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Study Latin America at CEDLA
University of Amsterdam
Since 1964, CEDLA has promoted cutting-edge research and education on Latin America. Based at the University of Amsterdam, it offers interdisciplinary BA, MA and PhD programmes, combining fieldwork, academic debate, and international collaboration. Join a vibrant academic community shaping the future of Latin American Studies.
The application deadline for the Master’s in Latin American Studies (MLAS) is approaching.
This interdisciplinary programme, coordinated by CEDLA at the University of Amsterdam, offers students the opportunity to engage deeply with the region through academic coursework and a 2–3 month field research stay in Latin America. Don’t miss the chance to apply and join an international learning environment focused on the social, political and cultural dynamics of the region.
REDUCED FEE
Master Latin American Studies
Final call: Last year of MLAS at a reduced fee!
On June 1st we are closing admissions for the Master's in Latin American Studies, 2025-2026. This is the last year that we will be able to offer the programme at a reduced fee.
Please note that admissions for students requiring a visa already closed on 1 April. KNOW MORE
Practical workshop with Dr. Julienne Weegels for PhD students working on Latin America and looking to strengthen their ethnographic writing. In the workshop we will look at how to create evocative scenes, and how to weave vignettes and theory together in ethnography. The workshop will be hands-on, including shared discussion as well as writing exercises. MORE INFORMATION
Bachelor, Master and PhD
CEDLA has promoted Latin American Studies in the Netherlands, Europe and beyond. We do this by conducting and stimulating relevant and original research on developments in Latin America and distributing the results of this research internationally via academic education at BA, MA and PhD levels.
The book collection will be available from the summer of 2025 in the new University Library of the UvA, also on the Binnengasthuisterrein, diagonally opposite CEDLA. In the meantime (August 2024 – August 2025), CEDLA books can be requested via the UvA library catalog and picked up and returned at one of the pickup points; please allow one or two days between reservation and availability.The new Latin American Studies acquisitions of the last three months are listed here
Investigating governance through b/ordering processes in self-help neighbourhoods
New research project exploring the impact of migration on self-built neighbourhoods in Latin America, with case studies in Moravia, Medellín (Colombia) and La Carpio, San José (Costa Rica).