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Service-Learning: Study Abroad in Guadalajara, Mexico

Study Abroad integrated with Volunteer Service Study Abroad in Mexico

Academic Immersion Focused on Real Cultural Understanding

The program is based at the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara (UAG), one of the leading universities of Mexico. UAG was founded as Mexico's first private university over 70 years ago and has been a pioneer in service-learning. Students take three required courses for a total of 9–15 credits. A transcript is issued by UAG upon successful completion of the program.

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Spanish Language

Students are given a language examination for placement in one of nine levels, from beginning to advanced. Each level is taught in intensive 4-week modules, each module equating with a U.S. semester at that level. Semester students may move through as many as four modules, each of which carries 2 semester credits.

Terms Offered:  Fall/Spring 

Required | Recommended US Credits: 2-8 (2 per module) | More Course Information

Spanish Language

Students are given a language examination for placement in one of eight levels, from beginning to advanced. Each level is taught in intensive 4-week modules, each module equating with a U.S. semester at that level. Summer students may move through 1-2 modules, each of which carries 4 credits.

Terms Offered:  Summer 

Required | Recommended US Credits: 4-8 (4 per module) | More Course Information

Social, Political and Economic Structures of Mexico

Introduces students to the current social, economic and cultural realities of Mexico, and links their volunteer service experience to these studies. Lectures, readings, seminars, discussions and field exercises are taken into consideration for the evaluation of social problems as well as issues related to the students’ service experiences.

Terms Offered:  Fall/Spring 

Required | Recommended US Credits: 4 | More Course Information

Contemporary Mexican Society and Culture

Introduces students to the cultural, economic, and political aspects of present-day Mexican society. An overview of Mexican history and analysis of contemporary social and governmental structures and issues provide a foundation for students to understand the realities of their daily experiences and service agency work.

Terms Offered:  Summer 

Required | Recommended US Credits: 2 | More Course Information

Transcultural Awareness and Social Integration

A guided group tutorial for IPSL students intended to lend structure and direction to the process of orientation and basic acculturation into Mexican society and its social processes. Students keep a literary-style journal, using the IPSL textbook Charting a Hero’s Journey, in which they reflect upon their own experience.

Terms Offered:  Summer 

Required | Recommended US Credits: 2 | More Course Information

Transcultural Awareness and Social Integration

A guided group tutorial for IPSL students intended to lend structure and direction to the process of orientation and basic acculturation into Mexican society and its social processes. Students keep a literary-style journal, using the IPSL textbook Charting a Hero’s Journey, in which they reflect upon their own experience.

Terms Offered:  Fall/Spring 

Required | Recommended US Credits: 3 | More Course Information

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