Latin American Politics MSc

• Researching the Americas: Latin America and the Caribbean
• Democratization in Latin America

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

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

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

All students write a dissertation of 15,000 words on a research topic of their choice (linked to the subject area of one of their taught modules), provided that it contains a substantial politics focus.

The programme is delivered through a combination of seminars, lectures, presentations, research skills training, and independent reading and research. There is a range of assessments including essays and a short oral presentation, and the dissertation.