BA Latin American Studies at University of California, Riverside

Programme overview

Interdisciplinary area studies major combining anthropology, economics, geography, history, sociology, and the languages and cultures of Latin America. The major is flexible and can be combined with a double major such as History, Anthropology or Political Science, and more than 45 faculty from departments across campus contribute.

Faculty: College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences | Department: Latin American Studies Program | Study mode: full-time | Location: Riverside, CA, United States

What you will study

Introduction to Latin American Studies (LNST 001), Spanish proficiency to SPN 005 level or comparable Portuguese, at least 24 upper-division units across three disciplinary groups (for example Anthropology, History, Literature and Cultural Studies, Politics), and at least 12 further upper-division units of Latin American content courses.

Career pathways

U.S. foreign service, nongovernmental development and aid organizations, international organizations, overseas corporations, banking, foreign missions, journalism and media, teaching, and graduate study in fields such as anthropology, history, sociology, law and journalism.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission is to the University (and its college), not to the major unless stated. First-year applicants need a minimum 3.0 GPA (3.4 for non-California residents) in UC-approved A-G courses from grades 10-11, with required years in history/social science (2), English (4), mathematics (3), science (2), language other than English (2), visual and performing arts (1) and a college-preparatory elective (1); four of eight personal insight questions are answered; SAT/ACT scores are not considered. Applicants educated in a non-English-instruction system show English proficiency (for example TOEFL iBT or Duolingo 115 as listed on the admissions site). Source: admissions.ucr.edu/freshman (applies to the University, not specifically to this major).

Fall quarter entry (September); the first-year UC application is accessed from Aug. 1 and submitted Oct. 1-Nov. 30. Transfer admission is also for fall quarter. UCR operates on a quarter system.

UC Riverside operates a quarter system. Summer begins mid-June, Fall late September, Winter early January and Spring late March/early April. Most graduate programmes admit and begin in the Fall quarter only.

First-year applicants: the UC application opens Aug. 1 and is submitted Oct. 1-Nov. 30; admission notifications begin in March; the Statement of Intent to Register is due May 1; FAFSA/CA Dream Act priority deadline is March 2. UCR does not consider SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions or scholarships.

Transfer applicants: TAG applications are submitted Sept. 1-30; UC applications Oct. 1-Nov. 30; admission notifications begin in April; the Statement of Intent to Register is due June 1.

The UC application fee is $80 for each UC campus, with a fee waiver available through the application. Applications are made through the UC application.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.ucr.edu/apply

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