For Students
The number one priority of the Center for Latin American Studies is its students. CLAS seeks to expand and enrich resources on the Latin American and Caribbean region at the University of Pittsburgh in order to offer its students multidisciplinary academic training programs of the highest quality that complement a degree in a discipline or profession.
Travel to Professional Meetings Funding
CLAS students who present papers on Latin American/Caribbean topics at conferences will be provided with funds ($400) for travel expenses. Students must be enrolled in the Latin American Studies program and be making good progress towards completion of the certificate. NOTE: Funds are limited and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Courses
CLAS promotes and publicizes the teaching of courses with Latin American content in more than 20 departments and schools throughout the
University
of
Pittsburgh
. Over 100 area courses on Latin America have been offered at the
University
of
Pittsburgh
each year for the past decade. These include courses specifically focused on Latin America or the
Caribbean
or global courses that include at least 25 percent Latin American content and are taught by faculty members with Latin American expertise. A list of Latin American area courses is compiled prior to registration for each term. The list provides all of the information needed to register for the courses as well as the instructor's descriptions of the content and requirements for the course. To see the most recent or a comprehensive list of courses that are acceptable for fulfillment of the certificate or related concentration programs of the Center for Latin American Studies, click one of the links below:
The Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures offers a complete range (elementary through advanced) of courses in the Spanish and Portuguese languages. The Department of Linguistics through its Language Acquisition Institute provides instruction in Quechua and Aymara (elementary through advanced).
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Summer Intensive Portuguese Language Institute
The Center for Latin American Studies offers an intensive program in Brazilian Portuguese at the
University
of
Pittsburgh Oakland
campus every three years. This six-week program provides beginning students with the equivalent of a full first year of Portuguese language training. Six credits are awarded upon successful completion. Classes are conversationally oriented; however, reading and writing skills also are developed. For more information on the next Institute, please click here
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Admissions
For information on enrolling in a program of the Center for Latin American Studies and admission to the
University
of
Pittsburgh
, please click here
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Career Assistance
Under the direction of the Associate Director for Academic Affairs, the staff of the Center for Latin American Studies work closely with students who wish to pursue graduate study or employment. Students are provided with ideas about career tracks. They have access to brochures describing the best Latin American studies graduate programs in the nation. The CLAS publication After Latin American Studies: A Guide to Graduate Student and Employment for Latin Americanists—a 200 page compilation of contact information for graduate education, as well as jobs in business, government, and nonprofit organizations—is available in hard copy at the Center and on-line at After Latin American Studies. Students of Latin American Studies are encouraged to utilize the facilities and resources of Career Services at the
University
of
Pittsburgh
. Career Services provides a wide range of services for the Pitt student/alumnus.
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