IFSA Chilean Universities Program, Valparaíso

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We offer semester study on the IFSA Chilean Universities Program in beautiful Valparaíso and Viña del Mar for students from zero to advanced Spanish language experience. Here you can enroll in classes at one of two different universities alongside local and international students, and take advantage of an IFSA class built around community engagement. This exclusive class, taught in English by local professors, is intended to provide you with an understanding of the events and issues that make Chile what it is today.

SIGNATURE IFSA CLASS
Communities in Action: Valparaíso
This class presents an overview of social, economic, and political dimensions of the local community groups and contemporary relevant issues influencing Chile today. Through reflexive instances, critical analysis and class discussion students will explore key concepts such as community and interculturality and its relationship within a community organization. This class will enable students to develop a contextualized reading of Chilean realities, gain a meaningful integration into these communities, and develop their own intervention process in a field of action from a specific organization or institution. (3 U.S. semester credit hours)

SPANISH LANGUAGE CLASSES
The Programa Internacional de Intercambio Estudiantil (PIIE) at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso offers Spanish language classes at beginning through advanced levels as well as Chilean culture classes that are accessible to students without any Spanish language background. (3 U.S. semester credit hours)

Essential Spanish
If you’ve never studied Spanish before, and you decide not to take an elective language class, you’ll take this introductory seminar to contemporary Spanish language and culture taught intensively during the first weeks of the program. By introducing key words and phrases and venturing out into the city to practice them, you’ll gain essential skills to communicate effectively and navigate in a new culture. (1 U.S. semester credit hour)

DIRECT ENROLL CLASSES
To complete your course load, you will select courses with local and international students at one of our partner universities. Keep in mind that these listings are subject to change.

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (PUCV)

Click here to view all programs offered in each department of PUCV.

Click here to download a file containing links to course listings by semester in each of the programs.

1. Odd-numbered semesters refer to U.S. Spring and even-numbered semesters refer to U.S. Fall.
2. Not all classes have syllabi available. Contact your IFSA Enrollment Counselor to obtain syllabi.

Featured PUCV Classes in English

• Socio-Environmental Latin American History
• Human Rights in Latin America
• Political and Social Change in Chile and Latin America
• Gender-Based Violence
• Cross-Cultural Encounters with the Native Mapuche People
• Chilean Winemaking
• Atmospheric Pollution and Climate Change
• Introduction to Sustainable Transportation Projects
• Every-day Botany: Human Use of Plants
• Metaheuristics
• Thermodynamics
• Introduction to Construction Engineering
• Restoration and Conservation in Heritage Constructions

Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María (USM)

Classes offered are divided by odd and event semesters.  You can find the course descriptions by clicking on the symbol that looks like a document and says “course description.”

Featured USM Science and Engineering Departments

• Astrophysics
• Chemical and Environmental Engineering
• Chemistry
• Civil and Construction Engineering
• Computer Science
• Electrical Engineering
• Industrial Design and Engineering
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
• Physics

If a particular course you are looking for is not listed, contact your IFSA Enrollment Counselor for more information. Course availability changes every semester.

Lab & Field Trip Fees
Please review syllabi and course materials when registering for direct-enroll classes. Certain classes may have a one-off lab or field trip fee disclosed in the syllabus or during the first meeting of the class. These fees are not included in your IFSA program fee. You will be responsible for these fees, whether they are billed and paid by IFSA or billed to you.