Latin American, Latino, and Caribbean Studies

Dartmouth Alums With This Major

• Dean & Professor, American University
  (MD, Dartmouth '64)
• President & Managing Partner, Mcleod Group Inc
  (SC, Dartmouth '72)
• Offshore Consultant, Shell Oil Company
  (CA, Dartmouth '74)
• Picture Researcher, Worth a Thousand Words, Inc.
  (IL, Dartmouth '78)
• Investment Banker, Citigroup, Inc.
  (NJ, Dartmouth '90)
• Account Supervisor, Edelman Public Relations
  (NY, Dartmouth '95)
• Director of Regional Research, Pyramid Research
  (MA, Dartmouth '97)

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Major Description

Students must gain a competency in Spanish or Portuguese by their sixth term and are strongly encouraged to study a second language, preferably Portuguese, Spanish, or French, while taking courses that include a wide variety of elements of geography, humanities, political science, history and anthropology to provide them with a broad base of regional studies and to introduce them to major figures and trends in Latin American and Caribbean Literature.

Skills Acquired

What is this?

• Critical Thinking
• Cultural Competency & Adaptability
• Creativity and Creative Initiative
• Research Skills
• Oral & Written Communication

Possible Career Paths

• International Business
• International Relations/ Government
• Nonprofit/Government
• Language Services/Education
• Journalism

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