Dual Degrees: Graduate Programs
- Master of Arts in Latin American and Caribbean Studies and Master of Business Administration
- Master of Arts in Latin American and Caribbean Studies and Master of Library Science
- Master of Arts in Latin American and Caribbean Studies and Master of Public Affairs
Master of Arts in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
and Master of Business Administration
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the School of Business jointly offer a three-year program that qualifies students for two master's degrees. Study for these two degrees in the dual degree (M.A./M.B.A.) can be completed in a total of 64.5 credit hours rather than the 84 credit hours that would otherwise be required to take the two degrees separately (since certain courses contribute to both degrees). The two degrees must be awarded simultaneously.
The Latin American and Caribbean Studies M.A. degree requires a total of 30 credit hours, 24 hours of which must be taken in Latin American/Caribbean Studies under the requirements established for the M.A. Of these, the interdisciplinary seminar L501 must be taken, together with 21 credit hours in other Latin American and Caribbean Studies Department courses (LTAM) or those Latin American/Caribbean Studies courses that are cross-listed with other departments or schools, except the School of Business. All other requirements for completion of the Latin American and Caribbean Studies M.A., including language proficiency and thesis or oral examination remain.
Students must also take 40.5 credit hours in the School of Business under the requirements of the M.A./M.B.A. degree, including the Foundations and Functional Cores through the M.B.A. program, L506, L509 and the Strategy Component. Up to six credit hours taken in the School of Business may be counted as part of the 30 credit hours normally required for the M.A. degree in Latin American and Caribbean Studies.
Application for admission to the dual M.A./M.B.A. degree program must be made to the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies for study toward the M.A. and to the School of Business for study toward the M.B.A. Students must be accepted by both units in order to be admitted to the program.
Master of Arts in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
and Master of Library Science
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and The School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) jointly offer a three-year program that qualifies students for two master's degrees. Study for these two degrees in the dual degree (M.A./M.L.S.) can be completed in a total of 51 credit hours rather than the 66 credit hours that would otherwise be required to take the two degrees separately. During the dual degree, specific courses contribute to both degrees. The two degrees must be awarded simultaneously.
Students must take 21 credit hours of advanced courses relating to Latin American/Caribbean Studies. The interdisciplinary seminar L501 must be taken, together with 18 credit hours in other Latin American and Caribbean Studies Department courses (LTAM) courses or those Latin American/Caribbean Studies courses that are cross-listed with other departments or schools. All other requirements for completion of the Latin American and Caribbean Studies M.A., including language proficiency and thesis or oral examination remain. A further 6 credit hours may be taken in SLIS and will count towards both degrees: L620 Topics in Information, Literature, and Bibliography (when the topic is Latin American Bibliography) and L596 Internship in Library and Information Science (under the supervision of the Latin American Bibliographer), the latter being a supervised internship in an information management environment.
For the M.L.S. degree, admission requirements remain as listed in the School of Library and Information Science Bulletin, and the proposed dual program requires 30 credit hours of SLIS graduate courses. These must include three courses (9 credits) from the common core (which must include L507 and L509), and four courses (12 credits) from the specific core (L520, L524, L526 and L528). Three other courses (9 credits) may be taken as library science electives and should include L570.
Application for admission to the dual M.A./M.L.S. degree program must be made to the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies for study toward the M.A. and to SLIS for study toward the M.L.S. Students must be accepted by both units in order to be admitted to the program.
Master of Arts in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
and Master of Public Affairs
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the School of Public and Environmental Affairs jointly offer a three-year program that qualifies students for two master's degrees. Study for these two degrees in the dual degree (M.A./M.P.A.) can be completed in a total of 60 credit hours rather than the 78 credit hours that would otherwise be required to take the two degrees separately. The two degrees must be awarded simultaneously.
A total of twenty-four credit hours are required for the Master of Arts in Latin American and Caribbean Studies portion of the dual degree. Of these, the interdisciplinary seminar L501 must be taken, together with 21 credit hours in other LTAM courses or those Latin American and Caribbean Studies courses that are cross-listed with other departments or Schools, except SPEA. All other requirements for completion of the Latin American Studies M.A., including language proficiency and thesis or oral examination remain.
Students must also take 36 credit hours in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs comprised of the MPA core and a specialized concentration.
Application for admission to the dual M.A./M.P.A. degree program must be made to the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the University Graduate School for study toward the M.A. and to the School of Public and Environmental Affairs for study toward the M.P.A. Students must be accepted by all three units in order to be admitted to the program.
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