Call for Applications for LALS Master of Arts in Latin American and Latino Studies

Master of Arts in Latin American and Latino Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago

The program of Latin American and Latino Studies (LALS) at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is accepting student applications for the Master of Arts (M.A.) in Latin American and Latino Studies. Applicants wishing to start in the program during the Fall 2011 semester are encouraged to apply before May 16, 2011 (for full consideration) but the admissions committee will still review applications after that deadline.

The degree offers an interdisciplinary perspective to the study of Latin American societies and Latinos in the United States. It encourages an approach that ranges across the social sciences, humanities, literature and the arts, cultural studies and history. The M.A. will train students to reflect on and engage with social issues of contemporary importance in the study of Latin American and Latino populations such as globalization, colonialism, post colonialism, transnational’s immigration, development, and equality as well as questions related to identity and membership, including race, culture, nationality, and gender. The program will offer a unique set of research courses to prepare students, including a semester placement with a community based organization in which students learn a series of specialized skills that place them on a solid career path, both in academic and non academic settings.

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