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University of California,Los Angeles,Latin American Studies Interdepartmental Program

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:

Economic and Social:
  • Culture
  • Humanitarian Affairs
  • Indigenous Peoples
  • Least Developed Countries
  • Women/gender Equality

  • Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
  • Advocacy and outreach
  • Education and training of women
  • Human rights of women
  • Indigenous women
  • Millennium Development Goals
  • Research
  • Women and health
  • Women and poverty
  • Women and the media
  • Women in power and decision-making

  • Population:
  • International migration
  • Morbidity and mortality
  • Population distribution and internal migration
  • Reproduction, family formation and the status of women

  • Public Administration:
  • Ethics, Transparency and Accountability
  • Socio-Economic Governance and Management

  • Social Development:
  • Conflict
  • Cooperative
  • Indigenous issues
  • Poverty
  • Social policy
  • Youth

  • Statistics:
  • Country or region codes
  • Demographic and social surveys
  • Environmental Accounts
  • Geographical names

  • Sustainable Development:
  • Biodiversity
  • Capacity-building
  • Climate change
  • Demographics
  • Disaster management and vulnerability
  • Education
  • Gender equality
  • Health
  • International law
  • Partnerships
  • Poverty
  • Rural Development
  • Sanitation
  • Science
  • Geographic scope: Regional
  • North America
  • Latin America and Caribbean
  • Country of activity:
  • Honduras
  • Costa Rica
  • Dominican Republic
  • United States of America
  • Spain
  • Guatemala
  • Chile
  • Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
  • Canada
  • Nicaragua
  • Ecuador
  • Peru
  • El Salvador
  • Brazil
  • Uruguay
  • Haiti
  • Mexico
  • Paraguay
  • Cuba
  • Millennium Development Goals:
  • Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
  • Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
  • Achieve universal primary education
  • Promote gender equality and empower women
  • Reduce child mortality
  • Improve maternal health
  • Ensure environmental sustainability
  • Develop global partnership for development
  • Mission statement:
    Year established:
    Organizational structure: The department of Latin American Studies masters program is closely aligned with the Latin American Institute which is part of the INternational Studies Institute
    Number and type of members: 25 affiliated faculty
    Funding structure:
  • Grants from Governments
  • Other sources
  • Donations and grants from domestic sources
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