Courses
COURSE OFFERINGS
Students with an advanced Spanish level are eligible to complete a credit-bearing internship in the field of business. The program is designed for students interested in business administration, family, and small business management, marketing, tourism, and entrepreneurship. The internship represents a total of 90 work hours and students will complete a course alongside the internship to orient them to the economic and business environment of Chile.
Students who select the internship option may enroll in one additional course during the summer session, selecting from advanced language courses, an English-taught elective entitled Identity Issues in Contemporary Latin American History: An Intercultural Approach or one of the following options taught in Spanish:
- Literatura Hispanoamericana Contemporaranea (Contemporary Hispanic American Literature)
- Cine y Literatura Latinoamericana (Film and Latin American Literature)
- Historia Sociopolítica de América Latina, siglos XX-XXI (Sociopolitical History of Latin America, 20th and 21st Centuries)
Students selecting this option and completing one course will pay an additional fee of US$250; those who select the internship and two courses will pay an additional fee of US$650.
CREDIT INFORMATION
API’s university partners in Chile operate according to the contact hour system; the number of credits earned depends on the time spent in class with a professor. To determine the conversion of contact hours to U.S. semester credits, similarly, divide the Chilean contact hours in a given course by 15.
Track 1: Business Internship
Students with an advanced Spanish level are eligible to complete a credit-bearing internship in the field of business. The program is designed for students interested in business administration, family, and small business management, marketing, tourism, and entrepreneurship. The internship represents a total of 90 work hours and students will complete a complementary course alongside the internship to orient them to the economic and business environment of Chile.
Students who select the internship option may enroll in one or two additional courses during the summer session, selecting from advanced language courses, an English-taught elective entitled Identity Issues in Contemporary Latin American History: An Intercultural Approach or one of the following options taught in Spanish:
- Literatura Hispanoamericana Contemporaranea (Contemporary Hispanic American Literature)
- Cine y Literatura Latinoamericana (Film and Latin American Literature)
- Historia Sociopolítica de América Latina, siglos XX-XXI (Sociopolitical History of Latin America, 20th and 21st Centuries)
Students selecting this option and completing one course will pay an additional fee of US$250; those who select the internship and two courses will pay an additional fee of US$650.
Language of Instruction: English Spanish
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Track 1: Contemporary Latin American History: An Intercultural Approach
In contemporary Latin American History of Ideas, a division is frequently made between a center and an identity tradition. The center tradition would emphasize the; we-want-to-be-like-the- center, meaning that the traditions are directed at how best to implement ideas from the center, mostly referred to either Europe or the USA. The identity tradition would emphasize the; we- want-to-be-like-ourselves, meaning that we need to find our own roots and lead ourselves. This the course is an introduction to the main issues of the identity tradition.The separation between center and identity appears, at first sight, a political and theoretical divide. But what is more interesting is that it represents a much deeper divide in the Latin American mentality, something visible not just in the history of ideas but also in general everyday experiences. The Intercultural approach is meant to draw forth this link between the theoretical insight and the common experience by relating the ordinary experience of the teacher and thestudents with the theoretical tradition.The reason for focusing on the contemporary identity tradition is partly because this is where we find the most original distinction from the traditional western mentality and partly because this is where the most critical approach to Latin American is to be found, reflected both theoretically and in common experience.This course will work with a limited number of texts of primary as well as second nature that displays central problems in the identity traditions in the 20th century. The modules will be based on different themes related to identity throughout contemporary Latin American History and each theme will be centered on the questions and the problems that have sparked its existence. Themes will include discussions on race, name, origin, authority as well as ideas on dependency and liberation.The course will consist of discussions based on oral presentations in the class by the teacher as well as by the students. Furthermore, the students will prepare papers on themes that will be the basis for the presentations and the spark of the discussions. The presentations of themes will demand not just the theoretical part but also that each student presents a brief explanation of a personal intercultural experience with Latin American o Chilean society which draws a relation to the theoretical content. In doing so we try to ask the questions; how do these (theoretical) problems appear to us in real life?, and how can this add to our understanding of the theoretical content? The course is a didactic and intercultural attempt at relating our practical life world to our theoretical world.
Language of Instruction: English
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Track 1: Literatura Hispanoamericana Contemporaranea (Contemporary Hispanic American Literature)
El curso está diseñado especialmente para alumnos extranjeros y pretende entregar desde una perspectiva histórica, social y cultural, un panorama de la literatura hispanoamericana contemporánea a través de sus principales figuras, obras y problemáticas. No obstante, la asignatura también procura establecer ciertas relaciones entre la Literatura y otras áreas del saber como la Historia, la Filosofía, el Cine y el Arte en general.
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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Track 1: Cine y Literatura Latinoamericana (Film and Latin American Literature)
Este curso se propone como una invitación a los estudiantes a conocer, pensar y problematizar la idea de América Latina a través de textos literarios y fílmicos producidos en la región. Por una parte, se espera contribuir a que alumnos extranjeros se informen y conozcan las múltiples realidades que el nombre América Latina involucra; y por otra, que aprendan a reconocer en el arte –literario y cinematográfico- una puerta de entrada a la percepción del mundo en el que habitamos.
