A concentration in Latin American studies provides an opportunity for students to broaden their understanding of the Core Curriculum's themes and questions through study of Latin American peoples, literatures, and histories. Latin America's position as a site of cultural encounter with distinct approaches to the Western and Catholic traditions allows the student to examine those traditions in a new context. Topics covered by this concentration include Catholic social teaching, social justice, economic development, cultural forms of expression, public health, Inter-American relations and immigration.