Latin American Studies

Latin America is an increasingly important player on the world stage: culturally, politically, and economically. In Latin American Studies, you develop into an expert on this strategic region: from global food supply (thanks to the region's large agricultural exports) to the energy transition (driven by its vast reserves of lithium and copper).

With Spanish and Portuguese you can already reach nearly one billion people, spread across more than twenty countries. But the programme goes beyond geopolitics and language alone. You explore how language and culture are intertwined with identity and power. You will be trained to set up an individual research project you will specialise in through your fieldwork.

Leiden University's master in Latin American Studies explores the most current social, political, linguistic and cultural developments shaping Latin America today. We offer you the opportunity to specialise in the Latin American region, and offer a unique combination of multi-disciplinary expertise for the Netherlands in the field of Brazilian studies. You can choose to focus on any of the countries in the region, depending on your interests.