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ACM Brazil: Semester Exchange

The ACM Brazil: Semester Exchange Programs are available to students from the 14 colleges in the ACM consortium. For each ACM student who participates, a Brazilian student will spend a semester at the corresponding ACM campus, creating a two-way student exchange. There are two distinct exchange program options available to students looking to spend a semester studying in Brazil: Liberal Arts & Sciences exchange program (UFJF) and Environmental Studies exchange program (UFJF or UnB). Students participating in either of the Brazil Exchange program options will take intensive Portuguese. Those participating in the spring semester will enroll in an intensive two-week Portuguese language class at UFJF prior to the start of their university semester. (For students who choose to participate in the fall semester, other arrangements will be made to provide some type of intensive Portuguese language instruction.) Throughout the university semester, students will then continue their Portuguese language studies.
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Environmental and Technology Studies, Latin American StudiesLatin America Fall, Winter/Spring

ACM Costa Rica: Field Research in the Environment, Social Sciences, & Humanities

The spring ACM Costa Rica program has given students a privileged window onto these developments since the program’s founding in 1964. Based in San José, only blocks away from the Universidad de Costa Rica, the program takes full advantage of the resources and scholars of that institution, while reaching out to local and international NGOs and investigators throughout the country to facilitate student research in science and the humanities.
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Biology, Educational Studies, Environmental and Technology Studies, Latin American Studies, Literary and Cultural Studies, Sociology and Anthropology, SpanishLatin America Winter/Spring, Spring

ACM Costa Rica: Language, Society, & the Environment

The fall ACM Costa Rica program has prepared students to explore Central America and beyond through an intensive and extremely effective Spanish language program, as well as coursework and experiences that further develop language skills, while deepening understanding in particular fields of student interest. Field trips within Costa Rica give students an appreciation for the country’s astounding biodiversity, and for the cultural and historical elements that contribute to the nation’s distinct path within Central America. A highlight of the program is a three-week experience of rural life in Costa Rica, where students live with campesino families and participate in a service learning project, while making great strides in Spanish proficiency.
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Environmental and Technology Studies, Sociology and Anthropology, SpanishLatin America Fall

AHA International in Morelia, Mexico - Temporarily Suspended

The AHA program in Morelia appeals to students interested in a wide variety of careers working with bilingual and bicultural communities. Mexico is your classroom--an extensive excursion schedule, fieldwork, cultural activities, and homestays provide a holistic academic experience. AHA offers four summer sessions, the Language and Culture Program and an ESOL program, linking your sense of adventure to your educational endeavors. Qualified students may direct enroll in Universidad Latina de América courses or participate in internships or a TESOL Teaching Practicum. Discover the culture, history, and diversity of Mexico first-hand.
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Latin American Studies, Political Economy, SpanishLatin America Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

AHA International in Rosario, Argentina

Explore Rosario, located 200 miles upriver from Buenos Aires. Discover its rich history influenced by European ancestry and its flavorful charm evident in the language, style, and cuisine. Classes take place in the Rosario Center, a beautiful, historic building in the heart of the city. Courses are excursion heavy. Experience Argentina beyond the pages of your textbooks.
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Cross-Cultural Studies, History, International Relations, Latin American Studies, Sociology and Anthropology, SpanishLatin America Fall, Spring, Summer

Antioch Brazil: Brazilian Ecosystems

Study, intern, and immerse yourself in biodiversity conservation with field specialists throughout Brazil, while exploring developments in environmental problem-solving. You'll spend 3 months in Brazil visiting nine different sites in six different states, while completing 4 courses and earning 16 undergraduate semester credits. You'll have hands-on, experiential learning in the Amazon, Atlantic Coastal Forest, subtropical forests, cerrado (savannah), and wetland environments. Work in a field internship that fits your area of interest. Study resource management and biodiversity issues with Brazilian scientists and activists and immerse yourself in local conservation issues in a small group.
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Environmental and Technology Studies, Marine EcologyLatin America Fall

Argentine Universities

Direct Enrollment in Argentine universities through IFSA Butler. A variety of courses are available; refer to the program website or consult Off-Campus Studies for further information. Argentine Universities located in Buenos Aires and Mendoza.
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Art History, Direct Enrollment: Many Courses Offered, Latin American Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Spanish, Studio ArtLatin America Full Academic Year, Fall, Winter/Spring

