拉丁美洲和拉丁美洲/ a研究专业是为对拉丁美洲和居住在美国的西班牙裔的语言，历史，政治和文化感兴趣的学生而设计的，鼓励学生开发既具有国际性又具有比较性的课程并考虑到居住在广阔地区（简称为拉丁美洲）的人们以及居住在美国的自称为拉丁美洲人的人的异质文化经历。
The Major in Latin American and Latino/a Studies is designed for students interested in the language, history, politics, and culture of Latin America and of Hispanics living in the U.S. Students are encouraged to develop a program that is both international and comparative in perspective and that takes into account the heterogeneous cultural experiences of people living in the vast territory loosely termed Latin America, as well as of those people living in the United States who identify themselves as Latino/a.