Disciplines and areas of study
Latin American Studies
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Supported by funds from the Myer Foundation, the Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS) was established in 1976 to promote Latin American studies at an advanced level in Australia. Since that time, ILAS has remained an active centre of research and teaching. La Trobe University has unquestionably the best library holdings in Australia in the field.
The Institute coordinates undergraduate and postgraduate courses of study, summer and winter units, an active seminar series, and a publications program including an occasional papers series. In addition, members edit JILAS – Journal of Iberian and Latin American Studies. The Institute also promotes the visit of distinguished guests to the University.
Principal areas of specialisation
Principal areas of specialisation are languages and literature of Latin America, problems of development and underdevelopment – the history of labour and peasant movements in the modern period; problems of political economy and diplomacy – twentieth-century history of Mexico, Cuba, and Central America; and the archaeology of Peru, Mexico, and Central America.
Coursework programs
- Graduate Diploma in Humanities and Social Sciences
- Graduate Certificate in Humanities and Social Sciences
Research programs
- Master of Arts by Research
- Doctor of Philosophy