Suggested credits are in parentheses. These are based on one credit for 15 academic hours of class work. An “academic” hour equals 45 minutes.
Intensive Spanish Orientation
Courses are offered at Elementary, Intermediate I and II and Advanced levels. Courses have 60 class hours times 60 minutes, for a total of 3,600 minutes, equivalent to 5 academic credits.
| Pre-semester Spanish Language Courses | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 101 (5) |
| Course Title: | Intensive Elementary Spanish Orientation |
| Course Description: | |
| Focus is on the functional use of the language and basic grammar. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 201 (5) |
| Course Title: | Español Intermedio I (Intensive Intermediate Spanish I) |
| Course Description: | |
| Grammar, conversation skills, intonation, pronunciation, ser/estar, para/por and indefinido/imperfecto. Grammar objectives are similar to Spanish 202. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 203 (5) |
| Course Title: | Español Intermedio II (Intensive Intermediate Spanish II) |
| Course Description: | |
| Grammar, pronunciation and conversation are enhanced, emphasizing reading and comprehension, composition and key grammar including indefinido/imperfecto and subjunctivo/indicativo. Grammar objectives are similar to Spanish 204. Texts of general interest, videos and recordings are used. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 301 (5) |
| Course Title: | Español Avanzado (Intensive Advanced Spanish) |
| Course Description: | |
| Argentine customs and characteristics. The culture, politics, science and sports are studied via a wide range of texts, films, videos from a local television station and radio programs. Grammar objectives are similar to Spanish 302. | |
Semester Courses
Students must take one Spanish course during the semester. (The level determined by grade from the 4-week intensive Spanish course). Courses meet for 60 hours times 60 minutes (3,600 minutes).
| Semester language courses | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 202 (5) |
| Course Title: | Español Profundizado A (Intensive Intermediate Spanish I) |
| Course Description: | |
| Grammar, intonation, pronunciation and conversation. Grammar objectives are: preterit, imperfect preterit, imperative, conditional, contrast of indefinite and imperfect tenses, pluperfect, present subjunctive, ser/estar and por/para. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 204 (5) |
| Course Title: | Español Profundizado B (Intensive Intermediate Spanish II) |
| Course Description: | |
| Grammar objectives are the use of the present subjunctive, prepositions, preterit, imperfect subjunctive, contrast of indicative, subjunctive and infinitive, conditional and future, preterit of subjunctive, use of the conditional and direct and indirect speech. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Spanish 302 (5) |
| Course Title: | Español Avanzado (Intensive Advanced Spanish) |
| Course Description: | |
| Aspects of culture, politics, science and sports in Argentina are studied via a wide range of texts, Argentine films, videos from a local television station and radio programs. Grammar objectives include: revision of past tenses, modalities, the subjunctive, use of conditionals, connectors, indirect speech, rhetoric value of modes and tenses and word order. | |
In addition to a Spanish language course, it is recommended students take two or three of the following courses. Additional course descriptions may be obtained from the AIFS office by calling 800.727.2437. Classes meet for 4 class hours times 45 minutes times 16 weeks for a total of 2,880 minutes, equivalent to 4 academic credits. A course (other than language) may be cancelled if fewer than 10 students enroll.
| Latin American Studies Courses taught in English | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Economics 324E (4) |
| Course Title: | The Impact of Globalization on Latin America |
| Course Description: | |
| Globalization has brought important changes to Latin America. The course considers the evolution of societies and economic structures in Latin America, from effective incorporation in the international economy in the late 19th century to the era of globalization. Particular emphasis is placed on the causes and outcomes of interaction with the world economy, from four main perspectives: (i) growth and structural changes, and the quest of development (ii) the political economy of state formation and the politics of state action, from authoritarian regimes to democratic consolidation (iii) ideologies and institutions; society, poverty and progress (iv) mobility and modernization, violence and equality. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Economics 326 (4) |
| Course Title: | Valuation in Emerging Markets |
| Course Description: | |
| The course will present core concepts of the valuation of bonds and companies, from the Latin American perspective, with special focus in the Argentinean context. Theories will be applied to practical problems and case studies related to the local environment, providing students with insight into how to do business in the region. Risk and return trade-off, discounted cash flow analysis, investment decision making, business plans, valuation techniques, cost of capital estimate, and interaction between investment and financing decisions will all be addressed during the course.. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Film Studies/Media Studies 311E (4) |
| Course Title: | Recording Buenos Aires: Documentary Production |
| Course Description: | |
| By the end of this course, students will be able to record their own 15- to 30-minute documentary about a topic related to life in Buenos Aires. The course will provide students with the essential tools to understand visual language. Students will develop analytical skills through watching documentaries, completing practical exercises and participating in group debates. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | History 304E (4) |
| Course Title: | Comparison of Revolutions in the American Continent |
| Course Description: | |
