Latin American Studies Leiden University

Overview

Taught by scholars from Leiden University 's internationally-acclaimed Faculty of Humanities, and including collaboration from visiting experts on Latin America, the master in Latin American Studies explores the most current social, political, linguistic and cultural developments shaping Latin America today. We offer you the unique opportunity to specialise in the Latin American region, and offer a unique combination of multi-disciplinary expertise for the Netherlands in the field of Brazilian studies. You can choose to focus on any of the countries in the region, depending on your interests.

During the Latin American Studies programme offered by Leiden University you will focus on key social, political, linguistic and cultural developments which are currently shaping the complex reality of Latin America.

Career prospects

Your degree qualifies you for roles in cultural organisations, education, translation, tourism, publishing, documentation and information processing, development, embassies, ministries of foreign affairs, and semi-governmental and non-profit organisations with a focus on Latin America. You are also well-equipped to pursue a PhD position and a career in academia.

Examples of the diverse roles of our graduates include:

• The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (policy advisor)

• NGO’s

• Fairtrade organisations

• Translation agencies

• Education

• PhD’s in Colombia, Germany, and the United States.