Students who choose to study abroad in Valparaíso in API’s Business Internship Program will complete a credit-bearing internship with a complementary classroom component. Students who wish to complete an additional academic course may do so if time permits for an additional fee.
Entry requirement: valid passport with supporting documents
Program Details
What You’ll Study
TOTAL CREDITS - 6 semester credits
Students who choose to study abroad in Valparaíso in API’s Business Internship Program will complete a credit-bearing internship with a complementary classroom component. Students who wish to complete an additional academic course may do so if time permits for an additional fee.
TRANSCRIPTS
API students receive a transcript from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso upon completion of their program.
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 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.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.
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.
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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
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.
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.
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
API students participate in several excursions per session designed to help familiarize them with areas of their host city, country, and surrounding region. The following is a listing of all excursions for API Valparaíso programs. All excursions are subject to change.
Aromatics Farm
Be prepared for a sensory delight! API students will enjoy visiting an organic farm that produces oils used for aromatherapy. Students will participate in a hands-on demonstration of how the oils are produced, starting with a tour of the gardens where the herbs are grown to the packaging of the final product.
Santiago
Housing more than one-third of the total Chilean population, Santiago defines Chile for many visitors. It is a thriving metropolis with a wealth of museums, restaurants and other cultural activities. Surrounded by mountains, the city’s cleanliness and order enthrall visitors. With its mixture of architecture reminiscent of both Europe and the United States, visitors from around the world feel comfortable in this most modern of Chilean cities.
Vineyard
Chile is widely recognized for the quality of its wines, especially Carmenere, a variety of grape that was once close to extinction due to a plague in France. Students have the opportunity to learn more about Chilean wine and its roots dating back to the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century.
Santiago
Housing more than one-third of the total Chilean population, Santiago defines Chile for many visitors. It is a thriving metropolis with a wealth of museums, restaurants and other cultural activities. Surrounded by mountains, the city’s cleanliness and order enthrall visitors. With its mixture of architecture reminiscent of both Europe and the United States, visitors from around the world feel comfortable in this most modern of Chilean cities.
Isla Negra
Isla Negra was made famous by the decision of Pablo Neruda, one of Chile’s greatest poets, to establish a home there. Neruda described the island to be a place where “todo florece” (“everything flourishes”). Today, the island is filled with artists and writers and considered as an amazing source of creative inspiration.
Trekking at La Campana National Park
Students will have an entertaining trek in the beautiful National Park of “La Campana” in the rural town of Olmué, just 30 km from Viña del Mar. Here there is a World Biosphere Reserve with forests of Palma Chilena, a species on the verge of extinction. This stop was part of Charles Darwin’s voyage in the early 1800s! Students will also have the opportunity to visit a historic church and learn about the artisanal work of a local goat cheese factory.
Housing
Semester and summer students living in Valparaíso will live with local host families in either Valparaíso or nearby Viña del Mar. In Chile, API places one student per family, and all students have a private bedroom. Host families serve as a unique introduction to Chilean culture and may be made up of a retirement-age couple, a single woman with or without children, or a traditional two-parent household. Students are provided with two to three meals per day, as well as laundry service once per week. Generally, if a student is at the university during the family’s lunch hour, the host mother will prepare a light meal for the student to bring to the university or lunch is saved for the student and eaten later.
