Latin American Studies (MBA/MA)
Develop the Skills Necessary to Engage in Successful Business Relationships
SDSU’s Fowler College of Business and Center for Latin American Studies offer a three-year full-time concurrent program of study leading to a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Arts in Latin American Studies (MBA/MA LAS). The objective of the concurrent program is to offer preparation in the fields of business administration and Latin American studies for the purpose of providing the knowledge and skills necessary to promote and engage in business relationships with the Latin American community in Latin America or in the United States.
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Latin American Studies Curriculum
- BA 640: Financial Reporting and Analysis (Units: 2)
- BA 641: Business Ethics and Corporate Responsibility (Units: 1)
- BA 642: Statistical Analysis (Units: 2)
- BA 643: Managerial Economics (Units: 2)
- BA 644: Operations and Supply Chain Management (Units: 2)
- BA 645: Marketing (Units: 1)
The requirement to complete individual foundations core courses BA 640, BA 641, BA 642 , BA 643, BA 644, BA 645 may be waived by the director of graduate business programs under special circumstances. Waivers are determined by evaluating prior course content, institution at which courses were taken, grades received, and time since courses were taken.
- BA 670: Managerial Accounting (Units: 3)
- BA 671: Legal Environment of Business (Units: 2)
- BA 672: Managerial Marketing (Units: 3)
- BA 673: Organizational Behavior and Leadership (Units: 3)
- BA 674: Financial Management (Units: 3)
- BA 676: Strategic Thinking (Units: 3)
- BA 649: Business Analytics (Units: 3)
also listed as - MIS 649: Business Analytics (Units: 3)
- FIN 654: Seminar in International Business Finance (Units: 3)
- MGT 710: Seminar in World Business Environment (Units: 3)
- MKTG 769: Seminar in International Marketing (Units: 3)
Note: Not more than 12 units outside the Fowler College of Business and not more than a total of six units in courses 780 (Field Studies in Business), 797 (Research), and 798 (Special Study), will be accepted toward the degree. Courses taken outside of the Fowler College of Business should be related to the M.B.A. program and must be approved by the director of graduate business programs.
The number of total units applicable to the MBA program (including B A 799A) must be at least 36.
Complete 24 units in courses of Latin American content, including the following required courses:
- LATAM 600: Seminar in Latin American Studies (Units: 3)
- LATAM 601: Seminar on Methodology of Latin American Studies (Units: 3)
The Remaining 18 Units of Latin American Content Selected From the Following List of Courses:
- ART 571B: Contemporary Art of Latin America (Units: 3)
- LATAM 545: The Latin American City (Units: 3)
- LATAM 550: Mexican-US Border from a Latin American Perspective (Units: 3)
- LATAM 553: History of Slavery in the Americas (Units: 3)
- LATAM 556: History of Brazil (Units: 3)
- LATAM 696: Experimental Topics (Units: 3)
*With Latin American Content - LATAM 750: Seminar: Study in Latin America (Units: 3)
- LATAM 795: Latin American Studies Internship (Units: 3)
- LATAM 797: Research (Units: 1-3)
- ANTH 520: Ethnographic Field Methods (Units: 3)
- ANTH 529: Urban Anthropology (Units: 3)
- ANTH 531: Methods in Applied Anthropology (Units: 3)
- ANTH 532: Anthropology of Development and Conservation (Units: 3)
- ANTH 566: Seminar in Archaeologies of the Borderlands (Units: 3)
- ANTH 582: Regional Anthropology (Units: 3)
*With Latin American Content - ANTH 583: Topical Anthropology (Units: 3)
*With Latin American Content
- HIST 550: Colonial Mexico (Units: 3)
- HIST 551: Modern Mexico (Units: 3)
- HIST 553: History of Slavery in the Americas (Units: 3)
- HIST 556: History of Brazil (Units: 3)
- HIST 557: Dictatorships and Human Rights in Latin America (Units: 3)
- HIST 558: Latin America in World Affairs (Units: 3)
- HIST 580: Topics in the History of War and Violence (Units: 3)
- HIST 640: Directed Readings in Latin American History (Units: 3)
- JMS 574: International Advertising (Units: 3)
- JMS 701: Seminar: Mass Communication Problems (Units: 3)
- POLS 562: Religion and Politics in Comparative Perspective (Units: 3)
- POLS 564: Political Ecology of Latin America (Units: 3)
- POLS 565: Nations and Nationalism (Units: 3)
- POLS 568: Mexican Politics (Units: 3)
- POLS 575: International Relations of the Pacific Rim (Units: 3)
- POLS 661: Seminar in the Political Systems of the Developing Nations (Units: 3)
- POLS 667: Seminar in Latin American Political Systems (Units: 3)
- PORT 535: Race, Gender, and National Identity in Brazilian Literature (Units: 3)
- SOC 730: Seminar in Social Institutions (Units: 3)
- SPAN 602: Foundations and Research Methods of Hispanic Linguistics (Units: 3)
- SPAN 606: Spanish American Literature: Independence to Present (Units: 3)
- SPAN 751: Seminar in Realism (Units: 3 *)
- SPAN 755: Seminar in Spanish American Culture, Film, and Society (Units: 3)
- SPAN 760: Seminar in Reading in the Transatlantic Imaginary (Units: 3)
- SPAN 777: Latin American Essay and Critical Thought (Units: 3)
Note: * Acceptable when of relevant content; check with the Latin American Studies graduate adviser before enrolling. Students must apply to enroll under the provisions of the affiliation agreement with the California Western School of Law.
The thesis in business administration will treat a Latin American related topic and will be supervised by a business faculty with international business expertise and at least one faculty member from the Latin American studies program.
If a student after entering the concurrent MBA/MA program returns to a single degree program, all the requirements for the single degree program must be met.
- MGT 797: Research (Units: 3)
or - LATAM 797: Research (Units 1-3)
and - BA 799A: Thesis (Units: 3)
The student must complete MGT 797 (Research) or LATAM 797 (Research) in addition to BA 799A (Thesis). The thesis in business administration will treat a Latin American related topic and will be supervised by a business faculty with international business expertise and at least one faculty member from the Latin American studies program.
Students may take two courses from California Western School of Law with the approval of the Latin American Studies graduate adviser. Students must apply to enroll under the provisions of the affiliation agreement with the California Western School of law.
Note: If a student after entering the concurrent MBA/MA program returns to a single degree program, all the requirements for the single degree program must be met.
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