Dual Degrees: Graduate Programs
- Students are able to combine a Master of Arts in Latin American and Caribbean Studies with any of the following degrees:
- Doctor of Jurisprudence - Maurer School of Law
- Master of Business Administration - Kelley School of Business
- Master of Information Science - School of Library and Information Science
- Master of Library Science - School of Library and Information Science
- Master of Public Affairs - School of Public and Environmental Affairs
- Master of Public Health - School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
Master of Arts in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
and Doctor of Jurisprudence
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) offers a joint degree program in cooperation with the Maurer School of Law. The program is designed to provide students with a thorough grounding in the Latin American region together with professional legal training. The joint degree program allows students to complete the M.A. and J.D. with a total of 103 credit hours rather than the 118 hours that would be required to complete the two degrees separately. Students take at least 24 credit hours in CLACS and 79 credit hours in Law, including all required courses for the J.D. Under this program, the two degrees must be awarded concurrently.
Students must apply separately for admission to the M.A. program in Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the J.D. program in the Maurer School of Law, and must be accepted by both units in order to be admitted to the joint degree program. Students may apply for admission to both programs simultaneously. Alternatively, students enrolled in one program may apply for admission to the other any time before the completion of their degree.
Students must complete 24 credit hours of advanced courses relating to Latin American and Caribbean studies with a minimum GPA of 3.0. The interdisciplinary seminar LTAM-L501 (3 credits) must be taken, together with 21 credit hours in other LTAM courses or those Latin American and Caribbean studies courses that are cross-listed with other departments. No courses satisfying the 79 credits for the J.D. may be used simultaneously toward the CLACS M.A., and students will be expected to take the majority of coursework toward the CLACS degree in graduate-level courses offered within the College of Arts and Sciences. Prior approval from the Director of Graduate Studies must be obtained for enrollment in any courses outside the College. All other requirements for completion of the Latin American Studies M.A., including language proficiency and thesis or final paper/examination, remain as listed in this bulletin.
Students must complete 79 semester hours of credit in the School of Law, including all its required coursework, and maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.3 to be eligible for graduation. Required coursework includes: the first-year courses in Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law I, Contracts, Criminal Law, Legal Profession, Legal Research and Writing I and II, Property, and Torts; a Research Seminar; an upper-level writing experience (seminar or writing course); and the Clinical/Practical Skills Requirement.
Master of Arts in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
and Master of Business Administration
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the School of Business jointly offer a three-year program that qualifies students for two master's degrees. Study for these two degrees in the dual degree (M.A./M.B.A.) can be completed in a total of 64.5 credit hours rather than the 84 credit hours that would otherwise be required to take the two degrees separately (since certain courses contribute to both degrees). The two degrees must be awarded simultaneously.
The Latin American and Caribbean Studies M.A. degree requires a total of 30 credit hours, 24 hours of which must be taken in Latin American/Caribbean Studies under the requirements established for the M.A. Of these, the interdisciplinary seminar L501 must be taken, together with 21 credit hours in other Latin American and Caribbean Studies Department courses (LTAM) or those Latin American/Caribbean Studies courses that are cross-listed with other departments or schools, except the School of Business. All other requirements for completion of the Latin American and Caribbean Studies M.A., including language proficiency and thesis or oral examination remain.
Students must also take 40.5 credit hours in the School of Business under the requirements of the M.A./M.B.A. degree, including the Foundations and Functional Cores through the M.B.A. program, L506, L509 and the Strategy Component. Up to six credit hours taken in the School of Business may be counted as part of the 30 credit hours normally required for the M.A. degree in Latin American and Caribbean Studies.
Application for admission to the dual M.A./M.B.A. degree program must be made to the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies for study toward the M.A. and to the School of Business for study toward the M.B.A. Students must be accepted by both units in order to be admitted to the program.
Master of Arts in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
and Master of Information Science
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies offers this dual degree program in cooperation with the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS). The program prepares students for a wide range of careers requiring a combination of technical skills in information science, foreign language proficiency, and area expertise. Study in the dual degree program allows students to complete the M.A. and M.I.S. with a total of 60 credit hours rather than the 72 hours that would be required to take the two degrees separately. Students take at least 24 credit hours in CLACS and at least 36 graduate credit hours in Library and Information Science. Under this program, the two degrees must be awarded simultaneously.
Students must take 24 credit hours of advanced courses relating to Latin American and Caribbean studies. The interdisciplinary seminar LTAM-L501 (3 credits) must be taken, together with 21 credit hours in other LTAM courses or those Latin American and Caribbean studies courses that are cross-listed with other departments. Students will be expected to take the majority of coursework toward the CLACS degree in graduate-level courses offered within the College of Arts and Sciences. Prior approval from the Director of Graduate Studies must be obtained for enrollment in any courses outside the College. All other requirements for completion of the Latin American Studies M.A., including language proficiency and thesis or final paper/examination, remain as listed in this bulletin.
Students must take 21 credit hours of required M.I.S. courses (S510, S511, S513, S515, S516, S556, a programming course in or outside of SLIS) and at least 15 credit hours of SLIS elective courses appropriate to the student's background and interests (36 credit hours total).
