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Argentina:  Buenos Aires – Liberal Arts & Sciences/CIEE

Advanced Spanish Language ~ 2-4 credits
Elective Course ~ 3, 4 or 6 credits
Elective Course ~ 3, 4 or 6 credits
Elective Course ~ 3, 4 or 6 credits
Elective Course ~ 3, 4 or 6 credits
Total Oxy Credits: 16

Read Oxy participant evaluations: Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010

Brazil: Sao Paulo – Liberal Arts & Sciences/CIEE

Contemporary Brazil ~ 3 CIEE credits
Intensive Portuguese ~ 3 CIEE credits
Semester Portuguese ~ 3 CIEE credits
Brazilian Issues and Realities ~ 3 CIEE credits
2 – 4 Electives Courses worth 2 – 6 CIEE credits each
Total Oxy Credit: 16

Brazil:  Fortaleza – Social Justice & Sustainable Development/SIT

Intensive Portuguese ~ 5 credits
Social Justice and Sustainable Development Seminar ~ 5 credits
Field Study Seminar ~ 2 credits
Independent Research Project ~ 4 credits
Total Oxy Credits: 16

Read Oxy participant evaluations: Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010

Chile:  Valparaíso – Cultural Identity, Social Justice & Community Development/SIT

Intensive Spanish ~ 6 credits
Seminar: Cultural Identity, Social Justice, & Community Development ~ 4 credits
Field Study Seminar ~ 2 credits
Independent Research Project ~ 4 credits
Total Oxy Credits: 16

Read Oxy participant evaluations: Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010

Chile:  Santiago – Liberal Arts & Sciences/CIEE

Contemporary Chile ~ 2 CIEE credits
Advanced Spanish ~ 4 CIEE credits
Human Rights in Chile OR Language, Society & Discourse in Chile OR University Elective ~ 3-4 CIEE credits
University Elective ~ 3-4 credits
University Elective ~ 3-4 credits
Total Oxy Credits: 16

Read Oxy participant evaluations: Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010

Costa Rica: Monteverde – Tropical Ecology & Conservation/CIEE

Spanish Language ~ 2 credits
Tropical Diversity ~ 4 credits
Tropical Community Ecology ~ 4 credits
Independent Research in Bio/Ecology ~ 4 credits
Humans in the Tropics ~ 2 credits
Total Oxy Credit: 16

Read Oxy participant evaluations: Fall 2011

Costa Rica:  San Jose –Tropical Biology or Global Health/OTS

Global Health Track:
Tropical Medicine and Public Health ~ 4 credits
Research Practicum ~ 4 credits
Ethnobiology ~ 4 credits
Culture and Language in Costa Rica (intermediate or advanced) with additional introduction to technical and colloquial medical terms ~ 4 credits
Total Oxy Credit: 16

Tropical Biology Track
Fundamentals of Tropical Biology ~ 4 credits
Environmental Science and Policy of the Tropics ~ 4 credits
Field Research in Tropical Biology ~ 4 credits
Culture and Language in Costa Rica ~ 4 credits
Total Oxy Credit: 16

Read Oxy participant evaluations: Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010

   Dominican Republic: Santiago-Liberal Arts & Sciences/CIEE

Spanish Language Course ~ 4 credits
Contemporary D.R.: Political and Socioeconomic Processes ~ 3 credits
Elective Course ~ 3 credits
Elective Course ~ 3 credits
Elective Course ~ 3 credits
Total Oxy Credits: 16

Read Oxy participant evaluations: Spring 2012, Fall 2010

   Nicaragua: Managua – Revolution, Transformation & Civil Society/SIT

Intensive Spanish ~ 4 credits
Revolution, Transformation & Civil Society Seminar ~ 6 credits
Field Study Seminar ~ 2 credits
Independent Research Project ~ 4 credits
Total Oxy Credits: 16

Read Oxy participant evaluations: Fall 2011

   Peru: Lima – Liberal Arts Studies/CIEE

Advanced Spanish Language I or II pre-session ~ 3 CIEE units
Spanish Writing Workshop or University Course ~ 3 CIEE units
Peruvian Social Reality ~ 3 CIEE units
University Course ~ 3 CIEE units
University Course ~ 3 CIEE units
University Course ~ 3 CIEE units
Total Oxy Credits ~ 16

Read Oxy participant evaluations: Spring 2012

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