Geography Study Abroad Programs in Santiago, Chile

Your Liberal Arts program in Santiago lasts a full semester and is designed for students from all academic backgrounds who have Spanish language skills. You will enroll in CIEE courses and host institution courses delivered in Spanish. Enhance your experience with co-curricular and extracurricular activities while immersing yourself in Chilean culture. Live and learn in Santiago! Santiago is Chile’s vibrant capital, where Spanish language immersion and rich cultural experiences go hand in hand.

Learn among like-minded advocates and leaders in bustling Santiago, in the foothills of the majestic Andes Mountains. Explore a sophisticated city, emerging as a major economic and cultural center in Latin America, as you follow your penchant for business, politics, law, or social justice. Designed so you can live like a Santiaguino, this program allows you to learn local customs from a carefully selected host family and learn alongside Chilean peers. Ideal for pre-law, political science, international relations, and business majors, with the freedom to choose classes from two of Latin America’s top universities: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Universidad de Chile. Some classes available in English. Hoping to get closer to Santiago’s issues and challenges? Community-based learning opportunities make it easy to do that—and deepen your understanding of Chilean people. Thinking ahead to life after college? Add a resume-enhancing internship or directed research for a great window into career possibilities, plus experience employers will value.

Study abroad in Chile with IES Abroad and immerse yourself in the creative energy of a country emerging as an economic power with modern social programs and ties to both Europe and Asia. You might practice Spanish at a market, meet up with local and international friends, and spend time with your host family all in an average day while studying abroad in Chile. Mix that with personal travel—imagine visiting Torres del Paine National Park or Peru!—and you’re ready for the Latin American adventure of a lifetime. A strong and growing economy, a leader in continental rankings, and an incredible place to study abroad, Chile is calling your name. On one of IES Abroad'sChile study abroad programs, you’ll learn not only in class or at your internship, but also when course-related trips and fields trips provide context to what you’re learning in the classroom, and allow you to explore Chilean life outside of your host city.

At the School in Chile, students come in at the intermediate-advanced level of Spanish and adhere to the Middlebury Language Pledge® to reap the benefits of linguistic immersion. By living and studying with Chileans and getting involved in the community through volunteer work, internships, and extracurricular activities, they can build authentic relationships and integrate fully into life in their host city. Chile’s largest city, Santiago, offers a pleasant mixture of colonial buildings and parks with the convenience of modern transportation and the look of newer architecture. Santiago has a strong and active cultural life, with the presence of various theaters, museums, and cultural centers. Here, students have the option of studying at three excellent universities: the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, the Universidad de Chile, or the Universidad Alberto Hurtado. We have several special tracks in Santiago: Social Movements and Human Rights and Memory.