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Latin-American and Caribbean Studies (LACS)

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Latin-American and Caribbean Studies (LACS)

Location

Location

  • Institute for the Study of International Development
  • Peterson Hall, Room 126
  • 3460 McTavish Street
  • Montreal, Quebec H3A 0E6
  • Telephone: 514-398-4804
  • Fax: 514-398-2786
  • Email: ids [at] mcgill.ca
  • Website: www.mcgill.ca/isid
  • Adviser: Lisa Stanischewski

About Latin-American and Caribbean Studies

About Latin-American and Caribbean Studies

Established in 1971, the interdisciplinary program in Latin-American and Caribbean Studies offers a comprehensive array of courses on the peoples, cultures, history, literature, politics, economy, and geography of Latin America and the Caribbean, providing students with a broad-based understanding of this geographic region, and with the language and research skills required for advanced scholarship. The program in Latin-American and Caribbean Studies encourages the free exchange of ideas and perspectives in order to foster an environment suitable for serious reflection and critical analysis.

Students in the program in Latin-American and Caribbean Studies are encouraged to consider the opportunities for foreign study and research made available by bilateral exchange agreements with leading universities in the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking world. These exchanges are open to all members of the ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ University community. Further information may be obtained from the Student Exchange and Study Abroad Office, Service Point, 3415 McTavish Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 0C8.

An agreement of cooperation with the Center for Latin American Studies at Georgetown University (Washington, D.C.) permits Honours students in Latin-American and Caribbean Studies at ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ to count a portion of their undergraduate coursework toward the degree requirements for Georgetown's M.A. in Latin American Studies, thus permitting completion of the M.A. in one calendar year. See the Program Adviser for additional information.

Undergraduate Degree Programs

Undergraduate Degree Programs

The program in Latin-American and Caribbean Studies offers an interdisciplinary Honours degree and an interdisciplinary Major concentration as part of the Multi-track B.A. in Arts. Given the constraints of the Multi-track B.A. and our belief that an interdisciplinary program of area studies must include within it the language(s) used by the peoples and cultures under examination, there is at present no interdisciplinary Minor concentration in Latin-American and Caribbean Studies.

Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2013-2014 (last updated Feb. 26, 2013) (disclaimer)

Latin-American and Caribbean Studies (LACS) Faculty

Latin-American and Caribbean Studies (LACS) Faculty

Program Committee Chair
J. Jouve-Martin; Lic.Phil.(Madrid), Ph.D.(G'town) (Languages, Literatures, and Cultures)
Program Committee
A. Holmes; B.A.(McG.), M.A., Ph.D.(Ore.) (Languages, Literatures, and Cultures)
E. Kohn; B.A.(Oberlin), M.A., Ph.D.(Wisc.-Madison) (Anthropology)
C. LeGrand; B.A.(Reed), M.A., Ph.D.(Stan.) (History and Classical Studies)
K. Norget; B.A.(Vic., BC), M.Phil., D.Phil.(Cant.) (Anthropology)
P. Oxhorn; B.A.(Redlands), M.A.(Cant.), Ph.D.(Harv.) (Political Science)
D. Studnicki-Gizbert; BAC Spécialisé(Montr.), Ph.D.(Yale) (History and Classical Studies)
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2013-2014 (last updated Feb. 26, 2013) (disclaimer)

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Major Concentration Latin American Studies (36 credits)

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Honours Latin American and Caribbean Studies - Area (60 credits)

The Honours Latin American and Caribbean Studies - Area option is designed to meet the needs of students who plan to attend graduate or professional school upon completion of the B.A. Both the Area option and the Thematic option provide a comprehensive interdisciplinary understanding of Latin America and the Caribbean, upon which more specialized coursework and...

For more information, see Honours Latin American and Caribbean Studies - Area (60 credits).

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Honours Latin American and Caribbean Studies - Thematic (60 credits)

The Honours Latin-American and Caribbean Studies - Thematic option permits highly motivated students to combine the study of Latin America and the Caribbean with a theme or intellectual focus whose roots extend beyond the geographic confines of this area, and for which a high level of methodological and/or theoretical expertise is required. ...

For more information, see Honours Latin American and Caribbean Studies - Thematic (60 credits).

Faculty of Arts—2013-2014 (last updated Feb. 26, 2013) (disclaimer)
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