The Ibero-American Studies Certificate is also available to visiting, study abroad students. The rich, interdisciplinary approach of the program offers students the opportunity to explore the complex dynamics of Ibero-American societies.
The certificate is awarded based upon completion of six courses and one Latin American experience.
IAS Certificate
The Certificate program in Ibero-American Studies offered on the Madrid Campus provides a richly interdisciplinary approach to the history, politics and culture of Spain, Portugal and Latin America. Courses - drawn from the fields of History, Political Science, Anthropology, Archaeology, Economics, Art History, Philosophy and Theology, as well as Spanish literature and Portuguese - enable students to explore the complex dynamics of Ibero-American societies, from the pre-historic era to the present. Moreover, by living and studying in Madrid and taking part in trips to or experiential opportunities in Latin America and different regions of the Iberian Peninsula, students not only study Ibero-American issues, they experience them.
The IAS Certificate requires six courses, and courses of study may be tailored based on a student’s interests and career aspirations. Students at the Madrid Campus can complete the IAS Certificate in 2 semesters or in 1 semester and 1-2 summer sessions. Because the certificate is multidisciplinary, students may simultaneously pursue it and their major area of study, all while staying on track for an on-time graduation (the IAS Certificate also satisfies students’ “remaining hours” requirement of completing a Minor or Certificate).
What is Ibero-American Studies and why is it important?
Today’s marketplace demands that potential employees be cross-culturally aware and proficient in a second language. The Ibero-American Studies Certificate Program at SLU Madrid is designed for those who seek to enhance their undergraduate degree with a multidisciplinary education on the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking world. This program offers a wide range of courses in the humanities, the social sciences and the natural sciences, with both English and Spanish (and Portuguese) as the language of instruction. The Ibero-American Certificate Program goes beyond academic study and places cultural and political issues in a contemporary context. SLU-Madrid offers this experience from a unique perspective—Madrid, Spain, the social, political and economic capital of Iberia.
Top 5 Reasons to Study Ibero-American Studies
Career Options for IAS Certificate Alumni
| A: Spanish History • HIST-332 Early Modern History of Spain: 1469-1808 • HIST-333 Modern History of Spain: 1808 to the Present • HIST-334 The Spanish Civil War • HIST-376 Medieval Spain: Christians, Jews and Muslims • HIST-377 History of the Jews in Spain • HIST-393 National Identity in Spain • HIST-393 The Spanish Inquisition • HIST-393 Spain’s Golden Age:1492-1665 • HIST-393 From Reconquest to Conquest |
| Group B: Latin American History • HIST-317 History of Colonial Latin America |
| Group A: Iberian Studies • ECON-379 The Economies of Latin America and Iberia |
| Group B: Latin American Studies • POLS-257 Introduction to Latin American Politics |
| Group A: Spanish Literature • SPAN-335 Spanish Literature I: From Cid to Golden Age • SPAN-418 Spanish Culture and Civilization • SPAN-420 Introduction to Hispanic Literature • SPAN-438 Spanish Literature and Film • SPAN-439 Contemporary Spanish Women Writers • SPAN-454 Golden Age Drama • SPAN-455 Don Quijote • SPAN-461 Spanish Romanticism • SPAN-462 Nineteenth-Century Spanish Novel • SPAN-466 Generation of ‘98 • SPAN-467 Twentieth-Century Spanish Thought • SPAN-468 Contemporary Spanish Short Stories • SPAN-470 Twentieth-Century Spanish Poetry • SPAN-471 Twentieth-Century Spanish Novel • SPAN-472 Twentieth-Century Spanish Drama • SPAN-473 The Picaresque and the Origins of the Novel • SPAN-475 Spanish Novel after 1970 • SPAN-493 El Camino de Santiago: Literature and Culture • SPAN-493 Modern Tendencies in Twentieth-Century Hispanic Drama • SPAN-493 Narratives of the Spanish Civil War • SPAN-493 Spanish Avant-Garde Literature • SPAN-493 The City and the Novel • SPAN-493 History of the Spanish Language • SPAN-493 Spanish Literature and Film |
| Group B: Latin American Literature and Portuguese • SPAN-420 Introduction to Hispanic Literature • SPAN-424 Contemporary Latin American Short Story • SPAN-426 Latin American Modernism • SPAN-427 Contemporary Latin American Poetry • SPAN-429 Contemporary Latin American Novel • SPAN-431 Contemporary Latin American Drama • SPAN-432 Themes in Latin American Literature: Pre-Columbian and Colonial Literature • SPAN-433 Latin American Novel After 1970 • SPAN-435 Latin American Testimony • SPAN-436 Women’s Literature in Latin America • SPAN-437 Latin American Literature and Film • SPAN-438 Latin American Stereotypes in Literature • SPAN-493 Modern Tendencies in Twentieth-Century Hispanic Drama • SPAN-493 Hispanic Literature in the US • PG-210/310 Intermediate Portuguese (intensive course) |
See Banner Self-Service for expanded offerings and new courses that count toward the Certificate: History of Women in Spain and Latin America; History of Mexico; Archival Research in Spain; Christian Tradition in Spain; Liberation Theology in Latin America; The Spanish Influence on World Art; and others.
For more information, please contact:
Office of Admissions
Avenida del Valle, 34
Madrid 28003 Spain
Telephone (+34) 91 554 5858
Fax (+34) 91 554 6202
admissions-madrid@slu.edu
Academic Director: Francisco García-Serrano, Ph.D.
