Latin American and Caribbean Studies

WPI’s Latin American and Caribbean Studies Initiative brings together on- and off-campus communities to confront critical issues that affect Latin America, the Caribbean, and the wider world.

Through collaboration among the university’s four schools—Arts & Sciences, The Global School, Business, and Engineering—the initiative involves diverse forms of engagement between WPI and the region, as well as broader issues and activities with particular relevance to Latin America and the Caribbean.

This effort to create a central place for scholarly activity and educational resources that connect WPI with Latin America and the Caribbean is built around three issues—sustainability, mobility, and intercultural competency. These areas harness WPI’s academic strengths, help to build a more global institution, and amplify its potential to make an impact in and learn from Latin America and the Caribbean.

Latin American and Caribbean Curriculum

Latin American and Caribbean Studies build pathways for greater understanding of the people, places, and issues in Latin America and the Caribbean. WPI’s comprehensive approach allows students to develop contextual awareness of subjects ranging from the region's infrastructure to the diversity of its culture. Through curriculum development, community building, research, and projects including IQPs, MQPs, and HUA, students broaden their knowledge and intracultural competency, and apply them toward work in the classroom and the field that has a more meaningful impact.

Students can follow their passions and tailor their studies to align with their interests, including earning a minor in Spanish. In addition to advanced language courses such as Spanish-American Literature in the 20^th Century or Latin American and Caribbean Culture and Civilization, students have access to new course offerings specifically geared toward those interested in Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

New Latin American and Caribbean course offerings: 

• Introduction to Latin America and the Caribbean
• Modern Latin America and the Caribbean
• Topics in Latin American and Caribbean History
• Latin America and the Caribbean and the World (capstone humanities & arts seminar)

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Learn more about WPI’s Latin American project centers:

Asunción, Paraguay
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Campinas, Brazil
Cuenca, Ecuador
Monteverde, Costa Rica
Panama City, Panama
San José, Costa Rica
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Find additional information on WPI’s Global Project Centers.