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Semester Abroad in San Jose, Costa Rica
San Jose, Costa Rica
- Host: Universidad Veritas
- Represented by: AmeriSpan, AIFS, ISA, CEA
- Program Offered:
Electives Only, Language & Electives, Language Only
- GPA: Minimum 2.5
- Standing: Completion of freshman year
- Age: 18 years or older
- Spanish Level: All Levels (Electives in English & Spanish)
Typical Semester Program
- 3-4 classes
- Private room with host family including breakfast, dinner and laundry service
- Two 1-day and two 2-day/1night weekend excursions
- Access to all campus facilities
- Official transcript from Universidad Veritas
- On-site orientation
- On-site support staff
- Emergency message service
- Travel assistance program
- Airport pick-up
San Jose Course Listing
Transcripts
15-20 (semester) or 5-16 (summer) credits issued on an official transcript from the Universidad Veritas, fully accredited by the Costa Rican Dept of Education and recognized by most U.S. institutions.
Study Program Overview
The study abroad program in San Jose offers several different programs of study determined by how each participant combines Spanish classes, electives taught in English, environmental studies courses taught in English and electives taught in Spanish. Students choose from the 12 week semester, 4 week short-term or one of several summer programs. Although most students choose to participate in the study abroad options with other Americans and international students, advanced Spanish students may enroll in the university's regular 15-week courses (Art, Design or Architecture) with Costa Rican students. All program options are detailed on this page.
Semester Program Options (12 weeks)
Semester Option 1: Spanish Concentrated
- 12 Week Spanish Classes (3 Courses)
- No Elective Courses
- Includes Excursion Package
Semester Option 2: Typical Semester program
- 12 Week Spanish Classes (3 Courses)
- 1 Elective Course (Choose any English/Spanish elective course offered)
- Includes Excursion Package
Semester Option 3: Evenly Concentrated
- 8 Week Spanish Class (2 Courses)
- 2 Elective Courses (Choose any 2 English/Spanish elective courses offered)
- Includes Semester Excursion Package
Semester Option 4: Elective Concentrated
- 4 Week Spanish Class (1 Course)
- 3 Elective Courses (Choose any 3 English/Spanish elective courses offered)
- Includes Excursion Package
Summer Program Options
Summer 4 week (July or Aug – 4 wks)
- 4 Week Spanish Classes (1 Course)
- No Elective Course
- Includes 4 week Excursion Package
Summer 5 week (July – 5 wks)
- 4 Week Spanish Class (1 Course)
- 1 Elective Course (Choose any English/Spanish elective course offered)
- Includes 5 Week Summer Excrusion Package
Summer 8 week (July – 8 wks)
- 8 Week Spanish Class (2 Courses)
- 1 Elective Course (Choose any English/Spanish elective course offered)
- Includes Excursion Package
Short-term Program Options (4 weeks)
Short-Term (Every Month - 4 wks)
- 4 Week Spanish Classes (1 Course)
- No Elective Course
- Includes 4 week Excursion Package
Excursion Package
- One Friday to Sunday excursion (2 nights)
- One Saturday to Sunday excursion (1 night)
- Two full-day excursions
Summer 5 wk Excursion Package
- One Friday to Sunday excursion (2 nights)
- Two full-day excursions
Summer/Short-term 4 wk Excursion Package
- One to two excursions varies by session
Extracurricular Activities
Optional Activities
- Free tropical dance lessons.
