Study Abroad
There are many exciting options throughout Latin America for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies major and minors to study abroad. This page contains information that will assist students in determining how to integrate study abroad into their Brandeis careers.
The Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies major and minor cover the broad spectrum of Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx experience. Any course taken abroad that focuses on Latin American, Caribbean, or U.S. Latinx experience from the disciplinary perspective of history, arts, literature, politics, economics, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, political science, public health, etc, might count toward the major or minor. Such courses can be conducted in either English or Spanish. There can be exceptions to these guidelines. It is important to discuss your courses with the LACLS study abroad liaison.
Approved Programs
Program & Courses Examples pages are organized alphabetically by department. The Brandeis approved program list database is filtered by programs with LACLS courses. You may also filter by other parameters like location, housing type, and more.
Experiential Learning
The above links take you to programs that reported they have internships or research available in LACLS. Study Abroad Advisors can help you work with the program to learn more about the types of opportunities available, as some may be limited, competitive, or have pre-requisites like language requirements.
Receiving Credit in Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies
Students wishing to receive credit in LACLS for coursework done off-campus during the academic year should discuss these plans with the Study Abroad Liaison. Students hoping to earn credit abroad toward their LACLS major should confirm with the LACLS department prior to departing abroad how courses may or may not be able to count. The link above is a list of already pre-reviewed courses and how they can count toward the LACLS major/minor. Upon return, semester students should complete the Petition to Request Substitution for a Requirement form for final and formal review.
Study Abroad Liaison
To assist students with their academic choices abroad and to help answer any questions about receiving major/minor credit while abroad, each academic department and program has assigned a faculty member to serve as the Study Abroad Liaison. As every department has different policies regarding credit from abroad, the Study Abroad Liaison can assist you with guidance on major/minor credit. Find the Study Abroad Liaison for LACLS here.