ACADEMIC ACADEMIC PROGRAMS PROGRAMS

of the of the CENTER FOR CENTER FOR

LATIN AMERICAN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIESSTUDIES

2004-052004-05

The Academic Programs of The Academic Programs of Latin American StudiesLatin American Studies

• Graduate CertificateGraduate Certificate• Graduate Certificate in Latin American Graduate Certificate in Latin American

Social and Public PolicySocial and Public Policy• Undergraduate CertificateUndergraduate Certificate• Undergraduate Related Concentration Undergraduate Related Concentration

Graduate Certificate Graduate Certificate RequirementsRequirements

Six area courses in at least three Six area courses in at least three disciplines disciplines

Sufficient language skills to conduct Sufficient language skills to conduct field research in Spanish, field research in Spanish, Portuguese, or another language of Portuguese, or another language of the areathe area

Interdisciplinary research paperInterdisciplinary research paper

Undergraduate Undergraduate RequirementsRequirements

CertificateCertificate7 area courses in at least three disciplines7 area courses in at least three disciplines6 terms of college-level language courses 6 terms of college-level language courses (Spanish, (Spanish, Portuguese, or an Amerindian Portuguese, or an Amerindian language)language)Study in Latin America of at least six weeks’ Study in Latin America of at least six weeks’

durationduration

Related ConcentrationRelated Concentration5 area courses in at least three disciplines5 area courses in at least three disciplines4 terms of college-level language courses (Spanish, 4 terms of college-level language courses (Spanish,

Portuguese, or an Amerindian language) Portuguese, or an Amerindian language)

STUDY ABROAD STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITIESOPPORTUNITIES

CLAS UNDERGRADUATE SEMINAR AND FIELD CLAS UNDERGRADUATE SEMINAR AND FIELD TRIPTRIP– Undergraduates are taught research methodologyUndergraduates are taught research methodology– Use knowledge to design and carry out a field Use knowledge to design and carry out a field

research project; live with a host familyresearch project; live with a host family– Produce a major research paperProduce a major research paper

**Academically challenging program that is **Academically challenging program that is affordableaffordable

UNIVERSIDAD DEL PACIFICO – Lima, PeruUNIVERSIDAD DEL PACIFICO – Lima, Peru

TECNOLOGICO DE MONTERREY – Monterrey, TECNOLOGICO DE MONTERREY – Monterrey, MexicoMexico

Current EnrollmentCurrent Enrollment

Graduate Certificate………………..Graduate Certificate……………….. 130130Graduate Certificate inGraduate Certificate in

Social & Public Policy ………….Social & Public Policy …………. 20 20Total graduate studentsTotal graduate students 150150

Undergraduate Certificate………,,,Undergraduate Certificate………,,, 174174Undergrad Related ConcentrationUndergrad Related Concentration 18 18

Total undergraduatesTotal undergraduates 192192

Students currently enrolled in CLAS:Students currently enrolled in CLAS:342342

Academic ResourcesAcademic ResourcesFACULTYFACULTY

74 Latin American specialists – our “Core” faculty74 Latin American specialists – our “Core” faculty60 faculty members whose courses or research include 60 faculty members whose courses or research include Latin America Latin America -- our “Related” faculty -- our “Related” faculty

AREA & LANGUAGE COURSESAREA & LANGUAGE COURSESofferings in 20 departments of 8 schoolsofferings in 20 departments of 8 schools177 Latin American content courses were offered in 177 Latin American content courses were offered in academic academic year year 2004-05 in which about 4000 will 2004-05 in which about 4000 will have enrolledhave enrolledElementary through advanced language courses Elementary through advanced language courses offered in offered in Spanish, Portuguese, Quechua and Aymara Spanish, Portuguese, Quechua and Aymara – enrollment of – enrollment of about 2700about 2700

LIBRARYLIBRARY 450,000 volumes in the Eduardo Lozano Latin 450,000 volumes in the Eduardo Lozano Latin American CollectionAmerican Collection

AlumniAlumni

Outstanding alumniOutstanding alumni>> academics at Yale, Vanderbilt, Berkeley, CMU, academics at Yale, Vanderbilt, Berkeley, CMU,

Colorado, Mount Holyoke, Ohio State, Maryland; Colorado, Mount Holyoke, Ohio State, Maryland; leading universities in Latin America; K-12 teachers leading universities in Latin America; K-12 teachers nationwidenationwide

business: ABN AMBRO, Inter-American Investment business: ABN AMBRO, Inter-American Investment Corporation, PNCCorporation, PNC

International organizations: United Nations, Inter-International organizations: United Nations, Inter-American Dialogue, ILO, FLACSO, ECLAC, Africare, American Dialogue, ILO, FLACSO, ECLAC, Africare, Peace CorpsPeace Corps

government: State Department, Federal Research government: State Department, Federal Research Bank, Foreign Service, U.S. military, ministries of Bank, Foreign Service, U.S. military, ministries of national governments in Latin America national governments in Latin America

2004-05 GRADUATIONS2004-05 GRADUATIONS

16 16 Graduate CertificatesGraduate Certificates 44 Graduate Certificates in Social & Graduate Certificates in Social &

Public PolicyPublic Policy2020 Total graduatesTotal graduates

2828 Undergraduate CertificatesUndergraduate Certificates1313 Undergrad Related ConcentrationsUndergrad Related Concentrations

4141 Total undergraduatesTotal undergraduates

61 students are expected to graduate from CLAS 61 students are expected to graduate from CLAS in 2004-05in 2004-05