ISEP Direct: Universidad del Salvador

  Argentina

• Buenos Aires: 
Buenos Aires

Term: Academic Year, Fall, Spring 
Dates: Throughout the Year

Description: Universidad del Salvador is one of Argentina's most highly regarded institutions. Facilities include classroom and administration buildings, computer labs, bookstores and libraries. The university also has a campus at Pilar (40 km from central Buenos Aires) where students may take some classes and enjoy a suburban atmosphere. Total enrollment: 15,000 (including 350 exchange students per year).

The university features excellent offerings ranging from art history to philosophy. Strong fields include history, literature, international relations, Latin American studies, liberal arts, psychology, physical and music therapy, social communication, and theater arts. Research opportunities are available in environmental studies, social sciences, psychology, and sociology, among others. The university offers a wide variety of graduate programs; acceptance to these programs depends on each graduate department. Students should contact the ISEP coordinator for more information.

Six courses per semester are the normal load and some courses run the full academic year. ISEP students placed for a semester should discuss with their professors exam content and a schedule for examinations. ISEP students must maintain full-time status, which is a minimum of five subjects per semester for visiting international students.

Highlights:
1. Regular USAL semester on ISEP-Direct. Students take regular university courses with local students and live in the student residence. Student must have taken at least 5 semesters of university-level Spanish courses, including literature, to be eligible.

2. Intensive Spanish Program (Programa de Español Intensivo - PEI) on ISEP-Direct. The PEI is a one-semester program that seeks to develop communicative skills in different situations as well as to familiarize students with Argentine culture. The program includes numerous activities, including written, oral and audio-visual exercises as well as arranged trips. The program fee includes tuition, class materials, field trips and airport pick-up. It also includes accommodation in student residences or with families, breakfast, coffee-breaks and seven meals per week. The PEI has two consecutive levels: Beginning and Lower Intermediate. This course is designed for students who have little previous knowledge of the language. Students must have taken at least 1 and no more than 3 previous semesters of Spanish to be eligible. Students may also have the option to stay at USAL for a second semester on ISEP-Direct and take regular university courses together with the regular, non-intensive, Upper Intermediate level Spanish course.

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$: USD 8,700/sm

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Argentina Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Essay
• Letters of Reference
• Transcript
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network

International Student Exchange Program (ISEP)'s Mission Statement: ISEP is the world's largest network of post-secondary institutions cooperating to provide international educational experiences. ISEP offers a diverse range of sites and programs that combine opportunities for intellectual and personal growth with immersion in another culture. Through reciprocal exchange and other innovative and cost-effective study abroad approaches, students have access to affordable, high quality study abroad programs as an integral part of their education. ISEP enables students to spend a semester, academic year or summer abroad, earn academic credit towards their degree and participate in the academic and social life of their host institution. ISEP alumni cite the experience of independence, full immersion in another culture, and the friendships with host country and other international students as the most valuable aspects of the program. About half of ISEP institutions abroad offer courses in English. In countries where the language of instruction is not English, students may take intensive language courses, or, if they know the host language well enough, follow regular classes with native students.

Year Founded: 1979