Location and Dates: Mar del Plata, Argengina, December 27, 2008-January 24, 2009

Program Description: Take six credits in Spanish language or literature at the Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, one of the most prestigious in Argentina. The small classes are staffed with one instructor and several local student-assistants (students in the Humanities Division of the same university), who will take you to exciting places in order to practice conversation, get you acquainted with the local culture and make you feel at home.

Credits offered: 6 Credits (CUNY tuition not included)

Application Deadline: Students applying for STOCS - October 2 / Other Students- October 23

Financial Aid: PELL, STOCS, student loans, Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship

Program Fee: $1800 (estimate) includes housing with breakfast, excursions, insurance and New Year's Eve party. Airfare not included.

Payment Schedule: $350 due with application. Balance due November 13. All payments by certified check or money order.

Prerequisite: Spanish 101 or equivalent

Language Courses Offered:
SPAN 102-Elementary Spanish 2
SPAN 201-Intermediate Spanish 1
SPAN 202-Intermediate Spanish 2
SPAN 211-Advanced Spanish Grammar and Composition
SPAN 221-Advanced Spanish Conversation

Literature Courses:

SPAN 276-Readings in Hispanic American Literature (good for a strong Minor)
SPAN 371-Contemporary Spanish American Literature (Major Program course)
SPAN 495-Contemporary Argentine Literature (Major Program course)
Tango classes: (optional) Register in Mar del Plata

Visits and Excursions: Capital City of Buenos Aires (three days), City of Mar del Plata and surrounding countryside. Life at the Pampas: farming and cattle raising, horseback riding, Creole barbecue, country games, country and gaucho museum. The sea: sea sports, boating, swimming. Argentina's cultural life: shows, theatre, and cinema.

Academic Inquiries
Prof. James O Pellicer,
Department of Romance Languages, HW 1333
Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 3:00-5:00pm
Phone:212-772-5125
email: jop63@yahoo.com

Administrative Inquiries
Education Abroad Office HE 1447
Monday-Friday 9:30-5:30
Phone: 212-772-4983
Fax:212-772-5005
email:edabroad@hunter.cuny.edu