Introduction to Degree Programs Offered

The Roger Thayer Stone Center for Latin American Studies is one of the largest and most prestigious interdisciplinary units at Tulane University. It functions in many capacities to provide programming and degree plans to a broad range of educational constituencies. Currently, these include a Bachelor of Arts major and minor in Latin American Studies, a Master of Arts degree in Latin American Studies, a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Latin American Studies, and two joint professional degree programs with the Law and Business schools.

Prospective Graduate students wishing to apply to the Latin American Studies MA or Ph.D. programs online (including the joint Latin American Studies/Art History Ph.D. program) can do so by clicking here: Application Page of the School of Liberal Arts Graduate Programs, where you can read relevant information on the application process and where you can find the link to the actual online application system in the “APPLY HERE” section of the page. To speak to an advisor before applying, please fill out our inquiry form.

All applicants to Stone Center Graduate programs, including applicants to any of our joint degree programs as well as non-native English speaking applicants, must take the GRE and should direct ETS to send their official GRE score reports to the Tulane School of Liberal Arts. The ETS code for the Tulane School of Liberal Arts is: 6183. Applicants who are non-native English speakers may also take the TOEFL and should direct ETS to send their official TOEFL scores also to the School of Liberal Arts via the above-mentioned ETS code number.

All Stone Center forms for current students and faculty seeking to apply for grants or various types of funding are available at the Stone Center Forms resource page. For details about such funding (as well as access to forms), please visit the Grants and Funding page which gives specified information about opportunities and requirements.