拉丁美洲研究（LAS）的本科专业/辅修课程为商务，教育，公共服务职业或进一步的研究生/专业培训的语言技能和领域能力奠定了坚实的基础。学生在计划学习计划时会与计划开发副总监紧密合作。为完成主要或次要课程而采取的所有课程作业均必须获得副主任的批准。LAS计划每学期都会列出与LAS相关的课程。学生应查阅此清单，以确定适合主修或辅修课程的课程。如果学生对本文档中未列出的课程感兴趣，则他/她可以请求将该课程纳入其主修课程或辅修课程。如果该课程被认为具有相关且足够的LAS内容，则可以批准该课程。
Latin American Studies (LAS) offers students the opportunity to explore the cultures, languages, history, and societies of Latin America through a variety of lenses with a large and diverse faculty. The program provides a strong foundation in Latin American language skills and an interdisciplinary lenses to analyze complex issues that build skillsets that are increasingly valuable in business, public service or further professional training. <br><br>LAS at UNM is regarded as one of the best LAS programs in the U.S., pulling together 100 faculty members from over 30 departments across campus to allow students to build a program of study tailored to their interests and future career goals. UNM's Latin American library collections and resources are among the best in the country, with extensive print collections in Latin American and Iberian content, as well as Chicano, Indigenous, and Southwest studies.<br><br>LAS is the ideal major for students who want to learn more about a world region that is critically important to both New Mexico and the US. Our students choose LAS for a variety of reasons: to learn more about their heritage, to gain practical skills to make a change in the world, to deepen language proficiency, and to develop critical thinking and cultural competencies.