Buenos Aires Course Offerings

SEMESTER PROGRAMS:
UNIVERSIDAD DE BELGRANO

Application Deadlines: See this page

Language Requirement: None. This program is open to any level of Spanish. To take electives in Spanish, a minimum level is required as described below. Courses are taught in English or Spanish.

Additional Requirements: 2.5 GPA. For additional requirements, refer to the Eligibility section here.

Final Transcript: Issued by Universidad de Belgrano

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

• 14-20 semester credits for Semester Only / 18-28 semester credits for Semester + Intensive Spanish Early Start. (Note: Some US institutions have a credit overload fee if you take over a certain number of credits abroad, so please be aware of the number of credits you plan to take, and ask your home institution if there will be a credit overload fee.)

• Courses worth 60 contact hours (4 semester credits or 6 quarter units) meet twice weekly for 90 minutes.

• The optional Intensive Spanish Early Start course meets 6 hours per day, Monday-Friday and is worth 120 contact hours (8 semester credits or 12 quarter units).

• Classes taken with American and international students.

• Students who participate in the optional Intensive Spanish Early Start prior to the semester can enroll in either 3, 4, or 5 courses during the semester.

• Students who enroll only in the semester program must enroll in either 4 or 5 courses.

• Taking a Spanish Language class is optional but strongly recommended. Beginner Spanish is only offered during the Intensive Spanish Early Start, not during the semester, so a student who has never taken college-level Spanish should consider doing the Intensive Spanish Early Start.

• An online placement test is required before arrival to determine your Spanish level regardless of your previous coursework. After arrival, you will have an advising session with an academic advisor at the Universidad de Belgrano, who will discuss your course selections and placement test results and make recommendations for the best courses according to your level.

• Students must have 8 courses approved by their academic advisor in case of changes in course availability or schedule conflicts. 

• Course offerings are subject to change.  

Course Descriptions

Optional Month-Long Intensive Course

120 contact hours / 8 US credits

• INT 121 Introductory Spanish

• INT 151 Intermediate Spanish 1

• INT 181 Intermediate Spanish 2

• INT 221 Advanced Spanish

Semester Spanish Language Courses

60 contact hours / 4 US credits

• PORT 121 Introduction to Portuguese and Brazilian Culture

• SPAN 150 Intermediate Spanish 1

• SPAN 155 Intermediate Spanish 2

• SPAN 156/226 Intermediate and Advanced Oral Production

• SPAN 220 Advanced Spanish 1

• SPAN 225 Advanced Spanish 2

• SPAN 320 Spanish Sociolinguistics

• SPAN 398 Spanish for Community Service

Semester Electives in English

60 contact hours / 4 US credits

• PALAS 310 Argentine Economy

• PALAS 331 Social Business in Latin America

• PALAS 360 Political & Social Change in Latin America

• PALAS 362 Latin American Cultures & Civilizations

• PALAS 366 U.S. Latin America Relations

• PALAS 390 Popular Culture in Latin America SPRING ONLY

• PALAS 400 Latin America in Global Economy

• PALAS 440 Latin America Film, Literature & Visual Culture

• PALAS 444 Human Rights & Cultural Representations

Semester Electives in Spanish

60 contact hours / 4 US credits

To take all your courses from the PEAL offerings, you must test into level Avanzado A on the university’s Spanish placement test. If you test into Intermedio B, you can take up to 2 classes from the PEAL 200-levels, combined with PALAS courses. The placement test is taken online before departure.

If your placement test result is lower than you’d hoped, another way to be able to take PEAL courses is to enroll in the month-long intensive Spanish course (early start). This is a great way to gain a Spanish level.

• PEAL 261 Argentine Popular Culture

• PEAL 262 Latin American Cultural Studies

• PEAL 264 Latin American Film

• PEAL 302 Contemporary Argentine Art

• PEAL 321 Latin American Literature

• PEAL 322 Argentine Literature

• PEAL 332 Tango: Cultural Identity and Argentinian Society

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SUMMER PROGRAM:
INTENSIVE SPANISH LANGUAGE AT UNIVERSIDAD DE BELGRANO

Application Deadlines: See this page

Language Requirement: Open to all levels of Spanish. You can approximate your Spanish level using the following:

-Beginner level students are those who have not taken Spanish before.
-Low Intermediate level students have completed 1-2 semesters or 2-3 quarters of college level Spanish.
-High Intermediate level students have completed at least 3-4 semesters or 4-5 quarters of college level Spanish.
-Advanced level students have completed at least 4 semesters or 6 quarters of college level Spanish.

Additional Requirements: Minimum GPA 2.5. For complete requirements, please see the Eligibility section of this page.

Possible U.S. Credits: 8 semester credits. 15 contact hours = 1 semester credit. 10 contact hours = 1 quarter unit. Classes are taken with other American and foreign students.

Final Transcript: Issued by Universidad de Belgrano.   

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

• This is an intensive Spanish Language program designed to boost your Spanish skills in a short amount of time.

• Two, 4-week Summer sessions are available.

• Students will complete 120 contact hours of Spanish language study, equivalent to 8 U.S. semester credits.  Classes meet 6 hours a day, Monday through Friday.  

• Please remember that because Argentina is in the southern hemisphere, summer in the U.S. is actually winter there.  The winter season in Buenos Aires is quite mild, with temperatures typically in the 40’s.

Course Offerings are subject to change.

Course Descriptions

120 contact hours / 8 semester credits

• INT 121 Beginner Spanish Intensive Course

• INT 151 Intermediate I Spanish Intensive Course (Low Intermediate)

• INT 181 Intermediate II Spanish Intensive Course (High Intermediate)

• INT 221 Advanced Spanish Intensive Course

Optional Service Learning course add-on. Additional fee of $1,000 applies. 60 contact hours / 4 semester credits

• INT 398 Spanish for Community Service

Note: An online placement exam will determine your Spanish level.