Chile Study Abroad Program at Universidad de Chile

Universidad de Chile, the oldest and largest public university in Chile, is home to around 25,000 undergraduate students. With five campuses, 14 schools and 4 interdisciplinary institutes, the university offers numerous course options in all academic areas. It has 26 research centers, a teaching hospital and laboratories throughout the country. The Universidad de Chile is strongly linked with the political culture of the country; 20 former presidents are alumni.

Language Partners
Through the School of Economics at the Universidad de Chile, IFSA-Butler Santiago students can participate in a language partner program with local Chilean students. Students meet at their convenience (usually once a week) with their partner and speak half the time in Spanish and half the time in English. Besides improving Spanish conversation skills, the program allows students to meet Chilean students in a more informal setting. During fall 2010, students participated in various language partner activities, such as visiting the Santiago Stock Exchange, an astronomical observatory, a vineyard and attending a barbeque for the Chilean Bicentennial.

Academics
You can choose to study in several different faculties at UCh: Social Science; Philosophy and Humanities; Literature and Linguistics; Architecture and Urban Development; and Arts, including performing and visual. In addition to your university course work, you must take the Advanced Spanish program course. An optional program course, Chilean History, and an optional research project are also available. All coursework is in Spanish.

Top departments
• Performing arts
• Architecture
• Philosophy
• Social sciences

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