Overview

Program in Latin American Studies / Program in Latin American Studies is located in Nashville, TN, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Laws/Master of Arts (LL M/MA)
Master of Business Administration/Master of Arts (MBA/MA)
Master of Arts (MA)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	2

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test 2 Foreign Languages Thesis Alternate accepted

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

19

Applied

5

Accepted

3

Enrolled

Applying

0

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 570 TOEFL IBT score: 88

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Federal Work-Study

Student Body

4

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	25%
Black or African American	Not Reported
White or Caucasian	75%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	Not Reported
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	Not Reported

Gender

Male (50%)

Female (50%)

Faculty

53

Total faculty

Full-time - 53

Part-time - 0

Male (33)

Female (20)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Latin American and Iberian studies, anthropology, history, Spanish and Portuguese, social and political science
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 2301 Vanderbilt Place
Nashville, TN  37240
United States

Contact Dr. Edward Fischer
Director
Email: edward.f.fischer@vanderbilt.edu
Phone: 615-322-2527
Fax: 615-343-6002

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