Augsburg CGE Central America

Life-changing cultural and educational experiences await students in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala; San Salvador, El Salvador; and Managua, Nicaragua. The region is home to more than 30 indigenous and ethnic communities with a cultural heritage rich in creativity and political resistance. These countries have different histories but common struggles shared by the diverse populations. Students meet and talk with people working for social change and alternative development in these countries.
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Economics, Latin American Studies, Political Science, Religion, Sociology and Anthropology, Spanish, Women's and Gender StudiesLatin America Fall, Winter/Spring

Augsburg CGE Mexico

Mexico is more than a spring break destination—it takes center stage in debates about globalization, U.S. immigration policy, and economic development. The program is based in Cuernavaca, a vibrant and cosmopolitan city in central Mexico known for its innovative grassroots organizations, education, alternative health practices, and history of social struggle, as well as its appeal as a manufacturing base for numerous multi-national businesses. Customized internships are available.
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Economics, Political Science, Religion, Sociology and Anthropology, Spanish, Women's and Gender StudiesLatin America Fall, Winter/Spring, Summer

Carleton Animal Behavior in the Galápagos - Winter Break 2011 (cancelled)

The Galápagos Islands are one of the few places on earth where large animals (especially birds) do not possess an innate fear of potential predators. This unusual behavioral pattern coupled with the amazing abundance and diversity of the island fauna, create an extremely unique opportunity to observe, characterize, and record animal behavior under natural conditions. It is often said that the Galápagos are a laboratory of evolutionary biology; however, we will see that these islands provide one of the best outdoor laboratories of animal behavior. Students will bring video recording equipment and each of several small groups will produce a video documentary of animal behavior in the Galápagos Islands.
Biology, Marine BiologyLatin America Winter Break

Carleton Biogeoscience in Belize - Winter Break 2012

This program will focus on tropical marine and marginal marine organisms and their interactions with the physical environments. The goal is to better understand the tropical reef, mangrove and seagrass ecosystems and the stresses being placed upon them. Fieldwork will be an essential part of our study, and the program is designed to appeal to students interested in biology, geology and environmental science.
Biology, GeologyLatin America Winter Break

Carleton Latin American Studies in Brazil - Winter Break 2011

The fall course will focus in depth on political and historical patterns of Brazil’s economic, social, and cultural development from colonial times to its current democracy. The Brazil case study offers a wealth of lessons concerning the contradictions and possibilities of economic, social, and cultural development in the world today. We will explore these lessons through literature, music, architecture, and the arts as they speak to the perils of the country’s insertion into global capitalism and to its political history which reflects the difficulties of creating and deepening democracy and building centers of political authority in the context of growing social inequalities and industrialization. Research will be done on-site in Brazil over winter break.
Latin American StudiesLatin America Winter Break

Carleton Society, Culture & Language in Peru, Spring 2012, 2013

The program will be based in Peru's capital city. A city of 8,000,000, with extensive neighborhoods sprawling outside the traditional and business centers, Lima area has been the center of key cultural developments in the Americas since 5,000 years before the appearance of the Inca Empire, and later, together with Mexico, the center of Spanish dominion in colonial times. The program will also include two extended stays in the Northern coast (based in Trujillo) and Southern highlands (based in Cusco). Stays in Lima and in those areas (and shorter trips to other sites) will allow students to observe the differing sides and the contradictions and paradoxes of modernization in a "third-world" setting. The program's primary objective is to create conditions for the students to reflect on such reality and the cultural artifacts created by the peoples of Peru.
Latin American Studies, SpanishLatin America Spring

Carleton Socio-Cultural Field Research Seminar in Guatemala and Chiapas - Winter 2012

Through coursework and independent research, this program provides students with the opportunity to examine, from an anthropological perspective, issues of cultural continuity, resource management, and social change in Guatemala and Chiapas, as this region’s people attempt to come to terms with social inequality, human rights abuses, and sustainable development in an effort to build a multi-ethnic society.
Environmental and Technology Studies, Latin American Studies, Sociology and Anthropology, SpanishLatin America Winter

Carleton Tropical Ecology in Costa Rica - Winter Break 2010

This course begins with a two-week visit in December to the La Selva Biological Station near Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica. The station is located in lowland rainforest and has been the site of many important ecological experiments. While at La Selva, the class will perform extensive field experiments planned during Biology 361. In regular meetings during the term, data will be analyzed and presented in oral and written reports.
BiologyLatin America Winter Break

