Graduate Certificate program in Latin American Studies at Florida International University

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Graduate Certificate in African and African Diaspora Studies.

The Graduate Certificate in Afro-Latin American Studies employs a multidisciplinary approach to the study of the economic, social, cultural, and historical experiences of people of African descent and their communities in the Latin American Region. These include descendants from those brought over during Transatlantic slave trade and those who came in subsequent migration movements. professional and academic interests and qualifications and who want to excel in a variety of careers demanding expertise in international, Transnational, and multicultural issues.

The Certificate places a strong emphasis on Afro-Latin American cultural expressions in all their national, sub-regional, temporal, and socioeconomic diversities. It offers coordinated insights into the ongoing challenges Afrodescendant communities face locally, nationally, and internationally. It also focuses on the ways in which Afro-Latin American communities and individuals have developed political and creative strategies for survival in the midst of, and resistance to, racism and political, economic, and social oppression.

The Certificate will provide numerous opportunities for enrolled students to explore Afro Latin American populations in economic processes of various kinds, underlining the specific challenges they might face.

Students complete 18 credit hours of study from disciplines as diverse as geography, history, international relations, journalism, sociology, anthropology, literature, music and political science. The core requirements are:.

AFA 5005 African and African Diaspora Studies Theory 3 credits.

AFA 6245 The African Diaspora in Latin America 3 credits.

The other 12 credits must come from the list of elective courses, comprising both Arts and Humanities courses, and Social Sciences courses. The courses considered for such an exception should have at least a 35% Afro-Latin American content. Not all courses are offered every semester.

AFA 5600 National and Transnational Policy Analysis: The African Diaspora (with relevant course focus).

AFA 5932 Special Topics in African and African Diaspora Studies (with relevant course focus).

AFA 6325 Pedagogy in the African Diaspor Literacy, Culture, Race and Gender (with relevant course focus).

AFA 6905 Independent Study (with relevant course focus).

AFA 6911 Research Paper Proposal Writing in African and African Diaspora Studies (with relevant course focus).

AFA 6920 African and African Diaspora Studies Graduate Colloquium.

AFA 6940 Community Project Internship Research in African and African Diaspora Studies (with relevant course focus).

LAS 5907 Independent Study (with relevant course focus).

LAH 5905 Readings in Latin American History (with relevant course focus).

LAH 5935 Topics in Latin American History (with relevant course focus).

LAH 6906 Advanced Readings in Latin American History (with relevant course focus).

LAH 6915 Research in Latin American History (with relevant course focus).

LAH 6932 Research Seminar in Latin American History I (with relevant course focus).

LAH 69 Research Seminar in Latin American History II (with relevant course focus).

SPW 5776 Black Literature in Latin America.

ANG 6 9 Seminar on Latin America (with relevant course focus).

ANG 6472 Anthropology of Globalization (with relevant course focus).

External funding opportunities may be available. Please note that graduate assistant-ships cannot be offered to graduate students that are not enrolled in a degree program.