Short-Term & Summer Programs

LAS Access & Achievement Program students can participate in "AAP in Costa Rica" over the summer.

Studying in Costa Rica provides opportunities to experience a country with a strong commitment to protecting its natural resources, all while exploring its volcanoes, beaches, rain forests, and cloud forests. Engage with the local community in San Joaquin and put your academic and communication skills to the test in a program with caring host families, diverse volunteering opportunities, and very few tourists.

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WITH CHEMISTRY PROFESSOR JOSE ANDINO

WITH PROFESSOR KASIA SZREMSKI

WITH PROFESSOR GISELA SIN

        PS 199 (3 credits)

Course description: This course examines the social, economic, and political issues within modern Argentine society. Students explore the history of Argentina's populist and military authoritarian regimes and transition to democracy. The seminar combines class lectures and discussions, cultural immersion, and considerable on-the-ground interaction with scholars, activists, and politicians in and around Buenos Aires. Additionally, students explore Buenos Aires through site visits, cultural excursions, and volunteer work at a local school in the Parana Delta.

PS 392 (3 credits)

This course examines the role of Vienna-based organizations in setting the rules of global governance and regional governance in Europe. It combines classroom instruction at the Vienna University of Economics and Business with site visits to international, European Union, and Austrian organizations as well as diplomatic missions.

Seven weekly pre-departure meetings on the University of Illinois campus are required.