Latin American studies

Camilo

Ahoy all.
I am strongly considering doing the new Latin American studies course at NUIG but i was wondering if any you folk here happen to be doing it. I've seen the prospectus and what not but,as with all prospectus', they make it sound as if it is the the most worthwhile thing any human being could possibly hope to do in his lifetime.
So im here hoping to find the real nitty gritty buggering details of what this course involves and what proficieny of Spanish is requiered.

Cheers mateys :pac:
-Niall

brianthebard

If its new will anyone have experienced it yet? Is it a phd or ba programme? Have you emailed the organisers of the course?

Camilo

Aye its only a year in existence. It's a 4 year B.A.Connect(year in cuba! Whoo!) and as its only been around for a year i think there is only about 7 doing it out of a maximum of 15.
I emailed the blokes ages ago but alas no word.
But it is the true student account of the course im seeking, not the propaganda of teachers whoring the course

tkeane

Hey,

There are 6 on that course at the moment. I am good friends with two of them and they appear to be enjoying that course. I'll ask them the next day about it properly but there is a lot of work involved. If they have a boards account, I'll ask them to reply

Camilo

Thank you very much tkeane, it will be very much appreciated

Zillah

What sort of career does a degree in Latin studies lead one into?

Camilo

one in A doomed Latin American Communist Guerrilla revolutionary army i presume.
Thats why i'm doing it anyway.

tkeane

Sorry for not writing back sooner, my friend really recommends this course. There is a lot of work in this course, as I said before, but she says she's enjoying it. You also have to do spanish with this subject and she thinks that's how it may be taught from second year onwards (through spanish). Good Luck

Camilo

tkeane wrote: »

Sorry for not writing back sooner, my friend really recommends this course. There is a lot of work in this course, as I said before, but she says she's enjoying it. You also have to do spanish with this subject and she thinks that's how it may be taught from second year onwards (through spanish). Good Luck

Thanks for getting back

I dont suppose you could ask your friend to elaborate a bit on the workload, as in how many hours per week, etc.?

cheers again

Squeeonline

If you're really interested in the course but put off by the work load, you should think again about what you want to do.

Camilo

Its not that im put off, just wanting an elaboration upon how heavy of a workload it truly is.
One person's idea of a heavy workload can differ greatly from someone else.