CEA in San Jose, Costa Rica

Guarded by majestic volcanoes and green hills honoring the natural beauty that exists throughout the nation’s terrain, San Jose is a city that takes pride in its rich traditions and democratic freedom. World class museums, parks, theaters, and historic buildings are only a few reasons this city is worth discovering. Study Spanish in Costa Rica as CEA offers various options for study abroad San Jose programs. Study abroad in San Jose.
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Environmental and Technology Studies, Latin American Studies, SpanishLatin America Fall, Winter, Winter/Spring, Spring, Summer

Chilean Universities

Direct Enrollment in Chilean universities through IFSA Butler. A variety of courses are available; refer to the program website or consult Off-Campus Studies for further information. Chilean Universities located in Santiago and Valparaiso.
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Direct Enrollment: Many Courses Offered, History, Latin American Studies, Literary and Cultural Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology and Anthropology, Spanish, Theater ArtsLatin America Full Academic Year, Fall, Winter/Spring

CIEE Brazil: Intensive Language and Culture

The summer Intensive Language and Culture study abroad program in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil is designed for students with at least two years of college-level Spanish or one year of Portuguese who wish to learn or improve their Portuguese in an intensive setting and learn about contemporary issues in Brazil.
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PortugueseLatin America Summer

CIEE Brazil: Language and Culture

If you are ready to live and learn in one of the most vibrant, captivating and culturally rich cities in the world; if you are excited about the prospect of learning Portuguese while taking university courses in English at a top-ranked local school; if you have had at least one year of college-level Spanish language studies, or one semester of Portuguese; if you have an overall GPA of 2.75, and are eager to be immersed in the rich and welcoming Brazilian culture and exposed to the Brazilian university system - then the new CIEE Language and Culture study abroad program in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - the marvelous city – is right for you.
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History, Portuguese, Sociology and AnthropologyLatin America Full Academic Year, Fall, Spring

CIEE Brazil: Liberal Arts

If you are ready to live and learn in one of the most vibrant, captivating and culturally rich cities in the world; if you are excited about the prospect of studying abroad alongside Brazilian students at a top-ranked local university; if you have had at least two years of college-level Spanish language studies, or one year of Portuguese; if you have an overall GPA of 2.75, and a strong desire to be immersed in the rich and welcoming Brazilian culture and the Brazilian university system - then the new CIEE Liberal Arts study abroad program in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - "the marvelous city" - is right for you.
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Direct Enrollment: Many Courses OfferedLatin America Full Academic Year, Fall, Winter/Spring

CIEE Buenos Aires, Argentina: Summer Community Public Health

This program is designed for students with intermediate and advanced Spanish language skills who wish to explore health care issues from a social science perspective. Students should expect to learn about overcoming challenges in health care from the context of a developing nation.
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Public Health/Pre-Med Studies, SpanishLatin America Summer

CIEE Guanajuato, Mexico: Summer Spanish Language

his program is designed for highly motivated students from all disciplines with two semesters or more of Spanish. It is ideal for students interested in learning about Mexico from a critical perspective, for those who wish to advance rapidly in their Spanish skills through constant, respectful interaction with locals, and for those looking to challenge themselves both personally and intellectually.
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SpanishLatin America Summer

CIEE Monteverde, Costa Rica: Sustainability and the Environment

This program is designed for students interested in learning and studying about sound tropical conservation and sustainable development to ensure future biodiversity and human welfare. Students study the intersection of humans and their impact on natural systems and how environmental issues influence economics and society. This is done through coursework and an internship in the Monteverde region, as well as visits to national parks throughout Costa Rica.
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Biology, Environmental and Technology Studies, SpanishLatin America Fall, Winter/Spring

CIEE Monteverde, Costa Rica: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

On this program you will live in a biological station surrounded by the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve and gain hands-on research experience through an independent research project. You will gain a rich education through extensive travel and field study, students explore and research Costa Rica’s diverse ecosystems and participate in two long field trips, including a trip to Panama to observe marine diversity in the coral reefs off the Bocas del Toro Islands. You will also get to know rural Costa Rica through a one-month homestay with a local family.
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Biology, Environmental and Technology Studies, SpanishLatin America Fall, Winter/Spring

CIEE Monteverde, Costa Rica: Tropical Ecology and Conservation Summer

The summer Tropical Ecology and Conservation study abroad program in Monteverde, Costa Rica is designed for students with biology-related majors who have completed at least one semester of college-level biology plus one additional semester of college-level biology, ecology or environmental science and who seek intensive, sophisticated tropical field and science course work in Costa Rica from both theoretical and taxonomic perspectives. All courses are taught in English.
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Biology, Environmental and Technology Studies, SpanishLatin America Summer

