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Class status:	2nd Year, 3rd Year, 4th+ Year	Type of program:	Enroll at foreign university, Intensive language training, Internship, Specialized courses for study abroad students
Academic area:	Business, Humanities, Public Health, Social Sciences	Language of instruction:	Spanish
Language courses offered in:	Spanish	Prior language study required:	4 semesters
Open to non-UConn students:	No	Required GPA:	3.0

The Program

The IES Santiago program immerses students in the culture of Chile and offers a rigorous semester, academic year, and calendar year curriculum taught in Spanish. The program operates in cooperation with the Universidad de Chile and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, where you can enroll in courses to supplement the IES curriculum and join in local student activities. Four semesters of college-level Spanish language or the equivalent are required.

The IES Santiago curriculum concentrates on the twin themes of tradition and development in Chile and Latin America. Several courses focus on Chile, and other courses address the Southern Cone and the Andean region in a comparative context. The core curriculum consists of Anthropology, Art History, Economics, Environmental Studies, Health Studies, History, International Relations, Latin American Studies, Literature, Political Science, Sociology, and Spanish.  

The Academics 

All students enroll each semester in a 4-credit Spanish language course and in IES and/or university area studies courses for a total of 15 to 19 semester credits.

IES courses, while designed especially for non-native Spanish speakers, are all taught in Spanish.  These classes are seminars, providing ample opportunity to develop Spanish language skills. Field study is incorporated into coursework, enhancing students' cultural integration and understanding.

IES Spanish language courses emphasize improving your verbal and written skills. 

Students are also encouraged to enroll in courses at the Universidad de Chile, Chile's oldest and most respected public university, and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, a prestigious private university.

In order to earn credit at UConn for courses completed on this program, individual courses must be approved by a designated UConn course evaluator and assigned a UConn course number. Complete instructions for this process can be found under Getting Academic Credit on the navigation bar on the left of the Study Abroad Homepage.

In addition, most students participate in service learning or internships, which combine placements in Chilean non-profit or business organizations with an academic seminar. Starting 2007-08, a new internship in clinical observation gives students medically-related experience. All courses are taught in Spanish by professors from IES partner universities.  IES Santiago students may participate in such opportunities in the Arts, Business, Community Development, Education, Government, Heath Studies, Social Work, Sociology, or Psychology.