University Semester and Volunteering in Buenos Aires - Road2Argentina

  Argentina

• Buenos Aires: 
Buenos Aires

Term: Academic Year, Fall, Spring, Summer, Throughout the year, Trimester, Winter 
Dates: Consult website

Description: Road2Argentina offers two semester programs in Buenos Aires: at the Universidad de Belgrano and at the Universidad de Buenos Aires. Credit is available for all semester courses.

In the semester program at Universidad de Belgrano, you can combine any number of courses, choosing between courses in English, courses in Spanish designed for international students, or courses from the regular university catalog (with Argentines). You will also have a Spanish language course as a part of your schedule. The semester program begins in March and July.

In the semester program at the Universidad de Buenos Aires, students take courses through the School of Social Sciences and School of Economics. Both colleges are known for their excellent faculty and demanding course work. It is recommended that students who wish to study at UBA have an intermediate to advanced level of Spanish as all coursework is in Spanish. Included in this semester program is a personal tutor to help you with your course work.

Volunteering Placements Currently Available in Buenos Aires:

    * Teaching English to children and/or adults vocational training
    * Working at a bakery that provides baked goods for resale, sold by local unemployed families
    * Play time with children
    * Community activities with children such as fútbol matches, birthday parties, hospital visits and toy drives
    * Working at a "comedor" (soup kitchen)
    * Working at a day care for infants and toddlers of underprivileged families
    * Home construction

Highlights: Courses in English:

    * Political and Social Change in Argentina and Latin America
    * Argentinean and Latin American Economy
    * Comparative History of Argentina and Latin America
    * Argentina: The Making of a Country through its Literature
    * The Latin American Role in the Context of Economic Globalization

Courses in Spanish:

    * Historia de América Latina en los Siglos XIX y XX
    * Argentina, Sociedad Abierta en transformación
    * Literatura Argentina e Hispanoamericana I (del siglo XVII al siglo XIX)
    * Literatura Argentina e Hispanoamericana II (siglo XX)
    * Tango, la expresión de Buenos Aires
    * Español Intermedio
    * Español Profundizado A
    * Español Profundizado B
    * Español Avanzado
    * Arte Argentino Contemporáneo
    * Argentina y América Latina frente a la Globalización Económica
    * Historia Económica de la Argentina en los siglos XIX y XX
    * Política Económica Argentina
    * Sistemas Políticos Latinoamericanos Comparados
    * Tradiciones y Culturas Argentinas
    * Ética

Subject Areas for Regular University Curriculum

    * Accounting
    * Advertising
    * Business
    * Economics
    * History
    * International Relations
    * Journalism
    * Marketing

Credit Available: yes

Experience Required: no

Age Range: 18+

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Couples and Individuals

Typically Participants Work Independently Or in Groups

Scholarships are Available.

Post Services Include:

• Job and Internship Network

Road 2 Argentina's Mission Statement: Road2Argentina is an organization that believes in the value of study abroad because each of our staff members has studied and/or worked abroad. Our expertise in the field is reflected in our top quality program selections and partnerships, both abroad and in Argentina. Our programs are high quality because we combine the best academic programs, internship and volunteer placements, housing and coordinators into one immersion experience. The Road2Argentina experience is unique because we offer an immersion experience that can be customized to fit your exact needs. Road2Argentina allows you to put together your own program combination so that you leave Argentina with knowledge, experiences, friends and memories that will last you a lifetime. Whether you want to volunteer, intern, study Spanish, take university courses, learn tango, or take a yoga or photography class, or whether you wish to live with a young Argentine, an Argentine family, or in a student or private residence, you will find your ideal program with us.