{"id":192,"date":"2018-10-09T15:23:20","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T19:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lacs\/?page_id=192"},"modified":"2026-01-26T10:58:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T15:58:57","slug":"undergraduate-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lacs\/undergraduate-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Undergraduate Studies\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Did you know that you can complete a&nbsp;<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">minor<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;or&nbsp;<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">specialize<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;in Latin American and Caribbean Studies at Carleton University?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you have an interest in&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the region<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, then consider a program of study that will allow you to develop the kind of expertise that is certain to enhance your undergraduate training<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;and prepare you&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">professionally.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Future career paths include development, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">foreign affairs, graduate work in humanities and social sciences, Non-Governmental Organizations, human rights and social justice, business, journalism, travel industry, education and research.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lacs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/christina-wocintechchat-com-4PU-OC8sW98-unsplash-240x160.jpg\" alt=\"Two black 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https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lacs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/christina-wocintechchat-com-4PU-OC8sW98-unsplash-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lacs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/christina-wocintechchat-com-4PU-OC8sW98-unsplash-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With a minor or specialization in LACS<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, students exploring job opportunities or considering <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">graduate studies, will have the potential to <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">stand out from other applicants<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They will develop&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a strong level of expertise through a program of study that introduces students to the&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">history, economy, politics, culture,&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">environment<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;of both Latin America and the Caribbean within&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the global system.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Developing regional expertise provides students with the tools necessary to challenge hegemonic narratives and to explore ways in which&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Latin America and the Caribbean<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">social and political thought have influenced&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">perspectives and realities of these regions<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Whether you are in Journalism or History, Political Science or Literature, Global and Internal Studies or the Humanities, the undergraduate program in Latin American and Caribbean Studies promises to bring value to your academic program in a way that will serve you long after you have graduated.&nbsp; <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Get in touch with&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lacs\/people\/program-coordinator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Professor Dipt\u00e9e<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;to learn more about the possibilities that await you.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/admissions.carleton.ca\/apply\/\">Apply 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