CIEE Santiago, Dominican Republic: Summer Community Public Health

This program is designed for students with an interest in Spanish language, medicine, and the allied health professions in the context of underdevelopment and public health.
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Public Health/Pre-Med Studies, SpanishLatin America Summer

CIEE: Brazil

Through CIEE Brazil you will: learn Portuguese through a four-week intensive language and culture program prior to the semester, followed by semester-long language courses at various levels; enroll in CIEE courses in Afro-Brazilian studies, with a focus on race, class, anthropology, and culture; and participate in cultural and educational activities, including visits to a Candomblé ceremony, and an excursion to Rio de Janeiro.
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Economics, History, Latin American Studies, Literary and Cultural Studies, Sociology and AnthropologyLatin America Full Academic Year, Fall, Winter/Spring

HECUA Ecuador: Community Internships in Latin America

The Community Internships in Latin America (CILA) program is a semester of study and experience with a focus on community participation and social change. The program addresses current issues of globalization, ecological issues, oil politics and Plan Colombia, and students learn from individuals who help make change happen. Models of community participation, organization, development and social change are compared and contrasted. A homestay is combined with a hands-on internship and independent study opportunity designed to meet individualized learning goals. A field seminar involving local experts and activists provides an intensive immersion into Latin American daily life and culture. In addition to substantive work at internship sites working on health, youth development, women’s issues, environment, human rights or other issues, students experience Ecuador’s diverse culture through field studies in indigenous communities and the rain forest. Students learn first-hand about challenges in Ecuadorian communities and explore ways they are being addressed.
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Development Studies, Latin American Studies, SpanishLatin America Fall, Winter/Spring

IES Argentina

The IES Abroad Buenos Aires, Argentina program allows you to build your Spanish language skills in one of Latin America's most exciting cities. IES Abroad area studies courses are offereed in Spanish or English depending on which track you take: Beginning and Intermediate Spanish Program, Advanced Spanish Program and Advanced Spanish Honors Program. You're encouraged to enroll in courses at select partner universities in Buenos Aires, as well as service learning and internship opportunities that are available.
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Cinema and Media Studies, Dance, Economics, History, International Relations, Latin American Studies, Music, Political Science, Spanish, Studio ArtLatin America Full Academic Year, Fall, Winter/Spring, Summer

IFSA-Butler: Buenos Aires

Program courses conducted in Spanish by Argentine faculty, Advanced Spanish and Argentine Culture course is mandatory for all students, one must choose at least one optional program course: Latin American and Argentine Literature or Argentine History.
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Latin American Studies, SpanishLatin America Summer

IFSA-Butler: Merida

Spanish language and culture classes in Merida, Mexico. The IFSA-Butler orientation includes a day trip to the archaeological site of Dzibilchanltun and to the beach port of Progreso, orientation also includes a tour of Mérida with historical information and social composition. The program fee includes three day-long field work experiences that are part of the academic program; destinations include an archaeological site in a historical town, fishing village, or nature preserve. Also included are cooking classes and exposure to the unique regional cuisine. The IFSA-Butler staff also organize outings to cultural events, museums and theaters.
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Latin American Studies, SpanishLatin America Fall, Winter/Spring, Summer

International Honors Program

The International Honors Program offers students a unique opportunity to examine major social justice and sustainability issues facing the world today. Students examine a thematic topic in multiple countries in the semester or academic year, exploring how people in different countries create varied solutions to the common problems they face. For over 50 years, IHP has challenged students to ask new and better questions about their lifelong roles in a global community. IHP programs offer a rigorous curriculum using different ways of learning. Experiential learning, through site visits and case studies, complements interdisciplinary team teaching led by in-country and traveling faculty. Homestays enable students to engage with local families and to immerse themselves in the culture and traditions of each country.
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Environmental and Technology Studies, Public Health/Pre-Med Studies, Sociology and Anthropology, Urban StudiesEurope/UK & the Middle East, Asia and Oceania, Latin America, United States and Canada, Africa Fall, Winter/Spring

ISA Lima - Universidad del Pacífico

The Latin American Studies and Economics program is designed for advanced students who would like to take a variety of courses with Peruvian students. There are numerous courses to choose from and the university specializes in business and economics. The UP recently added one or two Humanities courses in English for international students. All classes are taken at the University of the Pacific with Peruvian and international students.
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Economics, Latin American Studies, SpanishLatin America Fall, Winter/Spring

