Spanish Studies Abroad Semester Service Learning Program
Location
Argentina: Cordoba
Description
In the Center for Cross-Cultural Study (CC-CS) programs in Cordoba, qualified students have the option to earn university-level credit for completing a Service Learning Project in the cordobe's community. As an addition to your core classes, these projects allow you special access to the daily life of local citizens, often hidden from students studying abroad, and are complemented by your program's emphasis on the thoughtful synthesis of your experience so that you may more fully integrate into the culture.
Through a Service Learning Project, you have the opportunity to give back to your host community and to enhance your immersion experience. Your work in the field, guidance from the CC-CS Resident Director and continual analysis of your experience allow you to gain a profound understanding of challenges facing the people of modern-day Cordoba.
Program Features:
- Dedication to academic excellence
- One-on-one interaction with professors and all courses taught in Spanish
- Homestays or student residencias
- Intercambios with native speakers
- Guidance in synthesizing the immersion experience
- All inclusive day and overnight study visits
- Time for independent travel
- On-Site Resident Director, Housing Coordinator, Computer Technician, Librarian and Activities Coordinator
Highlights
Cordoba, the university capital of Argentina, is popularly known as La Docta because of its rich academic tradition. This warm and inviting city offers you an ideal environment for cross-cultural immersion in Argentine society. With the Andes to the west, the Pampas to the north, and the wild beauty of Patagonia to the south, Cordoba is a crossroads for intellectual and terrestrial explorers alike.
CC-CS students study onsite at Universidad Nacional de Cordoba (UNC). Founded by the Jesuits in 1613, UNC's history is closely intertwined with the city's. Located in the center of historic downtown, UNC is home to many of the city's unique and rich historical sites, architecture, and resources. Its prestige attracts students from all over Argentina and South America. You will share daily activities with your fellow students, whether attending classes or socializing. In this atmosphere of constant immersion, you will find a great opportunity to adopt the Argentine student lifestyle.
In your free time, you may take advantage of Cordoba's extraordinary setting. Located beside the foothills of the Sierra Chica mountain range and surrounded by lakes and rivers, the region is renowned worldwide as a site for hiking, horseback riding, and other outdoor activities.