Dual Degree Programs
Dual Degree Program in Latin American Studies and Law
The dual degree program allows a student to earn a Master of Arts degree in Latin American Studies (M.A.) and a Juris Doctor degree in Law (J.D.) in four years. Students in this program typically take one year of graduate coursework in Latin American Studies (a minimum of 18 units) after their first year of coursework required for the J.D. The remaining units are completed along with their law courses in their third and fourth years in the program. Click here for a complete description of the program and requirements.
Dual Degree Program in Latin American Studies and Journalism
The focus on Latin America is a culmination of a long-standing relationship between the Department of Journalism and the Center for Latin American Studies. Why do an MA dual degree program?The dual degree program allows a student to earn a Master of Arts degree in Latin American Studies and Journalism in only three years. Students in this program typically take a mix of Latin American Studies and Journalism each year.
News reports about contemporary issues involving the United States and Latin America illustrate clearly how providing journalists with a cross-cultural education can affect decisions about how information is selected and utilized in news dispatches. This coverage, in turn, has a major impact on discourse about events and issues in the United States and Latin America.
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Dual Degree Program in Latin American Studies and Public Administration
The dual degree program allows a student to earn a Master of Arts degree in Latin American Studies (M.A.) and Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) in three years.Students in this program typically take one year of graduate coursework in Latin American Studies (a minimum of 18 units) after their first year of coursework required for the M.P.A. The remaining units are completed along with their public administration courses in their third year in the program.
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Dual Degree Program in Latin American Studies and Public Health
The dual degree in Public Health and Latin American Studies will be granted upon the completion of a minimum of 63-69 units in Public Health and Latin American Studies and by meeting the minimum Portuguese and Spanish language requirements. The dual degree program allows a student to earn a Master of Arts degree in Latin American Studies (M.A.) and a Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) in three years.
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