The Bachelor Programme in Latin American Studies with specialization in Spanish includes six semesters of study (180 credits). It provides knowledge about the history, politics, economics and social and cultural development in Latin America, and good basic knowledge in and about Spanish.

The Bachelor Programme in Latin American Studies with specialization in Spanish includes six semesters of study (180 credits). This Bachelor's program has a multidisciplinary and international profile. It provides knowledge about the history, politics, economics and social and cultural development in Latin America, the Caribbean and the Hispanic USA.  

Year 1

Latin American Studies I, 30 credits (main field: Latin American Studies), LAS100

• Early history of Latin America, 7.5 ECTS
• Inequality, Gender and Power in Latin America, 7.5 ECTS
• Development in Latin America from 1900, 7.5 ECTS
• Globalization and New Strategies for Economic Development, 7.5 ECTS 

Term 2
Latin American Studies II, 30 credits (main field: Latin American Studies), LAS200

• Latin America and the World, 7.5 ECTS
• Sustainable development in an unequal region, 7.5 ECTS
• Essay, 7.5 ECTS
• Democracy and Human Rights in Latin America, 7.5 ECTS

Year 2

Term 3
Spanish I, 30 credits (main field: Spanish), ES1INT

Term 4
Spanish II, 30 credits (main field: Spanish), ES230A

Year 3

Term 5
Latin American Studies - Bachelor's course, 30 credits (main field: Latin American Studies), LA3300

• Method of Social Sciences, 7.5 ECTS
• Land, people and power in Latin America and the Caribbean, 7.5 ECTS
• Graduation paper, 15 ECTS

Term 6
Other courses totaling 30 credits at Stockholm University, or another institution in or outside Sweden, with a focus on Latin America, or alternatively Latin American-focused internship for 30 credits (20 weeks) in Sweden or abroad (main field: Latin American Studies). Selection of other courses is done in consultation with and approved by the Director of Studies for Latin American Studies. Selection of internship placement is done in consultation with and approved by the internship coordinator for Latin American Studies.

Independent project:

Term 5: The course LA3300 comprises an independent project for the Bachelor's Degree and two modules; one with a focus on cross discipline theory and method, one with a focus on a thematic and regional specialization connected to the independent project. The project is carried out as a limited research project the end result of which is a scientific paper. In the initial stages of the project students acquire a deeper knowledge in the design of a scientific research paper.