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Buenos Aires
Varies with each university
3.0 (4.0 scale)
5 semesters of university-level Spanish or equivalent†
Semester 1 (Feb.-July)
Calendar year (Feb.-Dec.)
Semester 2 (July-Dec.)
Academic year (July-July)
Summer program
October 15 for semester 1 and calendar year; April 1 for
semester 2 and academic year
Eryn Espín-Kudzinski

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What the AUP has to offer
• Amazing academic flexibility
• Program located in one of the world’s most exciting and cosmopolitan cities
• Students can cross-enroll in up to four prestigious Buenos Aires universities
• Study available at Universidad Católica Argentina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Universidad del Salvador or Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
• All university classes taught in Spanish and integrated with degree-seeking students
• All students take the Advanced Spanish and Argentine Culture course designed exclusively for IFSA-Butler students
• Six academic models available

Academic Concentrations
Traditional Concentration:
• Students complete their class schedule with integrated courses at one or more of the AUP universities
• Students may also take one of three special IFSA-Butler program courses designed to complement their direct-enroll experience

Directed Research Concentration:
• Students may replace one to two integrated university courses in the Traditional Concentration with a 6-credit Directed Research Project focusing on social problem analysis
• The Fundación Simón Rodriguez appoints an Academic Director and a committee of field experts to oversee each student’s academic progress and research paper

Human Rights Concentration:
• Students enroll in both university and IFSA-Butler program courses while completing a field experience and research component
• Concentration coursework includes: Human Rights in Argentina and Latin America, one to two university courses, and Methodology of Research Seminar and NGO field experience

Gender, Diversity and Minority Studies Concentration:
• Students participate in both integrated and specialized program courses along with their research and field experience
• Concentration coursework includes: Diversity, Minorities, and Gender Studies, one to two university courses, and Methodology of Research Seminar and NGO field experience

Literature Concentration:
• Hosted at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
• Involves four fields of study: creative writing, journalism, literary translation and publishing

Will include a seminar on Literary Studies Methodology, as well as a writing workshop or an internship
Students who enroll in this concentration must have a major or minor in literary studies, comparative literature, Spanish, Latin American studies, journalism or a special interest in these subjects. A background in literary studies is not necessary.
Students will have a specialized tutor, a main program class (Literary Theory and Analysis), a Spanish class and integrated classes at any of the four AUP universities
• Students have a field work option and a writing workshop with local authors


Theatre Concentration:
Internship with one of two theater production groups
• Students will be involved in all aspects of putting on a production, including casting, rehearsals, illumination, props, costumes, directing, scene construction, etc.

Program course titled “El Teatro Hoy” (Theater Today) based at USAL and will have a strong theory base.
Concentration includes a selection of integrated courses at USAL

• Concentration available during semester 2 (fall) only, beginning in 2010

Cinema Concentration:
• A highly specialized concentration designed for students with six or more semesters of university-level Spanish who are pursuing a major/minor in the visual arts
• Concentration offered in cooperation with the renowned Fundación Universidad del Cine
• Students explore the booming Argentine film industry and its cultural impact in Argentina and beyond
• Concentration coursework includes: Introduction to the Practice and Analysis of Argentine Film, two university courses at the Fundación Universidad del Cine and one university course at one of the AUP universities


Housing
• Housing is with a carefully selected host family
• Program fee includes two meals per day Sunday through Friday and one meal on Saturday

Academics
• All students, regardless of concentration, take the Advanced Spanish and Argentine Culture course designed exclusively for IFSA-Butler students
• Each concentration has its own on-site coordinator and specialized tutors
• Program classes and field experience are worth 3 U.S. semester credit hours each
• Credits for university courses vary, but all students will earn 15-16 U.S. semester credit hours per semester
• Three other program courses available: Argentine State and Society, Contemporary Argentine and Latin American Literature, and Argentine Foreign Policy
• All courses are taught in Spanish by an Argentine professor
• Each student is matched with a tutor who is trained to help with language and academic questions

† The specialized cinema studies concentration is limited to students who have six semesters of university-level Spanish and are pursuing a major or minor in visual arts or a related field.

 

 

 
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