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    Latin America

    programs at-a-glance

    Latin America

    Argentina

    Pontificia Universidad Catolica Argentina

    Semester or full-year program at this excellent private institution located in downtown Buenos Aires. Offerings include arts and music, economics and business, law and political science, humanities, and communication.  For students with advanced Spanish language skills.

    Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (Buenos Aires)

    Semester or full-year program at one of Argentina’s most prestigious private universities. Offerings include business, economics, political science, and international studies. For students with advanced Spanish language skills.

    Brazil

    Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro

    PUC-Rio is a private, Jesuit institution founded in 1941 specializing in theology and human sciences, social sciences, science and technology, as well as biomedical sciences. Students students take regular courses alongside their Brazilian counterparts, live with families, and are required to enroll in an early start intensive Portuguese course along with a semester-long Portuguese course.

    Chile

    Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

    Semester or full-year program in Santiago at Chile’s premiere Catholic university. Courses include humanities, social sciences, economics, education, business, and law. For students with advanced Spanish language skills.

    Universidad Alberto Hurtado (Santiago)

    Semester or full-year program at a small, prestigious Jesuit institution. Good for social sciences, humanities, business, and pre-law. Students follow a course with a service learning component. For students with advanced Spanish language skills.

    Ecuador

    Universidad San Francisco de Quito

    Semester or full-year program for students with Spanish-language skills across the disciplines, including Latin American and environmental studies. Students follow a course with a service learning component. 

    Mexico

    Iberoamericana University

    Semester or full-year program in Puebla for students with post-intermediate Spanish language skills. Courses are offered across the disciplines.

    quick picks

    Argentina
    Brazil
    Chile
    Ecuador
    Mexico

    highlights

    BC's program at the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella  in Buenos Aires, Argentina utilizes an American-style academic system, and is among the best private universities in the country. UTDT has top programs in business, economics, history, international relations, law, and political science.
     
    BC's program at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador offers a wide-ranging curriculum in the humanities, business administration, development studies, and applied sciences. Activities include a four-day trip to the Amazon rain forest, jungle hikes, visit to the Galápagos Islands, Peru and Bolivia trips.
     
    BC's program at Iberoamericana University in Puebla, Mexico
    offers special programs for international students, including service activities.  Visits to museums and archeological sites, as well as a small faculty to student ratio, make this university unique.

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    Updated: October 9, 2008
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