- Soccer, Basketball and Volleyball Team games (co-ed)
- Conversation Partner program with Costa Rican Students
- Typical Costa Rican food cooking lessons (month or trimester fee)
- Museum, Artisans Market and other visits
- Free Self defense and martial arts classes twice a week
- Christian Youth group
- Volunteer work with underprivileged children in the afternoons
- Day and Weekend trips to beaches, mountains and volcanoes
Intensive Spanish
- SPN 101 -- Grammar & Conversation: Beginner 1 (80 hours)
- SPN 102 -- Grammar & Conversation: Beginner 2 (80 hours)
- SPN 201 -- Grammar & Conversation: Intermediate 1 (80 hours)
- SPN 202 -- Grammar & Conversation: Intermediate 2 (80 hours)
- SPN 210 -- Intermediate Conversational Spanish (80 hours)
- SPN 301 -- Grammar & Conversation: Advanced 1 (80 hours)
- SPN 302 -- Grammar & Conversation: Advanced 2 (80 hours)
- SPN 304 -- Spanish for Business (60 hours)
- SPN 310 -- Advanced Conversational Spanish (80 hours)
- SPN 320 -- Cultural Heritage in Latin America (80 hours)
- SPN 340 -- Oral Expression Techniques (80 hours)
- SPN 410 -- Advanced Composition (80 hours)
Spanish for Health Professionals
- SPN 141 -- Basic Spanish for Health Professionals (100 hours)
- SPN 241 -- Intermediate Spanish for Health Professionals (100 hours)
- SPN 341 -- Advanced Spanish for Health Professionals (100 hours)
Spanish for Law Enforcement & Border Patrol
- SPN 141 -- Basic Spanish for Law Enforcement & Border Patrol (100 hours)
- SPN 241 -- Intermediate Spanish for Law Enforcement & Border Patrol (100 hours)
- SPN 341 -- Advanced Spanish for Law Enforcement & Border Patrol (100 hours)
Environmental Studies
- ENV 3005 -- Environmental Impact and Social Development (60 hours)
- ENV 3044 -- Tropical Ecology (60 hours)
- ENV 3120 –- Land Vertebrates of Costa Rica (60 contact hours)
- ENV 3190 -- Tropical Marine Biology (60 hours)
- ENV 3740 -- Renewable Energies in Costa Rica (60 hours)
- ENV 4040 -- Environmental Awareness and Sustainable Development (60 hours)
Art and Humanities
- ARCH 3112 -- History of Latin American Architecture and Art (48 hours)
- ARCH 3200 -- Tropical Architecture and Design (60 hours)
- ART 2100 -- Art Fundamentals: Theory and Practice (48 hours)
- CTV 3400 -– Documentary Production Process (60 contact hours)
- DA 1020 -- Introduction to Drawing (48 hours)
- DNCE 2500 -- Introduction to Latin American Tropical Dance (48 hours)
- HUM 3500 -- Latin American Art (48 hours)
- HUM 3515 -- Art and Humanities: Costa Rica Colloquium (48 hours)
- ETH 3100 -- Selected Topics in Afro-Caribbean Studies (48 hours)
- PHIL 3100 -- Comparative Classical Philosophy (48 hours)
- PHOT 2100 -- Ecological Photography (60 hours)
- PHOT 2130 -- Cultural Photography (48 hours)
- PHOT 2600 -- Digital Photography (48 hours)
Business, Economics and Communication
- COMM 3200 -- Intercultural Communications (48 hours)
- ECON 3403 -- Introduction to International Economics and Latin America (48 hours)
- GEB 3350 -- Introduction to International Business (48 hours)
- GEB 3500 -- Ecotourism: The Costa Rica Case (60 hours)
- MGMT 3021 -- Logistics Management (48 hours)
- MGMT 3030 -- Creative Leadership Skills (48 hours)
Health and Human Development
- HHD 1020 -- Introduction to Physical Therapy (60 hours)
- HIS 3293 -- Costa Rican Health Care System (60 hours)
- PSY-2200 -- Health Psychology (48 hours)
History, Politics and International Relations
- HIS 2302 -- Contemporary Latin American History (48 hours)
- HIS 3290 -- Costa Rican Economic Development (48 hours)
- HIS 3293 -- Costa Rican Health Care System (60 hours)
- POL 2500 -- Human Rights in Latin America (48 hours)
- POL 3100 -- Costa Rican Tradition: Peace and Democracy (48 hours)
- POL 3220 -- Migration Issues: The Costa Rica Case (48 hours)
- POL 3400 -- World Politics and Terrorism (48 hours)
- POL 3450 -- International Relations in Latin America (48 hours)
- POL 3560 -- International Politics in the Middle East (48 hours)
- POL 3740 -- Economic Integration in Latin America (48 hours)
Literatura Y Lingüística
- SPN 1002 -- Comunicación oral básica (48 hours)
- SPN 3020 -- Lecturas Selectas De La Literatura Latinoamericana (48 hours)
- SPN 3050 -- Fonética y Fonología (48 hours)
- SPN 4110 -- Escritoras Contemporaneas Costarricenses (48 hours)
- SPN 4330 -- Temas Especiales En La Literatura Española (48 hours)
- SPN 4390 -- El Cine Y La Literatura Latinoamericana (48 hours)
- SPN 3520 -- Dialectología Latinoamericana (48 hours)
- SPN 3560 -- Topicos Selectos en Literatura Comparada (48 hours)
Elective Course Schedule Summer
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Code
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Course
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Professor
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Schedule
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ARCH 3112
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History of Latin America Architecture and art
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Max Teran
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Monday 2
- 4:30 pm
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Tuesday 2
- 4:30 pm
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Wednesday
2 - 4:30 pm
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Thursday
2 - 4:30 pm
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ARCH 3200
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Tropical Design & Architecture
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Max Teran
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Monday
4:30 - 6 pm
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Tuesday
4:30 - 6 pm
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Wednesday
4:30 - 6 pm
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Thursday
4:30 - 6 pm
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ART 1301
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Basic principles of drawing
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Jim Thologos
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Monday 1
- 3:30 pm
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Tuesday 1
- 3:30 pm
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Wednesday
1 - 3:30 pm
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Thursday
1 - 3:30 pm
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ART 2100
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Art Fundamentals
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Rodolfo Rojas Rocha
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Monday 7
- 9 pm
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Wednesday
1 - 5 pm
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Thursday
1 - 5 pm
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COMM 3200
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Intercultural communication
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Joaquín Lizano
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Monday 1
- 3:30 pm
