings in 20 departments of 8 schools 177 Latin American content courses were offered in academic year 2004-05 in which about 4000 will have enrolled Elementary through advanced language courses offered in Spanish, Portuguese, Quechua and Aymara – enrollment of about 2700 LIBRARY 450,000 volumes in the Eduardo Lozano Latin American Collection

  8. Alumni Outstanding alumni > academics at Yale, Vanderbilt, Berkeley, CMU, Colorado, Mount Holyoke, Ohio State, Maryland; leading universities in Latin America; K-12 teachers nationwide • business: ABN AMBRO, Inter-American Investment Corporation, PNC • International organizations: United Nations, Inter-American Dialogue, ILO, FLACSO, ECLAC, Africare, Peace Corps • government: State Department, Federal Research Bank, Foreign Service, U.S. military, ministries of national governments in Latin America

  9. 2004-05 GRADUATIONS 16 Graduate Certificates 4 Graduate Certificates in Social & Public Policy 20 Total graduates 28 Undergraduate Certificates 13 Undergrad Related Concentrations 41 Total undergraduates 61 students are expected to graduate from CLAS in 2004-05

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