University Center for International Studies - Latin American Studies

Graduate Advisor: Shirley A. Kregar

Associate Director for Academic Affairs

Center for Latin American Studies

4E Posvar Hall

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA 15260

Phone: (412) 648-7396

Fax: (412) 648-2199

E-mail: kregar@pitt.edu

Web site: http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/

The Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS), established in 1964, is internationally recognized for excellence in undergraduate, graduate, and professional education. In 1979 the U.S. Department of Education designated CLAS as a comprehensive National Resource Center (NRC) on Latin America. In 1983, the University of Pittsburgh and Cornell University combined their resources to form a consortium on Latin American studies which has been awarded an NRC since its formation.

CLAS' programs cover the entire Latin American and Caribbean region. The expertise of its 130 faculty members clusters around the Southern Cone, Brazil, Mesoamerica, and the Caribbean Basin. Two academic programs are especially noteworthy: The Latin American Archaeology Program, housed in the Department of Anthropology, is by numerous measures the strongest such program in the United States. The program involves research, training, and publications and emphasizes collaboration between North American and Latin American archaeologists. Fellowships and a bilingual publication series (funded by the Howard Heinz Endowment and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation) further enhance this exceptional program.

The Latin American Social and Public Policy Program draws on the impressive array of faculty and student expertise on Latin American policy issues available at the University of Pittsburgh. The program brings together researchers from different fields with the goal of contributing information of relevance to policy decisions facing Latin America. Social and Public Policy Fellowships are annually awarded to scholars interested in studying various dimensions of social policy at the University of Pittsburgh. The Latin American Social and Public Policy Graduate Certificate is available to students in this more specialized program.

One of the major resources on Latin America available to students at the University of Pittsburgh is the Eduardo Lozano Latin American Library Collection, which consists of more than 380,000 volumes (85 percent in Spanish and Portuguese), 8,000 periodical titles, and 85,000 microforms, and is among the top ten such collections in the world. Its resources include exceptional collections on Bolivia and Cuba as well as extensive holdings on Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela.

Admissions to Center for Latin American Studies

Applications to the Center for Latin American Studies may be submitted either at the same time as application to the University or after the student has been admitted. In either case, the center cannot accept students until they have received notification of admission to the University.

Students holding a master's degree from an accredited institution may obtain the Graduate Certificate in Latin American Studies. They may apply directly to the Center if they wish to enroll only in the certificate program.

Financial Assistance

CLAS offers a variety of financial assistance programs to its students, ranging from fellowships for study to funds for travel to conferences on Latin America.

Fellowships for Study

The Department of Anthropology's archaeology fellowships, funded by The Howard Heinz Endowment, provide funding for unusually promising Latin American students to undertake graduate study in the archaeology program.

The Latin American Social and Public Policy Fellowships support graduate students for advanced studies in various dimensions of Latin American social and public policy; these fellowships are open to all nationalities.

CLAS also annually awards four U.S. Department of Education Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships (FLASF) to U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Prospective students should apply for financial assistance at the same time as they apply for admission to the department or school in which they plan to major. Mention should be made on the application of the applicant's interest in Latin American studies.

CLAS annually supports a limited number of Latin American students through partial or full tuition remission fellowships (TRFs). First priority for the TRFs is given to students from institutions with which the center has formalized exchange agreements or students recommended by LASPAU: Academic and Professional Programs for the Americas or by the Institute of International Education (IIE).

Short-Term Field Research Grants

Each year, CLAS awards grants to graduate students enrolled in the certificate programs for short-term field research. This program makes it possible for CLAS graduate students to acquire a profound and intimate knowledge of language, culture, and geography; to gather research data; and to develop contacts with scholars and institutions in the field.

Travel to Professional Meetings

CLAS supports graduate certificate candidates who are invited participants in national conferences on Latin America by providing funds towards travel expenses. Special efforts are made to assist students in attending the Latin American Studies Association meetings.

Requirements for Certificates

CLAS offers two graduate certificates: the Certificate in Latin American Studies and the Certificate in Latin American Social and Public Policy. The requirements of each are detailed below:

Graduate Certificate in Latin American Studies

To fulfill the requirements for this certificate, students must complete six Latin American area studies courses: two courses in the student's major department or school and four courses in at least two departments/schools other than that in which the student is receiving the advanced degree. The courses should total 18 credits. In addition, students are required to have language proficiency and to write a research paper as detailed below.

Graduate Certificate in Latin American Social and Public Policy

To fulfill the requirements for this certificate, students must complete six courses: PIA 2096 (Capstone Seminar: Latin American Social Policy) in addition to five Latin American area studies courses. Two courses should be in the student's major department or school and three courses in at least two departments/schools other than that in which the student is receiving the advanced degree. The courses should total 18 credits. In addition, students are required to have language proficiency and to write a research paper as detailed below.

Language proficiency

Both certificates in CLAS require three years, or the equivalent, of college-level Spanish or Portuguese or an Amerindian language of the area. Students must have adequate proficiency to converse and conduct research; a standardized examination is given to each candidate through the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures.

Interdisciplinary research paper

Students in both certificate programs must complete a research paper on Latin America that reflects competence in at least two disciplines. The master's thesis or a revised research paper may be used to fulfill this requirement.

