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This minor is offered by the Faculty of Humanities. The faculty’s minors consist of 30 ECTS credits and earn you a second qualification that will be listed on the transcript accompanying your degree certificate. 

Study schedule

COURSES SEM 1 SEM 2 SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 EC
  • Politics and Protest: The Latin American State and Social Movements
    Period 1
    6
  • Encountering the Americas: Latin America in the 21st Century
    Period 2
    6
  • Research in Latin America
    Period 3
    6
  • Restricted-choice elective
    Period 4
    6

    You may choose between 'Brazil: Democracy, Citizenship and Culture' and 'Gender and Social Inequality in Latin America'.

  • Restricted-choice elective
    Period 5
    6

    You may choose between ' Race, Place, and the Politics of Indigeneity' and 'The Identity of the City in Latin America'.

Compulsory course
Elective
UvA Course Catalogue: Minor Latin American Studies

Master's programmes

This minor may serve as a good preparation for academic Bachelor’s students who want to apply for admission to a Master's programme in Latin American Studies. Always check the entry requirements on the Application & admission page of the Master’s programme you are interested in.

Entry requirements

This minor is open for application to students who have obtained an academic first-year diploma or a positive Binding Study Advice from an academic Bachelor's programme. 

The minor is also open for application to students from a Dutch University of Applied Sciences (HBO) who have completed their propaedeutic year. If you are an HBO student and if you are looking to do a Master's programme at the UvA, please check out our pre-Master's programmes, as completing a minor is not enough to grant you access to Master’s programmes. 

Application

The registration period for a minor in the academic year 2025-2026 will start in Spring 2025.

Facts & Figures
Credits
30 ECTS,
Language of instruction
English
Starts in
September
Location
University Quarter