New MA in Latin American and Caribbean Studies

We are pleased to announce that Columbia University’s new Master of Arts in Regional Studies: Latin America and the Caribbean (MARSLAC) is now accepting applications for Fall 2009.

MARSLAC is a unique interdisciplinary program that provides a broad social science-based approach to modern and contemporary Latin America and the Caribbean. The curriculum features a year-long seminar in which students develop the methodological tools to conduct research on key issues, such as inequality, justice, democratic transitions, and the integration of the region in the global economy. Students fulfill their remaining requirements by taking courses in different disciplines throughout Columbia University

MARSLAC students deepen their knowledge of the political, economic, social and cultural processes shaping Latin America and the Caribbean, and emerge with the expertise to be leaders in a variety of fields, including government, non-profits, the private sector, and academia.

MARSLAC is housed at the Institute of Latin American Studies, the center for research, teaching and discussion on Latin America at Columbia University. Students benefit from the Institute’s associations with New York City’s financial, diplomatic, corporate, cultural and educational centers, including our partnership with the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at New York University, with which we form the New York City Consortium for Latin American Studies.

Please feel free to contact us at marslac@columbia.edu for more information. The application deadline is April 1 for Fall 2009.

Website: http://ilas.columbia.edu/marslac