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Middlebury School in Latin America: Chile: Valparaíso: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (Directory Program)

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  • Program Terms: Academic Year, Calendar Year, Fall, Spring
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  • 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, Dance, Economics, Education, Environmental Studies, Film, Geography, Geology, History, International Studies, Mathematics & Statistics, Music, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religion/Theology, Sociology, Spanish, Theater/Drama Program Type: study abroad
Minimum GPA: 2.7 Language GPA: 3
Program Description:
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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 Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso enrolls 13,000 students and the main campus hosts approximately 400 international students each year, which has resulted in more structure and guidance from the university.  Particular university strengths are in business, history, and public administration, though courses are found throughout the spectrum of the liberal arts curricula.