ISA San Jose, Costa Rica

ISA students will be engaged both culturally and academically while studying at Veritas University or the ULACIT (Latin American University of Science and Technology). For convenience, the ISA office is located on the university side of town. Students rave about the ISA staff and the program's success in helping them to achieve their study abroad and foreign language goals. At the ISA office, participants can check e-mail, obtain travel information, receive tutoring, and obtain details for upcoming ISA excursions. Participants find the San José study abroad program particularly rewarding due to the friendly locals (called Ticos) and numerous activities the city has to offer. Also an important highlight is San José's central location which makes it easy for touring beautiful Costa Rica.
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Economics, Latin American Studies, Public Health/Pre-Med Studies, Sociology and Anthropology, SpanishLatin America Full Academic Year, Fall, Winter/Spring, Spring, Summer

Knox College in Buenos Aires, Argentina

With discussion on The Dirty Wars, "los desaparecidos," and Trials of the New Democracy (1983), the Knox Program in Buenos Aires is unique in offering dramatic engagement with the history, politics, and economic justice issues of Argentina. Distinctive features of the program are its concentration on the southern cone and contacts with grassroots organizations for social change.
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History, Latin American Studies, Political Science, SpanishLatin America Fall

Lexia in Buenos Aires

Lexia offers two tracks, Area Studies and Culture or Latin American Studies, both which take place at Universidad de Buenos Aires, the largest and most renowned public university in Argentina. Courses consist of a Spanish language course, cultural studies and an elective.
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Latin American Studies, SpanishLatin America Summer

MIddlebury Schools in Latin America

Intended for students with an advanced proficiency in Spanish or Portuguese, the direct enrollment structure of the School in Latin America provides students with the opportunity to increase their language abilities through constant interaction with native speakers. Whether spending time with local students in their classes, their colleagues at an internship placement, or in their homestays, students use their language in a very real immersion environment. Students enroll directly at one of twenty universities in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay, taking courses in Spanish or Portuguese in fields from Political Science to Public Health. With a diversity of choices in cities as cosmopolitan and international as Buenos Aires, or the regionally unique Valdivia in Southern Chile, students choose their location based upon their academic and personal goals and interests.
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Portuguese, SpanishLatin America Fall, Winter/Spring

Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) in Costa Rica: Global Health

OTS and Duke University sponsor the semester on Global Health, a program designed primarily for pre-med, biology, public health, and natural science majors to be trained in research in the areas of tropical medicine and public health in Costa Rica. Our 15-week undergraduate semester abroad program emphasizes the scientific, intercultural, and social aspects of global health, tropical medicine, public health, ethnobiology, and research topics in these subjects. Instruction focuses on the internationally-recognized OTS method of field-based, hands-on learning.
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Biology, Latin American Studies, Public Health/Pre-Med Studies, SpanishLatin America Fall, Winter/Spring

Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) in Costa Rica: Tropical Biology

Live and work at 6 different field stations, in 6 different ecosystems throughout Costa Rica. The Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) ecology, complemented by a strong foundation in the social, political, economic, and scientific aspects of resource management and conservation. The semester program, designed for biology majors but open to students from all disciplines, represents a unique opportunity to learn about the inner workings of field ecology under the direct guidance of experienced ecologists. Our programs are academically rigorous and field-based. Students have ample opportunity to enjoy a hands-on, participatory learning process, as well as to expand their academic and personal horizons in the context of a supportive learning environment.
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Biology, Environmental and Technology Studies, Latin American Studies, Sociology and Anthropology, SpanishLatin America Fall, Winter/Spring, Summer

Peruvian Universities

Direct Enrollment in Peruvian universities through IFSA Butler. A variety of courses are available; refer to the program website or consult Off-Campus Studies for further information. Peruvian Universities located in Lima.
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Direct Enrollment: Many Courses Offered, Latin American Studies, SpanishLatin America Full Academic Year, Fall, Winter/Spring

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

Direct Enrollment.
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Art History, Dance, Educational Studies, Environmental and Technology Studies, Latin American Studies, Music, Political Science, Sociology and Anthropology, Spanish, Studio Art, Theater ArtsLatin America Full Academic Year, Fall, Winter/Spring

