Overview

The Latin American Studies (by dissertation only) course from the University of Cambridge

seeks to provide participants with a critical understanding of Latin America in all its complexity, and of the means and methods that have been devised to study and understand it better.

The criteria for the assessment of the 30,000-word thesis is rather more stringent than on Master’s programmes at most other Universities, where (in the UK) the thesis typically represents only a quarter of the year’s work. In particular, there is a requirement for originality, which must be met either by research using primary sources (documents, interviews, official publications, or the like) or else by developing a distinctive approach to an existing debate or literature. This is consistent with the aim of the thesis, which is to develop advanced skills of research and expression.

By the end of the course students will have:

developed a critical view of the contribution made by the academic study of Latin America and of some of its specific disciplines to the humanities and the social sciences;
developed an understanding of the benefits and challenges of interdisciplinary approaches to research on Latin America;
become familiar with some of the main themes of contemporary debate;
developed intellectual and practical research skills, and;
tested their ability to produce a piece of advanced scholarship in conformity with the research techniques, standards of argument and accepted style of presentation of an academic discipline.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

This is consistent with the aim of the thesis, which is to develop advanced skills of research and expression.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 9 months
Part-time
- 21 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-04-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-14 00:00:00
Starting 2027-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-05 00:00:00

Language

English

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110

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IELTS

7.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Disciplines

American and Australasian studies View 24 other Masters in American and Australasian studies in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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110

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7.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants for this course should have achieved a UK II.i Honours Degree.

If your degree is not from the UK, please check International Qualifications to find the equivalent in your country.

Two academic references

Transcript

CV/resume

Evidence of competence in English

Tuition Fees

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37176 GBP / year

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21826 GBP / year

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Living costs

Cambridge

United Kingdom

846 - 1465 GBP / month

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Funding

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