MPhil in Latin American Studies 9 months Postgraduate Program By University of Cambridge |Top Universities
Program Duration

9 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

45,829 GBPTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

29 Feb, 2024Application Deadline

Main Subject Area

Area StudiesMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Area Studies

Degree

MPhil

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

This course is designed to meet the needs of two groups: those who have developed an interest in Latin America through study or work and wish to develop this for personal or professional reasons, and those who intend to proceed to a doctorate, and possibly an academic career in the field. The course 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. This is achieved through the three main elements of the course:
  • A core course, highlighting key critical issues in Latin American Studies and providing a forum for interdisciplinary debate;
  • Modules in a range of different fields, of which each student selects four, providing some sense of contrasting disciplinary methods;
A dissertation of approximately 15,000 words, providing an opportunity to study a topic in depth. The dissertation is a very substantial element of the MPhil. course, and the examination process and criteria for the assessment of the dissertation are accordingly rather more stringent than on Master’s programmes at most other Universities, where (in the UK) the dissertation 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 dissertation, which is to develop advanced skills in research and expression.

Program overview

Main Subject

Area Studies

Degree

MPhil

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

This course is designed to meet the needs of two groups: those who have developed an interest in Latin America through study or work and wish to develop this for personal or professional reasons, and those who intend to proceed to a doctorate, and possibly an academic career in the field. The course 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. This is achieved through the three main elements of the course:
  • A core course, highlighting key critical issues in Latin American Studies and providing a forum for interdisciplinary debate;
  • Modules in a range of different fields, of which each student selects four, providing some sense of contrasting disciplinary methods;
A dissertation of approximately 15,000 words, providing an opportunity to study a topic in depth. The dissertation is a very substantial element of the MPhil. course, and the examination process and criteria for the assessment of the dissertation are accordingly rather more stringent than on Master’s programmes at most other Universities, where (in the UK) the dissertation 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 dissertation, which is to develop advanced skills in research and expression.

Admission Requirements

110+
7.5+
193+
3.5+
Applicants for this course should have achieved a UK High II.i Honours Degree.
If your degree is not from the UK, please check International Qualifications to find the equivalent in your country.
To be offered a place on the MPhil in Latin American Studies you will be expected to obtain, or to have obtained, at least a strong Upper Second (generally averaging 68%, or higher) and preferably a First Class undergraduate degree, or the equivalent for overseas universities.
Applicants who have already taken a Masters degree will normally be expected to have obtained a very high Pass or a Distinction. However, we are able to assess cases on an individual basis if there are mitigating circumstances. 
A background in literary or cultural studies, anthropology, modern languages, area studies, history or economics, sociology, politics or development is useful but not essential. Evidence of interest in or commitment to Latin America is expected.

29 Feb 2024
9 Months
Oct

  • Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance

Tuition fees

Domestic Students

27,523 GBP
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International Students

45,829 GBP
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