Welcome to Latin American Studies

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We now offer a LAS major (technically a major in Languages and Cultures with a concentration in Latin American Studies)

The Latin American Studies degrees foster our students’ understanding and appreciation of Latin American culture, society, and history. Latin America, a major U.S. trading power, is comprised of 26 nations with a population of 562 million. Loyola is located in a region with many historical, cultural, and socioeconomic ties to Latin America, including an immigrant population of some 125,000 Latin Americans.

Loyola’s Latin American Studies degrees offer students the freedom to take classes in a wide variety of disciplines (Mass Communication, Sociology, History, Religious Studies, Spanish and Biology), as well as the flexibility to tailor their study to the specific aspects of Latin America which most compel them.

Study abroad in Latin America, such as Loyola’s program in Mexico City, is encouraged and can be used to help complete either the major or minor. The program welcomes students at all levels of Spanish ability: from students with absolutely no Spanish to completely fluent, native Spanish speakers.