Center for Latin American Studies Course List

Africana Studies

AFRCNA 1004 Africana World Literature

AFRCNA 1009 Women of Africa and the African Diaspora

AFRCNA 1039 History of Caribbean Slavery

AFRCNA 1049 Contemporary Caribbean Literature

AFRCNA 1055 Afro Caribbean Dance

Anthropology

ANTH 1448 Aztec Language and Culture

ANTH 1466 Topics in Anthropological Linguistics: Mesoamerican Literature

ANTH 1528 South American Archeology

ANTH 1530 Origins of Cities

ANTH 1539 Ancient Maya

ANTH 1540 Special Topics in Archeology: Caribbean Archeology

ANTH 1540 Special Topics in Archeology: New World Archeology

ANTH 1731 Women and Gender in the Third World

ANTH 1751 People and Environment in Amazonia

ANTH 1756 Economic Anthropology

ANTH 1757 Social Organization

ANTH 1773 Cultures of Mesoamerica

ANTH 1781 Anthropology of Contemporary Caribbean

ANTH 1782 Social Stratification and Expressive Culture

ANTH 1787 Special Topics in Cultural Anthropology: Andean Societies and Cultures

ANTH 2450 The Structure of an Amerindian Language

ANTH 2513 Special Archeological Topics: The Maya, Past and Present

ANTH 2515 Seminar: Andean Archeology

ANTH 2516 Chiefdoms

ANTH 2526 Maritime Adaptations

ANTH 2531 Household Archeology

ANTH 2541 Regional Settlement Patterns

ANTH 2728 Educational Anthropology

Economics

ECON 1610 Latin American Economic Development

English Literature

ENGLIT 1380 World Literature in English

History

HIST 1525 Mexico, Aztecs to the Present

HIST 1526 Cuba, Columbus to Castro

HIST 1545 Rise and Fall of National Capitalism in Latin America

HIST 1550 The Tropics in Modern History

HIST 1772 Race, Caste, and Ethnicity in Global Perspective

HIST 2005 Special Topics: Brazil

HIST 2500 Latin American Readings

HIST 2501 Latin American Research

HIST 2503 State and Society in Latin America

HIST 2721 Atlantic History — Readings

HIST 2770 Comparative Slavery and Abolition

History of Art and Architecture

HA&A 1400 Special Topics—Modern: History of Latin American Art

Linguistics

LING 1267 Aspects of Sociolinguistics

LING 1440 Language and Prehistory in Mesoamerica

LING 1443 American Indian Languages

LING 1466 Topics in Anthropological Linguistics: Early Meso-American Literature

LING 2250 Bilingual Education

LING 2267 Sociolinguistics

LING 2269 Current Issue in Sociolinguistics

Music

MUSIC 1332 Music in Latin America

Political Science

PS 1321 Latin American Politics

PS 1322 Latin American Political Development

PS 1374 Politics of Global Inequality

PS 1511 American Foreign Policy

PS 1522 Latin America in World Politics

PS 1636 Politics through Film

PS 2304 Research Seminar in Comparative Politics

PS 2374 Political Economy of Development

PS 2381 Seminar on Political Institutions: Quantitative and Formal Analysis in Latin American Political Science

Portuguese

PORT 1052 Luso-Brazilian Literature: 19th-Century Brazilian Novel

PORT 1053 Luso-Brazilian Topics: Brazilian Fiction

PORT 1061 Survey of Brazilian Literature

PORT 2450 Contemporary Brazilian Fiction

Sociology

SOC 1325 Two Centuries of Democratization

SOC 1351 Seminar: Latin American Societies

SOC 1360 Peace Movements and Peace Education

SOC 1445 Society and Environment

SOC 2031 Seminar: Gender and Race

Spanish

SPAN 1303 Seminar in Language and Culture

SPAN 1307 Applied Socio-Pragmatics

SPAN 1400 Survey of Latin American Literature

SPAN 1403 Latin American Narrative

SPAN 2224 Special Topics in Cultural Analysis: Cultural Studies and Cultural Criticism in Latin America

SPAN 2226 Readings in Critical Theory: Borges

SPAN 2422 Colonial Topics

SPAN 2428 Latin American 19th Century Topics

SPAN 2430 Modernism

SPAN 2440 Vanguard—Between Modernity and Post-Modernity

SPAN 2444 Vanguard Topics

SPAN 2450 Contemporary Latin American Narrative

SPAN 2462 Latin American 20th Century Topics

SPAN 2465 Seminar on 20th Century Topics

SPAN 2452 Contemporary Latin American Film

SPAN 2706 Analysis of Hispanic Literary Texts: Afro-Latino Literature

Katz Graduate School of Business

BFAE 2516 International Monetary Economics

BFAE 2517 International Trade and Investment

BIND 2552 Firm Behavior in Emerging Market Economies

School of Education

Administration and Policy Studies

ADMPS 1360 Peace Movements and Peace Education

ADMPS 2131 Introduction to Higher Education Administration

ADMPS 2342 Education and Culture

ADMPS 2359 Gender, Education, and "Third World" Development

ADMPS 3136 Comparative Higher Education

ADMPS 3341 Evaluation of Educational Change Projects

ADMPS 3343 Comparative Education

ADMPS 3347 International Organizations in Development Education

School of Law

LAW XXX International Law

LAW XXX Law and Development in Latin America

Graduate School of Public Health

HSADM 2561 Demographic Techniques

HSADM 2563 Community Health Assessment

HSADM 3004 International Seminar in Health Services Research

Graduate School of Public and International Affairs

PIA 2096 Capstone Seminar: Latin American Social Policy

PIA 2096 Capstone Seminar: Property Rights—Land Tenure, Security, and Reform

PIA 2132 Group Dynamics in Organizations

PIA 2170 Management of Non-Profit Organizations

PIA 2301 International Political Economy

PIA 2302 International Financial Policy

PIA 2319 International Trade

PIA 2358 International Affairs Regional Foreign Policy Workshop: U.S. Relations with the Developing World

PIA 2490 Topics in International Affairs: International Natural Resources Management and Policy

PIA 2490 Topics in International Affairs: Model OAS

PIA 2560 Project and Program Design

PIA 2572 Earnings and Employment in the Third World

PIA 2704 Project and Program Design, Evaluation, and Implementation