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Tuesday 1
- 3:30 pm
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Wednesday
1 - 3:30 pm
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Thursday
1 - 3:30 pm
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CTV 3120
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Latin American film industry
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Germán Arciniegas
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Monday 1
- 3:30 pm
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Tuesday 1
- 3:30 pm
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Wednesday
1 - 3:30 pm
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Thursday
1 - 3:30 pm
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DNCE 2500
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Introduction to Latin American tropical dance
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Rosibel Hidalgo
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Monday 5
- 8 pm
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Tuesday 5
- 7 pm
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Wednesday
5 - 8 pm
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Thursday
5 - 7 pm
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ECON 3403
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Introduction to international economics in Latin America
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Joaquín Lizano
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Monday
3:30 - 6 pm
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Tuesday
3:30 - 6 pm
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Wednesday
3:30 - 6 pm
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Thursday
3:30 - 6 pm
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ENV 3044
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Introduction to tropical ecology
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Roberto Quiros
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Monday 5
- 8 pm
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Wednesday
1 - 4 pm
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Thursday
1 - 5 pm
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ENV 3190
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Introduction to tropical marine biology
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Melissa Hidalgo
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Monday 5
– 7:30 pm
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Tuesday 5
– 7:30 pm
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Wednesday
5 – 7:30 pm
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ENV 3005
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Environmental impact and social development
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Isa Torrealba
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Monday 1
- 3:30 pm
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Tuesday 1
- 3:30 pm
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Wednesday
1 - 3:30 pm
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Thursday
1 - 3:30 pm
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ENV 4040
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Environmental awareness and sustainable development
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Roberto Quiros
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Monday 1
- 5 pm
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Tuesday 1
- 4 pm
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Wednesday
4 - 7 pm
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ETHN 3100
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Selected Topics in Afro-American Studies
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Helen Temple
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Monday 1
- 3:30 pm
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Tuesday 1
- 3:30 pm
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Wednesday
1 - 3:30 pm
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Thursday
1 - 3:30 pm
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GEB 3350
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Introduction to international business
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Milton Clarke
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Monday 1
- 3:30 pm
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Tuesday 1
- 3:30 pm
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Wednesday
1 - 3:30 pm
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Thrusday
1 - 3:30 pm
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GEB 3500
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Ecotourism: The Costa Rica case
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Helen Temple
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Monday
3:30 - 6 pm
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Tuesday
3:30 - 6 pm
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Wednesday
3:30 - 6 pm
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Thursday
3:30 - 6 pm
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HIS 3290
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Costa Rican Economic Development
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Milton Clarke
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Monday
3:30 - 6 pm
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Tuesday
3:30 - 6 pm
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Wednesday
3:30 - 6 pm
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Thrusday
3:30 - 6 pm
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HIS 2302
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Contemporary Latinamerican History
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Helen Temple
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Monday
3:30 - 6 pm
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Tuesday
3:30 - 6 pm
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Wednesday
3:30 - 6 pm
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Thursday
3:30 - 6 pm
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HIS 3293
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Costa Rican Health Care System
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Miguel Barboza
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Monday 4
- 8:30 pm
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Tuesday 4
- 8:30 pm
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HUM 3500
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Latin American Art
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Rodolfo Rojas Rocha
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Monday 7
- 9 pm
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Wednesday
1 - 5 pm
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Thursday
1 - 5 pm
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HUM 3513
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Costa Rican colloquium
