Universidad Torcuato Di Tella: Buenos Aires - Certificate Programs

UTDT´s semester-long certificate programs have been designed for students who want to focus on Latin American Studies or Human Rights during their studies in Buenos Aires. They both offer courses in English and Spanish and students may opt to take the 3 courses required to obtain these certificates in English, Spanish or a mixture of both. All courses take a comparative approach to ensure a critical understanding of the issues studied.
The Certificate in Latin American Studies explores the most current social, political, linguistic and cultural developments shaping Latin America. The courses that make up this program are:

• International Relations in Latin America


• Latin American Literature in Context: History and Culture


• Populism in Comparative Perspective


• Culture and Civilization in Argentina


• Tópicos de la Literatura Argentina Contemporánea


• Cine Contemporáneo Argentino


• Orígenes y Evolución del Movimiento Peronista en la Argentina


• Current Political Issues of Latin America

The Certificate in Human Rights in Latin America explores from philosophical, historical, cultural and social viewpoints. The courses that students may choose to take as part of this program are:

• Genocide and Human Rights in the 20th Century


• Current Topics of Human Rights through Film


• Dictatorship and Political Activism: The 1960s and 70s in the Southern Cone


• Género, Política y Sociedad


• Práctica de Derechos Humanos