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Graduate Certificate

MA candidates in Latin American Studies may participate in certificate programs for graduate students offered by other academic units of the School of Foreign Service.

Graduate Students throughout Georgetown University may pursue a Graduate Certificate in Latin American Studies that complements their degree coursework.  Peruse graduate course offerings with Latin America content in our curated list here.

Of particular note are our new CLAS course offerings for Spring 2023:

*NEW* LASP-434 Amazon & Andes: Violence, Diversity and Environment
Duica-Amaya, Liliana (Visiting Spring 2023)
Offered Thursdays, 12:30pm-3pm

*NEW* LASP-485 Understanding the Modern Caribbean
Williams, Ambassador Dessima (Visiting Spring 2023)
Offered Tuesdays, 12:30pm-3pm
The course is taught by the inaugural Visiting Distinguished Professor of Global Perspectives Dessima Williams. Ambassador Williams was Grenada’s representative to the Organization of American States, Deputy Governor to the World Bank and Deputy Permanent Representative to the Inter-American Commission of Women at the time of the US invasion. She then became Grenada’s Ambassador to the United Nations and Special Adviser for Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals to the UN President. She is now President of the Grenada Senate.

*NEW* LASP-630 Disorganized Crime, State Capture, and Development in Lat in Amer
Johnson, Christopher (Visiting Spring 2023)
Offered Wednesdays, 3:30pm-6pm

Undergraduate Minor

In addition to its graduate student options, CLAS also offers an undergraduate minor in Latin American Studies to undergraduate students who fulfill the Center’s minor requirements.

Peruse undergraduate course offerings with Latin America content in our curated list here.

Of particular note are our new CLAS course offerings for Spring 2023:

*NEW* LASP-434 Amazon & Andes: Violence, Diversity and Environment
Duica-Amaya, Liliana (Visiting Spring 2023)
Offered Thursdays, 12:30pm-3pm

*NEW* LASP-485 Understanding the Modern Caribbean
Williams, Ambassador Dessima (Visiting Spring 2023)
Offered Tuesdays, 12:30pm-3pm
The course is taught by the inaugural Visiting Distinguished Professor of Global Perspectives Dessima Williams. Ambassador Williams was Grenada’s representative to the Organization of American States, Deputy Governor to the World Bank and Deputy Permanent Representative to the Inter-American Commission of Women at the time of the US invasion. She then became Grenada’s Ambassador to the United Nations and Special Adviser for Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals to the UN President. She is now President of the Grenada Senate.

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