Latin American Studies - Hamilton College Clinton

Latin American Studies from Hamilton College Clinton is a Campus Bachelor Latin American Studies degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. THE UNITED STATES HAS A POPULATION APPROACHING 300 MILLION people and covers roughly 3.5 million square miles. Latin America has a population approaching 600 million people and covers roughly 8 million square miles. Yet we habitually think of Latin America, with its rich tapestry of cultures so deeply interwoven with our own, as the "other" America. The Latin American Studies program at Hamilton challenges such mental borders by allowing students to see this emerging, energetic and often contradictory region through new eyes. While the Hispanic studies program focuses broadly on Spanish, Latin American, and U.S. Latino/Latina literature and culture, the Latin American studies minor offers a narrower and more intense exploration of the history, culture and politics of Latin America itself ? the more than 40 nations and independent states that stretch from Mexico and Caribbean in the north to the distant reaches of Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of the Americas. STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES Students in the Latin American studies program have a number of opportunities to study abroad with the assistance of the program faculty, and Hamilton College encourages all students ? particularly those studying other cultures and traditions ? to experience life beyond campus and borders. On campus, Burke Library houses the Beinecke Lesser Antilles Collection. It is one of the world's most important research collections of historical documents from and about this Caribbean region that was the birthplace of Alexander Hamilton, who gave the College his name. RESOURCES Students in Latin American studies can draw on the resources of the many departments and programs that contribute to the minor, particularly the Hispanic studies program. These include an ongoing series of lectures, films and presentations. La Mesa de Espa?ol provides an opportunity for students and faculty members to meet weekly for lunch and conversation in Spanish. Students in the program direct Club Espa?ol, which organizes cultural activities related to Spanish and Latin American cultures, and La Vanguardia, for students of Latino background. The department and the College provide computer facilities, a modern language laboratory, an audiovisual center and a recording studio for student use. View more details on Hamilton College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Latin American Studies courses.