拉丁美洲研究是一个跨学科计划，涉及多个领域，包括非裔美国人研究，人类学，西班牙语和葡萄牙语，文学和文化，历史，哲学和政治学。它还包括西班牙语和/或葡萄牙语的大量培训和教育。学生可以获得拉丁美洲研究专业的主修（文学学士学位）或辅修学位。拉丁美洲研究的毕业生（1）继续攻读人文，社会科学和法律方面的研究生，（2）为为我们地区不断增长的西班牙裔人口提供服务的公司和代理机构工作，（3）在外国服务，军事和其他政府机构，具有国际或跨文化倾向的非政府组织以及国际业务。
Latin American Studies is an interdisciplinary program which involves a variety of fields, including African American studies, anthropology, Spanish and Portuguese language, literature and culture, history, philosophy, and political science. It also includes substantial training and education in Spanish and/or Portuguese. Students may either earn a Major (Bachelor of Arts) or a Minor in Latin American Studies. <br>Graduates of Latin American Studies (1) pursue graduate study in the humanities, social sciences, and law, (2) work for companies and agencies serving the growing Hispanic population of our region, and (3) find careers in the Foreign Service, the military, and other governmental agencies, in non-governmental organizations with an international or cross-cultural orientation, and in international business.