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Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies

Yale Center for International and Area Studies
Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse, 432.3422
www.yale.edu/las

Graduate Certificate of Concentration in Latin American Studies

Chair
Gilbert Joseph (History)

Professors
Rolena Adorno (Spanish & Portuguese), Mark Ashton (Forestry & Environmental Studies), Michele Barry (Medicine), Frank Bia (Medicine), Arturo Bris (School of Management), Richard Burger (Anthropology), Hazel Carby (African American Studies; American Studies), Carlos Eire (History), Eduardo Engel (Economics), Owen Fiss (Law), Paul Freedman (History), Roberto González Echevarría (Spanish & Portuguese), K. David Jackson (Spanish & Portuguese), Gilbert Joseph (History), Ilona Kickbusch (Epidemiology & Public Health), Vera Kutzinski (American Studies; African American Studies; English), Juan Linz (Emeritus, Political Science; Sociology), Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes (School of Management), Josefina Ludmer (Spanish & Portuguese), Enrique Mayer (Anthropology), Robert Mendelsohn (Forestry & Environmental Studies), Mary Miller (History of Art), Florencia Montagnini (Forestry & Environmental Studies), Gustav Ranis (Economics), Michael Reisman (Law), T. Paul Schultz (Economics), Stuart Schwartz (History), James Scott (Political Science), Robert Thompson (History of Art), Noël Valis (Spanish & Portuguese)

Associate Professors
José Cheibub (Political Science), Mary Habeck (History), Jaime Lara (Divinity), Patricia Pessar (Adjunct, American Studies), Stephen Pitti (History), Linda-Anne Rebhun (Anthropology), Lidia Santos (Spanish & Portuguese)

Assistant Professors
Elizabeth Amann (Spanish & Portuguese), Jennifer Bair (Sociology), Jennifer Baszile (History), Richard Bribiescas (Anthropology), Marcello Canuto (Anthropology), Seth Fein (History), Guillermo Irizarry (Spanish & Portuguese), Kellie Jones (History of Art), Oscar Martín (Spanish & Portuguese), Kathleen McAfee (Forestry & Environmental Studies), Fernando Rosenberg (Spanish & Portuguese), Alicia Schmidt-Camacho (Spanish & Portuguese), Andrew Schrank (Sociology), Michael Veal (Music)

Lecturer
Nancy Ruther (Political Science)

Although there is no advanced degree in Latin American and Iberian Studies at Yale, graduate and professional students may draw upon resources of many departments in order to make Latin America and/or Iberia their field of concentration while working toward their respective degrees in conventional disciplines. In addition, a graduate program in International Relations offers an M.A. degree centered on political science and economics with possibilities for a Latin American emphasis, and the Department of History and the Council on Archaeological Studies offer M.A. degree programs that allow a Latin American concentration.

Students may also pursue the Graduate Certificate of Concentration in Latin American Studies in conjunction with graduate-degree programs in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the professional schools. Admission is contingent upon the candidate's acceptance into a Yale graduate-degree program. To complete the certificate, candidates must demonstrate expertise in the area through their major graduate or professional field, as well as show command of the diverse interdisciplinary, geographic, and cultural-linguistic approaches associated with expertise in the area of concentration. Award of the certificate, beyond fulfilling the relevant requirements, is contingent upon the successful completion of the candidate's Yale University degree program. For general guidelines, see the YCIAS section of this bulletin (under Research Institutes) or inquire directly at the Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies.

Specific Requirements for the Graduate Certificate of Concentration

  1. Language proficiency: Spanish and Portuguese. The equivalent of two years of study of one language and one year of the other.
  2. Course work: six graduate courses in at least two different disciplines. No more than four courses may count in any one discipline.
  3. Geographical and disciplinary coverage: at least two countries and two languages must be included in the course work or thesis.
  4. Research: a major graduate course research paper, dissertation prospectus, dissertation or thesis that demonstrates ability to use field resources, ideally in one or more languages of the region.

In all cases, the University's Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies can assist the graduate student in designing a balanced and coordinated curriculum.

The council supplements the graduate curriculum with term-long, thematically integrated lecture series and special seminars as well as conferences that bring visiting speakers to campus. The council also serves as a communications and information center for a vast variety of enriching events in Latin American studies sponsored by other departments, schools, and independent groups at Yale, and as the link between Yale and Latin American centers in other universities, and between Yale and educational programs in Latin America and Iberia.

The Latin American Collection of the University library has approximately 480,000 printed volumes, plus newspapers and microfilms, CD-ROMs, films, sound recordings, maps, and musical scores. The library's Latin American Manuscript Collection is one of the finest in the United States for unpublished documents for the study of Latin American history. Having the oldest among the major Latin American collections in the United States, Yale offers research opportunities unavailable elsewhere.

The Yale library's Iberian collections comprise several hundred thousand volumes as well as newspapers, microfilms, electronic publications, films, maps, and musical scores. The collections are particularly strong in literature and history. Works collected include all languages and literatures of the peninsula, including Catalan, Gallegan, Basque, and Bable. The Yale libraries also have substantial collections of publications and research materials from Spain and Portugal, relating to most disciplines in the humanities and social sciences.

Program materials are available upon request to the director of graduate studies of the department of intended specialization. Information about supplemental resources and the Graduate Certificate of Concentration in Latin American Studies should be addressed to the Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies, Yale University, PO Box 208206, New Haven CT 06520-8206; e-mail, latin.america@yale.edu.

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