拉丁美洲研究计划旨在为拉丁美洲的语言，文化和条件提供丰富的背景知识，它为大学教育提供了多学科的方法。BYU各个学术部门（人类学，西班牙语和葡萄牙语，政治学，地理学，社会学，历史学等）的课程教授感知性阅读，分析性思维以及清晰有力的写作技巧，并提供对拉丁语的深入理解美国的文化，语言和历史。邀请学生就课程选择与教职顾问进行协商。对于那些做好拉丁美洲研究准备的人来说，这是一个极好的职业机会。该学位提供了广泛的通识教育背景，毕业生为政府，私营企业，非营利组织，一些国内外教学机会，和平队，军事以及其他需要了解专业的职
BYU's Latin American Studies major provides a multidisciplinary approach to university study through the languages, cultures, and history of Latin American countries. Our graduates go on to a variety of activities. Many go to work in business, while others enter various graduate programs (law school, MPA programs, medical and dental school, among others), while still others go into teaching or government work. For a sampling of what some of our past majors are doing now (including what they did while at BYU), look here.<br><br>In this major, students learn skills in perceptive reading, analytical thinking, and clear, forceful writing in courses from BYU's various academic departments. Students will study Latin America through the perspectives of history, political science, sociology, Spanish and Portuguese language, anthropology, geography, and more. Many students test out of a portion of the language requirements, which shortens the major and allows those students to: pursue more internships, go on study abroad programs, and engage in other experience-building opportunities.