Round River Conservation Studies in Patagonia

Spend days hiking through Patagonian steppe and rare temperate grasslands watching herds of guanaco (a llama-like camelid) and exploring the beech forests and high peaks of the future Patagonia National Park. Learn from local residents and park guards how to track the local wildlife, survey critical habitat, and document the biodiversity of this ecologically rich and important region. Interact with local farmers and assist families in their efforts to learn about the area’s ecological and economic importance. Wander the landscape amongst snow-capped peaks and glacial rivers while experiencing the vibrant Chilean culture. Students will participate in many of the following activities: * Conduct ecological restoration activities * Monitor native species using motion-sensor cameras * Inventory flora and fauna species * Learn basic Spanish while participating in education events within local communities * Aid Conservación Patagónica to document the biodiversity and prioritize their conservation actions The Chacabuco Valley, the spectacular heart of the future Patagonia National Park, is located in a transitional zone between the semi-arid Patagonian steppe and temperate beech forests, thereby boasting amazing scenery and a span of habitats, from grasslands and wetlands to high alpine peaks. This habitat diversity supports the highest levels of biodiversity found in the Aysen region of Chile. While camped in Chacabuco students, in addition to their fieldwork and academics, participate in experiential learning with local researchers and residents on the region’s ecological, cultural, and agricultural history. Spanish language skills are not required, but a basic Spanish course is taught and Chilean students often participate in the program. With this exception all lectures and field activities are in English.
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Biology, Environmental and Technology StudiesLatin America Fall, Winter/Spring

SIT Argentina: Public Health in Urban Environments

Based in Buenos Aires, this program provides students interested in public health, health sciences, development studies, and other disciplines the opportunity to scrutinize health-related challenges in urban environments. Students will learn from academics and practitioners associated with leading institutions in Argentina, including ISALUD University and Hospital El Cruce.
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Development Studies, Public Health/Pre-Med Studies, Spanish, Urban StudiesLatin America Fall, Winter/Spring

SIT Argentina: Regional Integration, Development, and Social Change

Examine the development strategies of South America’s Southern Cone countries - Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Students consider the economic and social integration efforts through the experience of MERCOSUR (Mercado Común del Sur/Southern Common Market). Each student is presented with social, political, and economic problems as it deals with internal, regional, and global shifts. Based in cosmopolitan Buenos Aires, students travel on educational excursions to three of the four MERCOSUR member nations. Lectures encompass each country's political and economic history while looking at salient social issues sets the stage for a deeper understanding on educational excursions. Field visits cover relevant issues such as alternative development, participatory democracy, grassroots movements and cultural identity. Students also gain insight into the different countries' view of MERCOSUR, its benefits and its problems.
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Economics, History, Political Science, Sociology and Anthropology, SpanishLatin America Fall, Winter/Spring

SIT Argentina: Social Movements and Human Rights

Gain firsthand knowledge about diverse social movements and the struggle for human rights in Argentina. Argentina is a country renowned for heroic efforts against impunity, economic disenfranchisement, and social exclusion. Students travel throughout the nation, visiting social activists, local scholars, indigenous leaders, environmental advocates, rural organizers, and others who share their struggles, hopes, and dreams for their community, nation, and world.
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History, Latin American Studies, Political Science, Sociology and Anthropology, SpanishLatin America Fall, Winter/Spring

SIT Bolivia: Multiculturalism, Globalization, and Social Change

Explore how identities, cultural processes, and resources determine who controls and benefits from development in Bolivia. The program includes field excursions to Bolivia’s tropical lowlands and the altiplano, including spectacular Lake Titicaca and the world's highest capital city, La Paz. Homestays and intensive Spanish language instruction allow students to become deeply immersed in urban and rural Bolivian communities. Through the program’s thematic seminar, students consider the country’s contemporary economic development challenges, particularly among Bolivia’s large indigenous populations. Major topics of study include: Bolivia’s historical foundations, Andean and Amazonian culture and cosmovision and Development models and practices.
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Development Studies, Latin American Studies, SpanishLatin America Fall, Winter/Spring

SIT Brazil: Amazon Resource Management and Human Ecology

Explore the key issues in natural resource management and human ecology currently affecting the Brazilian Amazon. Students consider the conflict between finite ecological resources and seemingly infinite human development demands on the Amazon River Basin. Belém, the program base at the mouth of the Amazon, is a principal center for Amazonian research. Participants gain firsthand insights into resource management and human ecology through excursions to rainforest villages, research laboratories, extractive industry sites, and archaeological sites. Excursions to southern Pará, an area of extensive logging and land degradation, provide opportunities to focus on current land use strategies and struggles, including a chance to interact with members of the Landless People’s Movement.
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Biology, Environmental and Technology StudiesLatin America Fall, Winter/Spring

