Latin American Studies

Latin American Studies, B.A.

  • Application Deadline
  • 48 months
    Duration
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Overview

Latin American Studies at the University of Arizona  offers a wide variety of courses and encourages close relationshipspicture of students attending a Border Studies class between faculty, staff, undergraduate, and graduate students.  

Students have found our interdisciplinary liberal arts program, with emphasis on community engagement, foreign language acquisition, and international relations, to be excellent preparation for a variety of careers. Graduates have gone on to become lawyers, physicians, politicians, journalists, academics, artists and humanitarian aid workers, just to name a few.

Career

  • Politics
  • International business
  • Journalism
  • Humanitarian aid
  • Nonprofit

Detailed Programme Facts

  • Programme intensity Full-time
    • Full-time duration 48 months
  • Credits
    120 alternative credits
  • Languages
    • English
  • Delivery mode
    On Campus

Programme Structure

Courses include:

  • Latin America: Food and Culture
  • Brazilian Identity: Class, Race, and Citizenship
  • Indigenous Resistance in Latin America: Democracy from Below

English Language Requirements

  • Minimum required score:

    70

    The TOEFL iBT ® measures your English-language abilities in an academic setting. The test has four sections (reading, listening, speaking, and writing), each with a score range of 0-30, for a total score range of 0-120.

  • Minimum required score:

    6

    The IELTS – or the International English Language Test System – tests your English-language abilities (writing, listening, speaking, and reading) on a scale of 1.00–9.00. The minimum IELTS score requirement refers to which Overall Band Score you received, which is your combined average score. Read more about IELTS.

Academic Requirements

You need the following GPA score:

Required score: 3

Applicants for graduate programs must have the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree with a minimum GPA equivalent to 3 on a US 4.0 grading scale. Admitted applicants typically have an undergraduate GPA of or better on a 4.0 scale. No exam grade should be lower than 4.5 (European grade scale) or D (American grade scale).

Your GPA (Grade Point Average) is calculated using the grades that you received in each course, and is determined by the points assigned to each grade (e.g. for the US grading scale from A-F).

General Requirements

  • Have a 3.00 recalculated grade point average (GPA) (a "B" or better where "A"=4.00) from a secondary school. Please note: GPA recalculation occurs during the admissions evaluation process. 
  • Have three years of high school work. Please note: If you are currently in high school, UA needs to see 9–11 grade work. If you have completed high school then UA needs to see 10–12 grade work. 
  • Have and present a completed high school diploma or certificate.

Tuition Fee

  • International

    37116 USD/year
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the original amount of 37116 USD per year and a duration of 48 months.

  • National

    36600 USD/year
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the original amount of 36600 USD per year and a duration of 48 months.

  • In-State

    12600 USD/year
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the original amount of 12600 USD per year and a duration of 48 months.
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Living costs for Tucson

  • 830 - 1140 USD/month
    Living Costs

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Funding

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