Certificate
The Cuban Research Institute (CRI) offers an Undergraduate Certificate in Cuban and Cuban American Studies. The certificate provides a unique opportunity for students to integrate scholarship from various disciplines into a comprehensive program of study. Students gain a broad knowledge of Cuban and Cuban American history, politics, economics, and culture. Internationally known scholars teach many of the courses approved for the certificate program.
The Undergraduate Certificate in Cuban and Cuban American Studies is designed to complement a student's major field of study. Interdisciplinary in nature, the certificate program consists of more than seventy course offerings from numerous departments and programs, including African & African Diaspora Studies, Architecture, Art + Art History, Dance, Economics, English, Global & Sociocultural Studies, History, Linguistics, Modern Languages, Music, Politics & International Relations, Religious Studies, and Theatre. Students receive a certificate in addition to their bachelor's degree, attesting to their having taken a significant concentration of courses to secure approval by the appropriate faculty.
Graduate students can also earn a Master of Arts in Latin American and Caribbean Studies with a concentration in Cuban studies.
Information about Master of Arts in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Requirements for the Undergraduate Certificate
- Admission to FIU as a degree-seeking student.
- A total of eighteen credit hours comprised of six three-credit courses. Students must enroll in courses from at least four different departments. Please note that International Relations and Politics are part of the same department at FIU.
Certificate Application Form
Students interested in applying for the Undergraduate Certificate in Cuban and Cuban American Studies (CCAS) must complete the application forms below (Part I and Part II). Please drop off completed applications at DM 445 on the Modesto A. Maidique Campus.
Undergraduate Certificate Application Part I
Undergraduate Certificate Application Part II
Courses
Courses at the 5000 and 6000 levels qualify for the program; however, undergraduates should consult with the professor prior to taking these courses. One independent study may count toward the certificate provided that the final paper is of thematic relevance. A working knowledge of Spanish is recommended. To inquire if a specific course meets the certificate requirements, please contact the director of the Cuban Research Institute at cri@fiu.edu. The main criterion is that the course syllabus devote at least 25 percent of its contents to Cuba and its diaspora.
The following list includes approved course offerings that can be counted toward the Undergraduate Certificate in Cuban and Cuban American Studies. Additional courses may be counted with the permission of the director of the Cuban Research Institute.