Description

Offered through UC Irvine Summer Session in partnership with The Universidad Torcuato Di Tella

Choose language or cultural immersion. All tracks include a homestay placement with a local Argentine family.
Track A: June 24 - August 18, 2012
Track B: June 24 - July 28, 2012
Track C: June 24 - July 28, 2012

Experience Argentina through language or cultural immersion. You can complete an entire year of UCI Spanish courses in just one summer, take upper division Spanish courses with UCI Professor Horacio Legras, or study the film of Buenos Aires and Argentina.

With its gorgeous landscapes, cosmopolitan cities and lively culture, Argentina is a traveler's paradise. Live with a typical Argentinian family (home-stay style) in fabulous Buenos Aires with many opportunities to learn Spanish, watch fútbol (soccer), and dance the tango. You'll also find designer clothes and gourmet food at affordable prices and a lively night life. And if you are a nature lover, maybe you'll take a weekend adventure to Patagonia to view the breathtaking glacier carved landscapes and painted Andean deserts.

Highlights

Earn UCI units abroad. No foreign language requirements, except for the Spanish language immersion tracks in Argentina. Open to all continuing students and all majors. Simple enrollment with no essays or letters of recommendation. Program includes an extensive itinerary of activities, special events, and field trips.

Included Trips:
Day trip to San Antonio de Areco, Argentina
San Antonio de Areco is one of the oldest settlements in the pampas. The area has preserved many elements of the gaucho life style and the estancias in the area offer a recreation of the local countryside as it was more than one hundred years ago.

Two-Day, One-Night trip to Colonia de Sacramento, Uruguay
Although located in the bordering country of Uruguay, Colonia del Sacramento (a UNESCO world heritage site) is just a short boat ride from Buenos Aires. The city was the only Portuguese settlement on the River Plate and has maintained its charm for over four centuries.

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Subject Areas

• Comparative Literature
• Film
• Humanities
• Media And Cultural Studies
• Spanish
• Spanish Literature

Cost in US$:

USD3,900 to USD6900 UC undergrad estimated fee (cost varies by track); USD4300 to 7900 estimated fee for all others (cost varies depending on track)

Program Fees Include:

This Travel-Study Program is a full-immersion experience that includes homestay placements with a local Argentine family and a number of local field trips. When you're not in class with UCI instructors, you'll hang out with your Teaching Assistants who are di Tella students or recent grads.

Travel.
* Airport pickup and dropoff to your homestay placement
* Day trip to Colonia de Sacramento, Uruguay
* Day trip to San Antonio de Areco, Argentina

Study.
* Enroll in Spanish language or film and writing classes for pre-approved UCI units
* Courses are taught by UCI instructors with the assistance of local Argentine TA's
* Engage in a full-immersion experience which includes a homestay placement with a loal Argentine family

Live.
* Local homestay placements with a family in Buenos Aires
* Breakfast daily and dinner Sunday Friday

Experience Required

yes

Spanish language prerequisites for Spanish Language tracks A & B; Knowledge of Spanish is not required for Track C.

This Program is open to

American and Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Home-stays

Application Process Involves

• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

5 to 15 minutes

University of California, Irvine's Mission Statement

Summer Session at UC Irvine provides administration of university-level undergraduate courses during two 5-week sessions and one 10-week session beginning in late June. Through open enrollment, we serve current UC Irvine students, visiting UC and other U.S. college students, international students, professionals and community members, and high school students who have completed their junior year. Summer Session makes it possible for students to make progress toward their degrees all year round, often making the difference for students who want to graduate on time. We offer an extensive selection of courses and students can choose from breadth requirements, coursework required for their major, or take courses to complete a minor. We act as an integral part of the Continuing Education branch of the university, supporting new program development and initiatives that serve the broad levels of the University.

Year Founded

1965