We encourage doctoral students at the University of Arizona to pursue a PhD minor in Latin American Studies if their research interests include a Latin American region or country. The PhD minor comprises 9-12 units of graduate-level courses in Latin American Studies. The number of required units depends on the requirements of the student’s home department.
Declaring the Minor
The selection of a PhD minor in Latin American Studies must be approved by the student's major advisor and included in their Plan of Study to be filed with the Graduate College by their third semester. For more information on graduate minors, please click on this link: https://catalog.arizona.edu/policy/graduate-minors
LAS Courses
Students wishing to pursue a PhD minor in Latin American Studies should work with their major professor or faculty advisor in their home department to select which LAS courses to take.
The following is a list of graduate courses owned by the Latin American Studies department. Please note that the following courses are not necessarily offered every year. Please consult our list of upcoming courses: https://clas.arizona.edu/upcoming-courses
Fall grad courses:
LAS 500 Introduction to Latin American Studies
LAS 534 Digital Media and Democracy in Latin America
LAS 560 Film and Feminism in Latin America
LAS 595F Colloquium in Latin American Studies (1 unit)
LAS 595N Environment and Conflict in Latin America
Spring grad course
LAS 505 Sabores de México: From Farm to Table
LAS 522 Health Beyond Borders
LAS 550 Qualitative Research Methods & Methodology
LAS 566 Racism and Resistance in Latin America
LAS 589 Central American Migration: Root Causes and Lived Experiences
LAS 595F Colloquium in Latin American Studies (1 unit)