Latin American Studies

Degree: Master of Arts in Latin American Studies
Mode of Study: Full-time
Duration: 1 year
Start date: September, February
Language of instruction: Spanish
Specialisations:
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The MA in Latin American Studies offers a multidisciplinary programme with emphasis on the contemporary reality of the region. The Master’s makes use of scholarly contributions coming from several academic disci­plines such as modern history, literature, and linguistics, as well as from the social sciences, and has a strong focus on research.
Since this is the only European Master’s programme outside Spain that is given in the Spanish language, it allows you to make use of state-of-the-art works and material produced by Latin Amer­ican scholars.
The programme utilises the close ties the Department of Latin American Studies (TCLA) has with various academic institutions and universities in Latin America, in order to provide you with a wide choice of research locations and specialisation options.

The information about this programme is available in the following languages:

Contact

Programme Co-ordinator
Prof.dr. P. Silva
+31 (0)71 527 54 96
p.silva@hum.leidenuniv.nl

Brochure

For a concise summary of this programme, please request the brochure.

What Our Students Say

“All of Latin America in one place, sharing our visions and experiences”

“After finishing my Bachelor’s in the Language and Cultures of Latin America, I decided to carry on with the MA in Latin American Studies in Leiden as I’m interested in social, political and international developments in the region.

The programme gives me the opportunity to make a critical analysis of the history of Latin America, as well as recent developments in the area, and to carry out field research under the supervision of highly qualified lecturers who are all experts in their field.

The title of my MA thesis is ‘Urbanisation and Social Integration’, and in it I look at the growth of the city of Rio de Janeiro and the consolidation of the favelas, the social integration of the favelados and the role of the city and the community in this process. It’s a process that is not only taking place in Rio de Janeiro, but in all major cities in Latin America, and in the rest of the world.

The atmosphere within the department is exactly what I was looking for: a large Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American community, with a diverse mix of students and lecturers who have tremendous knowledge of their field – and all this in a serious working environment.

What I like most about this programme are the different nationalities: the whole of Latin America is brought together in one place, people from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Paraguay, Uruguay and Mexico. We learn about one another’s cultures, customs and language, and we share our visions and experiences of Latin America.”

Paul Santiago Mancebo Bautista (Dominican Republic)