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Isa Torrealba
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Monday
3:30 - 6 pm
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Tuesday
3:30 - 6 pm
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Wednesday
3:30 - 6 pm
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Thursday
3:30 - 6 pm
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MGMT 3030
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Creative Leadership skills
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Karol Granados
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Monday
6:30 - 9 pm
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Tuesday
6:30 - 9 pm
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Wednesday
6:30 - 9 pm
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Thursday
6:30 - 9 pm
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SPN 3020
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Lecturas selectas de la literatura latinoamericana
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Alexandra Monturiol
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Monday 1
- 3:30 pm
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Tuesday 1
- 3:30 pm
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Wednesday
1 - 3:30 pm
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Thursday
1 - 3:30 pm
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SPN 3050
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Fonética y fonología
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Juan José Ortega
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Monday 1
- 3:30 pm
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Tuesday 1
- 3:30 pm
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Wednesday
1 - 3:30 pm
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Thursday
1 - 3:30 pm
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SPN 4110
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Literatura femenina costarricense
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Alexandra Monturiol
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Monday
3:30 - 6 pm
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Tuesday
3:30 - 6 pm
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Wednesday
3:30 - 6 pm
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Thursday
3:30 - 6 pm
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SPN 4391
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El cine y la literatura
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Germán Arciniegas
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Monday 4
- 6:30 pm
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Tuesday 4
- 6:30 pm
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Wednesday
4 - 6:30 pm
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Thursday
4 - 6:30 pm
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SPN 3520
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Dialectologia latinoamericana
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Ileana Arrieta
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Monday 1
- 4 pm
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Tuesday 3
- 5 pm
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Wednesday
1 - 4 pm
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Thursday
2:30 - 4:30 pm
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PHIL 3100
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Clasical Comparative Philosophy
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Mauricio Castro
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Monday
3:30 - 6 pm
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Tuesday
3:30 - 6 pm
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Wednesday
3:30 - 6 pm
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Thursday
3:30 - 6 pm
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PHOT 2130
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Cultural Photography
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Matías Sauter
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Monday 1
- 3:30 pm
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Tuesday 1
- 3:30 pm
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Wednesday
1 - 3:30 pm
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Thursday
1 - 3:30 pm
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PHOT 2100
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Ecological Photography
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Matías Sauter
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Monday
3:30 - 6 pm
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Tuesday
3:30 - 6 pm
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Wednesday
3:30 - 6 pm
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Thursday
3:30 - 6 pm
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POL 2500
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Human Rights in Latin American
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Eduardo Cárdenas
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Monday 1
- 3:30 pm
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Tuesday 1
- 3:30 pm
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Wednesday
1 - 3:30 pm
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Thursday
1 - 3:30 pm
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POL-3450
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International Relations in Latin America
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Eduardo Cárdenas
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Monday
3:30 - 6 pm
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Tuesday
3:30 - 6 pm
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Wednesday
3:30 - 6 pm
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Thursday
3:30 - 6 pm
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POL-3400
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World Politics and Terrorism
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Willem Pothof
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Monday 1
- 3:30 pm
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Tuesday 1
- 3:30 pm
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Wednesday
1 - 3:30 pm
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Thrusday
1 - 3:30 pm
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POL-3560
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International Politics in the Middle East
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Willem Pothof
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Monday
3:30 - 6 pm
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Tuesday
3:30 - 6 pm
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Wednesday
3:30 - 6 pm
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Thrusday
3:30 - 6 pm
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