Graduate
LACS is firmly devoted to supporting the work of graduate student researchers and furthering a network of graduate student researchers and graduate education.
The Latin American and Caribbean Studies Certificate program and its extracurricular events help attract a highly diverse student body to the University of Maryland, and attract an equally diverse faculty who are singularly active in developing and promoting campus diversity. LACS functions as a dynamic and supportive community, in which each participant (undergraduate, graduate student, faculty, staff, public) is a crucial component of the whole.
LACS is firmly devoted to supporting the work of graduate student researchers and furthering a network of graduate student researchers and graduate education. In addition to the annual student research conference open to undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni, LACS offers dissertation/thesis chapter-writing workshops, speaking and teaching opportunities, and grants for preliminary research in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Graduate Certificate Program
This interdisciplinary program focus on the diverse cultures, histories, and literatures of Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as the political, economic and governmental systems within these regions. The program is designed for any UMD master’s or doctoral student who has an interest in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Graduate Certificate