Master of Arts
Doctor of Philosophy

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Campus address: Sid Richardson Hall (SRH) 1.301, phone (512) 232-2402, fax (512) 471-3090; campus mail code: D0800

Mailing address: The University of Texas at Austin, Graduate Program, Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies, 2300 Red River Street Stop D0800, Austin TX 78712

URL: http://liberalarts.utexas.edu/llilas/

Facilities for Graduate Work

The Benson Latin American Collection is the most complete library of its kind in the United States, containing more than 800,000 volumes of printed material in addition to manuscripts, maps, newspapers, and microfilms. Of special interest are the 20,000 reels of microfilm copies of archival material sourced in Mexico, Spain, England, and Washington DC. Other campus libraries, including the Perry-Castañeda Library, the Fine Arts Library, the Walter Geology Library, and the Architecture and Planning Library, contain additional Latin American material. Students also have access to a variety of electronic journals, books, and bibliographic tools through the University Libraries website.

About 65 faculty members regularly teach courses dealing with Latin America, and some 150 additional faculty members have Latin American interests in a wide variety of fields.

Areas of Study

Graduate work toward a degree in Latin American studies may be concentrated in any academic area in which courses with Latin American content are offered.

Graduate Studies Committee

The following faculty members served on the Graduate Studies Committee (GSC) in the spring 2025 semester.

Omoniyi Afolabi Ricardo C Ainslie Richard Albert Frederick Luis Aldama Chad Alvarez Rosental C Alves Jacqueline L Angel Eugenio Yatsuda Arima Jossianna Arroyo Martinez Javier Auyero Jacqueline Angelina Avila Zoltan D Barany Sheryl Luzzadder Beach Timothy Beach Charles E Berg Paul A Bonin Jason R Borge Daniel M Brinks Chelsea Burns Matthew J Butler Esther Calzada Jorge Canizares David Cannatella Paola Canova Luis Ernesto Carcamo-Huechante Roberto Carlos Yessenia Castro Ivan Y Chaar Lopez Karma Ruth Chavez C Ondine Chavoya Danielle P Clealand Iyaxel Ixkan Cojti Ren Ashley Coleman Taylor Miriam S Collins Jason Cons Cary Cordova Maria Eugenia Cotera Ronald Covey Kelley A Crews Jonathan Crosson Megan J Crowhurst Isabella C Cunningham Ian W Dalziel Celina Aisha Davidson de Sa Donna De Cesare Susan Deans-Smith Lina Maria Del castillo Anthony F Di Fiore Hector Dominguez-Ruvalcaba William Doolittle David J Eaton Zachary S Elkins Karen Engle Mirasol Enriquez Patience L Epps Raissa Fabregas robles gil Nessette Falu Michael G Findley George F Flaherty Kenneth Flamm Richard R Flores Joshua Frens-String Daniel G Fridman Sergio I Garcia Seth W Garfield Virginia C Garrard Thomas Garrison Lawrence E Gilbert Lyndon K Gill Edgar Gomez-Cruz Celestine Gonzalez De Bustamante John M Gonzalez

Gloria Gonzalez-Lopez Kenneth F Greene Julia E Guernsey Lauren E Gulbas Laura G Gutierrez John Hartigan Brian K Horton Wendy A Hunter Benjamin Ibarra Sevilla Monica A Jimenez Timothy H Keitt J Richard Kyle Daniel A Law David L Leal Fernanda Lustosa Leite Lorraine Leu Leigh L Linden Naomi E Lindstrom Raul L Madrid Sandy Magana Alberto A Martinez Monica Munoz Martinez Mallory Emiko Matsumoto Kelly McDonough Sofian Merabet Juan Miro Robin D Moore Santiago Munoz Arbelaez Adele E Nelson Daniel Nielson Yolanda C Padilla Marcelo Paixao Jose L Panero Adela Pineda Miguel Pinedo Gabriela Polit David G Quinto-Pozos Megan Margaret Raby Carlos E Ramos Ramon H Rivera-Servera Enrique R Rodriguez Nestor P Rodriguez Monica Romero Sergio Romero Sonia Roncador Mary Rose Cesar A Salgado Roxanne Schroeder-Arce Sandro Sessarego Bjorn Ingmunn Sletto Carolina Snaider Cristina Soriano David Sosa Joseph Straubhaar David S Stuart Januibe Tejera Susan Thomas Amy Thompson Rebecca M Torres Luis Urrieta Carmen R Valdez Fred Valdez Jr Angela Valenzuela Enzo E Vasquez Toral Hannah L Walker Abigail Weitzman Kurt G Weyland Jennifer M Wilks Anthony C Woodbury Kenneth R Young Emilio Zamora

Admission Requirements

The entering master’s degree student must have a bachelor’s degree, with a major in any discipline. Reading and speaking knowledge of Spanish or Portuguese is required.

Students must hold a master’s degree by the time they enter the doctoral program. On rare occasions, admission to the doctoral program may be granted to students without a master's degree; such students are required to earn the master's degree en route to the PhD.