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Middlebury School in Latin America: Chile: Valdivia (Directory Program)

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  • Locations: Valdivia, Chile
  • Program Terms: Academic Year, Calendar Year, Fall, Spring
  • Homepage: Click to visit
  • Program Sponsor: Middlebury Schools Abroad 
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Click here for a definition of this term Language of Instruction: Spanish Housing Options: Homestay
Click here for a definition of this term Areas of Study: Anthropology, Architecture, Art History, Biology, Business, Chemistry, Communications, Computer Science, Economics, Education, Environmental Studies, Film, Geology, German, History, Japanese, Mathematics & Statistics, Music, Physics, Spanish, Studio Art Program Type: study abroad
Minimum GPA: 2.7 Language GPA: 3
Program Description:


Sandwiched between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes Mountains, and stretching 4,300 km from the Peruvian border in the north to Cape Horn and the Strait of Magellan in the south, Chile encompasses every kind of environment from tropical to desert to sub Antarctic.  The long, impossibly thin line of Chile boasts a magnificent Pacific coastline, Andean peaks with over 50 active volcanoes, the inhospitable Atacama Desert, and Chilean Patagonia.  Since the end of military rule and the return of a stable democracy in 1990, Chile has proven an attractive site for university-level study. Chilean history covers all phases and models that students may have studied and wish to learn about first-hand.

The Universidad Austral de Chile is a private university that serves as the cultural center of Valdivia.   Its 60-acre setting on the Isla Teja between the Calle-Calle, Cruces, and Cau-Cau rivers makes it an enviable location for the university's excellent rowing program.  The university is located one mile from the center of town and transportation is readily available.  The university boasts strong programs in ecology, marine biology, and forestry and offers a variety of liberal arts courses, including a faculty of fine arts.