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LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES 233
pursuing this emphasis generally take HIST 687. This course
may be substituted upon approval from the Director of Latin
American Studies.
Human Rights Concentration.
ANTH 539, ECON 423*, HIST 574, 575, 653, LAW 505, 537,
541, 548, 593, 667.
International Management Concentration.
511, 524, 574, 583, 594, 595, 597.
Political Science Concentration.
POLS 511, 512, 520, 521, 540, 541.
Religion & Philosophy Concentration.
ANTH 533, HIST 656, PHIL 588, 589, PHIL 590, SOC 422,
SOC 532.
Sociology Concentration.
SOC 461*, 484*, 503, 506, 508, 509, 513, 520, 528, 584.
Spanish American Literature Concentration.
SPAN 430**, 431**, 432**, 433**, 435**, 438*, 439**, 502,
504, 531, 532, 536, 631, 633, 639.
Spanish Linguistics Concentration.
SPAN 443**, 540, 542, 543, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549.
Students with limited background in Spanish Linguistics are
encouraged to take SPAN 350 and 352.
Variations may occur from year to year in the availability of
faculty members to support concentrations. Such changes
in faculty availability are beyond the control of the Latin
American Studies program. Thus, it may occasionally be
impossible for students to obtain sufficient coursework and
advisement in one or more concentrations described herein.
Therefore students’ choices of concentrations require the
prior approval of the Director of Latin American Studies.
Ph.D. in Latin American Studies
Students select a primary and secondary concentration.
Primary concentrations include: Anthropology, Art History,
Brazilian Literature & Culture, History, Political Science,
Sociology, Spanish American Literature, and Spanish
Linguistics. Secondary concentrations include: Anthropology,
Art History, Brazilian Literature & Culture, Economics, History,
International Management, Political Science, Sociology,
Spanish American Literature, and Spanish Linguistics.
Concentration requirements.
Select from the following list of courses for each concentration.
Substitutions for these courses will be considered on a
case-by-case basis.
Anthropology: ANTH 522, 524, 529, 532, 537, 539, 543, 546,
547, 561, 562, 565, 566, 567, 574, 584, 587. Art History:
ARTH 500, 511, 512, 529, 549, 550, 560, 580, 583, 585,
588, 589, 590, 593, 594. Brazilian Literature & Culture:
PORT 461*, 514, 515, 516, 517, 521, 557, 558, 570, SPAN
502. History: HIST 518, 560, 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575,
576, 577, 628, 643, 644, 645, 648, 649, 650, 651, 652, 653,
654, 655, 656, 665, 673, 685, 686, 687, 688, 689, 690,
692. Political Science: POLS 511, 512, 520, 521, 525, 540,
541, 580, 581, 582, 583, 681. Sociology: SOC 420*, 461*,
484*, 503, 506, 508, 509, 510, 513, 520, 528, 584. Spanish
American Literature: SPAN 430**, 431**, 432, 433**, 435**,
438**, 439**, 502, 504, 531, 532, 536, 601, 631, 633, 639.
Spanish Linguistics: SPAN 443**, 540, 541, 542, 543, 545,
546, 547, 548, 549, 550. Economics: ECON 410*, 421, 423,
424*, 427*, 429*, 442*, 503, 520, 521, 542, 584. International
Management: MGT 511, 524, 574, 583, 594, 595, 597.
M.A. in Latin American Studies
Applications: In addition to the materials required by the
University of New Mexico Office of Graduate Studies, the following
items must be submitted directly to the Latin American
Studies Program: three letters of recommendation, a letter
of intent, an academic writing sample, unofficial copies of
transcripts, and GRE scores.
Prerequisites: The Bachelor’s degree is required.
Background work in the social sciences and humanities
related to Latin America is recommended. At least two years
of undergraduate course work (or equivalent language
training) in either Spanish or Portuguese is required prior to
admission. Applicants with otherwise strong qualifications
but with limited Spanish competence may be admitted on
the condition that they complete Spanish 352, Advanced
Grammar, within their first year of graduate study.
Degree Requirements
Plan I (thesis option); 36 credit hours. Students must select
two areas of concentration within the MALAS program.
Students have the option of completing 9 credit hours in one
concentration and 15 credit hours in the other concentration
or completing 12 credit hours in each concentration. The
remaining 12 credit hours are divided between 6 hours of
program electives and 6 hours of thesis credits.
Students under the Plan I option must complete a minimum
of 12 credits in graduate seminars numbered 500 or above
(excluding 551 or 552 Problems courses) and 6 hours of thesis
credits numbered 599. Students should consult with the
Academic Advisor to determine which courses are considered
seminars. Students are required to present an oral defense of
the thesis before a thesis committee composed of at least two
faculty members in one area of concentration and one faculty
member from the second area of concentration.Students also
are required to sit for the comprehensive examination in the
second area of concentration, administered by three faculty
members from that concentration.
Plan II (non-thesis option); 36 credit hours. Students must
select two areas of concentration within the MALAS program.
Students have the option of completing 9 credit hours in one
concentration and 15 credit hours in the other concentration
or completing 12 credit hours in each concentration.
The remaining 12 credit hours are comprised of electives.
Students are required to sit for the comprehensive examinations
in both areas of concentration. The examinations are
administered by a Committee on Studies composed of two
faculty members from each concentration.
Under the Plan II option, students must complete a minimum
of 12 credits in graduate seminars numbered 500 or above
(excluding 551 or 552 Problems courses). Students should
consult with the Academic Advisor to determine which
courses are considered seminars.
To maintain and improve language proficiency during graduate
studies, students under both Plan I and II who are not
concentrating in Brazilian Literature & Culture, Spanish
American Literature, or Spanish Linguistics will be required
to take an upper division language course: Spanish 307 or
above; Portuguese 311 or above; or a course in one of Latin
America’s indigenous languages. If the course is available
for graduate credit, it can count as one of the student’s elective
courses.
Dual degrees: The Interdisciplinary Committee on Latin
American Studies coordinates the five dual degree programs
noted below. The student applying to any dual degree program
is required to meet entrance and other requirements
of both programs.
Students wishing to add one of these dual degree options
after their initial enrollment must apply to that program within
three semesters. Acceptance into the second program will
establish dual degree status for the student.
MALAS/MBA: Offered jointly with the Robert O. Anderson
Schools of Management (ASM), this program is designed
to train management professionals with special expertise
in Latin America. The dual degree reduces requirements to
complete the two degrees by approximately 12 hours, to a
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