Study with us: Latin American studies

Aspects of Latin America can be studied within a range of courses at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral award levels. Courses are taught, and doctoral supervision offered by the Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies within the School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies.

Doctoral candidates are encouraged to view the areas of academic expertise to establish a sense of compatibility between their research proposal and staff research supervision.

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Latin American studies are supported by The Language Centre

The Language Centre provides language support for students of Latin American studies, including Hispanic, Lusophone and Romance languages.

Research opportunities

The Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies welcomes expressions of interest from anyone contemplating postgraduate research on aspects of Latin America, past or present.

MPhil, PhD and European Doctorate.
Areas include:
- Latin America-Brazilian Studies
- Cuban Studies
- Latin American visual culture, literature and intellectual history, and slavery in Brazil
- Spanish culture, literature and intellectual history, visual culture, medieval and Golden Age literature and intellectual history
- Hispanic and Lusophone cinema
Modern Languages (MA by research)

Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies staff profiles and areas of research expertise.