Riordan Roett, Director The Latin American Studies Program (LASP) offers a range of courses focusing on current political and economic trends in the region comparative issues in the broader emerging markets context, as well as specialized areas of increasing relevance today such as urban policy and energy challenges. Courses are taught by the program’s full-time faculty and professorial lecturers who bring extensive academic and technical expertise to the classroom. LASP students are encouraged to participate in various program-sponsored extracurricular activities that greatly enhance their educational experience, including the summer internship/fellowship program. Campus Options Students at the Bologna Center who enroll in the Latin American Studies Program are expected to take the equivalent of the core course, which fulfills the requirement for the Theory and Practice of Politics in Latin America course in Washington, as well as a second LASP course offered in the spring semester. Ph.D. Program Doctoral students plan their courses of study individually with the program Director. The Ph.D. program is small, and applications are not accepted every year. Typical Latin American Studies Courses WHS Weekly Course Schedule for Fall 2008.
Click here to view full course listings and descriptions. - The Andean Region
- Democratization and Market Reforms in Key Emerging Markets
- Energy in the Americas: Conflict, Cooperation and Future Prospects
- History of Latin America
- Latin America and the Challenge of Social Inclusion: Research Seminar
- Latin America’s Southern Cone
- Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean
- A Survey of Brazil
- A Survey of Latin America’s Political Economy
- Theory and Practice of Politics in Latin America
- U.S. Foreign Policy Toward Latin America
- Urban Economics and Urban Policy in Latin America
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