In a world becoming more connected daily, Latin American Area Studies opens doors to careers in human rights, cultural studies, government, NGOs, policymaking, international aid and service organizations, and many other influential and rewarding public and private sector career paths.
Moreover, with increased demand for Spanish-speaking professionals in sectors like healthcare, law, and others, an LAAS degree can provide entry to a career in a variety of fields. Graduates of the LAAS program have continued on to employment in many occupations, including:
- accounting
- counseling
- community health
- county government
- early childhood education
- human services
- farming
- human resources
- human services
- law
- medicine
- law enforcement
- nursing
- social services administration
- social work
- teaching
LAAS alumni have also pursued advanced study at many prestigious graduate programs in Latin American Area Studies, and other disciplines as well:
- bilingual methodology
- business
- English
- history
- international affairs
- international relations
- journalism
- latin american area atudies
- latin american literature
- law
- master of business administration
- nursing
- psychology
- public affairs
- religious studies