LAMER-MA - Latin American Studies (MA)

The purpose of the master’s program is to further develop knowledge and skills in Latin American Studies and to prepare students for a professional career or doctoral studies. In consultation with a faculty advisor, students select a course of study suited to their interests.

Students with little prior Latin American Studies coursework may benefit most from our interdisciplinary curriculum consisting of a core set of courses surveying the region’s history, politics, culture, society, and environment and ecology, along with advanced language training and in-depth courses. Stanford MA in Latin American Studies students receive basic training in systems and tools such as visualization, big data analysis, and GIS to be current and more effective in their career of choice.

Prior graduates of the Latin American Studies master’s degree program have gone, to name a few fields, into higher education, business, the private sector, government, and non-governmental organizations.