Certificate Programs
Universidad Torcuato Di Tella offers two semester-long certificate programs designed for international students who wish to focus their academic experience in Buenos Aires on Latin American Studies or Human Rights.
Both programs offer coursework in English and Spanish, and students may complete the three required courses entirely in one language or choose a combination of both. All courses adopt a comparative and interdisciplinary approach, fostering critical analysis and a deeper understanding of regional and global issues.
Certificate in Latin American Studies
This program examines key social, political, linguistic, and cultural developments shaping Latin America today. Courses emphasize historical depth, contemporary relevance, and regional diversity.
Sample courses include:
- América latina y la guerra fría: una istoria global de ideas radicales, cultura política y represión estatal
- Cultura, memoria e identidad a través de expresiones audiovisuales argentinas contemporáneas
- Identidad, género y política en la Argentina
- Imaginarios de la ciudad moderna en las Américas
- Orígenes y desarrollo del peronismo en Argentina: historia, política y opinión pública
Certificate in Human Rights
This program explores human rights in Latin America through philosophical, historical, cultural, and sociopolitical lenses. Students analyze past and present challenges, as well as mechanisms of protection and advocacy.
Sample courses include:
- Derechos humanos: su filosofía, historia y desarrollos recientes
- Dictadura y militancia política: los años 60 y 70 en el Cono Sur y sus efectos
- Género, política y sociedad
- Genocidio y derechos humanos en el siglo XX
Eligibility and application
These certificate programs are open exclusively to full-time students enrolled at other universities who participate in a semester exchange or attend UTDT as free mover students. Application deadlines follow the same schedule as UTDT's regular exchange programs.