Realizing the importance of Inter-American relations, Boricua's inter-disciplinary curriculum at the senior level, focuses on the peoples and nations of the American continent and its contiguous islands, North and South. Students are provided a sound foundation for subsequent graduate and professional training in the field of domestic and international affairs.
The Inter-American Studies program has been developed to achieve the following objectives:
| Pre-requisites: Core Curriculum |
60 credits |
| Specialization |
64 credits |
| total: |
124 credits |
| Individualized Instruction |
| Completion of a minimum of 16 credits and Four sets of instructional modules including: |
| IAS13545 |
Advanced Concepts in Economics |
| IAS13645 |
Contemporary Economic Issues in Latin America |
| IAS14744 |
Concepts in Comparative Politics |
| IAS13588 |
Historical approaches to Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Colloquium |
| Completion of a minimum of 12 credits and Four colloquia are required, at least three in the disciplines of Political Science, Economics and Sociology. |
| IAS23545 |
Contemporary Economics Issue in the Americas |
| IAS23645 |
International Economic Issues in the Americas |
| IAS24744 |
Issues and Problems in Inter-American Political Relations |
| IAS24844 |
Impact of International Organizations in Latin America |
| Experiential Studies |
| Completion of a minimum of 12 credits and Four practica including 180 hours of Practicum III & IV including: |
| IAS33580 |
Practicum I: Research Methods Workshops |
| IAS33680 |
Practicum II: Research Methods Workshops |
| IAS34780 |
Practicum III: Internship |
| IAS34880 |
Practicum IV: Internship |
| Theoretical Studies |
| Completion of a minimum of 12 credits and Four courses are required. |
| Cultural Studies |
| Completion of a minimum of 12 credits and Four courses are required. |