| A background history of the American revolutions. Comprehension and comparison of the different revolutionary processes in America. The different political, financial and socio-cultural American realities and their different reactions to the processes of liberation. The restructuring of new order after the revolutions. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Literature/Media Studies 326E (4) |
| Course Title: | Latin American Nobel Prizes in Literature |
| Course Description: | |
| The course intends to familiarize students with the work of internationally-acclaimed Latin American writers, encourage an appreciation of and a personal response to Latin American literature, foster an understanding of the main characteristics of Latin American literature, and create an awareness of the similarities and differences between Latin American literature and U.S. literature. Principal writers studied are Gabriela Mistral, Miguel Angel Asturias, Pablo Neruda, Gabriel García Márquez and Octavio Paz. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Literature/Media Studies 328E (4) |
| Course Title: | Latin American Short Story |
| Course Description: | |
| This course has two objectives: The first is to explore the short story as a literary genre within Latin America through the theory, techniques and works of the so called “Masters of the Short Story” – Quiroga, Cortázar, Borges, Rulfo, García Márquez and Donoso. The second is to analyze the short story within the context of other literary movements. The realist tradition, the Latin American boom and its innovations, and the different directions taken by the short story after the boom will be examined. In each case, the adaptation of the short story for the big screen to open dialogue between literature and the cinema will be studied. | |
| Latin American Studies Courses in Spanish for international students | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Art History 301(4) |
| Course Title: | Arte y Arquitectura en Latinoamérica / Art and Architecture in Latin America |
| Course Description: | |
| In this course, students will go over all the artistic changes in the architecture of Argentina, Brazil and the rest of Latin America from colonial times to the modern period. They will be able to differentiate diverse architectural styles and relate them to social and historical variables that correspond with each style. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Art History 303 (4) |
| Course Title: | Arte Argentino Contemporáneo / Argentine Contemporary Art |
| Course Description: | |
| The origin of the Modernism in the Argentine art. Art and ideology: metaphysical and surrealistic constant features. Experimentations in the 60’ and 70’. Post democracy art until today. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Art History/Technology 304 (4) |
| Course Title: | Arte y Tecnología en América Latina / Art and Technology in Latin America |
| Course Description: | |
| Relation between art and technology in the main producing countries of Latin America: Brazil, México, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Chile and Argentina. Analysis of recent debates on art and technology. Develop tools to comprehend and analyze contemporary art. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Economics 305 (4) |
| Course Title: | Economía del Desarollo / Development Economics |
| Course Description: | |
| The study of economic development focuses on the underlying forces that are responsible for rapid growth in the economies of some countries and the lack of growth in others. This course focuses on major development problems and policies, both domestic and international. Topics of analysis and review include: economic growth; poverty and income distribution; population; migration; urbanization; technology; agricultural and rural development; the environment; education; health; international trade and finance; foreign aid; private foreign investment; and debt crises. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Economics 307 (4) |
| Course Title: | Finanzas Corporativas en America Latina / Corporate Finance in a Latin American Enviroment |
| Course Description: | |
| Core and basic concepts of corporate finance from the Latin American perspective, with special focus in the Argentinean context, applying the theory to practical problems and case studies related to the local context that would help the student to do business in the region. Major topics covered include risk and return trade-off, discounted cash flow analysis, investment decision making, business plan, valuation techniques, cost of capital estimate and interaction between investment and financing decisions. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Economics 324 (4) |
| Course Title: | Impacto de la Globalización en Latinoamérica / Impact of Globalization on Latin America |
| Course Description: | |
| Globalization has brought important changes to Latin America. The course considers the evolution of societies and economic structures in Latin America, from effective incorporation in the international economy in the late 19th century to the era of globalization. Particular emphasis is placed on the causes and outcomes of interaction with the world economy, from four main perspectives: (i) growth and structural changes, and the quest of development (ii) the political economy of state formation and the politics of state action, from authoritarian regimes to democratic consolidation (iii) ideologies and institutions; society, poverty and progress (iv) mobility and modernization, violence and equality. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Film Studies 306 (4) |
| Course Title: | Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano / New Latin American Cinema |
| Course Description: | |
| This course is designed to search for structural and content variables that repeatedly appear in Latin American cinema, giving it a certain identity. Students will study the contributions of Latin American cinema to international cinematography. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Film Studies/Media Studies 311 (4) |
