拉丁美洲是一门跨学科研究专业，覆盖范围广泛，足以让学生选择自己的研究重点。通过对语言、文化、社会、地理、政治制度和历史的考察，该专业能够对当前区域与国际环境下的拉丁美洲进行批判性的考察。
Latin American Studies major is an interdisciplinary program, with ample scope for individual students to shape their focus. Through examination of language, culture, society, geography, political systems, and histories of the continent, the program provides a critical examination of Latin America in contemporary regional and international contexts.