Crossing Borders: Gender and Social Change in Mesoamerica
Center for Global Education
 

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Program Terms • Fall Program Participants • Undergraduate (College) Subject Areas • Interdisciplinary Studies • Latin American Studies • Political Science/Politics • Quechua Language • Religious Studies • Social Sciences • Spanish • Women's Studies		Quick Look • Location: Cuernavaca - Mexico • Language of Instruction: English • Academic Credit Available: Yes Overview Learn about the central issues facing Mesoamerica, with emphasis on the experience and empowerment of women. Engage in gender analysis of key social, economic, political and cultural issues in Mexico and El Salvador. Explore the interconnectedness of race, class, and gender, and learn first hand from both women and men who are involved in struggles for sustainable development and social change. Courses are offered in Spanish, Poltiical Science, Religion, Women's Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies, and Political Science. The semester includes small group intensive Spanish study provided by Mexican instructors, homestays with local families, and a travel seminar to El Salvador. The program is based in Cuernavaca, a city known for its perennial springtime weather (70-80 degrees). Academic Credit Academic credit is available.  Academic credit is available. each course is worth 4 semester hours credit issued by Augsburg College, a fully-accredited four-year liberal arts college in Minneapolis, Minnesota Eligibility minimum GPA of 2.5 One course college-level Spanish or the equivalent Housing/Accommodation • Dormitory • Homestay / Host Family Program Costs 2007-08: $15,475 Costs Include:  Tuition, fees, full room and board, regional travel, medical/emergency insurance, some reading materials Financial Aid Yes. One of the Center's goals is to foster intentionally diverse environments that purposefully model communities where effective responses to issues of oppression such as racism, sexism, homophobia, economic inequality, xenophobia, and classism are effected. Towards this end, the Center offers some scholarships based on financial need and for students who belong to groups which are under-represented in study abroad. Dates late August - early December Deadlines April 1 Contact Center for Global Education Augsburg College 2211 Riverside Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55454 Tel: 800-299-8889 Fax: 612-330-1695 Email Send Email Web Visit Website
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