Andean and Amazonian Studies

Duke University has a unique concentration of faculty expertise and student opportunities for Andean and Amazonian Studies and offers access to innovative scholarship and teaching across wide-ranging fields of Romance Studies, Linguistics, Public Health, Environment, Art, Documentary Studies, Anthropology, History, and Public Policy. Duke offers introductory to advanced coursework, guest speakers and events, and opportunities for applied study and engagement, such as a signature Duke-administered, faculty-led Duke in Peru program and research funding available from the CLACS Mellon Undergraduate Award for Summer Research on Latin America and the Caribbean. Crucial for all fields, the breadth and depth of language training opportunities include groundbreaking pedagogies in Quechua, Spanish, and Portuguese.