Students must apply separately for admission to the M.A. program in Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the M.I.S. program in the School of Library and Information Science, and must be accepted by both units in order to be admitted to the dual degree program. Students may apply for admission to both programs simultaneously. Alternatively, students enrolled in one program may apply for admission to the other anytime before the completion of their degree.
Master of Arts in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
and Master of Library Science
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) jointly offer a three-year program that qualifies students for two master's degrees. Study for these two degrees in the dual degree (M.A./M.L.S.) can be completed in a total of 51 credit hours rather than the 66 credit hours that would otherwise be required to take the two degrees separately. During the dual degree, specific courses contribute to both degrees. The two degrees must be awarded simultaneously.
Students must take 21 credit hours of advanced courses relating to Latin American/Caribbean Studies. The interdisciplinary seminar L501 must be taken, together with 18 credit hours in other Latin American and Caribbean Studies Department courses (LTAM) courses or those Latin American/Caribbean Studies courses that are cross-listed with other departments or schools. All other requirements for completion of the Latin American and Caribbean Studies M.A., including language proficiency and thesis or oral examination remain. A further 6 credit hours may be taken in SLIS and will count towards both degrees: L620 Topics in Information, Literature, and Bibliography (when the topic is Latin American Bibliography) and L596 Internship in Library and Information Science (under the supervision of the Latin American Bibliographer), the latter being a supervised internship in an information management environment.
For the M.L.S. degree, admission requirements remain as listed in the School of Library and Information Science Bulletin, and the proposed dual program requires 30 credit hours of SLIS graduate courses. In addition to the SLIS S401 pre-requisite, students must complete the MLS Foundation courses (15 credit hours). Other required SLIS courses include (9 cr.): S533 - Online Searching, S605 - Internship in Library and Information Science (internship under the supervision of the Latin American Bibliographer - or equivalent experience), and S629 - Topics in Information Sources and Services (topic: Latin American Bibliography). If this course is not offered, students may elect to take a SLIS advanced reference course (S521, S522, S523, S525, or S526) with their course project oriented towards Latin American materials. Finanlly, the student selects 2 SLIS elective Courses (6 credit hours) to bring the total of SLIS credit hours to 30.
Application for admission to the dual M.A./M.L.S. degree program must be made to the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies for study toward the M.A. and to SLIS for study toward the M.L.S. Students must be accepted by both units in order to be admitted to the program.
Master of Arts in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
and Master of Public Affairs
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the School of Public and Environmental Affairs jointly offer a three-year program that qualifies students for two master's degrees. Study for these two degrees in the dual degree (M.A./M.P.A.) can be completed in a total of 60 credit hours rather than the 78 credit hours that would otherwise be required to take the two degrees separately. The two degrees must be awarded simultaneously.
A total of twenty-four credit hours are required for the Master of Arts in Latin American and Caribbean Studies portion of the dual degree. Of these, the interdisciplinary seminar L501 must be taken, together with 21 credit hours in other LTAM courses or those Latin American and Caribbean Studies courses that are cross-listed with other departments or Schools, except SPEA. All other requirements for completion of the Latin American Studies M.A., including language proficiency and thesis or oral examination remain.
Students must also take 36 credit hours in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs comprised of the MPA core and a specialized concentration.
Application for admission to the dual M.A./M.P.A. degree program must be made to the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the University Graduate School for study toward the M.A. and to the School of Public and Environmental Affairs for study toward the M.P.A. Students must be accepted by all three units in order to be admitted to the program.
Master of Arts in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
and Master of Public Health
This dual degree program takes advantage of the ability of students to specialize in Latin American and Caribbean-related public health issues in a way that enables specific coursework to be counted toward elective and research requirements for both degrees. The dual degree pairs a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Latin American and Caribbean Studies with a Master of Public Health (MPH) that includes a Behavioral, Social and Community Health Concentration (BSCH).
This 64 credit dual degree program provides for each student to complete the minimum requirements for each degree independently, with 43 credits counting toward the MPH degree and 21 credits counting toward the MA degree. Follow the link for more on MPH coursework.
Students pursuing the dual degrees will be required to select readings and independent research projects that are focused on issues related to public health in the Latin American and Caribbean region. The instructor of such credit generating mechanisms within each academic unit will help students to select appropriate courses. The public health internship must be focused on issues related to public health in the Latin American and Caribbean region and must be jointly approved by the respective academic advisor in each degree program.
MPH students are required to complete a comprehensive exam and other requirements as described under HPER C-650. As the MPH students are not required to complete a thesis, the thesis process, if chosen, will be administered by the Latin American and Caribbean program in accordance with their established policies and procedures. The student’s thesis committee must include a representative from each academic unit. Refer to further thesis requirements.
Students interested in pursuing the dual degree will submit written notice of their intent to pursue the dual degrees to the Director, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the Coordinator, Master of Public Health program. Students will submit full applications for admission to both graduate programs using existing systems. A prospective dual degree student must be admitted to both degree programs by the faculty of that program using existing admissions systems; this may occur via simultaneous application for admission to both programs, or a student may apply for the second degree no later than one year after matriculating into one of the two degree programs.
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