Latin American and Caribbean Studies at UGA

Maymester and Summer Study Abroad
If you're still unsure whether you want to commit to an entire semester in another country, try one of these short trips to help you get ready! There are also shorter programs that our students can take that provide some experience with the culture and language of several Latin American Countries. Among those, we recommend:

Argentina

  •  UGA Geology   in Argentina offered by The Geology Department. If you request   information please contact Dr. Marta Patiño-Douce
•  UGA in South America (Buenos Aires) offered by The Department of Social   Work. If you request information please contact Dr. Paul Ammons

Bolivia
•  Bolivia: Lens on Latin America offered by SIT Study Abroad

Brazil
•  Sustainable Systems in   Brazil offered by The University of Georgia and   Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco. If you request informa please contact   Dr. Edward Kanemasu
•  UGA in Niteroi offered by The Department of Romance Languages. If you   request information please contact Dr. Susan   Quinlan or Dr. Robert Moser

Chile

•  Pontificia Universidad Católica Exchange offered by The Office   of International Education. If you request information please contact Ms. Colleen   Larson
•  Chile: Advanced Filed Research in Chile and Argentina offered by SIT Study Abroad

Costa Rica
•  Costa Rica   Ecology Program offered by The Office of International Affairs.   If you request information please contact Dr. Mark Lusk
•  Costa Rica   Ecology Program - Maymester offered by The Office of International   Affairs. If you request information please contact Dr. Mark Lusk •  Agroecology of Tropical   America offered by The Department of Plant Sciences.   If you request information please contact Dr. Mark Rieger
•  Spanish and Culture in Costa Rica. Offered by   The Department of Romance Languages. If you request information please   contact Dr. Lesley Feracho
•  Monteverde offered by CIEE

Ecuador
•  Ecuador: Art, Design, Technology   and International Business of Textile and Apparel Production in a Developing   Country offered by The Department of Textile   Science. If you request information please contact Dr. Helen H. Epps
Art and Culture in Latin America offered by the Lamar Dodd school of Fine Arts. If you need more information please contact Dr. Joseph Norman
•  UGA - Geography in Latin America offered by the Department of Geography. If you need more information please contact Dr. Fausto Sarmiento
•  International Conflict Resolution Study Abroad in Ecuador offered by the Department of International Affairs. If you need more information please contact Dr. Patricia Sullivan

Mexico
•  International Agribusiness Marketing and Management: Focus on Mexico . Offered by The Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics. If you request information please contact Dr. Jack Houston
•  The Xalapa Experience: Learning about Language, Culture, and Education in Mexico .   Offered by The Department of Elementary Education. If you request information   please contact Dr.   Martha Allexsaht-Snider or Dr.   Julia Reguero de Atiles
•  Study   Tour in Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors offered by The Department of Textiles. Merchandising and Interiors. If   you request information please contact Dr. Soyoung Kim

Peru
•  Study Abroad   in Peru offered by The Department of Special Education. If you request information please contact Dr. David   L. Gast

Other programs •  International   Business Study Abroad Programs offered by Terry College of Business. If you request information please  contact Sally Vandiver


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