North America
North America
A train drives through Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. Photo by Yongjia Li ’21.
Institute for the Study of the Americas
The Institute for the Study of the Americas (ISA) builds on a long-standing and distinguished tradition of scholarly interest in the diverse regions that make up Latin America, including Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean, as well as the Latin American and Caribbean diaspora. It sponsors a wide variety of activities for faculty, graduate and undergraduate students and supports teaching, research and public outreach. ISA is part of the Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies, a collaboration between Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Departments, Centers and Programs
American Indian and Indigenous Studies
American Indian Center
Carolina Latinx Center
Carolina Population Center
Center for the Study of the American South
Department of American Studies
Department of African, African American and Diaspora Studies
Global Food Research Program
Institute of African American Research
Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases
Institute for the Study of the Americas
LatinxEd
The Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History
Programs of Study
Curriculum in Global Studies
Major concentration in Latin America
Curriculum in Latin American Studies
Major in Latin American Studies
Department of African, African American and Diaspora Studies
Major in African, African American, and Diaspora Studies
Major concentration in African American and Diaspora Studies
Minor in African American and Diaspora Studies
Department of American Studies
Major in American Studies
Major concentration in American Indian and Indigenous Studies
Major concentration in Folklore
Major concentration in Global American Studies
Major concentration in Southern Studies
Minor in American Studies
Minor in American Indian and Indigenous Studies
Minor in Folklore
Minor in Global American Studies
Minor in Southern Studies
M.A. in Folklore
Ph.D. in American Studies
Department of History
Major concentration in Latin American History
Major concentration in United States History
Ph.D. in Latin American History
Ph.D. in United States History
Department of Religious Studies
Ph.D. concentration in Religion in the Americas
Department of Romance Studies
Major in Hispanic Literature and Culture
Major in Hispanic Linguistics
Minor in Hispanic Studies
Ph.D. in Hispanic Linguistics
Ph.D. in Spanish
Minor in Spanish for the Professions
Minor in Translation and Interpreting
Institute for the Study of the Americas
Graduate certificate in Latin American Studies
UNC Latina/o Studies Program
Library Collections
North Carolina Collection
Latin American Film Library
Research guide for African American Studies
Research guide for American Studies
Research guide for American Indian Studies
Research guide for Latin American Studies
Research guide for Latino/a Studies
Southern Folklife Collection
Southern Historical Collection
Stone Center Library for Black Culture and History
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