SIT Brazil: Public Health, Race, and Human Rights

This program explores emerging health care issues in Brazil, particularly those related to the country's African Diaspora population, which comprises approximately 50 percent of Brazil's population. Particular attention is spent studying traditional Afro Brazilian healing practices, especially those rooted in the Candomblé spiritual belief system, on which many rural and urban communities still rely.
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Latin American Studies, Political Science, Public Health/Pre-Med Studies, Sociology and AnthropologyLatin America Fall, Winter/Spring

SIT Brazil: Social Justice and Sustainable Development

Examine the multifaceted dynamics shaping development patterns in northeastern Brazil. These include social, political, and economic forces. Through thematic coursework, educational excursions, field study, and independent research students gain exceptional insight into the socioeconomic challenges facing the region's diverse populations. Cultural immersion in both urban and rural settings provides students with additional perspectives on the impact national and international socioeconomic and political policies are having on northeast Brazil.
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Development Studies, Economics, Environmental and Technology Studies, Political ScienceLatin America Fall, Winter/Spring

SIT Chile: Comparative Education and Social Change

Examine the powerful relationship between education and social change. Consider the ways in which educational politics, strategy, and pedagogy influence society in Chile and Argentina. Students engage in rigorous academic coursework and research on the educational systems in urban and rural areas in Chile and Argentina, and observe first-hand the application of popular education as a tool for social change. The program offers students the opportunity to interact with prominent academics, policy makers, activists, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to gain a panoramic understanding of the forces affecting Chile and Argentina's educational policies.
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Educational Studies, Latin American Studies, Political Science, SpanishLatin America Fall, Winter/Spring

SIT Chile: Cultural Identity, Social Justice, and Community Development

Examine the political history of Chile in a contemporary cultural context. Gain insights into the forces at play as Chile works to reconcile with its past while moving forward politically, socially, and economically. Chile’s return to civilian rule after 18 years of military dictatorship has generated international interest. Recent efforts to prosecute former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet have spurred worldwide debate on human rights and social justice, while economic policies and the actions of increasingly vocal indigenous groups fuel further debat
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Development Studies, Economics, History, Latin American Studies, Political Science, Sociology and Anthropology, SpanishLatin America Fall, Winter/Spring

SIT Chile: Public Health, Traditional Medicine, and Community Empowerment

Gain unique insight and exposure to health care policies, politics, and delivery methods in a multicultural and rapidly changing region of South America. Central to the program is an analysis of health reform intended primarily to improve health conditions of disadvantaged groups, particularly those in Chile, while also improving health care access for the population at large. Students carefully examine intercultural health and alternative healthcare practices in the context of Chile as well as southern Peru. Students consider different conceptions of wellness and healing, including beliefs and health practices of the Aymara and Mapuche indigenous groups. The program gives students the opportunity to experience Chile's health system firsthand with guided, insightful visits to public and private health centers.
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Public Health/Pre-Med StudiesLatin America Fall, Winter/Spring

SIT Chile: Social, Economic, and Political Transformation

Explore the political, social, and geographic dynamics shaping Chile's economic development. Students examine industries such as forestry, mining, agriculture, and tourism to develop a panoramic understanding of how the global market and local and foreign policies impact Chile’s export-driven economy. Students interact with policy analysts, government officials, union activists, and community leaders to learn about the broad influence of globalization on Chile's multinational companies as well as small-scale cooperatives and micro-enterprises. Intensive Spanish language study and homestays with host families in Santiago and Valle de Elicura connect students with Chilean culture and facilitate cross-cultural communication and field study.
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Development Studies, Economics, History, Political Economy, Political Science, SpanishLatin America Fall, Winter/Spring

SIT Cuba: History, Culture, and Identity

Based in Havana, the program provides an immersive cultural examination of Cuba's rich artistic tradition, ethnic heritages and identity, and historical developments. Coursework will be delivered primarily by faculty members of the Union Nacional de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba. Students will experience Cuba's physical beauty and geographic and cultural diversity, particularly during program excursions.
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Cinema and Media Studies, History, Latin American Studies, Literary and Cultural Studies, Sociology and Anthropology, SpanishLatin America Fall, Winter/Spring

SIT Ecuador: Comparative Ecology and Conservation

Explore the natural history of tropical ecosystems and the complexities of human adaptations to different environments in Ecuador. This country is home to more than 1,500 species of birds and 10 percent of the world’s known vascular plant species. Interactions with community members and local stakeholders who are grappling with conservation strategies within the context of heightened political, economic, and social pressures provide valuable context. The program base is historic Quito, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Educational excursions take students to the high sierras of the Andes, the epiphyte-rich cloud forest, the rugged snow-line páramo, and the vast rainforest of the Ecuadorian Amazon. A guided, weeklong visit to the extraordinary Galápagos Islands provides access to plant and animal species found nowhere else on earth.
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Biology, Environmental and Technology Studies, Sociology and Anthropology, SpanishLatin America Fall, Winter/Spring