| Course Title: | Registrando Buenos Aires / Recording Buenos Aires: Documentary Production |
| Course Description: | |
| By the end of this course, students will be able to record their own 15- to 30-minute documentary about a topic related to life in Buenos Aires. The course will provide students with the essential tools to understand visual language. Students will develop analytical skills through watching documentaries, completing practical exercises and participating in group debates. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | History 304 (4) |
| Course Title: | Revoluciones Americanas Comparadas / Comparison of Revolutions in the American Continent |
| Course Description: | |
| A background history of the American revolutions. Comprehension and comparison of the different revolutionary processes in America. The different political, financial and socio-cultural American realities and their different reactions to the processes of liberation. The restructuring of new order after the revolutions. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | History/Political Science 307 (4) |
| Course Title: | Iglesia y Estado en América Latina / Church and State in Latin America: A Historical, Political and Legal Analysis |
| Course Description: | |
| This course will cover five main areas: (i) the relationship between politics (State) and religion (Church) (ii) the Church and State in Latin America during the Hispanic period (iii) the evolution of national states in Latin America and their relationships with the Church (iv) religious freedom in Latin America (v) the preservation of religious freedom in the Americas. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | History 309 (4) |
| Course Title: | Historia Social Argentina / Social History of Argentina (4) |
| Course Description: | |
| Formation and consolidation of the National State. The economy and the Argentine society of middle 19th Century. Immigration in Argentina, its impact in the structure of the society and its economy. The First World War: its consequences in the argentine economy. Wall Street Crisis: its impact in Argentina. The politics between wars. Peronism. Development projects: foreign invests and the industrialization. Urbanization. Social movements of the 60’. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | International Relations 301 (4) |
| Course Title: | Cooperación Cultural Internacional para el Desarrollo / International Cultural Cooperation for Development |
| Course Description: | |
| Human development through international cultural cooperation. Resources, technology and experiences flow that enriches the cultural management of a country. Cultural cooperation among institutions: bilateral and multilateral. Argentine participation in multilateral cooperative institutions: UNESCO, OEI, Convenio Andrés Bello, MERCOSUR Cultural. Links between argentine cities and through different Ibero-America networks: The cultural network of MERCOSUR, Red de Mercociudades, Red Interlocal. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | International Relations / History / Politics 301 (4) |
| Course Title: | Migraciones Internacionales en America / International Migration in the Americas |
| Course Description: | |
| Historical perspective and main characteristics of the migration movements. Worldwide outlook on international migrations. International migrations in Argentina. Causes of migration movements. Social and financial consequences in the society of destination and the society of origin. Psychological consequences of the new destination. Human rights in international migration. Migration policy in Argentina. International migration programs. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Law 308 (4) |
| Course Title: | Principios Jurídicos del Derecho Latinoamericano / Introduction to Latin American Legal Systems |
| Course Description: | |
| Introduction of the general principles of Latin American law, from its evolution to present day. The main institutions of civil, commercial and penal law in Latin America are covered. Students examine the current challenges facing the legal systems in Latin American countries: organized crime, political and economic corruption, human rights, armed uprisings and problematic rights of the native peoples of America. The course also focuses on the integration of Latin American law with different organizations: World Trade Organization, European Union and Free Trade Area of the Americas. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Literature 309 (4) |
| Course Title: | Argentina en Palabras: Literatura del Siglo XIX y XX / Argentina in Words: 19th and 20th Century Literature |
| Course Description: | |
| The seminar will be focused on a selection of Argentine authors who were representative of the 19th and 20th centuries. Analysis of the relationship between literature and society and how both contributed to build an Argentine identity. Poems, novels, short stories and essays that modeled Argentina as a country will be studied, including works by the following writers: Esteban Echeverría, Estanislao del Campo, José Hernández, Domingo F. Sarmiento, Leopoldo Lugones, Baldomero Fernández Moreno, Evaristo Carriego, Jorge Luis Borges, Macedonio Fernández, Oliverio Girondo, Roberto Arlt, Ricardo Güiraldes, Ernesto Sábato, Julio Cortázar, Alejandra Pizarnik, Leopoldo Marechal, Adolfo Bioy Casares, Ricardo Piglia, Osvaldo Soriano and César Aira. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Literature/Media Studies 326 (4) |
| Course Title: | Premios Nobel de Literatura Latinoamericanos / Latin American Nobel Prizes in Literature |
| Course Description: | |
| The course intends to familiarize students with the work of internationally acclaimed Latin American writers, encourage an appreciation of and a personal response to Latin American literature, foster an understanding of the main characteristics of Latin American literature, and create an awareness of the similarities and differences between Latin American literature and US literature. Gabriela Mistral (Chile, Poetry). Miguel Angel Asturias (Guatemala, Prose). Pablo Neruda (Chile, Poetry). Gabriel García Márquez (Colombia, Prose). Octavio Paz (Mexico, Poems and essays). Selection of work by other important Latin American writers: Borges, Cortázar, Fuentes, Vargas Llosa, Rulfo, Onetti. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Literature/Media Studies 328 (4) |
