This course, focused on Latin American history post independence, explored several key themes including race, gender, and politics. The countries of Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico were studied most closely for their individual political and social systems. This course was instrumental in my understanding of Argentina, the country where I studied abroad. Without this course I would not have had existing knowledge about Argentina’s key historical figures, political movements, and relationships to other Latin American countries.

This course explored modern and contemporary art from Latin American artists throughout the region. Works of art were examined in relation to underlying themes of politics and social issues which were dominant in the cultural space at the time. Specifically, the art and expression of political activists were studied to better understand their perspective and point of view. Like the course, Modern Latin America, the themes and lessons learned in this course reoccured during my semester abroad in Argentina. My ability to visit works of art in person after studying them in this course was an incredible experience.

This course focused on economic development specifically in the region of Latin America. Special emphasis was put on current events happening in the region and the current political systems. Economic theory was also studied and applied to the field of development. This course was unique in its exploration of Latin American history through an economic lens. It was a great way to incorporate the coursework from my major (Economics) with the coursework of the Global Studies Certificate.

This economics course was taken abroad while in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Therefore, this course took on a unique perspective from my other economics classes. Although the typical themes and economic theories were discussed, there was a specific focus on case studies and the region of Latin America as a whole. I particularly enjoyed this course abroad because of the incorporation of actual international perspectives. My classmates were from all over the world. It was fascinating to be able to discuss economics and international relations with people of different backgrounds.

This course was specific to my study abroad location. This course gave me the opportunity to learn about Buenos Aires in an interactive way. Over the course of this class we took several field trips to different cultural and historic sites. There was emphasis on culture and politics and we were given the opportunity to learn from many locals about Buenos Aires. I enjoyed the discussions we had in this course and opportunity to explore the city from an academic point of view.

This course built upon the Spanish skills learned in the introductory level course. This time more emphasis was on reading and writing, in addition to speaking and culture. This course solidified my skills and enabled me to communicate in the language for the first time.

This level three Spanish course was taught entirely in Spanish. It greatly improved my reading, speaking, and writing skills in the Spanish language. In addition, this course used films as a way of introducing culture and language to the class.

This advanced course was taught entirely in Spanish and prohibited the use of any English language. The rigor was important in my development of advanced Spanish skills in preparation of my study abroad experience. This course emphasized conversation particularly in pairs in order to facilitate communication and practice in the language.

This conversational Spanish course was taken while abroad in Buenos Aires. It allowed me to pick up on the local accent and vocabulary. We were encouraged to read newspapers at home and in class to improve upon our skills and familiarize ourselves with the local cultural climate. This course also allowed for clarification of unknown vocabulary to be explained. It was fundamental in my integration to the city.