SIT Ecuador: Culture and Development

Discover a stunning range of natural environments and rich and diverse traditional heritage in Ecuador, a country rooted in ancient cultures. Today, development in this highly indigenous nation faces new challenges, including the recent dollarization. As Ecuador copes with political and economic transition, increasing participation on the part of indigenous organizations offers hope for a more inclusive and representative democracy. Quito, Ecuador's picturesque 9,000-foot-high capital, is a bustling city with international, colonial, and indigenous influences. Homestays in the semirural outskirts of Quito, as well as educational excursions to communities in the high sierras of the Andes, Amazon basin, and Pacific Coast, further students' understanding of the impact of Ecuador's cultural, political, and economic transformation on its national and cultural identity.
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Economics, Environmental and Technology Studies, History, Latin American Studies, Political Science, Sociology and Anthropology, SpanishLatin America Fall, Winter/Spring

SIT Nicaragua: Revolution, Transformation, and Civil Society

Examine the different ways in which Nicaraguan movements are shaped by domestic and external influences, including US foreign policy. Students consider the repercussions of recent Central American revolutionary movements, including those focused on women, indigenous people, campesinos/as, and the environment, and also discuss Nicaragua’s future.
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History, International Relations, Latin American Studies, Political Science, SpanishLatin America Fall, Winter/Spring

SIT Panama: Tropical Ecology, Marine Ecosystems, and Biodiversity Conservation

The program gives students a rare opportunity to study tropical ecology up close in one of the world’s most diverse wildlife and plant environments. Students interact with research and conservation experts, local organizations, and indigenous groups to gain an in-depth understanding of how issues related to development and conservation affect lives and livelihoods within local communities. Intensive language instruction and homestays with host families in both urban and rural settings give students a rare, personal experience of the country, its cultures and livelihoods.
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Biology, Environmental and Technology Studies, SpanishLatin America Winter/Spring

SIT Peru: Indigenous Peoples and Globalization

Examine traditional and contemporary societies in Peru, home to one of the largest indigenous populations in the Americas. This program explores the ways in which Peru has been shaped by complex historical legacies, a multiethnic population, and profound social and economic disparities between its different ethnic groups. Topics for study include: rights, advocacy, and policy; community development; the arts, including pre-Columbian artistic expression; identity-recognition; and impact of international corporations.
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Development Studies, History, Latin American Studies, Sociology and Anthropology, SpanishLatin America Fall, Winter/Spring

Spanish Studies Abroad: Cordoba, Argentina

For a true cultural immersion experience with ample opportunity to improve your Spanish, Córdoba is an ideal destination. While studying abroad in Córdoba, you will not only learn a new language, but also learn more about yourself and others through your interactions with Argentine culture. The sights, sounds, and tastes that you experience during your daily life in Argentina will help you to define your experience and teach you about the Argentine way of life.
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Latin American Studies, SpanishLatin America Full Academic Year, Fall/Winter, Winter/Spring, Summer

Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán

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Archaeology, Educational Studies, Latin American Studies, Literary and Cultural Studies, Psychology, Sociology and Anthropology, SpanishLatin America Full Academic Year, Fall, Winter/Spring

Universidad de San Andrés

Founded in 1989, the Universidad de San Andrés is a small, private university that quickly earned national and international recognition for its academic excellence. The director of the Foreign Studies Office and staff conduct an academic and cultural orientation at the beginning of each semester. The two-day orientation program is designed to aid students with their adjustment to Argentina, facilitates, cultural understanding on an academic and social level, and provides practical information. Throughout the semester, the Foreign Studies Office organizes excursions to sites in and around the capital.
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Latin American Studies, SpanishLatin America Fall, Winter/Spring

Universidad Nacional de Cuyo

Direct Enrollment
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Art History, Latin American Studies, Spanish, Studio ArtLatin America Full Academic Year, Fall, Winter/Spring

University of Minnesota in Mérida, Venezuela

Live and study in Venezuela. Spend the semester surrounded by the peaks of the Andes. Explore the cloud forest, ride on the tallest cable car in the world, visit Angel Falls, eat arepas, and become an expert at reaggaton all while enjoying great individual academic attention by native Venezuelans and living "la vida chevere."
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SpanishLatin America Full Academic Year, Fall, Winter/Spring, Summer

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