Master of Arts in Latin American Studies - Arts, Literature and Cultural Studies

University of New Mexico

From the visual and performing arts to literature, language, and cultural studies, this concentration offers graduate students the opportunity to explore historical and contemporary Latin American cultural contributions. Through coursework that spans the arts, humanities, and social sciences, students focus on the critical study of creative expressions, thoughts, practices, and products in relation to social, political, historical, and economic contexts. Coursework is selected from, but not limited to, the departments of Anthropology, Art & Art History, Film and Digital Arts, Music, and Spanish and Portuguese, among others. In addition to preparing students for academic careers, the concentration provides excellent training for those interested in creative and critical writing, museums, arts administration, performance, heritage conservation, and related fields.