Please forward to undergraduate honors listservs. This is an excellent program for honors students interested in Latin America. It includes rigorous course work as well as internships and research opportunities. Courses can be taken for honors credit, and students receive a University of Arizona transcript. Thank you. --Prof. Elizabeth Oglesby
FOR STUDENTS INTERESTED IN LATIN AMERICA:
The Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Arizona and the
FOR STUDENTS INTERESTED IN LATIN AMERICA:
The Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Arizona and the
Center for Mesoamerican Research (CIRMA) invite you to participate in a study
abroad program in Antigua, Guatemala. This is a summer, spring and/or fall
semester program. Students receive a University of Arizona transcript. Mostabroad program in Antigua, Guatemala. This is a summer, spring and/or fall
courses can be taken for honors credit, and some can be taken for graduate
credit.
The real uniqueness of Study Abroad at CIRMA is our commitment to a transformational pedagogy. Our program weaves together rigorous theoretical engagement in themes such as human rights, development, climate change, and indigeneity with ongoing reflection of current events, home stay experiences, top/notch language training and profound encounters with Guatemalan activists, artists, students and scholars.credit.
https://www.facebook.com/StudyAbroadCirma
Program highlights include:
* a variety of Latin American Studies, History, Anthropology, Politics,
Environmental Studies and Spanish classes, taught by professors, scholars, and
practitioners from Central America. Students can also study a Mayan language.
* classes give an in-depth and on-the-ground view of the history of revolution
issues, and ethnic relations.
* engaging field trips throughout Guatemala related to course material.
* opportunities to travel on your own (Guatemala is incredibly beautiful,
complex and fascinating!)
* a home stay with a Guatemalan family.
* for-credit internships at CIRMA and use of CIRMA's extensive research library.
CIRMA is located in a stunningly beautiful colonial mansion in the center of
Antigua, Guatemala.
* internships and volunteer opportunities in the surrounding community, organized according to student interests.
* study abroad students are also doing internships at Safe Passage/Camino Seguro
(www.safepassage.org) in Guatemala City. Safe Passage provides
life-transforming aid to children of families who live in a barrio marginal.
Study abroad students have found that lending a hand to this incredible
organization not only makes a real difference in the world, but that it changes
their own lives as well. This internship can be accompanied by a directed
reading in Latin American urban history or urban anthropology.
* a colloquium series that brings in renowned political, social and cultural
leaders to dialogue with the study abroad students.
In both Fall and Spring, CIRMA offers an optional, 2-credit field learning experiences. We team you with top experts and bring you to places tourists never see, into direct contact with Mayan or other Central American communities who have risen from the ashes of the civil wars and are doing amazing grassroots projects, recovering historical memory and/or promoting sustainable development. Students say that these trips, like their CIRMA experience in general, change their lives.* engaging field trips throughout Guatemala related to course material.
* opportunities to travel on your own (Guatemala is incredibly beautiful,
complex and fascinating!)
* a home stay with a Guatemalan family.
* for-credit internships at CIRMA and use of CIRMA's extensive research library.
CIRMA is located in a stunningly beautiful colonial mansion in the center of
Antigua, Guatemala.
* internships and volunteer opportunities in the surrounding community, organized according to student interests.
* study abroad students are also doing internships at Safe Passage/Camino Seguro
(www.safepassage.org) in Guatemala City. Safe Passage provides
life-transforming aid to children of families who live in a barrio marginal.
Study abroad students have found that lending a hand to this incredible
organization not only makes a real difference in the world, but that it changes
their own lives as well. This internship can be accompanied by a directed
reading in Latin American urban history or urban anthropology.
* a colloquium series that brings in renowned political, social and cultural
leaders to dialogue with the study abroad students.
Deadline to apply for Spring 2014 is Oct. 15. For deadlines for summer and fall 2014, please click on the U of A study abroad link below.
For more information about the application process, contact Jill Calderon at the
UA Study Abroad office:
jcaldero@email.arizona.edu.
For questions about CIRMA and Guatemala, contact
Jennifer Casolo, CIRMA study abroad director: jcasolo@cirma.org.gt
For program information, including price, see:
http://global.arizona.edu/study-abroad/program/center-mesoamerican-research-cirma-guatemala
or visit http://cirma.org.gt
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