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STUDY ABROAD IN THE AMERICAS: NICARAGUA
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Program: Sustainable Development and Social Change in Central America Program /
Center for Global Education, Augsburg College
Location: Managua, Nicaragua & Guatemala, El Salvador
Is this Program Right for You? This unique program of the Center for Global Education at Augsburg College involves significant travel and study in three Central American countries: Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua. The program’s focus is Sustainable Development and Social Change in Central America. Participants from various U.S. universities explore in class and on the field the life and culture of the peoples of Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua. Program participants also improve their Spanish language skills while living with families in the Guatemalan highlands while traveling in and being immersed in the day-to-day realities of Central America. While looking at development and social change, participants consider the role of the church, most particularly within the situation of political oppression and social injustice in El Salvador. Participants will also examine the theory and practice of economic development as well as the impact of social change movements in Nicaragua. Participants take a number of set courses each term and earn credits in Spanish, Economics, Religion and Interdisciplinary Studies.
The Courses/Program: Participants take a number of set courses each term which include:
• Intensive Individualized Spanish
• Latin American Literature
• Conversation and Composition
• Latin American Liberation Theologies
• Sustainable Economic Development
• Cultural Conflict and Change in Latin America: The Central American Context
Location:
• In Guatemala: Guatemala City, Quetzaltenango, and Huehuetenango (5 weeks)
• In El Salvador: San Salvador and Región del Bajo Lempa (4 weeks)
• In Nicaragua: Managua and Esteli (6 weeks)
Travel Experiences/Field-Study Trips:
• In Guatemala the group will travel to an indigenous community to learn about the struggles for survival faced by indigenous people in Central America.
• In El Salvador the group will spend a weekend with church based organizations that have been working for social change.
• In Nicaragua field trips will expose the group to sustainable agriculture practices, the peasant movement, and local experiences of environmental protection and conservation in rural areas.
Housing: Varies depending on the location. In Guatemala students live for five weeks with a family. In El Salvador (four weeks) the group’s accommodations will be a guest house. In Nicaragua (six weeks) participants have the choice of staying in the study center or with a family.
Duration / Deadlines: Rolling admissions – Enrollment is limited; early application is encouraged
• Fall Semester: August to December / Application Deadline: April 1
• Spring Semester: January to May / Application Deadline: October 15
Requirements:
• Open to sophomores and juniors.
• 3.0 GPA
• Enrollment is limited; one previous course in Spanish (or its equivalent) is required.
• A previous course in microeconomics is recommended.
Program Cost Includes: Tuition, room and board, and travel within Central America. Participants are responsible for their travel to Guatemala and home from Nicaragua at the end of the term. (Travel arrangements may be made through the Center for Global Education.) For more information: www.augsburg.edu. Catalogues are available in ISAP’s Resource Rooms. Please note: The information on this sheet is for reference purposes only. It is your responsibility to confirm details and deadlines.
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