Overview

This Latin American Studies major at Rice University draws from courses and faculty from a wide range of departments and programs, including Anthropology, Architecture, Art History, English, French Studies, History, Spanish and Portuguese, Political Science, and Sociology.

This major provides a challenging context for students to develop core skills in interdisciplinarity, language, communication (written and oral), theory, research methodologies, and geography.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completing the BA degree, students majoring in Latin American Studies will be able to:

Demonstrate the ability to speak and read fluently, and conduct research in a foreign language.

Interpret the historic, cultural, and political dynamics that comprise a specific region selected by the student for in-depth study.

Apply critical perspectives on legacies and ongoing forces that are local and global in scope from the field of Latin American Studies.

Define a research problem and analyze it from several different disciplinary fields, including appropriate theory, methodology, and concepts for the topic.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Continuities And Changes In Brazilian History

Women's Social Movements In Latin America And The Caribbean

Feminist And Queer Theory In The African Diaspora

Latina And African American Women's Activism In The Urban Metropolis

Chicana And Latina Experience Thru Film

Latin American Political Thought: Identity, Liberation, Modernity

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-04 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Houston, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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100

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General requirements

Application Fee

Rice Supplement

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Decision Plan

QuestBridge

High School Requirements

Standardized Testing

Letters of Recommendation

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

66540 USD / year

≈ 66540 USD / year
Out-of-State

66540 USD / year

≈ 66540 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

66540 USD / year

≈ 66540 USD / year

Living costs

Houston

United States

1067 - 1950 USD / month

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Overview

Learning Outcomes

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Houston

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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