MA in Latin American Interdisciplinary Studies
This is a 12-month programme for full-time study and a 24-month programme for part-time study. The programme draws on two distinctive traditions within Latin American Studies: Social Science perspectives, on the one hand, and Arts and Humanities perspectives on the other. We use our wide-ranging expertise in such a way as to bring these traditions together in our teaching, generating debate that crosses disciplinary divides and fosters in students a critical and complex understanding of the region.
We explore the place of Latin America and Latin Americans in the world community, with special focus on issues such as identity, migration and diaspora, postcolonialism, gender, race, class, development and social change, environmental politics, international relations, political economy, intellectual history, state formation, multilingualism, and the interplay of the local, the regional, and the global.
The programme provides specialist training in theoretical and methodological approaches within Latin American Area Studies, with particular focus on techniques of interdisciplinary research and enquiry. For those entering without Spanish or Portuguese language skills, these are acquired in the course of the programme. There is also opportunity to study a major Amerindian language, Quechua.
The MA degree requires a total of 180 credit units. The programme is built around two 20 credit core modules, dealing with social and political and cultural issues, respectively; two 10 credit modules provide research skills training; a selection of 20 credit options in a range of specialist subject areas; a selection of 20 credit language modules where these are required; a 60 credit dissertation of 12,000-15,000 words, conducted under personal supervision.
Where might this programme lead me in the future?
You will graduate from this programme with thorough subject knowledge, discipline-based intellectual skills, research methods skills, and intercultural communication skills. You will be equipped to enter the job market in a broad range of fields: higher education, international development aid, business, government, media and the arts, and tourism, to mention a few.
How much does it cost?
For details of fees see our University website at http://www.ncl.ac.uk/hss/postgrad/fees.htm
Are there any funding opportunities?
Geography, Politics and Sociology are an ESRC-recognised outlet for 1+3 (MRes + PhD) training
Modern Languages and Historical Studies support AHRC Masters and PhD applications.
For details of School funding opportunities see our School website at http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sml/postgrad/funding/index.htm
For details of University funding opportunities see our University website at http://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/funding/
Enquiries can be directed to:
Postgraduate Officer
School of Modern Languages
Newcastle University
Newcastle NE1 7RU
United Kingdom
Telephone: + 44 (0) 191 222 5867
E-mail: modlang.pgadmin@ncl.ac.uk
Fax: + 44 (0) 191 222 5442