Riordan Roett, Director Western Hemisphere Studies (WHS) brings together the faculty and curriculum of the Latin American Studies Program (LASP) and the Canadian Studies Program (CSP) to offer students an integrated view and understanding of the dynamics of change in North and South America in the 21st century. WHS students will choose a concentration in either Latin American Studies or in Canadian Studies. In both concentrations, students are required to take the WHS core course, “Theory and Practice of Politics in Latin America” (or its equivalent in Bologna - "A Survey of Modern Latin America Politics"), in addition to taking a course from the other concentration—LASP students will choose one course from among the CSP offerings, and students in Canadian Studies will choose one course from the LASP curriculum. WHS students must take a total of six WHS courses to fulfill their concentration requirements, including those mentioned above. WHS students may choose to complement their Latin American Studies or Canadian Studies concentration with an Emerging Markets Specialization. For more information on the Emerging Markets Specialization, please click here. Language Requirement To fulfill the SAIS language requirement, WHS students must pass a proficiency exam (or qualify for exemption) in one of the following languages: French (Canadian Studies Program), Portuguese or Spanish (Latin American Studies Program). Weekly Samuel Z. Stone Seminar Series Offered with generous support from The Zemurray Foundation, the Samuel Z. Stone Seminars are a series of informal lectures given by academics, diplomats, business professionals and Latin American and Canadian specialists on varied topics of interest. The sessions are an integral part of the program and students are expected to attend. For more information, please click here.
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