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Recommended US semester credits: 3
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Track 1: Historia Sociopolítica de América Latina, siglos XX-XXI (Sociopolitical History of Latin America, 20th and 21st Centuries)
La Historia Política de América Latina desde el siglo XIX, XX y XXI no es otra cosa que una incesante búsqueda por lograr una estabilidad política. No cabe duda que la endeble estructura política latinoamericana se debe a factores estructurales que dicen relación, principalmente, a factores económico‐sociales y culturales. Proliferan, entonces, los caudillismos, los populismos, las dictaduras, que hacen que la democracia sea mucho más difícil de implantar. Y, por lo mismo, resulta fácil de observar en Latinoamérica, encontradas posiciones respecto al rol que le cabe al Estado y su relación con el individuo, esto es, la presencia de un liberalismo absoluto (siempre asociado a la derecha) frente a un intervencionismo estatal (de izquierda) que recuerda las luchas ideológicas de la guerra fría.
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Recommended US semester credits: 3
View Syllabus
Track 1: Business Internship
Students with an advanced Spanish level are eligible to complete a credit-bearing internship in the field of business. The program is designed for students interested in business administration, family, and small business management, marketing, tourism, and entrepreneurship. The internship represents a total of 90 work hours and students will complete a complementary course alongside the internship to orient them to the economic and business environment of Chile.
Students who select the internship option may enroll in one or two additional courses during the summer session, selecting from advanced language courses, an English-taught elective entitled Identity Issues in Contemporary Latin American History: An Intercultural Approach or one of the following options taught in Spanish:
- Literatura Hispanoamericana Contemporaranea (Contemporary Hispanic American Literature)
- Cine y Literatura Latinoamericana (Film and Latin American Literature)
- Historia Sociopolítica de América Latina, siglos XX-XXI (Sociopolitical History of Latin America, 20th and 21st Centuries)
Students selecting this option and completing one course will pay an additional fee of US$250; those who select the internship and two courses will pay an additional fee of US$650.
Language of Instruction: English Spanish
View Syllabus
Track 1: Contemporary Latin American History: An Intercultural Approach
In contemporary Latin American History of Ideas, a division is frequently made between a center and an identity tradition. The center tradition would emphasize the; we-want-to-be-like-the- center, meaning that the traditions are directed at how best to implement ideas from the center, mostly referred to either Europe or the USA. The identity tradition would emphasize the; we- want-to-be-like-ourselves, meaning that we need to find our own roots and lead ourselves. This the course is an introduction to the main issues of the identity tradition.The separation between center and identity appears, at first sight, a political and theoretical divide. But what is more interesting is that it represents a much deeper divide in the Latin American mentality, something visible not just in the history of ideas but also in general everyday experiences. The Intercultural approach is meant to draw forth this link between the theoretical insight and the common experience by relating the ordinary experience of the teacher and thestudents with the theoretical tradition.The reason for focusing on the contemporary identity tradition is partly because this is where we find the most original distinction from the traditional western mentality and partly because this is where the most critical approach to Latin American is to be found, reflected both theoretically and in common experience.This course will work with a limited number of texts of primary as well as second nature that displays central problems in the identity traditions in the 20th century. The modules will be based on different themes related to identity throughout contemporary Latin American History and each theme will be centered on the questions and the problems that have sparked its existence. Themes will include discussions on race, name, origin, authority as well as ideas on dependency and liberation.The course will consist of discussions based on oral presentations in the class by the teacher as well as by the students. Furthermore, the students will prepare papers on themes that will be the basis for the presentations and the spark of the discussions. The presentations of themes will demand not just the theoretical part but also that each student presents a brief explanation of a personal intercultural experience with Latin American o Chilean society which draws a relation to the theoretical content. In doing so we try to ask the questions; how do these (theoretical) problems appear to us in real life?, and how can this add to our understanding of the theoretical content? The course is a didactic and intercultural attempt at relating our practical life world to our theoretical world.
Language of Instruction: English
View Syllabus
Track 1: Literatura Hispanoamericana Contemporaranea (Contemporary Hispanic American Literature)
El curso está diseñado especialmente para alumnos extranjeros y pretende entregar desde una perspectiva histórica, social y cultural, un panorama de la literatura hispanoamericana contemporánea a través de sus principales figuras, obras y problemáticas. No obstante, la asignatura también procura establecer ciertas relaciones entre la Literatura y otras áreas del saber como la Historia, la Filosofía, el Cine y el Arte en general.
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Recommended US semester credits: 3
View Syllabus
Track 1: Cine y Literatura Latinoamericana (Film and Latin American Literature)
Este curso se propone como una invitación a los estudiantes a conocer, pensar y problematizar la idea de América Latina a través de textos literarios y fílmicos producidos en la región. Por una parte, se espera contribuir a que alumnos extranjeros se informen y conozcan las múltiples realidades que el nombre América Latina involucra; y por otra, que aprendan a reconocer en el arte –literario y cinematográfico- una puerta de entrada a la percepción del mundo en el que habitamos.
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Recommended US semester credits: 3
View Syllabus
Track 1: Historia Sociopolítica de América Latina, siglos XX-XXI (Sociopolitical History of Latin America, 20th and 21st Centuries)
La Historia Política de América Latina desde el siglo XIX, XX y XXI no es otra cosa que una incesante búsqueda por lograr una estabilidad política. No cabe duda que la endeble estructura política latinoamericana se debe a factores estructurales que dicen relación, principalmente, a factores económico‐sociales y culturales. Proliferan, entonces, los caudillismos, los populismos, las dictaduras, que hacen que la democracia sea mucho más difícil de implantar. Y, por lo mismo, resulta fácil de observar en Latinoamérica, encontradas posiciones respecto al rol que le cabe al Estado y su relación con el individuo, esto es, la presencia de un liberalismo absoluto (siempre asociado a la derecha) frente a un intervencionismo estatal (de izquierda) que recuerda las luchas ideológicas de la guerra fría.
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Recommended US semester credits: 3
View Syllabus
Highlights
- Complete an international business internship
- Earn academic credit
