Caribbean and Latin American Studies MA

University College London

Postgraduate

In London

£ 10,140 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    1 Year

This MA offers students the opportunity to develop an understanding of the diverse societies of both the South American continent and the Caribbean from a multidisciplinary and comparative perspective. The programme's graduates have established careers in research, journalism, teaching and policy formulation and implementation in both government agencies and NGOs.

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Location

Start date

London
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Gower Street, WC1E 6BT

Start date

On request

About this course

Graduates of this programme will be well placed to use their skills and knowledge to find employment in government, business, journalism, finance and international NGOs, teaching, or for further research in this field.

Normally an upper second-class Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. A basic reading competence in Spanish, French or Portuguese is desirable. Students without such skills may be considered but are advised to undertake a separate language course prior to or during their programme.

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Subjects

  • Latin
  • Politics
  • Teaching
  • Perspective
  • Society
  • Latin America
  • Democratisation
  • Human Rights
  • Democratization
  • Latin American Economics

Course programme

Students will gain a broad empirical knowledge of the diverse societies of Latin America and the Caribbean from the perspective of at least two disciplines, together with an awareness of the general patterns of differences and commonalities in the histories, politics, economies and cultures of the different linguistic territories of the region.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.

The programme consists of two core modules (30 credits), four optional modules (60 credits), and the research dissertation (90 credits). Please note: All optional modules are subject to availability.

Core modules
  • The Caribbean from the Haitian Revolution to the Cuban Revolution
  • Researching the Americas: Latin America and the Caribbean
Optional modules

Students choose four optional modules from a selection that includes the following:

  • Politics, Society and Development in the Modern Caribbean
  • Democratisation in Latin America
  • The Politics of Human Rights in Latin America: Challenges to Democratization
  • Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Latin American Economics
  • Globalisation and Latin American Development
  • The International Politics of Latin America
  • The Latin American City: Social Problems and Social Change in Urban Space
  • The Making of Modern Latin America: History, Politics and Society
  • Challenges to Development in Brazil
  • Gender, Politics, and Public Policy in Latin America

Students may choose elective modules up to a maximum of 30 credits from other UCL departments or University of London colleges, subject to the Programme Director's approval.

Dissertation/report

All students write a dissertation of 15,000 words (90 credits) on a topic relating to the Caribbean, or Latin America and the Caribbean.

Teaching and learning

The programme is delivered through a combination of seminars, lectures, presentations, independent reading and research. Assessment is through varied assignments including essays, an oral presentation and the dissertation.

Fieldwork

Many of our Master's students undertake fieldwork in order to carry out research for their dissertation projects.

There may be travel costs associated with fieldwork. The institute has limited funds available to students to help towards the costs of fieldwork. These funds are awarded on a competitive basis on the criteria of academic performance to date, the quality of the research proposal and the importance of fieldwork for completing the research.

Additional information

Fee - £21,160 (FT) £10,740 (PT)

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