Graduates have a theoretical grounding essential for an understanding of Latin American issues, primarily in the context of the historical development of societies with unique cultures which, beginning in the late 16th century, emerged on the basis of pre-Columbian communities and immigration from other parts of the world. Graduates are able to apply their own critical judgement when assimilating new data in the light of existing knowledge.

They are qualified for employment in the fields of education and culture, in the civil service as well as business.