| Course Title: | Cuento Latinoamericano Contemporáneo / Latin American Short Story |
| Course Description: | |
| This course has two objectives: The first is to explore the short story as a literary genre within Latin America through the theory, techniques and works of the so called “Masters of the Short Story” – Quiroga, Cortázar, Borges, Rulfo, García Márquez and Donoso. The second is to analyze the short story within the context of other literary movements. The realist tradition, the Latin American boom and its innovations, and the different directions taken by the short story after the boom will be examined. In each case, the adaptation of the short story for the big screen to open dialogue between literature and the cinema will be studied. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Natural and Physical Sciences 315 (4) |
| Course Title: | Ciencia y Religión: Perspectivas desde América del Sur / Science and Religion: Perspectives from South America |
| Course Description: | |
| The relationship between science, philosophy and religion is explored through texts from the Bible and works of Plato and Aristotle. Students explore the idea of person as a pilgrim and integrator of different experiences and knowledge. Through Revelations, the autonomous world and the possibility of scientific research is examined. The problem of dualism and pantheism is also covered. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Political Science 316 (4) |
| Course Title: | Peronism |
| Course Description: | |
| This course focuses on the Peronism and Nationalism: the light and shade of “peronista” Argentina. Peronism during her exile and its evolution after the death of Eva Peron is also examined. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Political Science/Sociology 328 (4) |
| Course Title: | Procesos Sociales y Políticos en América del Sur / Political and Social Processes in Latin America – Argentina, Chile, Brazil and Venezuela |
| Course Description: | |
| The objective of this course is to consider a comparison of the political processes of Argentina, Chile, Brazil and Venezuela from 1950 to the present day. The course combines a historical presentation with the analysis of particular phenomena through the theory of political science. The program is organized around three main modules: (i) Latin American democracy (ii) the emergence of new forms of political instability connected to incidences of economic collapse such as in Argentina (iii) the resurgence of new populist political movements such as that of Hugo Chavez. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Sociology 318 (4) |
| Course Title: | El Movimiento de Solidaridad Social en Argentina / The Social Solidarity Movement in Argentina (1995-2005): a New Civil Society? |
| Course Description: | |
| This course has three parts: (i) difficulty in defining social solidarity and analysis of its various concepts (ii) current problems facing community development: homelessness, domestic violence, malnutrition (iii) experiences and field studies. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Theater Studies 322 (4) |
| Course Title: | Taller Básico de Artes Escénicas / Basic Stage Arts Workshop |
| Course Description: | |
| DeDevelopment of performance through expressive techniques such as theater, dance and comedy. Individual and group improvisation, themes of movement, use of images, stories, tales and personal accounts. Skills required to perform interdisciplinary works are developed. Please note that this class requires physical involvement, therefore appropriate clothing should be worn. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Theater Studies 323 (4) |
| Course Title: | Taller Avanzado de Artes Escénicas / Advanced Stage Arts Drama Workshop |
| Course Description: | |
| This class covers the same topics as Theater Studies 322, but at an advanced level. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Zoology 301 (4) |
| Course Title: | Aves de Sudamerica / South American Birds |
| Course Description: | |
| Theory classes on birds’ diversity, zoology, origin and classification. Outdoor activities in the countryside: Bird-watching and identification of species. History of the species. Ecology specially applied to ornithology. Birds’ behaviour: diet, reproduction and migration routes in South America. | |
Regular University courses in Spanish – 4 credits
UCA is a comprehensive university with an extensive range of courses and undergraduate regular programs. Advanced-level students may take courses in Spanish from regular University offerings subject to placement test results at the end of the 4-week intensive Spanish course, availability, prerequisites and, in some cases, approval from the Head of Department. Fall or spring scheduling is decided shortly before a semester begins. Specific courses cannot be confirmed before students arrive. There is a 2-week drop/add period. UCA regular courses may have exam periods that take place one to four weeks after the end of the semester. If regular university courses continue beyond the end of the AIFS semester, students must pay the additional cost of their accommodation and meals for the extended course and exam period. In addition, students must pay for any cost to change their return flight.
Regular University courses may include the following:
Administración de la producción
Análisis politico y opinión pública
Arquitectura de computadoras
Crecimiento y desarrollo económico
Cristología y eclesiología
Derecho commercial
Etica y deontología professional
Historia de la música barroca
Lenguaje televisivo
Literatura argentina
Literatura española del siglo de oro
Microbiología industrial
Organismos internacionales
Organizacíon y gestíon de instituciones educativas
Política comparada
Psicología profunda
Sanidad animal
Taller de television
Topografía e hidrología agrícola
