Harvard Summer Program in Buenos Aires, Argentina

  Argentina

• Buenos Aires: 
Buenos Aires

Term: Summer 
Dates: June 20-August 1

Description: Buenos Aires, Argentina's cosmopolitan capital and one of the largest metropolises in the Americas, has for generations enticed and entranced observers. Founded in 1536 as the City of the Most Holy Trinity and Port of Saint Mary of the Fair Winds, or Buenos Aires for short, it was a sleepy Spanish colonial capital until Argentine independence in the early nineteenth century. By 1880 it was Argentina's capital, the center of rapid economic expansion, the destination for waves of immigrants, and the heart of a vibrant culture. One writer has called the Buenos Aires that emerged the most beautiful, sophisticated, and civilized city in Latin America, while countless others have described it as the Paris of South America or New York in Spanish.

Home to such diverse figures as Jorge Luis Borges, Carlos Gardel, Eva Perón, and Maradona, Buenos Aires provides students with a fascinating setting for complete immersion in the Spanish language and Latin American culture. Students live with Argentine families in the Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires, near the Instituto de Desarrollo Económico y Social, where classes are held. Lectures by distinguished Argentine scholars and artists as well as numerous excursions in and around Buenos Aires are included.

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$: $5,610

- tuition
- room, breakfast, and dinner
- course materials
- excursions (including meals when appropriate)

Experience Required: yes

Prerequisites: one year or one accelerated semester of college-level Spanish

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Argentina Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Essay
• Transcript
• Written Application

Harvard Summer School Study Abroad Programs's Mission Statement: The Harvard Summer School makes Harvards academic resourcesa distinguished faculty, well-equipped laboratories, fine museums, and a world-class university library available to men and women of many ages, backgrounds, and nationalities through an intensive summer session of liberal arts courses in Cambridge and overseas. Our international student body includes Harvard undergraduate and graduate students, visitors from other colleges and universities, highly qualified secondary school students, adult learners, and nonnative English speakers seeking to refine their language skills. Students take courses to challenge themselves academically, meet degree requirements, prepare for graduate school, gain college experience, advance their careers, and pursue personal enrichment. Students who study at Harvard Summer School may reside in a supportive residential environment, commute to campus, complete courses via distance education, or participate in one of the faculty-led programs based abroad. Many come to experience the extraordinary environment of Harvard College academics, resources, and residential life. Harvard Summer School serves the University community by providing faculty with teaching opportunities that allow them to experiment with new materials and teaching methods. Students from many Harvard schools take advantage of the breadth of summer course offerings to meet requirements for concentrations and degree programs, and to create more flexibility within their term-time academic program. Harvard graduate students from abroad can work on refining their English language skills, and Harvard College students take advantage of the summer session to expand their cultural, social, and intellectual horizons by studying abroad.